Clyne Conquers Cuskelly For Six

Scottish number one Alan Clyne picked up the sixth PSA World Tour title of his career when he upset top-seeded Australian Ryan Cuskelly in today's final of the Garavan's Bar Paddy Whack West Of Ireland Open, the PSA Challenger 10 squash event in its eighth successive year at Galway Lawn Tennis Club in Galway, Ireland.

World No.37 Clyne took just 37 minutes to overcome Dutchman Sebastiaan Weenink, the No.7 seed in the semi-finals to reach his 12th final.

By contrast, left-hander Cuskelly was stretched for 76 minutes before overcoming Clyne's national team-mate Greg Lobban, the Scottish No.2, 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8 in the other semi in a win which set up the US-based Aussie's 13th Tour final appearance.

It was Clyne's first visit to Galway since winning the title in 2010 - and the 27-year-old from Edinburgh celebrated his return in fine style, recovering from a game down to beat World No.36 Cuskelly 4-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 in 77 minutes.

"It feels great to win in Galway again," said Clyne later. "We've had a tough training block over the last few weeks in Scotland and, when it pays off with good results, it's a nice feeling.

"I want to keep this form going into the Irish Open next week and hopefully peak come the Europeans in Riccione at the end of the month."