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Olli Tuominen ousts Bradley Ball to tak Zurich Grasshopper Cup


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WORLD SQUASH NEWS. 11/29/99

Grasshopper Cup, Zurich Switzerland


Finland's second seed Olli Tuominen overcame a two-game deficit to beat England's unseeded Bradley Ball 10/15 13/15 17/15 15/3 15/9 in the final of the $11,000 Grasshopper Cup in Zurich, Switzerland.

It was the Helsinki-based 20-year-old's third PSA Tour title this year, in only his third ever Tour final.

Ball, 23, from Suffolk, was competing in his second PSA Tour final in seven days, after winning the South of England Championships last week. The Zurich final also marked his second five-game match in two days - he overcame compatriot Stephen Meads, the defending champion and top seed, 12/15 15/12 8/15 15/10 15/7 in the semi-finals.

FINAL:

[2] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt Bradley Ball (ENG) 10/15 13/15 17/15 15/3 15/9

Semi-finals:

Bradley Ball (ENG) bt [1] Stephen Meads (ENG) 12/15 15/12 8/15 15/10 15/7
[2] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 15/6 5/15 15/12 15/9

Quarter-finals:

[1] Stephen Meads (ENG) bt [7] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) 15/10 15/6 15/7
Bradley Ball (ENG) bt [5] Glenn Whittaker (RSA) 17/14 15/9 15/17 15/6
[Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt [3] Daniel Forslund (SWE) 15/6 15/12 13/15 15/7
[2] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [8] Julian Wellings (ENG) 15/10 15/4 9/15 15/10

First round:

[1] Stephen Meads (ENG) bt [Q] Nick Matthew (ENG) 11/15 15/7 15/7 15/7
[7] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) bt [Q] Adrian Hansen (RSA) 15/17 15/14 15/12 15/12
Bradley Ball (ENG) bt [Q] Adham Abou Taleb (ENG) 15/11 15/11 15/9
[5] Glenn Whittaker (RSA) bt Michael Fiteni (AUS 16/17 8/15 15/12 15/6 17/15
[Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt [5] Renan Lavigne (FRA) 15/12 15/9 15/11
[3] Daniel Forslund (SWE) bt Peter Genever (ENG) 12/15 15/9 12/15 15/12 15/9
[8] Julian Wellings (ENG) bt Stuart Cowie (SCO) 15/12 15/10 15/4
[2] Olli Tuominen (FIN) t Karim El Mistikawi (EGY) 15/7 15/13 8/15 15/4


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Issued on behalf of PSA by Howard Harding

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29 Nov 1999


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