Castagnet downs Boswell in Dublin!
The 2nd seeded Australian Stewart Boswell was the biggest casualty of the 1st round of the Irish Open. France's unseeded Mathieu Castagnet (pic) fought back from two games down to beat Boswell, the world No18, 9-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5. Castagnet now takes on Spanish qualifier Borja Golan for a place in the semi-finals. Golan, a former world no.10 making his comeback after a knee injury, despatched Hungary's no.7 seed Mark Krajcsak 11-7, 11-8, 11-5. A qualifier is certain to make the last four after Gregoire Marche and Bradley Hindle meet in the quarter-finals. Frenchman Marche downed 6th seeded Italian Davide Bianchetti, while Malta's Hindle recorded a notable upset when he beat rising Swiss star Nicolas Mueller, the no.4 seed, 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 11-5 in 68 minutes.
Ramy Ashour reclaims World No1 position!
As predicted by his victory in last week's Hong Kong Open, Egypt's Ramy Ashour (pic) has reclaimed the world no.1 ranking in the September world rankings. The 22-year-old from Cairo first secured the top spot in January this year - but was replaced in June by England's Nick Matthew. The 30-year-old top seed from Sheffield crashed out in the quarter-finals in Hong Kong, Matthew's pole position would have been safe had Ashour not won the Super Series title. Ashour and Matthew are seeded to face each other in September's final of the ROWE British Grand Prix - an event that could result in further changes to the world ranking hierarchy.
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David goes for no.6 – Ashour celebrates his 1st Hong Kong title!
Malaysia's world no.1 Nicol David (pic ri) beat England's Jenny Duncalf, the world no.2, in straight games (11-6, 12-10, 12-10) in the Hong Kong Open final, to secure her 6th successive title triumph. The win boosts David's career Tour tally to 47 titles, including six this year. After 90 action-packed minutes Egypt's Ramy Ashour (pic le) took his 1st Hong Kong title, by beating Frenchman Greg Gaultier in a thrilling five-games encounter (10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9). This victory ensured Ashour’s return to the top of the PSA world rankings next month. It was the Egyptian's 1st Super Series trophy of the year and it takes Ashour's career PSA Tour title tally to 16.
Gaultier and Ashour to contest Hong Kong Open final!
Ramy Ashour (pic ri) is one step away from regaining his world no.1 ranking after beating fellow Egyptian Karim Darwish in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open. But the 22-year-old from Cairo will have to beat French rival Greg Gaultier (pic le) in tomorrow's final to reclaim the pole position from England's Nick Matthew. Final contender and 5th seed Gaultier reached the final for the fourth year in a row after beating England's Peter Barker 11-7, 11-3, 11-5. The world's top two women Nicol David (MAS) and Jenny Duncalf (ENG) will line up in women's final. Both finalists overcame their semi-final rivals Rachael Grinham (AUS) and Alison Waters (ENG) in straight games.
