RESULTS: Internacional Sporta Open, Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
1st round:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4
[Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) bt [5] Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4
[3] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt Maxym Leclair (CAN) 11-4, 12-10, 11-2
[7] James Snell (ENG) bt [Q] Sergio Lopez (MEX) 11-0, 11-3 ret.
[6] Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt Thomas Brinkman (CAN) 11-8, 11-1, 11-5
Tiago Cabral (BRA) bt [4] Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6
[Q] Omar El Kashef (EGY) bt [8] Chris Truswell (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Matthew Serediak (CAN) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
Despite more than 300 world ranking positions separating the pair, Colombian qualifier Rodrigo Torres took out fifth-seeded US opponent Christopher Gordon in the first round of the Internacional Sporta Open to claim an unexpected place in the quarter-finals of the $15,000 PSA World Tour squash event at Sporta in Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala.
The 29-year-old from Bogota - ranked 402 in the world - celebrated his maiden first round Tour win in six attempts since 2005 when he despatched Gordon, the world No82, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4.
Torres will now take on top seed Eric Galvez, the world No51 from Mexico who beat English qualifier Anthony Graham 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4.
There was further qualifying success when Egyptian Omar El Kashef defeated eighth-seeded Englishman Chris Truswell 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9.
El Kashef, ranked 203 in the world, now faces Mexico's Arturo Salazar, the world No54 who ousted Canadian Matthew Serediak 11-4, 11-4, 11-5.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) v [Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL)
[3] Stephane Galifi (ITA) v [7] James Snell (ENG)
Tiago Cabral (BRA) v [6] Eddie Charlton (ENG)
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) v [Q] Omar El Kashef (EGY)