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15-May, Final:
[4] Stéphane Galifi bt [6] Gavin Jones
11/9,
11/10(4-2), 11/3 (50m)
Galifi takes Atlanta title
France's Stephane Galifi completed straight games victory over
Welshman Gavin Jones in the final at Atlanta's Concourse Club to claim his
third career PSA title.
For Jones it was his second final in a month, and having lost out in the
Losone Open final he is still looking for his
first PSA tour title.
Galifi, 26-year-old world No46 from Rouen, was appearing in his sixth
final and added to the two titles he claimed in Australia in 2004.
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 Grant
Thornton Atlanta Open
2005
Atlanta, USA, 10-15 May, $10k |
Round One
May
11 |
Quarters
May 12 |
Semis
May 14 |
Final
May 15 |
[1]
Mohammed Essam A Hafiz (Egy)
11-9, 11-7, 11-3
Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) |
Ritwik Bhattacharya
12/10, 4/11, 12/10, 4/11, 11/4
Matthew Giuffre |
Matthew Giuffre
11/3, 11/4, 11/3
Stephane Galifi |
Stephane Galifi
11/9, 11/10(4-2), 11/3 (50m)
Gavin Jones |
[7]
Matthew Giuffre (Can)
11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4
[Q] Dylan Bennett (Ned) |
[4]
Stephane Galifi (Fra)
11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7
[Q] Ben Gould (Aus) |
Stephane Galifi
11/0, 11/6, 11/5
Mark Heather |
[8] Mark Heather (Eng)
11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 4-11, 11-5
[Q] Bradley Hindle (Aus) |
Martin
Heath (Sco)
11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-7, 11-5
[8] Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra) |
Jean-Michel Arcucci
11/7, 11/8, 11/6
Alister Walker |
Alister Walker
11/8, 11/9, 11/9
Gavin Jones |
[Q] Shawn
De Lierre (Can)
11-5, 11-6, 11-8
[3] Alister Walker (Eng) |
Viktor Berg (Can)
11-7, 3-11, 11-7, 11-3
[6] Gavin Jones (Wal) |
Gavin Jones
2/11, 11/8, 13/11, 6/11, 11/5
Borja Golan |
Rob
McFadzean (Usa)
11-1, 11-9, 11-9
[2] Borja Golan (Esp) |
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Qualifying:
Finals:
Dylan Bennett (Ned) bt Julian Illingworth (Usa)
7/11, 11/5, 11/3, 12/10
Bradley Hindle (Aus) bt Karim Yehia (Egy)
11/4, 11/9, 6/11, 11/6
Shawn De Lierre (Can) bt Beau River (Usa)
11/7, 11/9, 12/10
Ben Gould (Aus) bt Niall Rooney (Irl)
11/8, 11/8, 12/10
First Round
JULIAN ILLINGWORTH (USA) (115) beat IAN POWER (CAN)(81) (5), 8, (5),
5, 6
DYLAN BENNETT (NED) (89) beat BEN HOWELL (ENG) (117)
2, 5, 9
BRADLEY HINDLE (AUS) (92) beat LEIFIKA RAGONTSE (BOT) (165) 11, 2,
(7) 3
KARIM YEHIA (EGY) (87) beat DYLAN PATTERSON (USA) (126)
6, 2, 8
SHAWN DE LIERRE (CAN) (88) beat PATRICK CHIFUNDA (ZAM) (127) 11, (5)
8, 7
BEAU RIVER (USA) (103) beat PATRICK DEBORE (CAN) (148) (9), 2, 2,
(4), 8
NIALL ROONEY (IRL) (100) beat ROBIN CLARKE (CAN) (133)
8, 9, 6
BEN GOULD (AUS)(117) beat DAVID PHILLIPS (CAN) (81) 9, (8), (8), 7,
7
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14-May, Semi-Finals:
Jones and Galifi in Atlanta Final
 The
final of the Grant Thorton Atlanta Open in Atlanta's Concourse Club
will be between France's Stephane Galifi and Welshman
Gavin Jones after both completed straight games victories over
Matthew Giuffre and Alister Walker, respectively.
Jones created his second consecutive seedings upset, adding
third-seeded Walker to the scalp of Spain's second seed Borja Golan.
For Jones it will be his second final in a month, but having lost
out in the Losone Open final he will be
hoping for his first PSA tour title, Galifi, in his sixth final,
aiming for a third title.
12-May, Round ONE:
Bhattacharya Battles
To Atlanta Upset
India's Ritwik Bhattacharya scored a major upset in the Grant
Thornton Atlanta Open when he beat top seed Mohamed Essam A Hafiz on the
opening day.
Bhattacharya, 25, from New Delhi, despatched his Egyptian opponent 3/0 to
become the only unseeded player to reach the last eight.
His opponent in the quarter-finals will be Matthew Giuffre after
the sixth-seeded Canadian triumphed 3/1 over Dutch qualifier Dylan
Bennett.
Martin Heath's bid to halt his slide down the PSA world rankings took a
knock when he went down in four games to Frenchman Jean-Michel Arcucci.
The former world No4 from Scotland has plummeted from 35 to 149 in the
world list this year. In his first PSA Tour appearance since the Canadian
Classic last November, Heath lost 3/1 to eighth seed Arcucci - who goes on
to meet England's No3 seed Alister Walker.
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