Greg Lobban beats Leonel Cardenas to win 2024 PSA Richardson Wealth Van Lawn Squash Open

Scottish No.1 Greg Lobban defeated Leonel Cardenas of Mexico 11-7 11-6 6-11 11-4 in 77 minutes to win the 2024 Richardson Wealth Squash Open in Vancouver and claim his 14th PSA career title.

The top-seeded Scot, who had dropped just one game enroute to the final, faced a determined Mexican who was eager to claim his second title of 2024 and 15th of his career.

The match, marked by lengthy rallies and strategic play, saw Lobban dominate the opening two games, however Cardenas, known for his resilience, fought back to take the third game, but was unable from preventing Lobban from claiming a deserved victory.

Professional Squash Assocation (PSA) Richardson Wealth Van Lawn Squash Open 2024, Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club, Vancouver, Canada
[1] Greg Lobban (SCO) bt [2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-7 11-6 6-11 11-4 (77m)

Semi-Finals:
[1] Greg Lobban (SCO) bt [4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (41m)
[2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt [3] Nick Wall (ENG) 11-3, 11-9, 11-3 (37m)

Quarter-Finals:
[1] Greg Lobban (SCO) bt [6] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5 (27m)
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [7] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-2 (47m)
[3] Nick Wall (ENG) bt [5] Shahjahan Khan (USA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 (41m)
[2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt Veer Chotrani (IND) 11-5, 12-10, 12-10 (49m)

2nd Round:
[1] Greg Lobban (SCO) bt [9/16] Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) 8-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-9 (51m)
[6] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt [9/16] Joseph White (AUS) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 (42m)
[7] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt [9/16] Matthew Lai (HKG) 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 13-15, 11-9 (63m)
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [9/16] Jeremias Azaña (ARG) 15-13, 11-5, 11-9 (39m)
[3] Nick Wall (ENG) bt [9/16] Bryan Lim (MAS) 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-5 (42m)
[5] Shahjahan Khan (USA) bt [9/16] Salah Eltorgman (CAN) 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5 (52m)
Veer Chotrani (IND) bt [8] Tom Walsh (ENG) 12-10, 2-11, 11-6, 11-5 (48m)
[2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt [9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) 11-6, 11-9, 11-2 (42m)

1st Round:
[1] Greg Lobban (SCO) bye
[9/16] Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) bt Liam Marrison (CAN) 11-4, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 (38m)
[9/16] Joseph White (AUS) bt Dillon Huang (USA) 12-10, 11-9, 4-11, 12-10 (61m)
[6] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bye
[7] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bye
[9/16] Matthew Lai (HKG) bt Sebastian Salazar (MEX) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (27m)
[9/16] Jeremias Azaña (ARG) bt Ryan Picken (CAN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-2 (24m)
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bye
[3] Nick Wall (ENG) bye
[9/16] Bryan Lim (MAS) bt Jamie Ruggiero (USA) 11-1, 11-1, 11-5 (23m)
[9/16] Salah Eltorgman (CAN) bt Connor Turk (CAN) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3 (33m)
[5] Shahjahan Khan (USA) bye
[8] Tom Walsh (ENG) bye
Veer Chotrani (IND) bt [9/16] Wong Chi Him (HKG) 12-10, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5 (46m)
[9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) bt Ondrej Vorlícek (CZE) 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 11-1 (39m)
[2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bye