RESULTS: PSA Sao Paulo Open, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1st round:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt Fred Reid (CAN) 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (28m)
[7] Bart Ravelli (NED) bt Adam Murrills (ENG) 2-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-6 (82m)
[4] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt Josimar Silva (BRA) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5 (31m)
[Q] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [8] Nahuel Hernan Ramos (ARG) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (27m)
[6] Jose Facchini (ITA) bt [Q] Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 (47m)
[3] Christopher Gordon (USA) bt [Q] Max Camiruaga (CHI) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5 (29m)
[5] Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) bt [Q] Vinicius Rodrigues (BRA) 13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9 (55m)
[2] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt Colin Ramasra (TRI) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (28m)

Quarter-finals:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [7] Bart Ravelli (NED) 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-4 (79m)
[Q] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [4] Esteban Casarino (PAR) 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (57m)
[3] Christopher Gordon (USA) bt [6] Jose Facchini (ITA) 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 (31m)
[2] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [5] Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2 (26m)

Semi-finals:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [Q] Chris Fuller (ENG) 5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (74m)
[2] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [3] Christopher Gordon (USA) 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 (69m)

Final:
[2] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) 11-6, 13-11, 12-10 (79m)


Marathon matches were the order of the day before second-seeded South African Stephen Coppinger finally clinched the PSA Sao Paulo Open, the $10,000 PSA World Tour squash event at the Academia Grupo Pão de Açúcar in Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.

The Dublin-born 26-year-old survived a 69-minute semi-final against Christopher Gordon, the third seed from the USA, before coming up against top-seeded Brazilian - and home town favourite - Rafael F Alarcon in the final.

Alarcon had taken 79 minutes to dispose of Dutchman Bart Ravelli, the No7 seed, in a five-game quarter-final, before digging deep to quell English qualifier Chris Fuller in a 69-minute semi to reach his fifth Tour final of the year.

Despite the final ultimately being resolved in straight games, another 79 minutes elapsed before Coppinger finally emerged triumphant - the world No45 taking out the player now ranked just a single place lower 11-6, 13-11, 12-10.

The victory marks Coppinger's first Tour title for almost a year, and the fifth of his career.