Hindle Stops Knight In Pacific Athletic Club Upset
26 Mar 2010
Malta qualifier Bradley Hindle pulled off the only upset in the first round of the Pacific Athletic Club Open when he beat fourth seed Martin Knight to reach the quarter-finals of the $22,500 PSA World Tour squash event at the Pacific Athletic Club in Redwood City in the US state of California.
The Netherlands-based 29-year-old downed New Zealander Knight 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 and will now meet seventh-seeded Italian Stephane Galifi for a place in the semi-finals.
Defending champion Julian Illingworth, the third seed from New York who is leading US interest in the event, despatched Australian qualifier Wade Johnstone 12-10, 11-8, 11-2 in just 28 minutes to earn his anticipated place in the last eight.
1st round:
[1] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt John Rooney (IRL) 12-10, 11-3, 11-6 (37m)
[6] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [Q] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (29m)
[Q] Bradley Hindle (MLT) bt [4] Martin Knight (NZL) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (33m)
[7] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [Q] Zac Alexander (AUS) 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (31m)
[8] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt Tyler Hamilton (CAN) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 (20m)
[3] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [Q] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 12-10, 11-8, 11-2 (28m)
[5] Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 14-12 (44m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Dylan Bennett (NED) 12-10, 12-10, 11-6 (40m)
