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11th Mega Italia Open 2007
02 - 06 May, Brescia, Italy, $10k |
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07-May, Final:
[1] Scott Handley (Eng) bt Tony James
(Aus)
11/7, 11/9, 11/5 (41m)
Handley claims Mega Italia
title in
Brescia
Scott Handley emerged as the champion of the Mega
Italia Open after ending the run of unseeded Australian Tony James
in the final at the Millennium Sport & Fitness Centre in Brescia,
Italy.
The third-seeded Englishman, who reached the climax after
upsetting Brazil's No2 seed Rafael F Alarcon in the semi-finals,
denied James his first Tour title when he beat the US-based
29-year-old in 41 minutes.
James had reached the final after beating local hero Luca
Mastrostefano, the No8 seed who had earlier ousted defending
champion Davide Bianchetti in the first ever win over his fellow
Italian.
Handley, the world No65 from Oxfordshire in his 13th year on the
Tour, was celebrating his eighth PSA Tour title.
The win will boost the 32-year-old's confidence as he prepares for
his next PSA campaign later this month - much nearer to home, in
the Hithercroft Open in his home county of Oxfordshire. Third seed
Handley will face a qualifier in the opening round of the 1-star
event which gets underway on 24th May.
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Last Year's
Event |
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 11th
Mega Italia Open 2007
02 - 06 May, Brescia, Italy, $10k |
Round One
03 May |
Quarters
04 May |
Semis
05 May |
Final
06 May |
[1] Davide Bianchetti (Ita)
13/11 11/8 11/3 (32m)
[Q] Yann Perrin (Fra) |
Davide Bianchetti
6/11, 12/10, 11/6, 11/8 (68m)
Luca Mastrostefano |
Luca Mastrostefano
11/3, 11/3, 12/10 (36m)
Tony James |
Tony James
11/7, 11/9, 11/5 (41m)
Scott Handley |
[8] Luca Mastrostefano (Ita)
8/11 12/10 8/11 17/15 11/9 (82m)
[Q] Dick Lau (Hkg) |
[4] Jorge Baltazar Ferreira (Mex)
11/6 1/11 11/5 11/9 (43m)
David Barnett (Eng) |
Jorge Baltazar Ferreira
11/5, 11/6, 6/11, 11/5 (46m)
Tony James |
[5] Alex Stait (Eng)
11/13 12/14 11/7 11/8 11/8 (69m)
Tony James (Aus) |
[Q] Steve Coppinger (Rsa)
7/11 12/10 11/8 11/4 (58m)
[7] Bradley Hindle (Aus) |
Steve Coppinger
11/4, 11/4, 2/11, 11/9 (43m)
Scott Handley |
Scott Handley
11/6, 11/4, 9/11, 11/9 (71m)
Rafael Alarcon |
Jose Facchini (Ita)
11/3 11/7 11/7 (29m)
[3] Scott Handley (Eng) |
[Q] Darren Lewis (Cze)
11/5 11/3 10/12 11/7 (49m)
[5] Jan Koukal (Cze) |
Jan Koukal
11/8, 2/11, 12/10, 11/7 (83m)
Rafael Alacon |
Jesse Engelbrecht (Rsa)
11/1 15/13 11/8 (38m)
[2] Rafael Alacon (Bra) |
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06
May, Semis:
James & Handley
Reach
Mega Final In Brescia
England's Scott Handley and Australian Tony James claimed
unexpected places in the final of the Mega Italia Open after
beating higher-ranked opponents in the semi-finals at the
Millennium Sport & Fitness Centre in Brescia, Italy.
Unseeded James ended local interest in the event when he defeated
eighth seed Luca Mastrostefano. The US-based 29-year-old from
Subiaco is celebrating his second PSA final appearance - but his
first since finishing as runner-up in the Santiago Open in October
2002.
Third seed Handley, from Oxfordshire, battled for 71 minutes to
overcome second-seeded Brazilian Rafael Alarcon to mark his
13th appearance in a PSA
final.
05
May, Quarters:
Luca Lands Semi Slot After Beating Bianchetti In
Brescia
Eighth seed Luca Mastrostefano
scored a notable triumph in the quarter-finals of the
Mega Italia Squash Open when he upset fellow Italian
Davide Bianchetti, the top seed and defending champion, in the
PSA Tour event at the Millennium Sport &
Fitness Centre in
Brescia,
Italy.
It was Mastrostefano's first Tour win over his
Italian rival - and almost certainly the first defeat of the
Brescia-based Bianchetti by a compatriot in many years.
The 27-year-old underdog won in 68 minutes -
and will meet another surprise semi-finalist when he takes on
unseeded Australian Tony James, the victor over
Mexico's No4 seed Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira.
Tough Qualifying in Brescia
After two hard qualifying rounds the top four players of the
qualifiers , Frenchman Yann Perrin, South African Stephen
Coppinger, Dick Lau from Hong Kong and Englishman Darren Lewis,
got through to reach the main draw.
All the Italian players lost, with Adam Abou Taleb having to
retire with a back injury in the fifth game after a marathon
battle of one hour with Fabien Verseille.
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