Lavigne & Razik In Comfort Inn Final
Semi-finals:
[3] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt [7] Bradley Ball (ENG) 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 (100m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [5] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 7-11, 11-6, 11-2, 9-11, 11-9 (65m)
It took two five-game semi-finals marathons to produce the finalists for the Comfort Inn Evergreen Squash Open, the $20,000 PSA Tour event in Vancouver, Canada.
Third seed Renan Lavigne, the defending champion from France, came from two games down to beat England's Bradley Ball, the No7 seed, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 in 100 minutes.
The 32-year-old from Marseille is celebrating his 12th appearance in a PSA final.
Canada's Shahier Razik delighted the local crowd by fighting his way through to the final. The 29-year-old second seed from Toronto needed 65 minutes to overcome England's fifth seed Jonathan Kemp 7-11, 11-6, 11-2, 9-11, 11-9.
The world No26's success takes him into his 21st PSA final.