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RESULTS: ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Open Squash Championship, Manitoba, Canada

1st round:
Lars Harms (SUI) bt [1] Shahier Razik (CAN) 3-11, 11-9, 11-9, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (3-1) (105m)
[Q] Ian Power (CAN) bt [8] Nicholas Kyme (BER) 11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 11-7 (70m)
[4] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7, 11-8, 11-2 (35m)
[Q] Sam Miller (ENG) bt [7] Timothy Manning (AUS) 8-11, 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 5-11, 11-8 (95m)
[6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [Q] David Phillips (CAN) 7-11, 11-10 (5-3), 4-11, 11-6, 11-4 (60m)
[3] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt Shawn De Lierre (CAN) 11-9, 10-11 (2-4), 11-2, 11-7 (60m)
[5] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 6-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 (58m)
[2] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-3, 11-3, 11-10 (2-0) (55m)

Razik Fails To Get Out Of Harms' Way

In a dramatic opening round match in the ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Open Squash Championship in Manitoba, Canada's defending champion and top seed Shahier Razik was halted by Switzerland's unseeded Lars Harms in a 105-minute marathon encounter.

Harms, the Basel-born 27-year-old who lives in Sins, beat the Toronto-based title-holder 3-11 11-9 11-9 10-11 11-10 and will now face another Canadian in a bid to reach the semi-finals.

Qualifier Ian Power, from Montreal, also pulled off a significant upset when he beat Bermuda's eighth seed Nicholas Kyme 11-10 11-8 11-7 in 70 minutes.