Anyos Park Open: Bonmalais Downs Stewart In Final

Frenchman Sebastien Bonmalais has claimed the Anyos Park Open crown after defeating Scotland’s Rory Stewart in the final at Club Esportiu Anyos Park.

The event was held with regional restrictions on entries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning only those currently living in the European continent being allowed to play.

Bonmalais was the top seed for the Challenger 5 event in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, and got his hands on silverware for the first time since the Greetings Squash Championship in 2019.

The Frenchman started his campaign with a comfortable victory over Andorran David Forne, before beating Czech No.9 seed Marek Panacek and Spanish No.6 seed Sergio Garcia Pollan to reach the last four.

In the semis, he got the better of compatriot Toufik Mekhalfi, before overcoming Scotland’s Rory Stewart in a four-game battle in the final which lasted just over an hour. Bonmalais now has four titles to his name on Tour.

Results: Anyos Park Open
Final
[1] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt [4] Rory Stewart (SCO) 3-1: 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-5

Semi-Finals
[1] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt [7] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
[4] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [2] Hugo Varela (ESP) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 11-4

Quarter-Finals
[1] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt [6] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-8
[7] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bt [13] Nilo Vidal (ESP) 3-1: 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4
[4] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [5] Ivan Perez (ESP) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
[2] Hugo Varela (ESP) bt [8] Edwin Clain (FRA) 3-2: 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9

Round Two
[1] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt [9] Marek Panacek (CZE) 3-1: 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
[6] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) bt [10] Joel Jaume Izcara (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 12-10
[7] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bt [15] Paul Gonzalez (FRA) 3-0: 11-2, 11-1, 11-7
[13] Nilo Vidal (ESP) bt [3] Ondrej Uherka (CZE) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 13-11
[4] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt Fergus Richards (SCO) 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-3
[5] Ivan Perez (ESP) bt [16] Rohan Mandil (FRA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-8
[8] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt Laouenan Loaec (FRA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 11-4
[2] Hugo Varela (ESP) bt Alasdair Prott (SCO) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-8

Round One
[1] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt David Forne (AND) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-1
[9] Marek Panacek (CZE) bt Pablo Dolz (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 12-10, 11-9
[10] Joel Jaume Izcara (ESP) bt Pablo Quintana Estevez (ESP) 3-2: 5-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 11-3
[6] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) bt Rene Mijs (NED) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
[7] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bt Baptiste Bouin (FRA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-2, 11-5
[15] Paul Gonzalez (FRA) bt Maceo Levy (FRA) 3-2: 11-7, 3-11, 10-12, 13-11, 11-9
[13] Nilo Vidal (ESP) bt Iluis Suarez (AND) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
[3] Ondrej Uherka (CZE) bt Santi Bos (AND) 3-0: 11-4, 11-1, 11-1
[4] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt Luke Stauffer (NED) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-8
Fergus Richards (SCO) bt [14] Quint Mandil (FRA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-1, 11-7
[16] Rohan Mandil (FRA) bt Jose Luis Hevia (AND) 3-0: 11-2, 14-12, 11-5
[5] Ivan Perez (ESP) bt Antoine Riehl (FRA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
[8] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt Antonin Romieu (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
Laouenan Loaec (FRA) bt [12] Lewis Doughty (ENG) 3-1: 3-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
Alasdair Prott (SCO) bt [11] Javier Martin (ESP) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
[2] Hugo Varela (ESP) bt Laszlo Godde (FRA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-6