Category: "tournaments"

All-Egyptian world junior final in Quito!

August 1, 2010 • Tags: Ali Farag, Amr Khaled Khalifa, Men's World Junior Squash Championships, Quito, WSF • Categories: all posts, tournaments

Amr Khaled Khalifa (pic ri) and Ali Farag will contest an all-Egyptian Men’s World Junior Squash Championship final. The two top seeds from Cairo came through their semi-finals in contrasting styles. Favourite Amr Khaled Khalifa has been to the full distance by compatriot Marwan El Shorbagy (pic le). Second seed Ali Farag had an eased into the final, while he despatched Pakistan’s Farhan Zaman 11-2, 11-4, 11-8 in just 23 minutes. The men’s world junior championship trophy will remain again in Egyptian hands for the fifth time since 2004.

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Nicol David won Singapore Masters for the 5th time!

August 1, 2010 • Tags: Alison Waters, Nicol David, Singapore, Singapore Masters, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Malaysian world no.1 Nicol David won (pic) her fourth successive Singapore Masters title in Singapore. Her English opponent Alison Waters gave her a very tough match in the final. David went onto the court with a 14-0 career head-to-head record over her third-seeded opponent. Waters had her chances and the first game was in many ways the decider – after 27 minutes David took the game 18-16. 9-9 in the second game, and 10-10 in the third, gave Waters plenty chances recording her first win against the Malaysian, but won 11-9 and 12-10 after 63 minutes.

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Waters to face David in Singapore final!

July 31, 2010 • Tags: Alison Waters, Nicol David, Singapore, Singapore Masters, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

England’s Alison Waters (pic ri) upset second-seeded Australian Rachael Grinham in the semi-finals of the $53,500 CIMB Singapore Masters to set up a clash with three-time champion Nicol David (pic le). It took the 26-year-old world no.1 Malaysian 50 minutes to beat 6th seed Irish Madeline Perry. It was the first meeting since Perry defeated Nicol for the first time at last year’s British Open. In the final it will not be easy for Waters, who has a 14 defeat record against David – last meeting has been one week ago at the Malaysian Open, where David took it in four games after a 64-minute battle.

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Top seeds eased through in Quito World Junior Championship!

July 29, 2010 • Tags: Ecuador, Men's World Junior Squash Championships, Quito, WSF • Categories: all posts, tournaments

Players from 14 nations will contest the third round of the Men’s World Junior Squash Championship after winning the opening two rounds in Ecuador’s capital Quito. Egypt dominates proceedings with six players into the last 32. India and Pakistan will be represented by 4 players, followed by 3 from each of USA, England and Mexico. Amr Khaled Khalifa (pic ri) and Ali Farag, the two top seeds from Egypt, enjoyed comfortable straight games second round wins.

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One qualifier survived round one in Singapore Masters!

July 28, 2010 • Tags: Annie Au, Singapore Masters, WISPA • Categories: all posts, tournaments

It was Hong Kong’s qualifier Annie Au (pic) who produced the only major upset in the 1st round of the of the $53,500 WISPA Gold event in Singapore. Au overcame 4th seed Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy in five games after 46 minutes. All other seeded players made their way to round no.2. Three of the top seeds have faced some problems to beat their opponents. It was tournament favourite Nicol David (MAS), 8th seed Camille Serme (FRA) and 5th seed Natalie Grainger (USA) who needed five games to beat Raneem El Weleily (EGY), Donna Urquhart (AUS) and Malaysian qualifier Delia Arnold.

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The battle of the sexes – part two!

July 26, 2010 • Tags: Battle of sexes, Nicol David, Singapore Masters, Udai Singh, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

The Singapore Masters, the next WISPA Gold event will start today and Malaysia’s world no.1 Nicol David is looking for her 4th consecutive title. One title she missed out two years ago, when she took on the challenge to play Singapore’s number one male player, 36-year-old Udai Singh. The organizers called it: “The battle of the sexes”. As David has been beaten by Singh at the last occasions there is a request of a revenge match, which will be set up for the 1st of August, again straight after the Singapore Masters. It’s for sure that Nicol David won’t want to lose for a 2nd time.

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Home double victory in Kuala Lumpur!

July 24, 2010 • Tags: Azlan Iskandar, Malaysia, Malaysian Open, Nicol David, PSA, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

The two Malaysians Nicol David and Azlan Iskandar made it a good day for the home fans in Kuala Lumpur. The victories in the finals have been contrasting. Iskandar was all time in control over qualifier Tarek Momen, while David has been under massive pressure. Her opponent, the no.2 of the world Jenny Duncalf fought 72 minutes before David claimed her 6th successive Malaysian Open title. After 2004 and 2007 Iskandar won his 3rd title and earned his 1st PSA victory of the year.

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Momen took out no. 1 contender Shorbagy!

July 23, 2010 • Tags: Azlan Iskandar, Jenny Duncalf, Malaysia, Malaysian Open, Nicol David, PSA, Tarek Momen, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

The Egyptian Tarek Momen (pic) was the star of the semi-finals at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, when he came back from 1-2 games down to beat top-seed compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy on extra points in the final game. In tomorrow’s final Momen will meet Malaysian Azlan Iskandar who kept control over Pakistan’s qualifier Farhan Mehboob. Nicol David kept Malaysian double victory hopes alive, when she beat England’s Alison Waters in four very tough games. David’s contender in the women’s final will be 2nd seed English girl Jenny Duncalf. The English top-seed ends the run of Egyptian qualifier Raneem El Weleily, when Duncalf won in four games.

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