PSA Anyospark QF: Romiglio Overcomes Malik To Advance

The quarter finals of the PSA Anyospark saw four lengthy matches, with Argentina’s Leandro Romiglio causing the sole upset of the day, as he came from behind to defeat England’s No.3 seed Curtis Malik to make it through to the semi-finals.

The Argentinian, who featured at the PSA World Championships for the first time earlier this year, found himself two games down to the Englishman, including having lost the first game on a tie-break 13-11. However, Romiglio fought back to win the third game by the same scoreline before going on to win both the fourth and fifth games as well to secure a 3-2 victory to make the last four of the competition.

Romiglio will now face Spaniard Ivan Perez in the semi-finals, after the tournament’s No.2 seed overcame compatriot Sergio Garcia Pollan in the longest match of the day. Pollan took the first on a tie-break, before Perez, the World No.104, took the second 11-4 to level it up. He then won thee third on a tie-break, to keep the momentum in his favour, eventually winning in four games after 82 minutes of action.

The other semi-final in Andorra la Vella will see Welshman Emyr Evans and Spain’s Edmon Lopez go head-to-head after they won their respective last eight clashes. Evans needed five games to defeat Italian No.1 Yuri Farneti, while Loped overcame the challenge of India’s Abhay Singh.

The semi-finals of the Challenger 5 level PSA Anyospark will take place on Saturday, June 4, with the last four doing battle to make it through to Sunday’s finals.

Quarter Final Results: PSA Anyospark
[6] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt [9] Abay Singh (IND) 3-1: 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-4 (47m)
[4] Emyr Evans (WAL) bt [8] Yuri Farneti (ITA) 3-2: 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4 (67m)
[5] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt [3] Curtis Malik (ENG) 3-2: 11-13, 3-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-4 (63m)
[2] Ivan Perez (ESP) bt [7] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) 3-1: 12-14, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7 (82m)

Semi-Final Draw: To Be Played Saturday, June 4
[6] Edmon Lopez (ESP) v [4] Emyr Evans (WAL)
[5] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) v [2] Ivan Perez (ESP)