Seeds Enjoy Indian Summer Success
by Howard Harding

6 October 2013 - The four seeds came through contrasting quarter-finals in the Indian Summer Benefiting Beyond Walls, the inaugural PSA World Tour International 25 squash event at the Commodore Squash Club in St Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Tom Richards, the No2 seed from England who is battling back to top form after a recent hamstring injury, was stretched for 71 minutes before overcoming fellow countryman Eddie Charlton.

Underdog Charlton, the world No63 from Nottingham, twice led in the match - but Richards, a former world No12 currently at 22, dug deep to win 6-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3.

Richards will now take on third seed Laurens Jan Anjema, the eight-time Dutch champion from The Hague. Anjema denied the event domestic interest in the last four by beating US champion Christopher Gordon 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 in 44 minutes.

Fourth seed Nicolas Mueller enjoyed the quickest victory, taking only 24 minutes to stop Malaysian Muhd Asyraf Azan 11-1, 11-3, 11-7.

The Swiss number one now has top seed Alister Walker in his sights. The world No15 from Botswana defeated fellow African Shaun le Roux, the world No53 from Cape Town, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6.

RESULTS: PSA International 25 Benefiting Beyond Walls Indian Summer Tournament, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Quarter-finals:
[1] Alister Walker (BOT) bt Shaun le Roux (RSA) 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 (51m)
[4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 11-1, 11-3, 11-7 (24m)
[3] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 (44m)
[2] Tom Richards (ENG) bt Eddie Charlton (ENG) 6-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3 (71m)

Semi-final line-up:
[1] Alister Walker (BOT) v [4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
[2] Tom Richards (ENG) v [3] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED)