RESULTS:    Wolverhampton Open Squash Championships, Wolverhampton, England

Men's qualifying finals:
Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt Joel Hinds (ENG)     3-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-4
Jesse Engelbrecht (RSA) bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS)     11-6, 11-9, 11-6
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt Bradley Hindle (AUS)     11-9, 11-5, 11-6
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Ben Ford (ENG)     11-5, 11-5, 11-7

Women's qualifying finals:
Camille Serme (FRA) bt Karen Kronemeyer (NED)     9-3, 4-9, 8-10, 9-7, 9-2
Celia Allamargot (FRA) bt Kerri Shields (IRL)     9-1, 9-4, 9-0
Soraya Renai (FRA) bt Lucie Fialova (CZE)     6-9, 6-9, 9-2, 9-6, 9-7
Emma Chorley (ENG) bt Carrie Hastings (ENG)     3-9, 9-3, 9-0, 9-2

Gloucestershire's Jonathan Harford became the lone English player to qualify for the Wolverhampton Open when he beat compatriot Joel Hinds 3-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-4 in the men's qualifying finals of the UK’s biggest club-based squash championships in Wolverhampton, England.

The Leeds-based 24-year-old will now face Spain's third seed Borja Golan in the first round of the $30,000 3-star PSA Tour event in its second year.

Mathieu Castagnet led a strong group of four French players through to the main draws of both the men's and women's events - the 20-year-old from Le Mans beating England's Ben Ford 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 to set up a first round clash with England's No2 seed Adrian Grant.

There was disappointment for Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan playing in his first PSA Tour event outside Asia and Australasia.  The 21-year-old from Kuala Lumpur went down 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 to Jesse Engelbrecht, who joins fellow South African Stephen Coppinger in the men's first round.

In the women's event, Celia Allamargot celebrated her first ever breakthrough into the main draw of a WISPA World Tour event via the qualifiers when she beat Ireland's Kerri Shields 9-1, 9-4, 9-0. 

The 21-year-old from Aix-en-Provence now takes on England's defending champion Laura Lengthorn-Massaro, the world No12 from Lancashire.

The French domination of the women's qualifiers included Soraya Renai, who recovered from two games down to beat Czech Republic's Lucie Fialova 6-9, 6-9, 9-2, 9-6, 9-7, and European Junior Champion Camille Serme who battled for 67 minutes to defeat Dutch opponent Karen Kronemeyer 9-3, 4-9, 8-10, 9-7, 9-2.

Updated men's 1st round draw:
[1] Lee Beachill (ENG) v [Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (RSA)
[5] Bradley Ball (ENG) v [Q] Stephen Coppinger (RSA)
[3] Borja Golan (ESP) v [Q] Jonathan Harford (ENG)
[7] Stacey Ross (ENG) v Aaron Frankcomb (AUS)
[8] Shahid Zaman (PAK) v Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY)
[4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) v Chris Ryder (ENG)
[6] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) v Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA)
[2] Adrian Grant (ENG) v [Q] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
 
Updated women's 1st round draw:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) v Jenna Gates (ENG)
[8] Tenille Swartz (RSA) v [Q] Emma Chorley (ENG)
[3] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) v [Q] Soraya Renai (FRA)
[5] Sarah Kippax (ENG) v Laura Hill (ENG)
[7] Joshna Chinappa (IND) v Carla Khan (PAK)
[4] Tricia Chuah (MAS) v Orla Noom (NED)
[6] Line Hansen (DEN) v [Q] Camille Serme (FRA)
[2] Laura Lengthorn-Massaro (ENG) v [Q] Celia Allamargot (FRA)