Arnold Powers Into Perth Final
Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [5] Steve Finitsis (AUS) 10-11 (0-2), 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (67m)
[8] Luke Margan (AUS) bt Cameron White (AUS) 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt [3] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 3-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-10 (3-1) (114m)
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [2] Kashif Shuja (NZL) 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-5 (62m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [8] Luke Margan (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2 (27m)
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (40m)
Women's 1st round:
Larissa Huffer (AUS) bt [7] Josefa Bertilsson (SWE) 9-3, 9-4, 9-0
[8] Cindy Meintjes (AUS) bt Lyndal Morrison (AUS) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Quarter-finals:
[1] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Larissa Huffer (AUS) 9-1, 9-1, 9-1
[4] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [5] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 9-2, 9-4, 9-2 (26m)
[3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt [6] Kirsty Groves (AUS) 9-1, 9-0, 7-9, 9-3 (30m)
[2] Peta Hughes (AUS) bt [8] Cindy Meintjes (AUS) 6-9, 9-0, 9-4, 10-8 (52m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [4] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 9-6, 9-5, 7-9, 9-5 (48m)
[2] Peta Hughes (AUS) bt [3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) 0-9, 2-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-3 (56m)
Australia's sixth seed Scott Arnold earned himself a surprise place in the men's final of the City of Joondalup Squash Open after beating compatriot Ryan Cuskelly in the semi-finals of the PSA Tour event at Mullaloo Squash Centre in Perth, Western Australia.
The 21-year-old from Brisbane made his breakthrough in the previous round where he ousted New Zealand's second seed Kashif Shuja in five games.
Cuskelly also caused an upset in the quarter-finals when he beat third seed Aaron Frankcomb in a 114-minute marathon.
But it was a fresher Arnold who beat the unseeded Cuskelly 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 in 40 minutes to make his sixth Tour final.
Arnold will face top-seeded Dutchman Dylan Bennett, who needed just 27 minutes to overcome Australia's No8 seed Luke Margan 11-5, 11-4, 11-2.
The final of the women's WISPA World Tour event will feature the two top seeds from Australia. Favourite Amelia Pittock beat fourth-seeded compatriot Lisa Camilleri 9-6, 9-5, 7-9, 9-5 while second seed Peta Hughes had to fight back from two games down to beat fellow Australian Donna Urquhart, the No3 seed, 0-9, 2-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-3.