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Pilley & Boswell To Star In All-Australian Berkshire Open Final

26 Sep 2005

The final of the Berkshire Open will be a surprise all-Australian affair after fourth seed Cameron Pilley and unseeded Stewart Boswell pulled off notable upsets in the semi-finals at Williams College in Williamstown, USA.

Pilley, a 22-year-old from Queensland who broke into the world's top thirty this month, fought back from a game down to defeat Canadian favourite Graham Ryding, the world No13, 6-11 11-7 11-9 11-2 in 61 minutes.

In the other semi-final, 27-year-old Boswell claimed another in a long line of higher-ranked scalps by beating seventh seed Liam Kenny, the world No49 from Ireland, 11-6 11-9 11-4 in 45 minutes.

Semi-finals:
[4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [1] Graham Ryding (CAN) 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-2 (61m)
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [7] Liam Kenny (IRL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 (45m)