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Englishman James Earles earned his second PSA World Tour title in three weeks when he defeated fellow countryman Chris Fuller in the final of the LOC Charing Cross Classic, the inaugural PSA Challenger 5 squash event at Charing Cross Sports Club in London, England.
Seeded six, Earles ousted fifth seed Mark Fuller in the semi-finals in straight games to reach the second Tour final of his career.
In the other semi, Mark’s younger brother Chris stopped George Parker, the unseeded 18-year-old who produced the shock of the tournament when he defeated top seed Charles Sharpes.
Third seed Fuller established a 2/1 lead over Earles (pictured above, left, with tournament promoter Ben Ford) in the final – but the 21-year-old from Hull reclaimed the advantage to close out the match 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6 in 79 minutes to win the title against expectation.
“I’m really pleased to have won my second PSA title and especially with it being my second final as well,” said Earles. “My game over the last three days got better each day so I was pleased to have played well today and get the win.
“Happy that all my hard work over the last few years is finally paying off and that I am showing to my sponsors and coaches that the hard work and confidence in me is finally paying off – I’m over the moon to be finally giving them something back.
“I’m hoping that this win will give me the confidence I need to take in to Bratislava next week and do the same again,” concluded Earles, currently ranked 127 in the world.
Final:
[6] James Earles (ENG) bt [3] Chris Fuller (ENG) 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6 (79m)
Semi-finals:
[3] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt George Parker (ENG) 9-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
[6] James Earles (ENG) bt [5] Mark Fuller (ENG) 11-8, 14-12, 11-6
Quarter-finals:
George Parker (ENG) bt [1] Charles Sharpes (ENG) 9-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
[3] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [Q] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9
[5] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt Joe Green (ENG) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
[6] James Earles (ENG) bt [Q] Ben Ford (ENG) 11-9, 3-11, 12-10, 11-5
2nd round:
[1] Charles Sharpes (ENG) bt [Q] Robert Dadds (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (29m)
George Parker (ENG) bt [Q] Chris Hall (ENG) 11-3, 7-2 ret. (14m)
[Q] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt [8] Jonas Daehler (SUI) 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-9 (60m)
[3] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt Steven London (ENG) 11-3, 11-7, 11-3 (37m)
Joe Green (ENG) bt [Q] Bradley Masters (ENG) 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (49m)
[5] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt Patrick Rooney (ENG) 11-5, 13-11, 11-6 (39m)
[6] James Earles (ENG) bt [Q] Ondrej Uherka (CZE) 11-7, 8-11, 11-13, 11-5, 11-1 (58m)
[Q] Ben Ford (ENG) bt Micah Franklin (BER) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 (39m)
1st round:
[1] Charles Sharpes (ENG) bt Jamie Henderson (SCO) 11-5, 11-9, 11-3
[Q] Robert Dadds (ENG) bt Claudio Pinto (POR) 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9
[Q] Chris Hall (ENG) bt Jonathan Geekie (SCO) 11-3, 11-3, 11-1
George Parker (ENG) bt [7] Kevin Moran (SCO) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7
[8] Jonas Daehler (SUI) bt Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7
[Q] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Haseeb Gul (PAK) 11-2, 11-7, 11-7
Steven London (ENG) bt [Q] Phil Nightingale (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 12-14, 11-5
[3] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [Q] Dani Pascual (ESP) 5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7
Joe Green (ENG) bt [4] Benjamin Fischer (SUI) 12-10, 11-5, 1-11, 11-8
[Q] Bradley Masters (ENG) bt Tom de Mulder (BEL) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt Nick Mulvey (ENG) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8
[5] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt Jakob Dirnberger (AUT) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3
[6] James Earles (ENG) bt Joshua Masters (ENG) 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3
[Q] Ondrej Uherka (CZE) bt Jaakko Vahamaa (FIN) 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6
Micah Franklin (BER) bt Anthony Brindle (GIB) 12-10, 12-10, 15-13
[Q] Ben Ford (ENG) bt [LL] Joeri Hapers (BEL) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
Qualifying finals:
Ondrej Uherka (CZE) bt Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 11-5, 13-11, 13-11
Dani Pascual (ESP) bt Sam Ellis (ENG) 11-6, 11-3, 11-9
Bradley Masters (ENG) bt Diego Gobbi (BRA) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3
Chris Hall (ENG) bt David Haley (WAL) 8-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4
Robert Dadds (ENG) bt Joeri Hapers (BEL) 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11
Ben Ford (ENG) bt Miles Jenkins (ENG) 11-5, 11-8, 17-15
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt James Bamber (ENG) 10-12, 11-5, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8
Phil Nightingale (ENG) bt Aitor Zunzunegui (ESP) 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7
1st qualifying round:
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt Gary Nisbet (ENG) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (24m)
Ondrej Uherka (CZE) bt Xavi Blasco (ESP) 11-8, 11-1, 11-3 (33m)
Sam Ellis (ENG) bt Elliot Selby (ENG) 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 14-16, 11-8 (55m)
Dani Pascual (ESP) bt Connor Sheen (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 12-10 (39m)
Diego Gobbi (BRA) bt Muhammad Salman Hashmi (PAK) 11-9, 12-10, 16-14 (50m)
Bradley Masters (ENG) bye
Chris Hall (ENG) bt Richard Williams (ENG) 11-1, 11-7, 11-5 (31m)
David Haley (WAL) bt Will John (WAL) 11-4, 13-11, 11-9 (49m)
Robert Dadds (ENG) bt Pablo Rawden (ENG) 11-4, 16-14, 6-11, 9-11, 11-6 (55m)
Joeri Hapers (BEL) bt Marc ter Sluis (NED) 11-4, 2-11, 11-3, 13-11 (46m)
Miles Jenkins (ENG) bt Benjamin Coates (ENG) 11-9, 11-1, 11-7 (23m)
Ben Ford (ENG) bt Manuel Wanner (SUI) 11-5, 11-1, 7-11, 11-6 (42m)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Neal Brooker (ENG) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 (25m)
James Bamber (ENG) bt Luke Bishop (ENG) 15-13, 11-5, 13-11 (46m)
Aitor Zunzunegui (ESP) bt Hamza Imtiaz (PAK) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (37m)
Phil Nightingale (ENG) bt Abid Khan (PAK) 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (40m)
