"I was ready to play this match”, said the highest-ranked South American of all-time, who now boasts 23 PSA World Tour titles from 31 final appearances.
Colombian squash star Miguel Angel Rodriguez upset top seed Daryl Selby (4-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 ) in the final of the Bluenose Classic to consign the Englishman to runner-up of the event in Halifax for the 3rd time since 2010.
Rodriguez pronounced the final as “one of the best matches I’ve ever played”. “I didn’t play badly today and played well in the first game. I take my hat off to him, and he definitely deserved to win,” said Selby later.
Final:
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [1] Daryl Selby (ENG) 4-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 (58m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [4] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 11-13, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-2 (109m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [2] Alister Walker (BOT) 11-3, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 (51m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Eddie Charlton (ENG) 11-8, 11-2, 11-8 (46m)
[4] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-7, 11-8, 13-11 (62m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [Q] Eric Galvez (MEX) 11-3, 8-11, 13-11, 11-5 (51m)
[2] Alister Walker (BOT) bt Martin Knight (NZL) 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3, 11-7 (78m)
1st round:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-2, 12-10, 11-6 (46m)
Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt Steven Finitsis (AUS) 11-8, 7-11, 2-11, 11-7, 14-12 (112m)
Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Shaun le Roux (RSA) 11-7, 11-2, 11-6 (37m)
[4] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Rex Hedrick (AUS) 11-9, 11-2, 11-2 (34m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [Q] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-8, 11-7, 11-3 (29m)
[Q] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8 (127m)
Martin Knight (NZL) bt [Q] Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10 (64m)
[2] Alister Walker (BOT) bt [Q] Lucas Serme (FRA) 16-14, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6 (61m)
