Canberra Open QF: Tsukue Gatecrashes Last Four

Japan’s Ryunosuke Tsukue is into the last four of the Jansher Khan Canberra Open after taking down No.3 seed Charlie Lee in straight games in the quarter finals.

Tsukue came into the Challenger 20 level tournament in Australia unseeded, and got the better of Englishman Tom Walsh on Wednesday evening. That good run continued into the quarter finals, where he came up against another Englishman, in the No.3 seed, Charlie Lee.

The Japanese man, who currently sits at World No.106, was in control from the off. He took the first game 11-5, before then doubling his advantage with an 11-8 scoreline in the second. Tsukue then secured victory after 42 minutes of action at Woden Squash Centre, to advance to the semi-finals where he will face Canadian No.1 David Baillargeon.

The other match in the last four will see top seed Adrian Waller and USA’s Andrew Douglas do battle. Waller came through his quarter final with Welshman Owain Taylor in straight games, while Douglas got the better of Czechia’s Martin Svec in a four-game battle.

The semi-finals of the Jansher Khan Canberra Open will take place on Friday, October 21, with the last four doing battle to reach Saturday’s finals. You can keep up to date with live scores from all matches in the tournament here.

Quarter Final Results: Jansher Khan Canberra Open
[1] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Owain Taylor (WAL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-1 (33m)
[4] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt [5] Martin Svec (CZE) 3-1: 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 12-10 (48m)
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt [3] Charlie Lee (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 (42m)
[2] David Baillargeon (CAN) bt [6] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (34m)

Semi-Final Draw: To Be Played Friday, October 21
[1] Adrian Waller (ENG) v [4] Andrew Douglas (USA)
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) v [2] David Baillargeon (CAN)