Former Englishman Alister Walker (pic), who converted back to the nationality of Botswana, the place of his birth, took the Dayton Open title in style while he beat Pakistan’s qualifier Yasir Butt in straight games (11-4, 14-12, 11-4).
In the semis Walker overcame his former English compatriot Chris Simpson 15-13, 11-7, 12-10, while Butt produced a major upset beating top seed Englishman Adrian Grant 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 to move to the 2nd PSA final of his career.