WORLD SQUASH
NEWS RESULTS: Brazil Open, Goiania, Brazil 1st round: [1] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [Q] Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) 15-4, 15-10, 15-5 [5] Ben Garner (ENG) bt Scott Fitzgerald (WAL) 15-9, 8-15, 15-10, 15-8 [3] Lee Drew (ENG) bt [Q] Eric Galvez (MEX) 15-12, 15-9, 15-11 Peter Barker (ENG) bt [8] Andrew Whipp (ENG) 15-7, 15-9, 15-11 [Q] Jorge Gutierrez (ARG) bt [6] Laurens Anjema (NED) 10-15, 12-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-8 [4] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Alister Walker (ENG) 15-11, 15-6, 15-13 Rafael Alarcon (BRA) bt [7] Alex Stait (ENG) 15-13, 12-15, 15-12, 15-10 [2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Luciano Barbosa (BRA) 15-2, 15-8, 15-9 Quarter-finals: [1] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [5] Ben Garner (ENG) 15-9, 15-8, 15-12 Peter Barker (ENG) bt [3] Lee Drew (ENG) 15-6, 15-11, 15-8 [4] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [Q] Jorge Gutierrez (ARG) 15-9, 15-7, 17-16 [2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Rafael Alarcon (BRA) 15-3, 15-12, 15-3 Semi-finals: [1] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Peter Barker (ENG) 15-9, 15-5, 15-11 [2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [4] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 15-12, 15-8, 15-13 Final: [2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [1] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 11-15, 15-6, 15-6, 15-5 Golan Topples Iskandar For Brazil Open Title Spain's Borja Golan made up for the disappointment of his shock first round defeat in last month's Barcelona Open in his home country by upsetting top seed Mohammed Azlan Iskandar in the final of the Brazil Open in Goiania. Second seed Golan, 20, from Santiago, beat the Malaysian 11-15 15-6 15-6 15-5 to claim his fifth PSA Tour title in as many final appearances.
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