RESULTS: Savcor Finnish Open, Mikkeli, Finland
1st round:
Emilia Soini (FIN) bt [2] Josefa Bertilsson (SWE) 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4 (33m)
[5] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt Elina Kononen (FIN) 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 11-1 (26m)
[4] Anna-Carin Forstadius (SWE) bye
Milja Dorenbos (NED) bt [7] Sandra Polak (AUT) 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (20m)
[8] Zephanie Curgenven (GGY) bye
[3] Olga Ertlova (CZE) bt Pia Ojala (FIN) 11-4, 11-2, 11-9 (17m)
[6] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt Tesni Evans (WAL) 5-11, 13-11, 15-13, 4-11, 11-9 (55m)
[1] Lauren Selby (ENG) bt Saara Valtola (FIN) 11-9, 11-2, 11-3 (22m)
Quarter-finals:
[5] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt Emilia Soini (FIN) 11-4, 11-1, 11-5 (14m)
Milja Dorenbos (NED) bt [4] Anna-Carin Forstadius (SWE) 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-4 (35m)
[3] Olga Ertlova (CZE) bt [8] Zephanie Curgenven (GGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4 (38m)
[1] Lauren Selby (ENG) bt [6] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 (26m)
Semi-finals:
[5] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt Milja Dorenbos (NED) 12-10, 11-8, 11-7 (24m)
[1] Lauren Selby (ENG) bt [3] Olga Ertlova (CZE) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (34m)
Final:
[1] Lauren Selby (ENG) bt [5] Deon Saffery (WAL) 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8 (54m)
English favourite Lauren Selby took top honours at the Savcor Women's Finnish Open when she beat fellow Briton Deon Saffery in the final of the established $6,800 WISPA World Tour squash event at the Sport Forum in Mikkeli.
It was a case of third time lucky for the 26-year-old from Essex - sister of England international Daryl Selby, the world No10 - who made it to her third Tour final, but pulled off her first title success.
Selby reached the final without dropping a game - and faced surprise opponent Deon Saffery, the fifth seed from Wales who progressed through to the climax without meeting a single seeded player!
Favourite Selby took the opening game but Saffery fought back to draw level after a second game tie-break.
Selby stuck to her task, however, and after 54 minutes celebrated her title-winning 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8 triumph.