meets defending champion Gary Waite of Canada in a repeat of last year's final in the Heinz Bermuda Open Squash Championship at the Devonshire Ctourts (6.30 p.m.).

The pair gained the final in contrasting style with Martin cruising past countryman Adam Schreiber while Waite was forced into a much more physical affair with Pakistan's Zubair Jahan Khan.

Martin ran out a 15-1, 15-5, 13-15, 15-11 winner as Schreiber paid the price for a tough five-game quarter-final match the previous day, which he won over Simon Frenz.

Schreiber was forced into a game of `chase' as Martin ran him ragged all over the court with superb ball placement and well-disguised shots. The first game lasted little more than 10 minutes with Schreiber constantly at odds for answers to Martin's fine play and court savvy.

"I thought I would have been able to push him more, but I didn't have the legs coming off a hard match against Simon yesterday (Sunday),'' said Schreiber, who nevertheless seemed to enjoy the game, often poking fun with the sizeable crowd on hand. "I think he played around with me a bit when I won that third game.'' Still the Aussie was glad not to suffer the fate of Martin's previous opponents, each of whom were forced to make trips to the hospital.

"I was a bit worried going out there,'' Schreiber said jokingly. "I thought about taking out some insurance.'' After Martin had rolled through the first two games, the tall Australian appeared to take the third game off, allowing his opponent to dictate the pace a bit more.

The scores were level at 10-10 and 11-11 before Schreiber was able to finish off Martin at 15-13 after the top seed struck a forehand into the `tin'.

Schreiber also had a glimmer of hope in the fourth when down 11-4 he came back to score five straight points, closing to within two, but Martin turned up the heat to pull it out 15-11.

"He (Schreiber) was really tired after a tough one last night,'' said Martin, a two-time winner of the tournament. "It's really hard to come out fresh after the kind of match he had.

"I don't know if it was good for me or not (having easy matches). I may be lacking match practice.'' Meanwhile, Waite would have been feeling around to see if all his body parts were in the correct place after a bruising and emotional affair with Zubair, marked by several lets and collisions.

Waite won 11-15, 15-7, 15-14, 15-12 to keep alive his hopes of a successful title defence.

Appearing lethargic in the first game, Waite let Zubair control the action with a mixture of power and finesse while he struggled about the court.

"I was moving really slow,'' said Waite. "The dampness of the court affected me and I wasn't anticipating well.'' A drastic turnaround occurred in the second game, which saw Waite show his true self and Zubair, forced to go for his shots, began committing numerous errors.

There was a scary moment when the Pakistani collapsed after colliding with Waite. He crashed into the side wall clutching his right thigh and required a five-minute injury time-out.

From then on Waite was in full control as he made certain of a return trip to the final.

Said Waite: "I floated a bit mentally out there, but I always felt I would get back. It's all about keeping my head in the game.'' Nevertheless, Schreiber picked fellow Aussie Martin to win the final saying: "Brett has had an easy run this year, but it depends on the court.

"If hot, Waite has a good chance, but on a damp court Brett will hammer him.'' BRETT MARTIN -- Fourth straight final appearance.

GARY WAITE -- Defending champion outgunned fourth seed Zubair Jahan Khan in last night's semifinal.