Ball Punishes Parke In Vancouver

Bradley Ball upset English compatriot Simon Parke in an 80-minute marathon to secure a surprise semi-final place in the Coastal Contacts Jericho Open in Vancouver, Canada.

Ball, the No8 seed from Ipswich in Suffolk, beat the third-seeded Yorkshireman 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8 and will now face Canada's top seed Graham Ryding for a place in the final of the 2-star PSA Tour event.

Ryding was extended for 88 minutes by fifth-seeded compatriot Shawn Delierre before winning 10-11 (2-4), 11-5, 11-8, 10-11 (0-2), 11-5.

The other semi-final will also be an English/Canadian clash in which second seed Peter Barker will take on Canada's fourth seed Matthew Giuffre.

While the left-hander from Essex swept to an 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 in 32 minutes over Mexican Eric Galvez, Giuffre needed 72 minutes to overcome India's sixth seed Saurav Ghosal 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 11-10 (3-1).

Quarter-finals:
[1] Graham Ryding (CAN) bt [5] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 10-11 (2-4), 11-5, 11-8, 10-11 (0-2), 11-5 (88m)
[8] Bradley Ball (ENG) bt [3] Simon Parke (ENG) 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8 (80m)
[4] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [6] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 11-10 (3-1) (72m)
[2] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [7] Eric Galvez (MEX) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (32m)