WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Pacific Daihatsu International Squash Championship, Queensland, Australia

1st round:
[1] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt El Iraky Omar Abd El Aziz (EGY) 15-11, 15-9, 13-15, 15-7 
Steve Finitsis (AUS) bt [8] James Stout (BER)  15-9, 15-8, 15-13 
Jason Mudge (AUS) bt [4] Bradley Hindle (AUS)  15-9, 15-9, 15-11 
[7] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt Bradley Freeme (AUS)  15-7, 15-9, 15-6 
Carl Hampson (AUS) bt [6] Tom Hoevenaars (NED)  15-10, 11-15, 15-8, 15-10 
[3] Mark Price (AUS) bt Jonathan Murdock (AUS)  15-8, 15-5, 15-9 
[5] Timothy Arnold (MAS) bt James Rogers (AUS)  15-8, 15-13, 12-15, 15-10 
[2] Peter Hughes (AUS) bt Terence Scott Gibbons (AUS)  15-8, 15-10, 15-10 

Quarter-finals:
[1] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt Steve Finitsis (AUS)  15-12, 15-11, 15-10 
[7] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt Jason Mudge (AUS)  15-13, 15-14, 16-17, 15-8 
[3] Mark Price (AUS) bt Carl Hampson (AUS)  13-15, 15-8, 15-12, 9-15, 15-10 
[5] Timothy Arnold (MAS) bt [2] Peter Hughes (AUS)  8-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-10 
 
Semi-finals:
[7] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [1] Timothy Manning (AUS)  15-9, 15-10, 15-8 
[5] Timothy Arnold (MAS) bt [3] Mark Price (AUS)  15-13, 12-15, 15-10, 15-13 

Final:
[7] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [5] Timothy Arnold (MAS)  15-7, 15-9, 15-11 

Galifi Gallops To Second Title

France's Stephane Galifi stormed to his second PSA Tour title in the month when he beat Malaysia's Tim Arnold in straight games in the final of the Pacific Daihatsu International Squash Championship in Queensland, Australia.

It was the 25-year-old from Rouen's second successive upset in the event.  Galifi, the seventh seed, upset local favourite Timothy Manning 15-9 15-10 15-8 in the semi-finals, then defeated the fifth-seeded Malaysian 15-7 15-9 15-11 to claim the title.