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Delasaux Delivers With Wallingford Win

15 Jan 2006

England's Laurence Delasaux pulled off two successive upsets to win the Hithercroft Open title today in the English town of Wallingford, in Oxfordshire.

In the semi-finals, the seventh seed from Hull overcame a first game deficit to beat compatriot Alex Stait, the third seed from Gloucestershire, in four games.

The 20-year-old then faced fourth-seeded Hungarian Mark Krajcsak, the 22-year-old from Budapest who reached his first PSA Tour final after upsetting England's top seed Stacey Ross in the other semi-final.

In his fourth PSA final, Delasaux took 45 minutes to beat Krajcsak 11-6 11-10 11-7 to earn the second PSA title of his career.

Final:
[7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [4] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-6, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7 (45m)