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RESULTS: Ciutat de Barcelona Squash Open, Barcelona, Spain

1st round:
Alister Walker (ENG) bt [1] Borja Golan (ESP) 15-7, 10-15, 6-15, 15-12, 15-8
[5] Tim Garner (ENG) bt [Q] Oriol Salvia (ESP) 15-8, 15-6, 15-8
[3] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Ben Howell (ENG) 15-9, 15-12, 15-11
[7] Christian Drakenberg (SWE) bt Iago Cornes (ESP) 15-4, 15-10, 15-1
[8] Peter Pastijn (BEL) bt [Q] Alex Garbi (ESP) 11-15, 15-13, 15-6, 15-6
[Q] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [4] Mike Corren (AUS) 15-13, 15-8, 11-15, 15-9
[6] Glenn Keenan (AUS) bt Raj Nanda (AUS) 9-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-8, 15-10
[2] Peter Genever (ENG) bt [Q] John Rooney (IRL) 8-15, 15-12, 15-1, 15-6

Quarter-finals:
Alister Walker (ENG) bt [5] Tim Garner (ENG) 15-8, 15-7, 2-15, 3-15, 17-16
[3] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [7] Christian Drakenberg (SWE) 13-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-7
[Q] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [8] Peter Pastijn (BEL) 15-17, 15-8, 15-10, 15-12
[6] Glenn Keenan (AUS) bt [2] Peter Genever (ENG) 15-8, 17-15, 14-15, 8-15, 15-11

Walker Progresses In Garner Knockout

England's unseeded Alister Walker continued his march through the Ciutat de Barcelona Squash Open in Spain with a five-game victory over compatriot Tim Garner, but only after the fifth seed took a heavy blow on the nose from Walker's racket which resulted in a 20-minute injury break in the quarter-final match.

Walker, who caused a major first round upset when he removed top-seeded local hero Borja Golan, was 2-0 up when Garner made his comeback - taking the next two games for just five points, then recovering from 2-8 to 8-9 in the decider.  After returning to the court following treatment to his heavily bleeding nose, the score reached 16-all before Walker claimed the match in a 15-8 15-7 2-15 3-15 17-16 scoreline.

English qualifier Scott Handley also progressed through to the semi-finals.  Following his dismissal of Australia's fourth seed Mike Corren in the first round, Handley recovered from a game down to remove eighth-seeded Belgian Peter Pastijn 15-17 15-8 15-10 15-12.

He now meets Australia's sixth seed Glenn Keenan, who survived a comeback by England's Peter Genever to upset the second seed 15-8 17-15 14-15 8-15 15-11.