Top Seeds To Contest Czech Open Final
Semi-finals:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [3] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-10 (3-1) (60m)
[2] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt Tony James (AUS) 11-4, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8 (45m)
The top two seeds Daryl Selby and Julian Illingworth will contest the final of the Lahudky Palma Czech Squash Open after victories in the semi-finals of the PSA Tour event at the SportNovni Areal in the Czech Republic capital Prague.
Selby, the favourite from England, battled for exactly one hour - and survived two tie-break games - to overcome Hungary's No3 seed Mark Krajcsak 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-10 (3-1).
With two PSA Tour titles to his name already this year, the 24-year-old from Essex is celebrating his fifth appearance in a Tour final.
Second seed Julian Illingworth ended the run of Tony James when he beat the unseeded Australian 11-4, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8 in 45 minutes.
Now in his maiden PSA Tour final, the 23-year-old from Portland is bidding to become the first US player to win a PSA Tour title since 1996!