Toronto NSA Open Qualifying Finals
by Mike McCue
August 14, 2012 - Four main draw spots were up for grabs Tuesday night, and there was a mix of international pros and locals vying for these coveted berths. Yuta Fukui comfortably disposed of American junior Ben Leizman in under 20 minutes and now takes on resident NSA pro (literally), Adrian Dudzicki. Sehyun Lee continued the Asian Qualifying Invasion in the second match by beating James Van Staveren three-love. The Canadian "JVS" held two game balls in the first and led 4-0 in the second, but as in last night's match, Lee took charge in these key situations with a steady and professional approach. He was drawn in against another NSA regular- Matt Serediak.
Colin West is a bit of a mythical figure in Canadian squash; feared by all due to ferocious pace and accuracy, but entering few tournaments. He won the first 19 points against Max Leclair, and only dropped a total of four in the entire match. He will play #2 seed Scott Arnold tomorrow, in what many fans (including tournament convener Jamie Nicholls) are touting as the match of the evening. Scheduled as the nightcap at 9:15pm, it could indeed run much later. Finally, Eric Dingle reached the main draw here to match his result from last year. Local junior Nick Guest did well to take a game, but Dingle was always the likely winner. He will now face fellow Calgary native Andrew "Doogie Howser" McDougall.
Action gets underway tomorrow at 3:45pm (GMT-5) with the aforementioned Dingle/McDougall affair and runs straight through the evening.
Live streaming of all matches can be found at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/colony-ford-lincoln-nsa-squash-open-2012/theater
Qualifying final results:
Yuta Fukui (JPN) bt Ben Leizman (USA) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 plays Dudzicki
Sehyun Lee (KOR) bt James Van Staveren (CAN) 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 plays Serediak
Colin West (CAN) bt Maxym Leclair (CAN) 11-0, 11-1, 11-3 plays Arnold
Eric Dingle (CAN) bt Nick Guest (CAN) 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 plays McDougall
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