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24/05/09
Englishman Ben Ford made the most of his flying visit to Australia when he beat Mike Corren to take out the City of Perth International squash tournament in Perth on Sunday.
The top seeded Ford claimed his third professional title with the 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11 win over Corren, the second seed who was playing in a main tour final for the 30th time in a career spanning 11 years.
Ford, 33, and Corren, 34, both overcame younger Queenslanders to reach the final.
Ford outlasted 21-year-old Nathan Stevenson in five games 13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-4, while Corren downed 23-year-old Luke Forster 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.
Ford and Corren will be the top two seeds again next week when the tour moves to the historic gold mining town of Kalgoorlie for the Golden Open.
Results (prefix denotes seeding)
First round
1-Ben Ford (ENG) BT Jacob Alexander (Qld) 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
2-Mike Corren (SA) bt Patrick Woods (WA) 11-5, 11-1, 11-4
Gonzolo Miranda (ARG) bt 3-Justin Beard (SA) 11-9, 11-8, 13-11
4-Nathan Stevenson (Qld) bt Neeraj Aggarwal (Vic) 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6
5-Nathan Turnbull (Qld) bt Ken Okada (JPN) 11-8, 11-1, 11-8
6-Peter Taylor (Qld) bt Sam Brown (WA) 11-9, 11-4, 11-5
7-Luke Forster (Qld) bt Brent Dunkley (SA) 11-5, 11-2, 11-3
8-Alex Grayson (NZL) bt Tim Cowell (WA) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6
Quarter-finals
1-Ben Ford (ENG) bt 6-Peter Taylor (Qld) 11-4, 11-4, 15-13
2-Mike Corren (SA) bt 5-Nathan Turnbull (Qld) 11-6, 11-4, 13-11
4-Nathan Stevenson (Qld) bt 8-Alex Grayson (NZL) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
7-Luke Forster (Qld) bt Gonzolo Miranda (ARG) 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6
Semi-finals
1-Ben Ford (ENG) bt 4-Nathan Stevenson (Qld) 13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-4
2-Mike Corren (SA) bt 7-Luke Forster (Qld) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6
Final
1-Ben Ford (ENG) bt 2-Mike Corren (SA) 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11
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