WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Quebec Open Squash Championship, Montreal, Canada

Semi-finals:
[1] Graham Ryding (CAN) bt [6] Viktor Berg (CAN) 11-9, 11-2, 11-5 (36m)
[4] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [2] Joey Barrington (ENG) 6-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 (94m)

Ryding & Giuffre Star In All-Canadian Quebec Final

The final of the Quebec Open Squash Championship will be an all-Canadian affair after fourth seed Matthew Giuffre upset England's second seed Joey Barrington in the semi-finals to set up a meeting with favourite Graham Ryding in the climax of the $10,000 PSA Tour event at the Club Sportif MAA club in Montreal, Canada.

Joey, son of the British squash legend and six-times British Open champion Jonah Barrington, took 94 minutes to overcome his Mexican opponent Eric Galvez in the quarter-finals - then was extended for exactly the same length of time by Giuffre in a semi-final marathon!

The 22-year-old world No50 from Edmonton, ranked 12 places below Barrington, twice pegged back the second seed's leads before prevailing 6-11 11-6 5-11 11-9 11-7 to reserve a place in his third PSA Tour event final in his home country this year. 

Toronto-based Graham Ryding enjoyed a more straightforward route to the final, beating fellow Canadian Viktor Berg 11-9 11-2 11-5 in 36 minutes in a repeat of his victory over the sixth seed in last year's Canadian National Championships.

Despite winning three national titles in the past seven years, and a gold medal in the Pan American Games in 1999, 29-year-old Ryding has not picked up a PSA title since October 1996 - a year in which he claimed trophies in the USA, Brazil and Colombia.  A runner-up in four PSA finals since his last success, Ryding will be hoping to end his drought in Montreal, his 16th career PSA final.