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RESULTS: West Edmonton Mall Canadian Open Squash Championship, Edmonton, Canada

Qualifying finals:
Nick Taylor (ENG) bt Mark Heather (ENG) 15-9, 15-12, 15-13 (49m)
Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 15-7, 15-12, 15-12 (65m)
Stephen Meads (ENG) bt Viktor Berg (CAN) 15-9, 15-8, 15-12 (61m)
Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt Lee Drew (ENG) 12-15, 16-17, 15-13, 15-10, 15-6 (138m)
Tommy Berden (NED) bt Shawn De Lierre (CAN) 12-15, 15-2 15-12, 15-9 (63m)
Wael El Hindi (EGY) bt Glenn Keenan (AUS) 17-14, 15-4, 15-7 (46m)
James Willstrop (ENG) bt Jan Koukal (CZE) 15-10, 15-11, 16-17, 15-12 (75m)
Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt Ben Garner (ENG) 17-16, 15-7, 16-17, 15-11 (64m)

Arcucci Survives Canadian Qualifying Marathon

France's Jean-Michel Arcucci survived a marathon battle, which lasted for more than two hours, to qualify for the main draw of the $80,000 West Edmonton Mall Canadian Open, the first new Super Series event on the PSA Tour for more than three years.

The Frenchman fought back from 2/0 down to defeat England's Lee Drew 12-15 16-17 15-13 15-10 15-6 in 138 minutes in Edmonton to join seven other qualifiers in the opening round of the first Canadian Open on the PSA Tour for eight years.