WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Sip Cool Water Belgium Squash Open, Brussels, Belgium

1st round:
[1] Bradley Ball (ENG) bt [Q] Sam Miller (ENG) 15-12, 15-12, 13-15, 15-6
[5] Christian Drakenberg (SWE) bt [Q] Michael Fiteni (NED) 17-14, 17-14, 15-10
[3] Glenn Keenan (AUS) bt [Q] Julien Balbo (FRA) 15-6, 15-3, 15-12
[7] Scott Handley (ENG) bt Shahid Khan (ENG) 15-13, 14-15, 15-9, 15-6
Stefan Leifels (GER) bt [6] Andrew Whipp (ENG) 15-12, 17-14, 2-15, 6-15, 15-9
[4] Lars Harms (SUI) bt Iago Cornes (ESP) 15-10, 15-13, 12-15, 17-15
[8] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [Q] Joakim Karlsson (SWE) 15-10, 15-9, 11-15, 15-10
[2] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Laurent Elriani (FRA) 15-9, 15-11, 15-5

Whipp Whipped In Brussels

Germany's unseeded Stefan Leifels created the only upset on the opening day of the Sip Cool Water Belgium Squash Open when he defeated England's sixth seed Andrew Whipp in the first round in Brussels.

Leifels stemmed a fight back by the higher-ranked player to win 15-12 17-14 2-15 6-15 15-9 to reach the quarter-finals, where he will face Switzerland's fourth seed Lars Harms.