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05-Feb-06, Final:

04-Feb-06: Semi-finals

Marathon Man Razik
in Manitoba Final

Canada's top seed Shahier Razik won another marathon match to beat England's Stacey Ross in four games and move one step away from putting the Manitoba Open title back into Canadian hands. Razik, who seems to specialise in long matches, will be looking to collect his twelfth PSA title in an event where, as top seed, he lost in the first round last year (in 105 minutes, as it happens!)

His opponent in the final will be France's fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci, who beat England's Stacey Ross in straight games.

2005 Event

Stacey Ross

8/11, 11/3, 11/5, 11/9 (69m)

Jean-Michel Arcucci

Scott Handley
 

   Qualifying Finals, 01-Feb:
   Steve Finitsis (Aus) bt Patrick Bedore (Can)                11/9, 11/9, 11/4 (65m)
   Robin Clarke (Can) bt Ian Power (Can)                      11/6, 12/10, 11/7 (45m)
   Laurence Delasaux (Eng) bt Campbell Grayson (Nzl)   8/11, 11/3, 11/5, 8/11, 11/9 (80m)
   Martin Knight (Nzl) bt Paul Davis (Aus)                       8/11, 11/5, 16/14, 11/9, 11/7 (115m)
  

   Qualifying Round One, 31-Jan:

   Ian Power (Can) bt Mike Reid (Can)                           11-7, 11-4, 11-8
   Robin Clark (Can) bt Trevor Borland (Can)                 11-4, 11-9, 11-4
   Laurence Delasaux (Eng) bt Andrew McDougall (Can)  11-1, 11-9, 11-8
   Campbell Grayson (Nzl) bt David Glass (Can)             8-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-1
   Steve Finitsis (Aus) bt Josh Struthers (Can)                11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-13, 11-6
   Patrick Bedore (Can) bt Evan Mancer (Can)                7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7
   Paul Davis (Aus) bt Keith Pritchard (Can)                   11-3, 11-6, 11-8
   Martin Knight (Nzl) bt Betrand Tissot (Fra)                  11-8, 11-7, 11-7

 

Englishmen Stacey Ross and Scott Handley pulled off impressive upsets to reach the semi-finals ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open in Winnipeg, Canada.

Sixth seed Handley recovered from two games down to despatch Canada's second seed Matthew Giuffre 7-11 7-11 11-8 11-2 11-5 in 72 minutes. The 31-year-old from Oxfordshire will now face France's fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci, who ended unseeded Bernardo Samper's brave run by beating the Colombian 11-10 11-4 5-11 11-9.

Ross took just 45 minutes to overcome Mexico's third seed Eric Galvez 11-6 11-6 11-4. The 32-year-old from Surrey will now take on Canada's sole representative in the event Shahier Razik. The favourite from Toronto defeated Montreal-based Shawn Delierre, the seventh seed, 10-11 11-6 11-2 11-3.

Round One:
Samper Scampers Into
Manitoba Quarters

Unseeded Colombian Bernardo Samper caused the only upset on the opening day of action in the ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Open when he despatched Bermuda's eighth seed Nicholas Kyme 11-7 11-7 11-3 in 40 minutes in Winnipeg.

The 23-year-old from Bogotá now faces fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci in the last eight after the Frenchman beat New Zealand qualifier Martin Knight 11-7 11-4 11-5.

A mouth-watering all-Canadian quarter-final clash is set up at the top of the draw when top seed Shahier Razik takes on seventh seed Shawn DeLierre. The favourite, from Toronto, beat English qualifier Laurence Delasaux 11-8 11-7 11-9, while Montreal-based Delierre dismissed fellow Canadian Iain Crozier 11-3 11-4 11-8.