June 2010

Amanda Sobhy: “Can life get any better!?”

June 30, 2010 • Tags: Amanda Sobhy, Nour El Tayeb, Women's World Junior Squash Championship, WSF • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Amanda Sobhy (pic) against Nour El Tayeb, that’s No.3 against No.4, a final with two 17-years-old girls against the seeding. The Egyptian Nour El Tayeb wanted to do once better than last year, when she became runner-up, but the American Amanda Sobhy had other plans on the day of her 17th birthday. She attempted to make herself the best present ever and become the first American ever, who won a world championship squash title. Sobhy recovered from a game down to win the world championship trophy in four games (3-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7). “I just won the world junior championships on my birthday, can life get any better!?”; said the new champion.

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European Team Championships will be split!

June 29, 2010 • Tags: ESF, European Team Championships, Hugo Hannes • Categories: all posts, associations, tournaments

The European Squash Federation has decided to run the European Team Championships (ETC) in a new format. The increasing size of the ETC, which feature almost 50 teams, has led to difficulties in finding hosts. “Only a few countries have facilities located close to an international airport, a venue with 12 to 13 courts and accommodation with 450 to 500 beds,” explained ESF President Hugo Hannes (BEL, pic). From 2011 onwards there will be an ETC of three divisions, with divisions 1 and 2 taking place at the same time and venue, and division 3 to be played in another location. Division 1 with eight men’s and eight women’s teams, and Division 2 with 12 men’s and eight women’s teams. All others will compete in Division 3. There will be opportunities for relegation of two teams between all divisions. Finland and Hungary will be the first nations who will host the new-style ETC next year.

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The best birthday present ever!

June 28, 2010 • Tags: Amanda Sobhy, Nour El Tayeb, Women's World Junior Squash Championship, WSF • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

In the 1st semi-final of the Women’s World Junior Squash Championship US girl Amanda Sobhy (pic) made herself the best 17th birthday present, when she beat defending champion and top seed Nour El Sherbini in straight games (12-10, 14-12, 11-9). Sobhy is the first American to reach the world junior final in sixteen editions of the event. The second semi-final featured upset No.2, when 4th seed Egyptian Nour El Tayeb overcame Indian beauty Dipika Pallikal 15-13, 11-9, 11-9. After being runner-up last year, Tayeb makes her second consecutive final.

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England is good at squash – come and join!

June 28, 2010 • Tags: Nick Matthew, ROWE British Grand Prix • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

As yesterday has been a very sad full day for the English football fans, while they had to witness the highest defeat of the England team ever in a World Cup match, English squash star Nick Matthew had the only advice a No.1 could give: “If anyone wants to come and watch a sport that England are good at, come to the British Grand Prix Squash in Manchester, 15-20 September!!!”

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The top four will contest the semi-finals!

June 27, 2010 • Tags: Dipika Pallikal, Nour El Sherbini, Women's World Junior Squash Championship, WSF • Categories: all posts, tournaments

In the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Junior Squash Championship in Cologne (Germany) all four top contenders managed to reach the semis. In the all-Egyptian match between defending champion Nour El Sherbini and Nouran El Torky, the 14-year-old top seed took the victory in 4 games (11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7). America’s Amanda Sobhy showed great form when she overcame Indian girl Anaka Alankamony in straight games (12-10, 11-4, 11-6). Fourth seed Egyptian Nour El Tayeb denied the USA a second semi-final appearance as El Tayeb, the runner-up last year, beat Olivia Blatchford 11-1, 11-6, 11-7. The seeding predictions were completed when India’s beauty Dipika Pallikal (pic) came back from a game down to win against Egyptian Kanzy El Dafrawy 9-11, 11-9, 11-2, 12-10.

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Top eight seeds made the quarter-finals!

June 27, 2010 • Tags: Dipika Pallikal, Nour El Sherbini, Women's World Junior Squash Championship, WSF • Categories: all posts, tournaments

When the top eight seeds which came from Egypt (4), USA (2) and India (2) have made the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Junior Squash Championship in Cologne (Germany) the fact that USA and India are celebrating the appearance of two players in the last eight marks a historic success. Quarter-finals line up:
[1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) v [7] Nouran El Torky (EGY)
[3] Amanda Sobhy (USA) v [8] Anaka Alankamony (IND)
[4] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) v [6] Olivia Blatchford (USA)
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) v [5] Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy (EGY).
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All Favourites made the second round!

June 26, 2010 • Tags: Dipika Pallikal, Nour El Sherbini, Women's World Junior Squash Championship, WSF • Categories: all posts, tournaments

The top 16 seeds duly claimed their places in the second round of the Women’s World Junior Squash Championship in Cologne/Germany. The 14-year-old Nour El Sherbini (pic), the favourite and titleholder of Egypt just needed 11 minutes to despatch 17-year-old Danish Dane Amalie Bornaes 11-2, 11-1, 11-0. Also 2nd seed Indian Dipika Pallikal cruised to an 11-1, 11-4, 11-2 victory over US girl Katie Tutrone in just 17 11-1, 11-4, 11-2. Germany’s host hopes Franziska Hennes and Caroline Sayegh came close to upsets but were beaten by their opponents Australia’s Tamika Saxby and America’s 6th seed Olivia Blatchford.

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Khan eased to the Pakistan Title!

June 25, 2010 • Tags: Aamir Atlas Khan, Farhan Mehboob, Pakistan, PSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Top seed Aamir Atlas Khan (pic) defeats the number two compatriot Farhan Mehboob in straight games in today’s (Friday) final of the PSF-CAA Pakistan International Circuit No2. The 19-year-old from Peshawar was in control from the start, beating his 21-year-old cousin 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 in 33 minutes. The triumph marks the fifth PSA Tour title of Khan’s career – all of them have been won in Pakistan.

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