Cesar Sinks Twin For Guatemala Glory
by Howard Harding
21 May 2012 - Just a month after overtaking his twin brother in the PSA world rankings for the first time, Cesar Salazar won the Internacional Sporta Open title in Guatemala after recording his maiden Tour win over Arturo Salazar in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash event in its fifth year at the Sporta club in Guatemala City.
Third seed Cesar, the 24-year-old world No55 from San Luis Potosi in Mexico, reached his sixth Tour final after beating unseeded Welshman Peter Creed in straight games - while Arturo, the No4 seed ranked just two places below, made his breakthrough in the other semi by upsetting second-seeded New Zealander Campbell Grayson in five energy-sapping games.
Arturo was celebrating his eighth appearance in a PSA final - and had only lost one of his seven previous appearances.
He was also the event's title-holder, having won the trophy for the second year in a row twelve months ago.
But Cesar was determined to prove the accuracy of the latest world rankings - and despatched his sibling 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 to collect the second PSA World Tour title of his career.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 15 Internacional Sporta Open, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Semi-finals:
[3] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt Peter Creed (WAL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
[4] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [2] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 10-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
Final:
[3] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [4] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
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