Suchde Scores In Berkshire Open Qualifiers

Former US Intercollegiate champion Siddharth Suchde has earned a place in the biggest PSA Tour squash event of his career after beating Scotland's Stuart Crawford in the qualifying finals of the Berkshire Open in Williamstown, USA.

The 22-year-old from Mumbai in India made his breakthrough in the first qualifying round where he beat experienced Frenchman Laurent Elriani. Suchde beat Crawford 11-3, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5 and will now face second seed Cameron Pilley, the defending champion from Australia, in the first round of the $20,000 PSA Tour event in its fourth year at Williams College.

Qualifying finals:
Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt Stuart Crawford (SCO) 11-3, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5
Patrick Chifunda (ZAM) bt David Barnett (ENG) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8
Ryan Donegan (USA) bt Regardt Schonborn (RSA) 10-11 (0-2), 9-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 11-8
Raj Nanda (AUS) bt Gilly Lane (USA) 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 11-8