Iker Pajares Bernabeu wins Copa de España Squash 2024

October 13 2024

Iker Pajares Bernabeu wins Copa de España Squash 2024
Spanish No.1 Iker Pajares Bernabeu successfully defended his Copa de España Squash title with an 11-5 11-5 11-7 victory over fellow UNSQUASHABLE player Iván Pérez at the Tipi Park Sports Center in Santa Cristina d'Aro.

The 4-time Spanish Champion dropped just a single game in the tournament to reinforce his status as Spain’s leading player.

In his opening match, the top seed Iker defeated Alberto Mateo 11-6 11-2 11-1 before recovering from a game down to beat Aron Astray Gomez 8-11 11-9 11-3 11-8 in the 2nd round. The defending champion produced a clinical 11-1 11-5 13-11 victory over Ignacio Fajardo in the quarter-finals before advancing to the final with an equally impress 11-1 11-3 11-4 semi-final win over Ernesto Revert.

Fellow UNSQUASHABLE and Barcelona Global Squash (BGS) player Iván Pérez reached his maiden Copa de España final following wins over Aleix Romero, Marc Altarriba, Cristian Romero, Hugo Lafuente.