RESULTS: Regions Racquet Club Pro Squash Series, St Louis, USA
1st round:
[1] Tony James (AUS) bt Wael Farag (EGY) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
[6] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt Graeme Wilson (NZL) 11-9, 11-8, 11-10 (4-2)
[4] Ian Power (CAN) bt [Q] Bernard Reid (CAN) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
[8] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [Q] Joe Millman (ENG) 11-1, 11-4, 11-4
Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [7] Andrew McDougall (CAN) 11-6, 11-10 (3-1), 11-6 (45m)
[3] Ryan Donegan (USA) bt [Q] Matthew Serediak (CAN) 11-5, 11-1, 11-7 (32m)
[5] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [Q] Michael Puertas (USA) 11-8, 11-3, 11-5
[2] Wade Johnstone (AUS) bt Robert McFadzean (USA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
Quarter-finals:
[1] Tony James (AUS) bt [6] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (40m)
[8] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [4] Ian Power (CAN) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (40m)
Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [3] Ryan Donegan (USA) 2-11, 11-4, 4-11, 11-6, 11-3 (55m)
[2] Wade Johnstone (AUS) bt [5] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 3-11, 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 (66m)
Semi-finals:
[8] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [1] Tony James (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 (55m)
Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [2] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 4-11, 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9 (70m)
Final:
[8] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (50m)
Indian Siddharth Suchde secured his maiden PSA Tour title in some style in the USA after upsetting two higher-seeded players to reach the final of the Regions Racquet Club Pro Squash Series at the Racquet Club in St Louis.
The US-based eighth seed from Mumbai removed Canada's fourth seed Ian Power in the quarter-finals before toppling top-seeded Australian Tony James in straight games in the semi-finals.
His unseeded opponent Cesar Salazar reached the final after overcoming seeds in the three earlier rounds.
But the 20-year-old Mexican was no match for Suchde in the final as the 22-year-old former US Intercollegiate champion claimed a 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 victory, and his first PSA title success since joining the Association almost four years ago.