WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Geyser City Squash Open, Rotorua, New Zealand

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [8] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 15-8, 15-8, 15-9 (37m)
[3] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt [6] Kashif Shuja (PAK) 15-8, 9-15, 15-11, 15-10 (56m)
[4] Tony James (AUS) bt [5] Mark Price (AUS) 15-17, 15-13, 15-3, 15-12 (46m)
[2] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [Q] El Raiky Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 15-8, 15-6, 15-3 (30m)
Semi-finals:
[3] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt [1] Dylan Bennett (NED) 13-15, 15-8, 15-12, 17-15 (65m)
[2] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [4] Tony James (AUS) 15-5, 15-5, 15-6 (34m)

Women's semi-finals:
[3] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt [6] Christina Mak (HKG) 9-0, 9-1, 10-8 (32m)
[2] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt [5] Kasey Brown (AUS) 9-4, 9-3, 9-1 (29m)

Manning Manages Geyser Upset In Rotorua

Australia's Timothy Manning pulled off a notable upset when he beat top seeded Dutchman Dylan Bennett in today's (Saturday) semi-finals of the Geyser City Squash Open in Rotorua, New Zealand.

In a closely-fought battle lasting 65 minutes, the third seed from Brisbane overcame Bennett 13-15 15-8 15-12 17-15 to reach the sixth PSA Tour final of his career.

Manning, 26, will now face England's second seed Phillip Barker in a repeat of last week's North Shore International semi-final.  The 22-year-old from Essex cruised into the final with a 15-5 15-5 15-6 thumping of Australian fourth seed Tony James in the other semi-final.

Barker, who has not dropped a game throughout his Geyser run, is on course for his second New Zealand title in a row after lifting the North Shore trophy last week.

New Zealand's Tamsyn Leevey is proving unstoppable in the women's event.  The second seed marched effortlessly into the final, after a 9-4 9-3 9-1 demolition of fifth seeded Australian Kasey Brown.

Leevey, who also triumphed over Brown in the North Shore final, will now meet Australian third seed Dianne Desira in the Rotorua decider.

Desira celebrated her fourth appearance in a WISPA World Tour final with an equally impressive 9-0 9-1 10-8 thrashing of sixth seeded Christina Mak from Hong Kong.