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03-Feb, Final:
Golan Wins In Winnipeg
Spanish favourite Borja Golan needed almost an hour to fight
off the challenge of Malaysian Nafiizwan Adnan in the final of the
Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open.
Adnan, the 21-year-old sixth seed competing in his first event in
North America, caused a significant upset in the semi-finals when he
removed second-seeded Canadian Shawn Delierre - thus leaving the
final without local interest for the first time in its five years as
a PSA Tour event.
But Golan, the 25-year-old world No24 from Santiago DC - ranked 67
places higher than his opponent - rushed to a two-game lead over the
Malaysian before Adnan fought back to take the third game.
It was all to no avail, however, as the Spaniard reclaimed control
of the encounter to close out the match 11/6 in the fourth.
The triumph marks Golan's first Tour title of the year - but the
16th of his career, from 20 final appearances. |
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 Manitoba Open 2008
Canada, 29 Jan to 03 Feb, $15k |
Round One
31 Jan |
Quarters
01 Feb |
Semis
02 Feb |
Final
03 Feb |
[1] Borja Golan
(Esp)
11/6, 11/2, 11/6
Andrew McDougall (Can) |
[1] Borja Golan
11/6, 5/0, rtd
Majid Khan |
[1] Borja Golan
11/6, 11/1, 11/2 (32m)
[3] Yasir Butt |
[1] Borja Golan
11/3, 11/6, 7/11, 11/6 (55m)
[7] Nafiizwan Adnan |
Arturo Salazar (Mex)
11/7, 12/10, 2/11, 11/8
Majid Khan (Pak) |
[3] Yasir Butt
(Pak)
11/5, 11/6, 11/1
[Q] Keith Pritchard (Can) |
[3] Yasir Butt
11/7, 11/5, 11/8
[8] Ryan Donegan |
[8] Ryan Donegan (Usa)
11/5, 11/5, 1/11, 11/5
[Q] Dave Glass (Can) |
[LL] Philip
Nightingale (Eng)
12/10, 11/8, 11/5
[7] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas) |
[7] Nafiizwan Adnan
11/3, 11.5, 11/13, 11/4
Cesar Salazar |
[7] Nafiizwan Adnan
11/5, 10/12, 11/9, 11/5 (50m)
[2] Shawn Delierre |
Cesar Salazar (Mex)
11/9, 11/8, 7/11, 11/9
[4] Jorge Fereirra (Mex) |
Ian Power (Can)
11/7, 11/5, 11/5
[6] Chris Gordon (Usa) |
[6] Chris Gordon
11/3, 11/9, 12/10
[2] Shawn Delierre |
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks
(Eng)
11/6, 12/10, 9/11, 11/6
[2] Shawn Delierre (Can) |
30-Jan, Qualifying Finals:
Cesar Salazar (Mex) bt Philip Nightingale (Eng)
11/7, 11/7, 11/5
Dave Glass (Can) bt Tyler Hamilton (Can)
11/13, 11/3, 11/7, 8/11, 11/2
Keith Pritchard (Can) bt Salvador Martinez (Mex)
8/11, 11/4, 9/11, 11/6, 11/6
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) bt Matt Serediak (Can)
11/9, 11/6, 11/9
29-Jan, Qualifying Round One:
Philip
Nightingale (Eng)
bye
Dave Glass (Can) bt Ben Ladell (Can)
11/9, 11/9, 10/12, 11/9
Tyler Hamilton (Can) bt BJ Arbuthnot (Can) 11/9,
11/5, 14/12
Cesar Salazar (Mex) bt Evan Mancer (Can) 11/6,
11/3, 11/7
Keith Pritchard (Can) bt Kelly Shannon (Can) 11/6, 11/9, 11/6
Salvador Martinez (Mex) bt Bernie Reid (Can) 11/6, 11/8, 11/8
Matt Serediak (Can) bt Gene Turk (Can)
11/6, 12/10, 9/11, 11/5
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
bye
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01-Feb, Quarters:
Salazar
Silenced in Winnipeg Quarters
Cesar Salazar's giant-killing run in
the Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open came to an end when
the Mexican was beaten by Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan in the
quarter-finals at Winnipeg Squash Racquet
Club.
Salazar, a qualifier, upset fellow Mexican Jorge Ferreira, the No3
seed, in the opening round. But the
sixth-seeded Malaysian was too strong for the 20-year-old, winning
in four games to reach the semi-finals.
Adnan will face local hero Shawn Delierre after the second
seed from Montreal defeated fifth-seeded American Christopher Gordon.
The other semi-final will be the clash predicted by the seedings,
between favourite Borja Golan and fourth seed Yasir Butt. Spaniard
Golan had an easy ride through to the last four when unseeded
Pakistani Majid Khan retired injured midway through their
second game, while
Butt, 19, from Pakistan, beat Ryan Donegan, the No7 seed from
the USA, in straight games. |
31-Jan, Round One:
Salazars Suffer Mixed
Fortunes In Manitoba
Mexican twins Arturo and Cesar Salazar suffered surprising
mixed fortunes in the first round of the Winnipeg Building &
Decorating Manitoba Open, the $15,000 event in its fifth year at
Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club in Winnipeg in the Canadian province of
Manitoba.
Cesar, a qualifier, upset fellow Mexican Jorge Isaac Baltazar
Ferreira, the No3 seed, and will now meet Malaysia's sixth seed
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan for a place in the semi-finals.
But Arturo, the eighth seed who is also 20 and also from San Luis
Potosi, crashed out in a four-game upset to Pakistan's Majid Khan.
Peshawar-based Khan, the 24-year-old who reached last week's Bankers
Hall Club Open in Vancouver as a qualifier, maintained his fine form
to beat his Mexican opponent.
Khan now comes up against Borja Golan, the top seed from Spain. |
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