Razik Wins Houston Open Marathon

Shahier Razik survived a marathon 140-minute final to win the Sanders Morris Harris Houston Open title at the Downtown at the Met club in Houston, USA

The top-seeded Canadian reached the final after a 65-minute battle with unseeded Frenchman Julien Balbo. The energy-sapping five-game final against England's Joey Barrington, the second seed, featured three tie-break games - one of which ended at 20-18, one of the highest game scores ever recorded on the PSA Tour.

But Razik ultimately prevailed 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 10-11 (8-10), 11-5 to secure the 13th PSA Tour title of his career.

Final:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [2] Joey Barrington (ENG) 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 10-11 (8-10), 11-5 (140m)