RESULTS: Saskatoon Boast Squash Open, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Quarter-finals:
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [7] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8 (71m)
[4] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt Lewis Walters (ENG) 12-10, 11-2, 5-11, 11-4 (49m)
[5] Robin Clarke (CAN) bt [3] Scott Arnold (AUS) 13-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-4 (55m)
[Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 12-10, 11-8, 11-2 (50m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [4] Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-9, 13-11, 3-11, 7-11, 11-6 (93m)
[Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [5] Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3 (72m)
Final:
[Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (42m)
England's Laurence Delasaux marked the latest chapter in his return to the PSA World Squash Tour after more than two years away by winning the $10,000 Saskatoon Boast Open at the YMCA of Saskatoon in Saskatoon in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
After reaching 77 in the PSA rankings in 2006, the 24-year-old from Hull decided to pursue other interests. But his love of Squash returned this year - and he rejoined PSA.
By beating fifth seed Robin Clarke in the Saskatoon Open semi-finals - his third successive win against the Canadian over the past two months - Delasaux reached his fifth PSA Tour event final as a qualifier since June.
The English underdog, ranked 149 in the world, now faced top seed Aaron Frankcomb - but again was too strong for the world No38 from Australia as he coasted to an 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 victory in 42 minutes.
The success marks Delasaux's second Tour title success since his comeback - and the fourth of his career.
It also - surely - signals another rankings rise for the Yorkshireman who started his comeback at 371 in the PSA list and leapt more than 100 places to his current position in November.