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Japan & Brazil in World Junior breakthroughs!

July 15, 2012 • Tags: , , , , , • Categories: all posts, teams, tournaments

After sensational upsets on the final day of qualifying in WSF Men's World Junior Team Championship in Doha, both Japan (pic) and Brazil will record their highest-ever finishes in the World Squash championship. The delighted Japanese team ...

Alarcon retains Brazil Open crown!

September 13, 2011 • Tags: , , , , • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Brazilian squash star Rafael Alarcon (pic) produced the dream result for organisers of the Brazil Open when he successfully retained the PSA World Tour title at in Belo Horizonte. The 2nd seed from Sao Paulo despatched a fellow countryman, an Italian a...

Waller downs champion Koukal in Cerdil final!

May 31, 2011 • Tags: , , , , • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

England's Adrian Waller (pic ri) pulled off his 2nd successive upset in the Cerdil Open in Brazil to win a 105-minutes marathon final in Dourados. The 4th seed made his breakthrough in the semi-finals when he despatched local hero Rafael F Alarcon, the...

Top four seeds into Goiania semis!

May 14, 2011 • Tags: , , • Categories: all posts, tournaments

The top 4 seeds made it through to the semi-finals of the Goiania Open in Brazil after surviving contrasting quarter-finals. Hopes for local success were kept firmly alive when top seed Rafael F Alarcon (pic) booked his place in the last 4 without lift...

South African Scores Sao Paulo Success!

October 27, 2010 • Tags: , , , • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Marathon matches were the order of the day before second-seeded South African Stephen Coppinger (pic) finally clinched the Sao Paulo Open. Coppinger survived a 69-minute semi-final against US-boy Christopher Gordon, before coming up against top-seeded ...