Max collects the Canada Cup title

Sixth-seeded Max Lee squared off against the two-seed Ryan Cuskelly.  It was a tight but aggressive 4 games that saw control ebb and flow but in the end it would be the world Number #29 from Hong Kong upsetting the higher-seeded Australian 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 14-12 in 65 minutes.
Cuskelly raced out to 4-0 lead in Game One only to give it back immediately to 4-point run by Lee.  Max oscillated between retrieval and attacking, offence and defence on his way to 11-7 wins in both Games One and Two.
Cuskelly stepped up the accuracy and aggression in the Third, chopping a number of close-quarter crosscourt winners from up front, much to the delight of the crowd.  His assertiveness was rewarded to the tune of a run-away 11-5 win.

The tournament in its ninth year, this is the first year that it was played for PSA ranking points.  It showed in the fourth with the players fighting tooth and nail, upping the pace, both covering a ton of ground.  Lee went down 7-2 and would later comment that he simply “tried not be negative, just stay positive.”  
It seemed to work for the 30 year-old as he clawed his way back from 7-2 and 9-5 to earn a match ball at 10-9.  The Aussie wasn’t just ready to go quietly into the night and won a mammoth rally, fending off the first of three match balls he faced.  
Though putting in a valiant effort, Cuskelly fell on the third match ball 14-12.  Match, Championship, lifetime Cambridge Club membership and the honorary tournament winner’s white robe to the victor!  Congratulations on your 13th PSA Tour title and adding the Canada Cup to your list of conquests Mr. Lee!
The 2018 Workforce Canada Cup Final night had earlier kicked off with an entertaining undercard of host venue Cambridge Club 6x Club Champion Rob Nigro versus 2x reigning Canadian Women’s Champion Hollie McNaughton in a  Battle of the Sexes showdown.  A relieved Nigro prevailed in straight-sets and it was time for the Final.

Thank you to the title sponsor Workforce and presenting sponsors Sheraton Centre, Cambridge Group of Clubs and Cooper Mediation.   And thanks to all the Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors without whom this tournament would not be possible: RBC Wealth Management, Polar Asset Management, Bristol Gate Captial Partners, Sulliden Mining Capital, Corpa Investigation, Bar Mecurio, Torkin Manes, Macquarie, Superior Masterbuilt and TD.