WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Financially Plumb Squash Championship, Saskatoon, Canada

[1] Martin Heath (SCO) bt [Q] Tony James (AUS) 15-5, 15-7, 15-5 (27m)
[6] Lee Drew (ENG) bt Shawn De Lierre (CAN) 14-15, 15-9, 15-6, 15-5 (65m)
[4] Paul Price (AUS) bt Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 15-11, 15-9, 15-10 (68m)
[7] Ben Garner (ENG) bt Cameron White (AUS) 15-11, 15-10, 15-4 (48m)
[Q] David Phillips (CAN) bt [8] Mikkel Korsbjerg (DEN) 15-12, 15-6, 15-8 (53m)
[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [Q] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 17-14, 17-16, 15-9 (57m)
[5] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Ian Power (CAN) 15-9, 15-5, 15-6 (36m)
[2] Graham Ryding (CAN) bt [Q] Duncan Walsh (ENG) 15-3, 15-7, 15-8 (40m)

Canadian Qualifier Causes Korsbjerg Collapse

Local qualifier David Phillips caused the straight games collapse of Denmark's eighth seed Mikkel Korsbjerg in the first round of the Financially Plumb Squash Championship in Saskatoon, Canada.

The Dane was nursing an injured tendon in his right calf, with his leg was heavily bandaged during the match.  With Korsbjerg's mobility restricted, the hungry young Canadian took full advantage in the match, winning 15-12 15-6 15-8 in 53 minutes.

Mikkel commented later that he had recovered from a similar injury previously, with a recovery period of two weeks - but playing two days after suffering the injury while training just wasn't enough time.  He gave full credit to Phillips, calling him a talented young player with good skills.

Phillips now faces England's Nick Matthew, the No3 seed who was fully tested by another Canadian qualifier Matthew Giuffre before surviving 17-14 17-16 15-9 in 57 minutes.