Zaman & Galvez Make Chicago PSA Challenger Final
by Howard Harding

27 October 2013 - Pakistan's Farhan Zaman and Mexican Eric Galvez will line up in a surprise Chicago Open final after surviving tough semi-finals in the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at Life Time Athletic in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Zaman, the third seed from Peshawar, dashed New Zealander Martin Knight's hopes of a fourth PSA Tour final appearance in two months when he fought back from a game down to upset the top seed 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8.

The 20-year-old world No71 is marking the sixth Tour final of his career.

Fourth seed Galvez ended unseeded Frenchman Joan Lezaud's impressive run in the event - but the seasoned 30-year-old from Puebla was taken to tie-breaks in all three games before emerging a 12-10, 12-10, 12-10 victor.

Galvez, a two-time Pan American champion and a former PanAm Games gold medallist, is celebrating the 24th of final of his career - and both he and Zaman will be appearing in the second finals of the year.

But whilst Zaman won the long-established CAS International on home soil last month, world No91 Galvez will be looking to pick up his first Tour title in more than two years.

RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Chicago Open, Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA

Semi-finals:
[3] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [1] Martin Knight (NZL) 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8
[4] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Joan Lezaud (FRA) 12-10, 12-10, 12-10