RESULTS:        Devon & Exeter Squash Open, Exeter, England

Qualifying finals:
Joe Lee (ENG) bt Philip Nightingale (ENG)                                        11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9
Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt Peter Creed (WAL)                                      11-9, 11-7, 11-7
Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt John Rooney (IRL)                           11-9, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0)
Jason Barry (RSA) bt Michael Harris (ENG)                                      11-5, 11-7, 11-3

Surrey's Joe Lee and Yorkshireman Shaun le Roux boosted home interest in the Devon & Exeter Squash Open after victories in the qualifying finals of the inaugural PSA Tour event at Devon & Exeter Squash Club in Exeter, in the English county of Devon.

Lee, a 17-year-old from Walton-on-Thames who led England to success in the European Junior Team Championships in Belgium last month, beat county colleague Philip Nightingale 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9.

"I played well under the circumstances," said Lee afterwards.  "He played at a quick pace which is not what I wanted.  But I'm delighted to have made the main draw."

Cape Town-born le Roux, from Castleford in Yorkshire, defeated Welshman Peter Creed 11-9, 11-7, 11-7. 

Whilst Lee faces third-seeded Englishman Chris Ryder in the first round, le Roux will meet Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet, the No7 seed.

The final of the $10,000 event is expected to be an all-English affair between favourite Bradley Ball, the world No34 from Ipswich, and Surrey's second seed Stacey Ross, the 33-year-old from Sutton who celebrated a career-high world ranking of 40 this month.

Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Bradley Ball (ENG) v James Snell (ENG)
[5] Laurent Elriani (FRA) v Arthur Gaskin (IRL)
[4] Jonathan Harford (ENG) v Darren Lewis (ENG)
[8] David Barnett (ENG) v [Q] Jason Barry (RSA)
[6] Rob Sutherland (WAL) v Yann Perrin (FRA)
[3] Chris Ryder (ENG) v [Q] Joe Lee (ENG)
[7] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v [Q] Shaun le Roux (ENG)
[2] Stacey Ross (ENG) v [Q] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY)