Castagnet Beats Butt In PSA Debut

Appearing in his first PSA Tour event, France's Mathieu Castagnet beat Canada's experienced Sabir Butt 9-11 11-9 11-3 11-4 in 55 minutes to earn a place in the qualifying finals of the Colombian Open in the Colombian capital Bogotá.

The 18-year-old from Le Mans now faces Dutchman Dylan Bennett for a place in the first round of the $20,000 event in which fellow Frenchman Renan Lavigne is seeded to retain the title he won last year.

2nd qualifying round:
Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Juan Diego Torres (COL) 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 (20m)
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Sabir Butt (CAN) 9-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 (55m)
Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) bt Rodrigo Torres (COL) 11-10 (3-1), 11-9, 5-11, 3-11, 11-9 (40m)
Bernardo Samper (COL) bt Dylan Patterson (USA) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2 (21m)
Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (EGY) bt Andre Haschker (GER) 11-3, 11-10 (10-8), 11-7 (45m)
Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) bt Fabien Verseille (FRA) 11-1, 11-3, 7-11, 11-1 (30m)
Roberto Pezzota (ARG) bt Tom Richards (ENG) 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 11-8 (30m)
Sam Miller (ENG) bt Yann Perrin (FRA) 8-11, 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 (51m)