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Guilfoyle PSA Toronto Classic 2023 |
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Guilfoyle PSA Toronto Classic 2023
Men's Draw
01 - 04 Mar
Toronto, Canada, $12k |
ROUND one
01 Mar |
QUARTERS
02 Mar |
SEMIS
03 Mar |
FINAL
04 Mar |
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[1] Todd Harrity (USA)
11-4, 11-6, 11-5 (33m)
Ben Smith (ENG) |
Todd Harrity
11-9, 11-6, 11-2 (36m)
Alfredo Avila |
Todd Harrity
6-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 (57m)
Curtis Malik |
Curtis Malik
11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (37m)
Charlie Lee |
Alfredo Avila (MEX)
11-3, 17-15, 11-6 (39m)
[5] Timothy Brownell (USA) |
[7] Curtis Malik (ENG)
11, 11-5, 11-9 (34m)
[WC] Liam Marrison (CAN) |
Curtis Malik
11-2, 10-12, 13-15, 11-9, 11-8 (69m)
Christopher Gordon |
Christopher Gordon (USA)
11-9, 12-10, 11-5 (37m)
[3] Faraz Khan (USA) |
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG)
12-10, 11-6, 1, 11-5 (42m)
Spencer Lovejoy (USA) |
Tsz Kwan Lau
14-12, 12-10, 11-5 (56m)
Charlie Lee |
Charlie Lee
8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 (54m)
Nathan Lake |
Charlie Lee (ENG)
11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 11-3 (60m)
[6] David Baillargeon (CAN) |
Abhay Singh (IND)
11-9, 11-8, 15, 11-4 (50m)
[8] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) |
Abhay Singh
14-12, 11-4, 10-12, 3-11, 11-4 (52m)
Nathan Lake |
Joseph White (AUS)
11-5, 11-5, 11-0 (31m)
[2] Nathan Lake (ENG) |
Final
Unseeded Lee Secures Title In Toronto
Charlie Lee’s incredible run in Toronto ended with the Englishman
beating Curtis Malik to win the Guilfoyle PSA Squash Classic on Saturday
afternoon.
The Englishman started the week as one of the unseeded players in the
draw for the Challenger 10 level competition, and having won the E.M.
Noll Classic last month as well.
His week started with the tricky task of taking on the Canadian No.1 who
was featuring on home soil at the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling
Club. David Baillargeon took the opening game of their first round
contest, but Lee fought back to win in four after exactly an hour.
The Englishman’s form continued with a straight games victory over Hong
Kong’s Tsz Kwan Lau before he then defeated No.2 seed Nathan Lake in the
semi-finals. The all-English clash saw Lake claim the opening game, but
Lee then took control of the contest. Like he did on the opening day in
Toronto, the World No.59 fought back to win in four to move through.
The final saw Lee take on No.7 seed Curtis Malik, with his fellow
Englishman having also caused a semi-final upset, as he defeated USA’s
Todd Harrity, the tournament’s top seed.
Lee was in complete control in the final on Saturday afternoon in
Toronto. He won both of the opening two games by an 11-6 scoreline
before then taking the third game 11-5 to secure the victory. His win at
the Guilfoyle PSA Squash Classic was his second in succession after that
victory at the E.M. Noll Classic in Philadelphia last week.
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Semi Finals
Malik and Lee Set Up Surprise Final
Curtis Malik
The top two seeds were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Guilfoyle
PSA Squash Classic, with England’s Curtis Malik and Charlie Lee through
to the final.
Malik came up against top seed Todd Harrity in the last four of the
Challenger 10 level competition, which is taking place at the Toronto
Cricket, Skating & Curling Club. The Englishman was in trouble during
the match, falling two games behind to the World No.38.
However, from there, the No.7 seed was able to fight back in incredible
fashion. He won both the third and fourth by an 11-4 scoreline to level
the contest, before then claiming victory after winning the deciding
fifth game 11-6. The world No.58 is through to his 11th Tour final, and
his first since September.
He will take on compatriot Charlie Lee in the final on Saturday in
Toronto, after his fellow Englishman downed No.2 seed Nathan Lake. Like
Malik, Lee fell behind in their semi-final contest after losing the
first 11-8.
Like his compatriot, though, Lee was able to fight through to down
another seed. He had already gotten the better of Canadian David
Baillargeon and Hong Kong’s Tsz Kwan Lau, and after winning the second,
third and fourth games of his semi-final contest, he downed the No.2
seed to make the final of the Challenger 10 level event.
The final of the Guilfoyle PSA Squash Classic will take place on
Saturday, March 4 between the English duo of Charlie Lee and Curtis
Malik. You can keep up to date with daily updates from the tournament on
the PSA Challenger Tour’s Twitter and Facebook. Live scores are
available on the PSA World Tour website |
Quarter Finals
Unseeded Lee Through To Last Four
Charlie Lee, pictured here in New Zealand in 2022
England’s Charlie Lee caused an upset for the second successive day as
he moved into the last four of the Guilfoyle PSA Squash Classic.
The Challenger 10 level tournament is taking place at the Toronto
Cricket Skating and Curling Club, and on day one of the competition, Lee
knocked out Canadian No.1 David Baillargeon to get his week underway.
On Thursday evening, the Englishman came up against Hong Kong’s Tsz Kwan
Lau, the No.4 seed. The Hongkonger came into this event off the back of
a strong performance at the Squash On Fire Open in Washington, D.C., but
it was Lee who was in the ascendancy in their quarter final contest in
Toronto.
The first two games of their quarter final went to tie-breaks, with the
World No.59 coming out the victor on both occasions. He took the opener
14-12, before doubling his advantage in the match with a 12-10 win in
the second. The third was much easier for the Englishman, who claimed it
11-5 to book his last four spot.
He is one of three English players to make the semi-finals in Toronto,
with No.2 seed Nathan Lake being his semi-final opponent on Friday. Lake
came through a tricky five-game contest with India’s Abhay Singh in his
last eight tie. The Indian fought back from two games down, but Lake was
able to regroup and recover, winning the fifth 11-4 to advance to the
semis.
The other semi-final on Friday will see England’s Curtis Malik take on
top seed Todd Harrity. The American defeated Mexico’s Alfredo Avila in
in straight games, while Malik downed Harrity’s compatriot, Christopher
Gordon. The Englishman fought back after losing tie-breaks in both the
second and third games to win in five.
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Round 1
Seeds Fall On Opening Day
The opening day of the Guilfoyle PSA Squash Classic saw four of the
eight seeded players beaten at the Challenger 10 level competition.
In the all-American clash on day one in Toronto, Christopher Gordon
downed compatriot and No.3 seed Faraz Khan. The two Americans played a
couple of tight games, with the second going to a tie-break, but it was
Gordon that won both. He then cruised to an 11-5 scoreline in the third
game to win in three and to move through to the last eight.
Mexico’s Alfredo Avila also got the better of American opposition on
Wednesday. The unseeded Mexican defeated No.5 seed Timothy Brownell to
book his place in the quarter finals. A second game tie-break went all
the way to 17-15, with Avila coming out on top, and he carried that
momentum into the third game to win in straight games.
England’s Charlie Lee moved through to the quarter finals thanks to a
four-game win over Canadian No.1 David Baillargeon. The home favourite
won the opening game on a tie-break 13-11, but from there, the
Englishman was in control. Lee came through to win the next three games
to advance to the last eight.
India’s Abhay Singh, who has already won five times on Tour this season,
overcame No.8 seed Leandro Romiglio. The Indian won the opening two
games of their contest, and although the Argentine No.1 won the third on
a tie-break, he was able to regain control in the fourth, winning it
11-4 to book his quarter final spot.
Elsewhere, top seed Todd Harrity comfortably took a straight games win
over England’s Ben Smith, while the English duo of Curtis Malik and
Nathan Lake both also won in three. Hong Kong’s Tsz Kwan Lau completes
the quarter final line-up in Toronto. |
Preview
For more information on the event, Where available see the
PSA Live Scores page, or follow
on
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram
&
TikTok. Selected
PSA Tour Events will also be shown live on
SQUASHTV.
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