Englishmen Burst Through In Sonderborg

English qualifiers Ben Ford and William Newnham came through the first round of the Fros Open and will now face each other for a place in the semi-finals of the inaugural PSA Tour event at Sonderborg Squash Club in Sonderborg, Denmark.

Ford, 31, from Kent, defeated Spain's No7 seed David Vidal 11-1, 11-9, 11-5 in 33 minutes while Newnham, a 19-year-old from Sussex in his first year on the PSA Tour, took just two minutes longer to quash third-seeded Dutchman Rene Mijs 11-7, 11-6, 11-6.

1st round:
[1] Romain Tenant (FRA) bt [Q] Michael Frilund (DEN) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (25m)
Rene Jepsen (DEN) bt Foad Hammouni (SWE) 11-9, 11-4, 3-11, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0)
[Q] William Newnham (ENG) bt [3] Rene Mijs (NED) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (35m)
[Q] Ben Ford (ENG) bt [7] David Vidal (ESP) 11-1, 11-9, 11-5 (33m)
[5] Matias Valenzuela (ARG) bt Chris Tasker-Grindley (ENG) 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-10 (2-0) (37m)
Morten W Sorensen (DEN) bt [4] Joan Lezaud (FRA) 10-11 (2-4), 11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4 (59m)
[8] Kristen Johnson (SCO) bt Thomas Phipps (ENG) 11-8, 11-10 (5-3), 11-7 (42m)
[2] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [Q] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3 (48m)