The top seed has been beaten in the semifinals of the PSA World Squash Tour's Bankers Hall Pro-Am in Calgary. Knight went down in a five game marathon against fourth seeded Czech Jan Koukal, beaten 11-8, 8-11, 16-14, 6-11, 11-2 in a match lasting more than an hour and a half.
Knight now heads to Nova Scotia for a tournament starting on February 2nd..
Results...
Quarterfinals
1. Martin Knight (NZL) def Q. Dane Sharp (CAN) 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 13-11 (77 mins) 4. Jan Koukal (CZE) def 7. Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 2-11, 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7 (66 mins) 3. Arturo Salazar (MEX) def Q. Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (32 mins) 2. Chris Simpson (ENG) def 5. Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 11-3 (48 mins) Semifinals 4. Jan Koukal (CZE) def 1. Martin Knight (NZL) 11-8, 8-11, 16-14, 6-11 11-2 (100 mins) 3. Arturo Salazar (MEX) def 2. Chris Simpson (ENG) 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11 (95 mins)
Full draw/results...
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