Steady Eddie Ousts Welsh Ace Sutherland

Unseeded English teenager Eddie Charlton pulled off a major upset in the first round of the Welsh Open when he defeated top-seeded Welshman Rob Sutherland on the opening day of action in the PSA Tour event at St Mellons Country Club in Cardiff.

The 18-year-old from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire beat favourite Sutherland 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 in 43 minutes - and will now face another local player Peter Creed for a place in the last four.

Unseeded Creed also claimed an unexpected berth in the quarter-finals when he outlasted fifth-seeded South African Jason Barry 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (2-0) in 77 minutes.

Jethro Binns set up a surprise all-Welsh quarter-final when he upset Finland's sixth seed Matias Tuomi 11-6, 11-1, 8-11, 11-7. The unseeded Abergavenny-born 22-year-old will take on fellow countryman Ricky Davies after the fourth seed from Newport beat English qualifier Richard Birks 11-8, 11-6, 11-3.

1st round:
Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt [1] Rob Sutherland (WAL) 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 (43m)
Peter Creed (WAL) bt [5] Jason Barry (RSA) 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (2-0) (77m)
[3] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [Q] Lewis Walters (ENG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-9 (39m)
[8] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [Q] Shahid Khan (ENG) 10-11 (0-2), 11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-1 (45m)
Jethro Binns (WAL) bt [6] Matias Tuomi (FIN) 11-6, 11-1, 8-11, 11-7 (38m)
[4] Ricky Davies (WAL) bt [Q] Richard Birks (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (25m)
[7] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [Q] Nic Birt (WAL) 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (36m)
[2] Ben Ford (ENG) bt James Snell (ENG) 4-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 (40m)