Boswell Beats Beachill In Village Open Upset

Though seeded higher than his Australian opponent, England's Lee Beachill was unable to prevent Stewart Boswell from gaining his fifth successive PSA Tour victory in six years in the quarter-finals of the Village Open at the Printing House Fitness & Squash Club in New York, USA.

It was a close-fought encounter which stretched for 80 minutes - but Boswell, the sixth seed from Canberra, pulled away from third seed Beachill after a tie-break in the third game, then clinched the match in the fourth with a 11-8, 8-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7 victory.

Boswell, fresh from his title success in last month's St Louis Open in Missouri, will now meet compatriot David Palmer for a guaranteed Australian place in the final.

Palmer, the favourite from New South Wales, was also extended for more than an hour before defeating Egypt's eighth seed Wael El Hindi 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 in 75 minutes.

The other semi-final in this new $85,000 5-star PSA Tour event will be a Malaysian/English affair. Second seed Nick Matthew, the recently-crowned British Open champion from Sheffield, recovered from a game down to beat Finland's Olli Tuominen, the No7 seed, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6.

Malaysia's Mohd Azlan Iskandar, the fifth seed, ended Renan Lavigne's giant-killing run, beating the French qualifier 10-11 (1-3), 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 in 60 minutes.

Quarter-finals:
[1] David Palmer (AUS) bt [8] Wael El Hindi (EGY) 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (75m)
[6] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [3] Lee Beachill (ENG) 11-8, 8-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7 (80m)
[5] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [Q] Renan Lavigne (FRA) 10-11 (1-3), 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (60m)
[2] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [7] Olli Tuominen (FIN) 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (50m)