England Trio Earn Qualifying Places In Swedish Open

English players Alex Stait, Jonathan Harford and Chris Ryder claimed three of the four qualifying slots in the Case Swedish Open after the completion of the qualifying finals in Linköping, Sweden

Harford, 23, from Leeds, disappointed the local crowd when he despatched Sweden's qualifying hope Badr Abdel Aziz, from Stockholm, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9. He now faces fellow Leeds-based Englishman Alister Walker, the No7 seed.

World University champion Chris Ryder, from Wolverhampton, defeated Germany's European Junior champion Simon Rosner, ranked two places higher in the world, 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8

Qualifying finals:
Alex Stait (ENG) bt Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) 11-10 (2-0), 4-11, 11-7, 11-4
Amr Swelim (EGY) bt Romain Tenant (FRA) 11-8, 11-6, 11-4
Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt Badr Abdel Aziz (SWE) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
Chris Ryder (ENG) bt Simon Rosner (GER) 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8