In an all-English final between the event’s top two seeds, Shaun le Roux emerged triumphant after an hour to win the Madison Open, the $6,000 PSA World Tour event in its second year at the Madison Squash Workshop in Madison in the US state of Wisconsin.
Le Roux and second seed Eddie Charlton had both survived bruising 90-minute semi-finals – favourite Le Roux defeating Malaysia’s fourth seed Kamran Khan in four games and Charlton, from Nottingham overcoming third-seeded compatriot Jaymie Haycocks in five games.
And Charlton took the opening game in the final before Yorkshireman Le Roux, the 24-year-old world No80 from Castleford, came back to win 7-11, 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 11-3.
The title victory makes up for Le Roux’s runners-up finish in the Leinster Open in Ireland only three weeks ago, and takes the Englishman’s Tour title total to three over the last three years.
Champion Le Roux (left) is pictured with tournament organiser Damon Bourne
Final:
[1] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [2] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 7-11, 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 11-3 (60m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [4] Kamran Khan (MAS) 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (90m)
[2] Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt [3] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 (90m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [5] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-7, 11-2, 11-3
[4] Kamran Khan (MAS) bt [Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) 10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6
[3] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [6] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 1-11, 13-11
[2] Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt [7] Peter Creed (WAL) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
1st round:
[1] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7
[5] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) bt Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-4, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8
[4] Kamran Khan (MAS) bt [Q] Fernando Lopez (MEX) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
[Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) bt [8] Rex Hedrick (AUS) 11-7, 4-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 (89m)
[6] Wade Johnstone (AUS) bt Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
[3] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [Q] Neil Cordell (ENG) 11-5, 12-10, 11-4
[7] Peter Creed (WAL) bt Jonas Laursen (DEN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6
[2] Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt [Q] Lyall Paterson (SCO) 10-12, 11-2, 7-6 ret.
Qualifying finals:
Lyall Paterson (SCO) bt Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 14-16, 11-9, 11-2, 12-10
Anthony Graham (ENG) bt Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7
Fernando Lopez (MEX) bt Daniel Sibley (CAN) 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 12-10
Neil Cordell (ENG) bt Keith Pritchard (CAN) 11-0, 11-1, 11-4
1st qualifying round:
Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) bye
Lyall Paterson (SCO) bt Bader Aldalali (USA) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Jessie Darley (USA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2
Anthony Graham (ENG) bt Eric Drier (USA) 11-6, 11-6 ret.
Fernando Lopez (MEX) bt Rahul Singh (USA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5
Daniel Sibley (CAN) bt Lance Encell (USA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
Keith Pritchard (CAN) bt Damon Bourne (USA) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
Neil Cordell (ENG) bye
