RESULTS:        Patio Savissi Fashion Tour Squash Open, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

1st round:
[1] Raj Nanda (AUS) bt [Q] Ronivaldo Duarte (BRA)                          11-8, 11-9, 11-6
[6] Luciano Alves Barbosa (BRA) bt Matias Valenzuela (ARG)             11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5
[4] Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) bt Yuri Franca (BRA)                              11-6, 11-6, 11-1
[Q] Tiago Cabral (BRA) bt [5] Patrick Bedore (CAN)                         10-11 (0-2), 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3
[8] Manoel Pereira (BRA) bt [Q] Leonardo Oliveira (BRA)                  11-8, 11-9, 11-8
[3] Robin Clarke (CAN) bt Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG)                             11-10 (2-0), 11-4, 11-4
[7] Edilson Nunes (BRA) bt [Q] Julio C Silva Caseiro (BRA)               11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 11-7
[2] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt Antonio Jose Christovam Junior (BRA)   11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 11-2

Brazilian qualifier Tiago Cabral produced the only upset on the opening day of action in the Patio Savissi Fashion Tour Squash Open when he beat fifth-seeded Canadian Patrick Bedore in the new PSA Tour event at Patio Savissi in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Cabral, from Sao Paulo, recovered from two games down to win 10-11 (0-2), 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3.  He now takes on fellow Brazilian Ronivaldo Santos, the fourth seed who beat compatriot Yuri Franca 11-6, 11-6, 11-1.

Event favourite Raj Nanda brushed aside Brazilian qualifier Ronivaldo Duarte 11-8, 11-9, 11-6.  The top seed s expected to face fellow Australian Aaron Frankcomb, the second seed, in the final.