RESULTS: Pace Canadian Squash Classic, Toronto, Canada
Qualifying finals:
Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Shawn Delierre (CAN) 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 (42m)
Alister Walker (ENG) bt Dylan Bennett (NED) 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7 (53m)
Borja Golan (ESP) bt Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-9, 11-3, 1-11, 11-6 (63m)
Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt Ben Garner (ENG) 11-7, 6-11, 11-10 (4-2), 11-9 (57m)
Arcucci Crashes Into First Major PSA Event of the Year
France's Jean-Michel Arcucci upset Englishman Ben Garner in the qualifying finals of the Pace Canadian Squash Classic to claim an unexpected place in the opening round of the first major PSA Tour event of the year in Toronto, Canada.
The 30-year-old French international from Aix-en-Provence beat Garner, ranked eight places higher in the world, 11-7 6-11 11-10 11-9 in 57 minutes to earn a first round draw against another Briton, sixth seed Alex Gough from Wales.
Canada's new world number one Jonathon Power heads a strong field in this established North American event being staged at the John Bassett Theatre at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The 31-year-old top seed from Montreal faces Italian qualifier Davide Bianchetti in the first round.
An appearance in the climax on Saturday would mark Power's 60th PSA Tour final appearance – and he is scheduled to meet No2 seed Amr Shabana, the Egyptian who became World Open champion for the second time in December.
1st round draw:
[1] Jonathon Power (CAN) v [Q] Davide Bianchetti (ITA)
[5] Graham Ryding (CAN) v [Q] Borja Golan (ESP)
[3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v Shahier Razik (CAN)
[6] Alex Gough (WAL) v [Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA)
[8] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) v Mark Chaloner (ENG)
[4] Karim Darwish (EGY) v [Q] Alister Walker (ENG)
[7] Wael El Hindi (EGY) v Jonathan Kemp (ENG)
[2] Amr Shabana (EGY) v Laurens Jan Anjema (NED)