Giuffre Jettisons Joey In Vancouver Upset

In a major upset in the opening round of the Comfort Inn Evergreen Open, unseeded local hero Matthew Giuffre took out top seed Joey Barrington in the $20,000 PSA Tour event in Vancouver, Canada.

Giuffre, a member of Canada's National Squash team and a resident of Edmonton in Alberta, provided the enthusiastic gallery with a real treat. In a match lasting 80 minutes, the 24-year-old beat Englishman Barrington, beaten finalist last year, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5.

The Canadian will now face another English opponent Bradley Ball, the No7 seed who despatched Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 in 35 minutes.

In another upset in the 2-star championship, Czech qualifier Jan Koukal beat Egypt's No8 seed Omar Mosaad, winner of the British Junior U19 Open crown at the beginning of the month, 11-4, 11-9, 11-10 (3-1). The 23-year-old from Prague now meets France's third seed Renan Lavigne, a winner in 70 minutes over German qualifier Simon Rosner.

1st round:
Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [1] Joey Barrington (ENG) 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5 (80m)
[7] Bradley Ball (ENG) bt Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (35m)
[3] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt [Q] Simon Rosner (GER) 7-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-6, 11-6 (70m)
[Q] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [8] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-4, 11-9, 11-10 (3-1) (56m)
[5] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-1, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-2 (63m)
[4] Alister Walker (ENG) bt [Q] Chris Ryder (ENG) 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 (36m)
[6] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt David Phillips (CAN) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (42m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [Q] Chris Simpson (ENG) 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (83m)