Koukal In Bid To Extend Prague Record

Czech number one Jan Koukal made a confident start in the opening round of the Hi-Tec & Dunlop Prague Open at the Squashcentrum Strahov in the Czech Republic capital in a bid to extend his unbeaten run in PSA Tour events in his home town Prague.

The 22-year-old top seed beat Italian qualifier Andrea Capella 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 to set up a quarter-final clash with France's fifth seed Fabien Verseille.

Koukal has won five PSA titles in Prague since February 2004 - including two this year.

He was expected to meet Luke Margan in the final - but the second-seeded Australian was beaten 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (6-4) in a powerful first round upset by unseeded Austrian Aqeel Rehman.
1st round:
[1] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [Q] Andrea Capella (ITA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
[5] Fabien Verseille (FRA) bt [Q] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) 8-11, 11-1, 11-10 (3-1), 11-5
Patrick Gaessler (GER) bt [3] Andreas Fuchs (AUT) 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6
[7] Friedrich Scheel (GER) bt Dennis Drenjovski (GER) 9-11, 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9
Philip Nightingale (ENG) bt Graeme Wilson (NZL) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [Q] Yves Tastet (FRA) 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8
[Q] Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt [6] Andre Haschker (GER) 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 2-11, 3-11, 11-8
Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt [2] Luke Margan (AUS) 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (6-4)