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RESULTS: Brasilia Open Squash Championship, Brasilia, Brazil

Qualifying finals:
Luciano Barbosa (BRA)  bye
Rogerio Silvestre (BRA) bt Andre Sa (BRA)  11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-5 (40m)
Vinicius Costa (BRA) bt Renato Neto (BRA)  10-11 (0-2), 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (37m)
Bruno Bolzan (BRA) bt Marcelo Isaias (BRA)  11-9, 10-11 (1-3), 11-8, 11-9 (47m)

Qualifying Complete In Brasilia Open

With the completion of the qualifying round for the Brasilia Open, four local players will join five fellow Brazilians in the first round of the PSA Tour event in the capital city of Brazil.

The $6,000 event joins the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open in launching the PSA's new 'point-a-rally' scoring to 11 points, with games which reach 10-all requiring one player to achieve a two clear point lead to end the game.

Top-seeded Australian Glenn Keenan is drawn to meet Brazilian qualifier Bruno Bolzan, while Ireland's Liam Kenny, the second-seeded player Keenan is expected to meet in the final, also faces a Brazilian, Tiago Cabral, in the opening round.

Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Glenn Keenan (AUS) v [Q] Bruno Bolzan (BRA)
[7] Wakeel Khan (PAK) v [Q] Luciano Barbosa (BRA)
[3] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) v [Q] Rogerio Silvestre (BRA)
[6] Antonio Jose Christovam Junior (BRA) v Jorge Gutierrez (ARG)
[8] Saverio Christovam (BRA) v Andre Moura (BRA)
[4] Duncan Walsh (ENG) v [Q] Vinicius Costa (BRA)
[5] Sabir Butt (CAN) v Waseem Shad (PAK)
[2] Liam Kenny (IRL) v Tiago Cabral (BRA)