Illingworth Extends Home Interest In Berkshire Open

There will be unexpected domestic interest in the quarter-finals of the Berkshire Open in Williamstown, Mass, after US National champion Julian Illingworth, a qualifier, upset Australia's eighth seed Raj Nanda 11-8 11-8 3-11 2-11 11-9 in the first round of the $20,000 PSA Tour event at Williams College.

Illingworth, the Yale University No1, goes on to face Australian Cameron Pilley, the fourth seed who beat US-based compatriot Mike Corren, also a qualifier, 7-11 11-7 11-6 11-10.

Top-seeded Canadian Graham Ryding stopped any additional home interest in the event when he beat New York-born 19-year-old Christopher Gordon 11-5 11-8 11-4.

Ryding, the world No13 from Toronto, now faces unseeded compatriot Matthew Giuffre for a place in the last four.

1st round:
[1] Graham Ryding (CAN) bt Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [6] Gavin Jones (WAL) 11-8, 9-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (2-0)
[4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [Q] Mike Corren (AUS) 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-10 (5-3)
[Q] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [8] Raj Nanda (AUS) 11-8, 11-8, 3-11, 2-11, 11-9
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [5] Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-9, 11-8, 11-2
[3] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt [Q] Ben Gould (AUS) 11-10 (4-2), 11-2, 11-4
[7] Liam Kenny (IRL) bt [Q] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-5, 11-2 ret.
[2] Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 11-7, 5-11, 6-11, 11-1, 11-2