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RESULTS: James Baker & Associates Oklahoma Squash Open, Oklahoma, USA

1st round:
[1] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [Q] Laurent Elriani (FRA) 15-11, 15-2, 15-5 (35m)
[6] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [Q] Kumail Mehmood (PAK) 15-7, 15-9, 15-12 (70m)
[4] Bradley Ball (ENG) bt Shawn De Lierre (CAN) 15-12, 5-15, 15-10, 15-12 (85m)
[7] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt Mikkel Korsbjerg (DEN) 15-4, 12-15, 15-9, 15-10 (70m)
[8] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] David Phillips (CAN) 15-7, 15-11, 15-10 (38m)
[3] David Evans (WAL) bt Ben Howell (ENG) 15-8, 15-6, 15-7 (38m)
[5] Viktor Berg (CAN) bt [Q] Jose Becerril (MEX) 15-8, 15-9, 15-11 (31m)
[2] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Ian Power (CAN) 15-10, 15-7, 15-13 (72m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [6] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 15-8, 15-6, 15-6 (38m)
[4] Bradley Ball (ENG) bt [7] Phillip Barker (ENG) 15-11, 15-6, 9-15, 15-6 (77m)
[3] David Evans (WAL) bt [8] Eric Galvez (MEX) 15-8, 8-15, 15-7, 15-10 (80m)
[2] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt [5] Viktor Berg (CAN) 15-12, 15-10, 15-12 (60m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [4] Bradley Ball (ENG) 15-5, 15-7, 15-1 (45m)
[3] David Evans (WAL) bt [2] Joey Barrington (ENG) 15-12, 15-10, 15-12 (60m)
Final:
[1] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [3] David Evans (WAL) 15-14, 15-10, 15-7 (50m)

Barker Foils Evans US Double

England's Peter Barker foiled fellow Briton David Evans' bid to win two US titles within a week when he beat the former British Open champion in straight games in the final of the James Baker & Associates Oklahoma Squash Open in Oklahoma.

Top seed Barker, the 20-year-old world No37 from Upminster in Essex, reached his fourth PSA Tour final in North America, without dropping a game.  Welshman Evans, the third seed from Pontypool, was taken to four games in the quarter-finals before overcoming Mexican No1 Eric Galvez in 80 minutes - then upset second-seeded Joey Barrington in a 60-minute straight games semi-final.

It was the eight-times Welsh National champion's second successive win over Barrington in seven days, following his victory over the higher-ranked Englishman in last week's final of the Squashworks Salt Lake City Open in Utah.

Left-hander Barker was in commanding form in the Oklahoma final, however, and despatched the experienced Evans 15-14 15-10 15-7 in 50 minutes to earn the fourth PSA Tour title of his short career.