Results from the 2005 Evergreen Open

17 January 2005

Ben Garners Evergreen Open Title

England's Ben Garner stormed to victory in the final of the Evergreen Open Squash Championship in Vancouver, Canada, when he beat local hero Matthew Giuffre in straight games to secure the second PSA Tour title of his career.

Top seed Garner, 24, from Lingfield in Surrey, needed four games to overcome compatriot Lee Drew in the semi-finals - while Giuffre, the fourth seed from Edmonton, pulled off a notable upset when he defeated second-seeded Englishman Alex Stait.

Despite suffering from the effects of flu, Garner despatched Giuffre 11-3 11-9 11-8 in the final.

"This was the first time the Evergreen Squash Club, located in North Vancouver, has hosted a PSA event and the entire experience was an outstanding success," said Tournament Committee spokesman Paul Marley.

RESULTS: Evergreen Open Squash Championship, Vancouver, Canada

Quarter-finals:
[1] Ben Garner (ENG) bt [8] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 8-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 (85m)
[5] Lee Drew (ENG) bt Shawn De Lierre (CAN) 10-11 (1-3), 11-0, 10-11 (0-2), 11-5, 11-7 (85m)
[4] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [7] Nicholas Kyme (BER) 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4 (45m)
[2] Alex Stait (ENG) bt [6] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (30m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Ben Garner (ENG) bt [5] Lee Drew (ENG) 11-5, 7-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-1 (51m)
[4] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [2] Alex Stait (ENG) 11-7, 2-11, 11-1, 11-10 (2-0) (49m)
Final:
[1] Ben Garner (ENG) bt [4] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 11-3, 11-9, 11-8

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