Black Knight and Ashaway sponsored player Tom Pashley claimed his maiden title on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour in Peru by winning the $6,000 'Tour De Las Americas' Regatas Squash Open without dropping a game.The fourth seed from Brighton in Sussex claimed his breakthrough success at Club Regatas in Lima by beating the event's top two seeds.
It was in the semi-finals that 22-year-old Pashley, ranked 118 in the world, despatched top-seeded Mexican Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 in 45 minutes.
In the final, the left-hander faced second seed Esteban Casarino - and battled for 50 minutes to overcome the experienced 34-year-old from Paraguay 11-6, 11-8, 11-9.
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Tour De Las Americas Regatas Open, Lima, Peru
Final:
[4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (50m)
Semi-Finals:
[2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt [3] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-3, 16-14 (86m)
[4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [1] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (45m)
Quarter-Finals:
[2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt [Q] Andres Duany (PER) 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6 (69m)
[3] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) bt [Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) 11-9, 1-1 ret. (20m)
[4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [7] Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (30m)
[1] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [Q] Jose Manuel Elias (PER) 11-9, 11-13, 11-2, 11-7 (37m)
1st Round:
[2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt Armando Olguin (MEX) 11-2, 11-1, 11-5 (20m)
[Q] Andres Duany (PER) bt [5] Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) 12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-5 (53m)
[3] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) bt [Q] Gonzalo Seminario (PER) 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (45m)
[Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) bt [6] Tiago Cabral (BRA) 11-4, 12-10, 11-5 (14m)
[7] Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) bt Mauricio Dasso (PER) 6-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-8 (45m)
[4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt Luke Forster (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (40m)
[Q] Jose Manuel Elias (PER) bt [8] Nahuel Hernan Ramos (ARG) 14-16, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4 (45m)
[1] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt Alfredo Avila (MEX) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (34m)
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