Marathon Man Clyne Falls In Montreal

Scotland's Alan Clyne bowed out of the Open de squash Financière Banque Nationale, the PSA International 35 tournament taking place in the Canadian city of Montreal, following an epic 129-minute battle against Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet in the quarter-finals.

In what was the second longest match witnessed on the PSA World Tour this year - with Clyne also holding the record for the longest match following his brutal 140-minute duel with Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid in February - it was the Frenchman who eventually prevailed in a tightly-fought encounter that saw two games move into nail-biting tie-break scenarios before he managed to assert the upper hand in the crucial fifth and deciding game.

It's a victory that sees Castagnet move into the semi-finals where he will now face Australian No1 Cameron Pilley after the 6ft 3" man from Yamba pulled off a surprise win over world No9 and tournament number two seed Daryl Selby from England.

Having proved a tough test for eventual winner Mohamed Elshorbagy during the recent Delaware Investments US Open, Pilley picked up on his improving form to see off Selby in straight-games and record his first ever victory over the man from Essex in four attempts on the PSA World Tour.

In the top half of the draw, Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez proved too strong for his fellow South American Diego Elias, the 17-year-old qualifier from Peru, while top-seeded Spaniard Borja Golan continued his march towards the title with a 3/0 win over Gregoire Marche.