Manitoba 2008

03-Feb, Final:
Golan Wins In Winnipeg

Spanish favourite Borja Golan needed almost an hour to fight off the challenge of Malaysian Nafiizwan Adnan in the final of the Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open.

Adnan, the 21-year-old sixth seed competing in his first event in North America, caused a significant upset in the semi-finals when he removed second-seeded Canadian Shawn Delierre - thus leaving the final without local interest for the first time in its five years as a PSA Tour event.

But Golan, the 25-year-old world No24 from Santiago DC - ranked 67 places higher than his opponent - rushed to a two-game lead over the Malaysian before Adnan fought back to take the third game.

It was all to no avail, however, as the Spaniard reclaimed control of the encounter to close out the match 11/6 in the fourth.

The triumph marks Golan's first Tour title of the year - but the 16th of his career, from 20 final appearances.

Manitoba Open 2008 Canada, 29 Jan to 03 Feb, $15k
Round One 31 Jan	Quarters 01 Feb	Semis 02 Feb	Final 03 Feb
[1] Borja Golan (Esp) 11/6, 11/2, 11/6 Andrew McDougall (Can)	[1] Borja Golan 11/6, 5/0, rtd Majid Khan	[1] Borja Golan 11/6, 11/1, 11/2 (32m) [3] Yasir Butt	[1] Borja Golan 11/3, 11/6, 7/11, 11/6 (55m) [7] Nafiizwan Adnan
Arturo Salazar (Mex) 11/7, 12/10, 2/11, 11/8 Majid Khan (Pak)
[3] Yasir Butt (Pak) 11/5, 11/6, 11/1 [Q] Keith Pritchard (Can)	[3] Yasir Butt 11/7, 11/5, 11/8 [8] Ryan Donegan
[8] Ryan Donegan (Usa) 11/5, 11/5, 1/11, 11/5 [Q] Dave Glass (Can)
[LL] Philip Nightingale (Eng) 12/10, 11/8, 11/5 [7] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas)	[7] Nafiizwan Adnan 11/3, 11.5, 11/13, 11/4 Cesar Salazar	[7] Nafiizwan Adnan 11/5, 10/12, 11/9, 11/5 (50m) [2] Shawn Delierre
Cesar Salazar (Mex) 11/9, 11/8, 7/11, 11/9 [4] Jorge Fereirra (Mex)
Ian Power (Can) 11/7, 11/5, 11/5 [6] Chris Gordon (Usa)	[6] Chris Gordon 11/3, 11/9, 12/10 [2] Shawn Delierre
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 11/6, 12/10, 9/11, 11/6 [2] Shawn Delierre (Can)

30-Jan, Qualifying Finals:

Cesar Salazar (Mex) bt Philip Nightingale (Eng)      11/7, 11/7, 11/5
Dave Glass (Can) bt Tyler Hamilton (Can)             11/13, 11/3, 11/7, 8/11, 11/2
Keith Pritchard (Can) bt Salvador Martinez (Mex)    8/11, 11/4, 9/11, 11/6, 11/6
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) bt Matt Serediak (Can)       11/9, 11/6, 11/9

29-Jan, Qualifying Round One:

Philip Nightingale (Eng)                                  bye
Dave Glass (Can) bt Ben Ladell (Can)            11/9, 11/9, 10/12, 11/9
Tyler Hamilton (Can) bt BJ Arbuthnot (Can)    11/9, 11/5, 14/12
Cesar Salazar (Mex) bt Evan Mancer (Can)    11/6, 11/3, 11/7
Keith Pritchard (Can) bt Kelly Shannon (Can) 11/6, 11/9, 11/6
Salvador Martinez (Mex) bt Bernie Reid (Can) 11/6, 11/8, 11/8
Matt Serediak (Can) bt Gene Turk (Can)         11/6, 12/10, 9/11, 11/5
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)                                  bye

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01-Feb, Quarters:
Salazar Silenced in Winnipeg Quarters

Cesar Salazar's giant-killing run in the Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open came to an end when the Mexican was beaten by Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan in the quarter-finals at Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club.

Salazar, a qualifier, upset fellow Mexican Jorge Ferreira, the No3 seed, in the opening round. But the sixth-seeded Malaysian was too strong for the 20-year-old, winning in four games to reach the semi-finals.

Adnan will face local hero Shawn Delierre after the second seed from Montreal defeated fifth-seeded American Christopher Gordon.

The other semi-final will be the clash predicted by the seedings, between favourite Borja Golan and fourth seed Yasir Butt. Spaniard Golan had an easy ride through to the last four when unseeded Pakistani Majid Khan retired injured midway through their second game, while Butt, 19, from Pakistan, beat Ryan Donegan, the No7 seed from the USA, in straight games.

31-Jan, Round One:
Salazars Suffer Mixed
Fortunes In Manitoba

Mexican twins Arturo and Cesar Salazar suffered surprising mixed fortunes in the first round of the Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open, the $15,000 event in its fifth year at Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club in Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Cesar, a qualifier, upset fellow Mexican Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira, the No3 seed, and will now meet Malaysia's sixth seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan for a place in the semi-finals.

But Arturo, the eighth seed who is also 20 and also from San Luis Potosi, crashed out in a four-game upset to Pakistan's Majid Khan. Peshawar-based Khan, the 24-year-old who reached last week's Bankers Hall Club Open in Vancouver as a qualifier, maintained his fine form to beat his Mexican opponent.

Khan now comes up against Borja Golan, the top seed from Spain.