Cuskelly Topples Walker In Ontario

Ryan Cuskelly pulled off the biggest upset in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Northern Ontario Open, PSA International 25 event, taking out number two seed Alister Walker with an accomplished performance in a 3-1 victory.

It was the Botswanan who started stronger, counter-attacking perfectly against Cuskelly’s attacking pace, but the Australian number five seed upped the ante in the second game, pouncing on any opportunity while maintaining a ferociously high work-rate to deny Walker’s hopes of progress as he claimed the next three games to complete the 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 win.

Fresh from his first round heroics in defeating World No.12 and top seeded Marwan Elshorbagy, American Chris Gordon’s tournament came crashing down against Canadian Shawn Delierre, with the experienced 32-year-old winning in straight-games in 55-minutes.

Elsewhere Cesar Salazar stopped the run of promising teenage talent Diego Elias in a five-game thriller while LJ Anjema continued his come-back from injury with a solid win over Campbell Grayson.

Results – Quarter-finals:
(8) Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt Chris Gordon (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (55m)
(4) Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt (7) Campbell Grayson (NZL) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (60m)
(3) Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt (6) Diego Elias (PER) 3-2: 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10 (102m)
(5) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt (2) Alister Walker (BOT) 3-1: 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (61m)

Draw – Semi-finals:
(8) Shawn Delierre (CAN) v (4) Laurens Jan Anjema (NED)
(3) Cesar Salazar (MEX) v (5) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS)