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Clyne Clinches Calgary Semi

24 Jan 2009

Scottish qualifier Alan Clyne claimed the ultimate upset in the quarter-finals of the Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Open when he ousted top seed Jan Koukal to reach the semi-finals of the $10,000 PSA Tour squash event at Bankers Hall Club in Calgary, Canada.

The 22-year-old from Edinburgh beat Czech Koukal 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3 in 41 minutes and will now face fourth-seeded Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan for a place in the final.

Quarter-finals:
[Q] Alan Clyne (SCO) bt [1] Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3 (41m)
[4] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [8] Robin Clarke (CAN) 8-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6 (92m)
[7] David Phillips (CAN) bt Regardt Schonborn (RSA) 11-5, 11-7, 12-10 (41m)
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [5] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (39m)