RESULTS: Pacific Athletic Club Squash Open, Redwood City, CA, USA
1st round:
[1] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt John Rooney (IRL) 12-10, 11-3, 11-6 (37m)
[6] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [Q] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (29m)
[Q] Bradley Hindle (MLT) bt [4] Martin Knight (NZL) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (33m)
[7] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [Q] Zac Alexander (AUS) 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (31m)
[8] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt Tyler Hamilton (CAN) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 (20m)
[3] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [Q] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 12-10, 11-8, 11-2 (28m)
[5] Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 14-12 (44m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Dylan Bennett (NED) 12-10, 12-10, 11-6 (40m)
Malta qualifier Bradley Hindle pulled off the only upset in the first round of the Pacific Athletic Club Open when he beat fourth seed Martin Knight to reach the quarter-finals of the $22,500 PSA World Tour squash event at the Pacific Athletic Club in Redwood City in the US state of California.
The Netherlands-based 29-year-old downed New Zealander Knight 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 and will now meet seventh-seeded Italian Stephane Galifi for a place in the semi-finals.
Defending champion Julian Illingworth, the third seed from New York who is leading US interest in the event, despatched Australian qualifier Wade Johnstone 12-10, 11-8, 11-2 in just 28 minutes to earn his anticipated place in the last eight.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] Olli Tuominen (FIN) v [6] Arturo Salazar (MEX)
[Q] Bradley Hindle (MLT) v [7] Stephane Galifi (ITA)
[3] Julian Illingworth (USA) v [8] Jan Koukal (CZE)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) v [5] Campbell Grayson (NZL)
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