Fuchs Finds Extra Local Slot In Austrian Open

Andreas Fuchs delighted local fans in his hometown Vienna when he fought back from a game down to beat England's Eddie Charlton 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in 55 minutes in the qualifying finals of the Austrian Open to boost local representation in the main draw of the PSA Tour event at Manhatten Squash Club.

The 28-year-old former Austrian national champion will face Argentina's No7 seed Matias Valenzuela.

In the first staging of the Austrian Open as a PSA Tour event since 2000, local hero Aqeel Rehman is top seed. The 21-year-old from Salzburg takes on French qualifier Johan Bouquet in the first round and is expected to meet Germany's second seed Friedrich Scheel in Sunday's final.

Qualifying finals:
Andreas Fuchs (AUT) bt Eddie Charlton (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 (55m)
Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt Karamatullah Khan (PAK) 11-10 (4-2), 11-5, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (4-2) (74m)
Johan Bouquet (FRA) bt Foad Hammouni (SWE) 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 (34m)
Chris Truswell (ENG) bt William Newnham (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (29m)