Ryder & Koukal In Prague Final
In a rare PSA Tour event final featuring two qualifiers, Englishman Chris Ryder and local hero Jan Koukal will meet in the climax of the Petr's Prague Open Squash Championship at Squashpark Cibulka in the Czech Republic capital.
Ryder made his breakthrough when he removed Zimbabwe's top seed Jesse Engelbrecht in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, the 25-year-old qualifier from Hertfordshire beat eighth-seeded compatriot Darren Lewis 11-8 11-10 11-7
Jan Koukal reached his second successive PSA final in his hometown as a qualifier when he beat France's fifth seed Romain Tenant 11-7 11-9 10-11 11-6.
RESULTS: Petr's Prague Open Squash Championship, Prague, Czech Republic
Quarter-finals:
[Q] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [1] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) 11-9, 11-7, 11-3
[8] Darren Lewis (ENG) bt [4] Rob Sutherland (WAL) 10-11 (0-2), 11-8, 11-7, 11-10 (4-2)
[5] Romain Tenant (FRA) bt [3] Andreas Fuchs (AUT) 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-7
[Q] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [2] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
Semi-finals:
[Q] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [8] Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7
[Q] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [5] Romain Tenant (FRA) 11-7, 11-9, 10-11 (0-2), 11-6