Shawn Takes Shahier In Canadian Shake-Up

Shawn Delierre upset fellow Canadian Shahier Razik in the quarter-finals of the Mayacamas Ranch North American Open at the San Francisco Bay Club in San Francisco to claim the first victory over his higher-ranked compatriot in five Tour meetings.

Delierre, the seventh seed from Montreal, battled for five games before beating his fourth-seeded opponent 11-10 (2-0), 8-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-9.

The 25-year-old world No44 will now face top seed John White for a place in the final of the $25,000 PSA Tour event in California. White, the US-based world No9 from Scotland, despatched Canadian qualifier David Phillips 11-4, 11-6, 11-8.

The other semi-final will feature second seed Adrian Grant and third seed Mohd Azlan Iskandar after Malaysian Iskandar beat eighth seed Chris Simpson 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 and Englishman Grant defeated Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez 11-9, 11-7, 11-5.

Quarter-finals:
[1] John White (SCO) bt [Q] David Phillips (CAN) 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
[7] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt [4] Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-10 (2-0), 8-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-9
[3] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [8] Chris Simpson (ENG) 11-9, 11-3, 11-4
[2] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5