Brazilian star Rafael Alarcon will contest the final of the Cerdil Open for the third time in four years – but will be hoping to bring the title into home hands for the first time when he faces Englishman Jaymie Haycocks in the climax of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event at the Shopping Avenida Center in Dourados.
The No2 seed from Sao Paulo (pictured) beat unseeded Englishman Alex Ingham 11-9, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5 in 45 minutes and will now play in his 34th PSA Tour final.
There was unexpected Brazilian interest in the other semi-final where Haycocks, the third seed, faced wild card Vinicius Rodrigues. The 26-year-old from Barsilia made the semis after stopping unseeded Benjamin Fischer, the Swiss giant-killer who ousted top seed and defending champion Jan Koukal in the opening round.
But Haycocks, world No71 from Birmingham, was too strong for the Brazilian, winning 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 in 40 minutes.
The 29-year-old Englishman is celebrating his third successive final appearance on the PSA Tour, after winning the Paraguay Open last week.
Semi-finals:
[3] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [WC] Vinicius Rodrigues (BRA) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Rafael Alarcon (BRA) bt Alex Ingham (ENG) 11-9, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5 (45m)
Quarter-finals:
[WC] Vinicius Rodrigues (BRA) bt Benjamin Fischer (SUI) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (37m)
[3] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [Q] Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) 14-12, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7 (49m)
Alex Ingham (ENG) bt [4] Johan Bouquet (FRA) 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 10-12, 11-3 (75m)
[2] Rafael Alarcon (BRA) bt Michael McCue (CAN) 11-9, 11-6, 11-3 (35m)
1st round:
Benjamin Fischer (SUI) bt [1] Jan Koukal (CZE) 8-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-5, 11-8 (48m)
[WC] Vinicius Rodrigues (BRA) bt Joe Chapman (IVB) 11-4, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9 (55m)
[Q] Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) bt Fernando Lopez (MEX) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (65m)
[3] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [Q] Jonathan Geekie (SCO) 12-10, 11-4, 12-10 (45m)
[4] Johan Bouquet (FRA) bt Karamatullah Khan (PAK) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6 (68m)
Alex Ingham (ENG) bt [Q] Jonathan Maloney (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (29m)
Michael McCue (CAN) bt [Q] Josue Enriquez (GUA) 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (56m)
[2] Rafael Alarcon (BRA) bt Matthew Serediak (CAN) 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5 (56m)
Qualifying finals:
Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) bt Bryan Bonilla (GUA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (34m)
