Ferreira & Becerril Burst Into Mexican Open Semis
1st round:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Patrick Bedore (CAN) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 (24m)
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [Q] Daniel Sibley (CAN) 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 (48m)
[3] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt [Q] Manuel Fregoso (MEX) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 (30m)
[8] Luke Margan (AUS) bt Arturo Castillo (MEX) 8-11, 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-6 (45m)
David Phillips (CAN) bt [7] Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 (30m)
[Q] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [4] Paul Davis (AUS) 11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3 (55m)
[5] Ian Power (CAN) bt [Q] Marco Toriz (MEX) 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-10 (3-1) (40m)
Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) bt [2] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-8, 11-1, 9-11, 9-11, 11-10 (2-0) (73m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [6] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 (45m)
[8] Luke Margan (AUS) bt [3] Bradley Hindle (AUS) 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-8 (51m)
[Q] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt David Phillips (CAN) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (32m)
Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) bt [5] Ian Power (CAN) 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-1 (45m)
Local interest in the last four of the Cuauhtémoc Mexican Open trebled when Mexicans Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira and Jose Angel Becerril claimed unexpected places in the semi-finals of the PSA Tour event in Mexico City.
Ferreira, a qualifier, beat Canadian David Phillips 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 in the quarter-finals – and will now meet unseeded compatriot Jose Angel Becerril, who upset another Canadian, fifth seed Ian Power, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-1.
Australia's Luke Margan will be attempting to deny the crowd an all-Mexican final. The eighth seed beat fellow countryman Bradley Hindle 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-8 and will now face Mexico's top seed Eric Galvez, the 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 victor over sixth-seeded Australian Scott Arnold.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) v [8] Luke Margan (AUS)
Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) v [Q] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX)