Santiago Open: Lopez Takes First Win In Three Years

Spain’s Edmon Lopez was the victor at the Santiago Open, winning on home soil to claim his first Tour title in three years, after lasting tasting success at the Springfield Scottish Squash Open in 2019.

The Spaniard, who has been inside the world’s top 50 previously, was down at World No.166 prior to the start of this Challenger 5 level event, due to playing just two events since the Tour was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He came into the domestically restricted tournament as the No.4 seed, and he started with a straight games victory against Pablo Quintana Estevez, before also winning 3-0 against Pablo Dolz in the quarter finals.

Lopez’s good form continued in to the semi-finals, as he downed top seed Ivan Perez in straight games to move through to the final, where he got the better of No.3 seed Sergio Garcia Pollan.

The Spaniard came through the entire event without dropping a game, en route to his eighth Tour title, and his second on home soil in Spain.

Results: Santiago Open
Final
[4] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt [3] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-4

Semi-Finals
[4] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt [1] Ivan Perez (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
[3] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) bt [2] Hugo Varela (ESP) 3-1: 9-11, 15-13, 11-9, 11-4

Quarter Finals
[1] Ivan Perez (ESP) bt [5] Augusto Ortigosa (ESP) 3-2: 12-14, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 11-6
[4] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt Pablo Dolz (ESP) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[3] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) bt [8] Javier Martin (ESP) 3-0: 11-5, 12-10, 11-9
[2] Hugo Varela (ESP) bt [7] Nilo Vidal (ESP) 3-1: 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-3

Round One
[1] Ivan Perez (ESP) bt Aron Astray (ESP) 3-1: 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
[5] Augusto Ortigosa (ESP) bt Joel Jaume Izcara (ESP) 3-0: 12-10, 11-6, 11-7
Pablo Dolz (ESP) bt [6] Marc Lopez (ESP) 3-1: 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
[4] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt Pablo Quintana Estevez (ESP) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-1
[3] Sergio Garcia Pollan (ESP) bt Mateo Rodriguez Bello (ESP) 3-0: 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
[8] Javier Martin (ESP) bt Alvaro Gaitan (ESP) 3-2: 14-12, 6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5
[7] Nilo Vidal (ESP) bt Alvaro Martin (ESP) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 12-10
[2] Hugo Varela (ESP) bt Ernesto Revert Escutia (ESP) 3-0: 11-1, 11-2, 11-1