Jan Koukal, the Czech number one, is one match away from winning his fourth successive PSA Tour title in his hometown of Prague after beating fellow qualifier Shaun le Roux, from England, in today's (Saturday) semi-finals of the Hector Companion Czech Open Squash Championship at the Sport Centre & Hotel Hector in the Czech Republic capital.
Koukal, who upset second-seeded Swede Badr Abdel Aziz in the quarter-finals, beat le Roux 11-6 5-11 11-4 11-5 to reach his seventh PSA final.
His surprise opponent in the final will be Frenchman Fabien Verseille, the eighth seed who upset Hungary's No3 seed Andras Torok 11-7 11-10 10-11 2-11 11-2.
Verseille, a 20-year-old from Aix-en-Provence who is only in his first year as a PSA member, is celebrating his maiden appearance in a Tour final.
RESULTS: Hector Companion Czech Open Squash Championship, Prague, Czech Republic
Quarter-finals:
[8] Fabien Verseille (FRA) bt [1] Sabir Butt (CAN) 11-4, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9
[3] Andras Torok (HUN) bt [5] David Barnett (ENG) 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (3-1), 11-4, 11-4
[Q] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [4] Andreas Fuchs (AUT) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
[Q] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [2] Badr Abdel Aziz (SWE) 11-9, 11-5, 11-10 (2-0)
Semi-finals:
[8] Fabien Verseille (FRA) bt [3] Andras Torok (HUN) 11-7, 11-10 (2-0), 10-11 (0-2), 2-11, 11-2
[Q] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [Q] Shaun le Roux (ENG) 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 11-5