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26-Aug, Final:
[5] Regardt Schonborn (Rsa) bt [4] Ahmed Maged Hamza (Egy)
          8/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/9 (51m)

Schonborn Shines In Atlanta

South African Regardt Schonborn claimed the first PSA title of his career when he beat Egyptian Ahmed Maged Hamza in the final of the DragonDoc Champs in Atlanta, USA.

After making his breakthrough in the quarter-finals when he defeated Mexican favourite Jose Angel Becerril in five games, fifth seed Schonborn reached his maiden Tour final after despatching Zimbabwean qualifier Shaun Johnstone in the semi-finals.

Hamza, the 31-year-old fourth seed, was appearing in his second PSA final after beating Pakistani Khayal Muhammad Khan, the No7 seed, in the other semi.

But, after recovering from the loss of the first game, it was 24-year-old Schonborn who shined in Georgia - triumphing in 51 minutes to record his breakthrough success.

25-Aug, Quarters & Semis:
More seeds fall in Atlanta

There was no relenting in the massacre of the seeds today in Atlanta. In the morning quarter-finals the top two seeds, Jose Angel Becerril and Partick Chifunda, both lost out in five games.

Zimbabwe's Shaun Johnstone won the match of the day against Gilly Lane, a hard fought five game battle in which Lane was coming from behind in the 5th when he hit a short shot, Johnstone closed on it, held his shot, and as Lane committed to covering the drop, Johnstone flicked it cross court, just out of Lane's reach to take the match.

Johnstone now meets South African Regardt Schonborn who took out the top seed after being 2-0 down.
  

8/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/9 (51m)

Ahmed Maged Hamza

Qualifying:

Finals:
Salvador Martinez (Mex) bt Joe Millman (Eng)         11/5, 5/11, 11/9, 11/9
Shaun Johnstone (Zim) bt Scott Fitzgerald )(Wal)    11/7, 11/6, 9/11, 11/7
Shahid Khan (Eng) bt Jacques Swanwpoel (Rsa)     11/9, 11/9, 12/10
Matthew Serediak (Can) bt Tyler Hamilton (Can)    11/8, 11/7, 11/5


Round One:
Salvador Martinez (Mex) bt Bernard Reid (Can)       11/7, 11/7, 11/2 (30m)
Shaun Johnstone (Zim) bt Andre Maur (Irl)             11/3, 11/3, 11/3 (18m)
Shahid Khan (Eng) bt Michael Gilman (Usa)            11/4, 11/5, 11/3 (20m)
Jacques Swanepoel (Rsa) bt Arturo Castillo (Mex)   11/5, 11/4, 4/11, 11/5 (34m)
Tyler Hamilton (Can) bt Trevor McGuinness (Usa)   11/9, 12/10, 7/11, 8/11, 11/4 (50m)

24-Aug, Round One:
Seeds suffer in
DragonDoc Championship

It was a disappointing day for Canadian seeds in the first round of the DragonDoc Squash Championship, the inaugural PSA event in Atlanta, USA.

Patrick Bedore was the biggest casualty, the third seed from Montreal going down in 29 minutes to the USA's unseeded Gilly Lane. The 21-year-old from Philadelphia, in only his second PSA event, now meets Zimbabwe qualifier Shaun Johnstone in the quarter-finals.

Johnstone also upset a Canadian seed - beating sixth seed Andrew McDougall, from Calgary.

English qualifier Shahid Khan also progressed to an unexpected quarter-final berth. The 28-year-old from Ipswich despatched eighth-seeded Canadian Michal Reid and will now face Egypt's fourth seed Ahmed Maged Hamza for a place in the last four.