Sutherland Tests Tuominen In Finnish Opener

Top-seeded Helsinki hero Olli Tuominen squandered a two-game lead against Rob Sutherland in the first round of the Savcor Finnish Open before beating the Welsh qualifier in five games in the $20,000 PSA Tour squash event at Mikkeli Squash Club in Mikkeli.

Tuominen's 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, 11-3 victory takes the Finn into a quarter-final against Simon Rosner after the fifth seed from Germany beat New Zealand qualifier Campbell Grayson 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.

Australian Scott Arnold was the highest seed to fall - beaten 11-10 (4-2), 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5 in 80 minutes by unseeded Swede Badr Abdel Aziz.

There was mixed French success in the event - fourth seed Julien Balbo crashing out in straight games to South African qualifier Clinton Leeuw, while unseeded Mathieu Castagnet survived a marathon clash against Scott Handley before upsetting the sixth-seeded Englishman 9-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4, 6-11, 11-10 (5-3) in 85 minutes.

1st round:
[1] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Rob Sutherland (WAL) 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, 11-3 (48m)
[5] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [Q] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 (55m)
Badr Abdel Aziz (SWE) bt [3] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-10 (4-2), 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5 (80m)
[8] Jesse Engelbrecht (RSA) bt Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 (25m)
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [6] Scott Handley (ENG) 9-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4, 6-11, 11-10 (5-3) (85m)
[Q] Clinton Leeuw (RSA) bt [4] Julien Balbo (FRA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-10 (5-3) (42m)
[7] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt [Q] Shaun le Roux (ENG) 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (50m)
[2] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Matias Tuomi (FIN) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (45m)