Juniors Castagnet & Simpson Into Barcelona Draw
Competing in their first season on the PSA Tour, juniors Chris Simpson and Mathieu Castagnet fought through into the main draw of the Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona Squash Open after beating higher-ranked players in the qualifying finals in the Spanish city.
Simpson, from Brighton in England, defeated Bermuda's James Stout 11-3 11-10 11-10, while Castagnet - the 18-year-old Frenchman who won a year's membership of the PSA after ending last season as No1 in the European Squash Federation junior rankings – beat Italy's Luca Mastrostefano 5-11 11-5 11-5 11-5.
In the first round, Simpson will face compatriot Stacey Ross, the No2 seed, while Castagnet will meet another Englishman Tom Richards, the seventh seed.
RESULTS: Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona Squash Open, Barcelona, Spain
Qualifying finals:
Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt Albert Codina (ESP) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5
Rob Sutherland (WAL) bt Andre Holderegger (SUI) 11-7, 11-3, 11-9
Chris Simpson (ENG) bt James Stout (BER) 11-3, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (4-2)
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) v Simon Rosner (GER)
[8] Romain Tenant (FRA) v [Q] Rob Sutherland (WAL)
[3] Borja Golan (ESP) v Andreas Fuchs (AUT)
[6] Julien Balbo (FRA) v [Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM)
[7] Tom Richards (ENG) v [Q] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
[4] Nicholas Kyme (BER) v Badr Abdel Aziz (SWE)
[5] Daryl Selby (ENG) v Oriol Salvia (ESP)
[2] Stacey Ross (ENG) v [Q] Chris Simpson (ENG)