RESULTS:        Mitsubishi Motors Squash Open, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1st round:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [Q] Adelson Lima (BRA)                                   11-3, 11-3, 11-5
[16] Arturo Castillo (MEX) bt [Q] Julio C Silva Caseiro (BRA)                      11-9, 11-2, 11-4
[7] Patrick Bedore (CAN) bt Guilherme Melo (BRA)                                       11-3, 11-8, 11-9
Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) bt [15] Victor Gornati (BRA)                                    11-1, 11-6, 11-4
[3] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [Q] Pedro Mometo (BRA)            11-6, 11-4, 11-3
[12] Matias Valenzuela (ARG) bt Manoel Pereira (BRA)                                  3-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 11-7
[8] Luciano Alves Barbosa (BRA) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX)                              7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5
[11] Antonio Jose Christovam Junior (BRA) bt Jose Pedro Escobar (BRA)         11-8, 11-7, 11-4
Renato Patricio (BRA) bt [14] Marco Olguin (MEX)                                       11-4, 11-2, 11-2
[5] Tony James (AUS) bt [Q] Roberto Sciencia (BRA)                                   11-4, 11-7, 11-5
Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [13] Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG)                                    11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-10 (2-0)
[4] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt [Q] Arnaldo Lima (BRA)                                    11-4, 11-5, 11-4
[10] Fernando Lopez (MEX) bt [Q] Ronivaldo Duarte (BRA)                            8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-10 (5-3), 11-4
[6] Raj Nanda (AUS) bt [Q] Glaucio Novack (BRA)                                       11-3, 11-5, 11-3
[9] Edilson Nunes (BRA) bt Tiago Cabral (BRA)                                            11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5
[2] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [Q] Fabio Cechin (BRA)                          11-2, 11-4, 11-4

2nd round:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [16] Arturo Castillo (MEX)                              11-1, 11-9, 11-7
Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) bt [7] Patrick Bedore (CAN)                                     8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-3
[3] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [12] Matias Valenzuela (ARG)      11-7, 11-10 (4-2), 11-7
[8] Luciano Alves Barbosa (BRA) bt [11] Antonio Jose Christovam Junior (BRA)           11-8, 11-5, 11-5
[5] Tony James (AUS) bt Renato Patricio (BRA)                                           11-6, 11-6, 11-7
Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [4] Laurent Elriani (FRA)                                      11-5, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5
[6] Raj Nanda (AUS) bt [10] Fernando Lopez (MEX)                                      11-1, 11-2, 11-7
[2] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [9] Edilson Nunes (BRA)                        11-4, 11-8, 11-9

Quarter-finals:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt Ronivaldo Santos (BRA)                                   11-2, 11-8, 11-10 (2-0)
[3] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [8] Luciano Alves Barbosa (BRA) 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8
Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [5] Tony James (AUS)                                           11-9, 11-7, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (3-1)
[2] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [6] Raj Nanda (AUS)                             8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (6-4), 11-7

Semi-finals:
[3] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA)          6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (6-4), 11-9
[2] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Arturo Salazar (MEX)                           11-9, 11-6, 11-6

Final:
[2] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [3] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX)            11-10 (3-1), 11-8, 11-7

Fresh from his victory in the South American Championship earlier in the month in his home country, Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez further emphasised his status as one of the best squash players in the region when he lifted the Mitsubishi Motors Open title in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The second seed from Bogotá survived a tough test by Australian Raj Nanda in the quarter-finals of the $10,000 PSA Tour event before dismissing unseeded Mexican Arturo Salazar in straight games in the semis.

Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira was the 21-year-old's surprise opponent in the final after the third-seeded Mexican upset local favourite Rafael F Alarcon, the top seed playing in his home town, 6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (6-4), 11-9.

But, after coming through a tie-break in the opening game of the final, Rodriguez romped to an 11-10 (3-1), 11-8, 11-7 victory over Baltazar Ferreira to record his first Tour win over the 24-year-old from Mexico City.

The triumph marks the fourth PSA Tour title success by Rodriguez, and will surely boost the young Colombian's chances of returning to the top fifty in the next PSA world rankings.