Ryding Rides High With Winnipeg Windfall

More than 31 years after his birth in Winnipeg, national number one Graham Ryding celebrated his return to the west Canadian city by winning ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Open at the Winnipeg SRC.

Top seed Ryding, now based in Toronto, faced Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema, the second seed, in the climax of the $15,000 PSA Tour event.

Neither finalist had won a PSA Tour title in almost two years - and only two ranking positions separated the pair.

But after recovering from a game down, it was the Canadian world No22 who edged out Anjema, the world No24 from The Hague, to delight the local crowd by claiming his 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 victory in 55 minutes.

The success marked the eighth PSA Tour title of Ryding's career - and the fifth earned on home soil!

Final:
[1] Graham Ryding (CAN) bt [2] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (55m)