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Boswell Charges through Oklahoma Event

Australia’s Stewart Boswell yet again outclassed a field of pros in a PSA satellite event as he picked up his sixth PSA Tour title of 2005 by winning the Baker Group Oklahoma Open Squash Championship trophy in Oklahoma City, USA.

It was the perfect way for the former world No4 from Canberra to celebrate his 27th birthday. Boswell is enjoying a flawless return to the PSA Tour after a two-year layoff while suffering with a mystery back ailment.

He began his comeback at the South Island Championships in New Zealand in April and, after winning his fifth title in Mexico in June, arrived in Oklahoma as third seed. He made his breakthrough in the semi-finals against top seed Phillip Barker, beating the Englishman 11-5 11-6 11-7.

In the final, Boswell faced unseeded Shawn De Lierre, the Canadian who earlier in July won the Houston Open in the USA.

The Australian was too strong for De Lierre, however, sweeping to an 11-4 11-7 11-1 victory in just 21 minutes to record his 31st win in a row – and the 13th title of his career.

Boswell next heads to the qualifier for the English Open in Sheffield, where he has been granted a "local" qualifier spot by the tournament promoters.

RESULTS: Baker Group Oklahoma Open Squash Championship, Oklahoma, USA

1st round:
[1] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt Beau River (USA) 11-10 (4-2), 11-8, 11-2 (41m)
[8] David Phillips (CAN) bt Karim Yehia (EGY) 10-11 (0-2), 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9 (64m)
[3] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Ben Howell (ENG) 11-1, 11-3, 11-6 (25m)
[5] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Marton Szaboky (HUN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 (31m)
[6] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt Jago Nardelli (ENG) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (53m)
Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt [4] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (50m)
Kumail Mehmood (PAK) bt [7] Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (40m)
Ben Gould (AUS) bt [2] Mark Heather (ENG) 11-9, 8-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-4 (61m)

Quarter-finals:
[1] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [8] David Phillips (CAN) 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4 (60m)
[3] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [5] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (36m)
Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt [6] Laurent Elriani (FRA) 11-3, 10-11 (3-5), 10-11 (2-4), 11-4, 11-7 (102m)
Kumail Mehmood (PAK) bt Ben Gould (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7 (53m)

Semi-finals:
[3] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [1] Phillip Barker (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (44m)
Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt Kumail Mehmood (PAK) 11-4, 11-2, 3-11, 11-7 (38m)

Final:
[3] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Shawn De Lierre (CAN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-1 (21m)