RESULTS: Hilton Squash Open, Hilton, Western Australia
1st round:
[1] Timothy Arnold (MAS) bt Ali Raza (PAK) w/o
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt [6] Shahril Shahidan (MAS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8
[3] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Jacob Lohrisch (AUS) 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
[Q] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt [8] Joseph Desira (AUS) 11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 11-6
[7] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Patrick Woods (AUS) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt Justin Beard (AUS) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2
[5] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) bt Christopher Lark (AUS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0)
[2] Steve Finitsis (AUS) bt [Q] Scott Huffer (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
Quarter-finals:
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt [1] Timothy Arnold (MAS) 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-8
[3] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) 11-10 (2-0), 10-11 (8-10), 11-5, 11-8
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [7] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7
[2] Steve Finitsis (AUS) bt [5] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-10 (2-0)
Semi-finals:
[3] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 11-10 (4-2), 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [2] Steve Finitsis (AUS) 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 11-9
Top Seeds Ousted In Hilton
Australia's Scott Arnold upset second-seeded compatriot Steve Finitsis 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 11-9 in today's (Saturday) semi-finals of the Hilton Squash Open to claim an unexpected place in the final in the PSA Tour event in Hilton, Western Australia.
The 20-year-old from Sydney will face Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, the third seed who beat unseeded Australian Ryan Cuskelly 11-10 (4-2), 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4 in the other semi-final. Cuskelly had ousted favourite Timothy Arnold in the quarter-finals.