$15,000 Men's ADL/Rodenstock Manitoba Open, Canada

Top seeds, Canadians Shahier Razik and Matt Giuffre, both advance in first round action in Winnipeg, Manitoba Thursday.

Also advancing was Mexican Eric Galvez, who dropped a 19-17 first game tiebreaker before regrouping to dispense with Australia Bradley Hindle in 85 minutes.

Unseeded Colombian Bernardo Samper caused the only upset on the opening day of action in the ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open when he despatched Bermuda's eighth seed Nicholas Kyme 11-7 11-7 11-3 in 40 minutes in Winnipeg, Canada.

The 23-year-old from Bogotá now faces fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci in the last eight after the Frenchman beat New Zealand qualifier Martin Knight 11-7 11-4 11-5.

A mouth-watering all-Canadian quarter-final clash is set up at the top of the draw when top seed Shahier Razik takes on seventh seed Shawn Delierre.  The favourite, from Toronto, beat English qualifier Laurence Delasaux 11-8 11-7 11-9, while Montreal-based Delierre dismissed fellow Canadian Iain Crozier 11-3 11-4 11-8.

RESULTS:        ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open, Winnipeg, Canada

1st round draw:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN)def [Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 11-8 11-7 11-9 (40m)
[7] Shawn Delierre (CAN)def Iain Crozier (CAN) 11-3 11-4 11-8 (30m)
[3] Eric Galvez (MEX)def Bradley Hindle (AUS) 10-11(7-9) 11-6 11-3 11-5(85m)
[5] Stacey Ross (ENG)def [Q] Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7 11-3 11-5(40m)
Bernardo Samper (COL) def [8] Nicholas Kyme (BER) 11-7 11-7 11-3 (40m)
[4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) def [Q] Martin Knight (NZL) 11-7 11-4 11-5(45m)
[6] Scott Handley (ENG) def [Q] Steve Finitsis (AUS) 10-11(1-3) 10-11(0-2) 11-8 11-8 11-6(55m)
[2] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) def Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-8 11-3 8-11 11-9 (70m)

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