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Boswell downs Lincou in Hong Kong!

November 16, 2011 • Tags: China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Open, Nicolas Mueller, PSA, Stewart Boswell, Tarek Momen, Thierry Lincou • Categories: all posts, tournaments

Autralia’s Stewart Boswell produced the only upset in the 8 bottom half matches of the 1st round as he beat French 8th seed Thierry Lincou 11-3, 11-9, 11-5. Egyptian qualifier Tarek Momen (pic ri) had the better end in a fast and furious match (15-17...

Selby survives Hong Kong opener!

November 16, 2011 • Tags: China, Daryl Selby, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Open, PSA, Saurav Ghosal • Categories: all posts, tournaments

English World No12 Daryl Selby (pic ri) survived came back from 2 games down to beat Indian World No32 Saurav Ghosal (pic le) 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 after 66 minutes of play. In all other 1st round matches of the 1st top half of the draw the high...

Top seeds in the Macau Open final!

November 12, 2011 • Tags: China, Macau, Macau Open, Mohamed El Shorbagy, PSA, Thierry Lincou • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Egyptian World No8 Mohamed El Shorbagy and French veteran Thierry Lincou (pic) will meet in a predicted final in the Macau Open. Shorbagy beat Ong Beng Hee (MAS) in the quarters 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 15-17, 11-9. With 113 minutes it was the longest ...

Multi upsets in Macau!

November 10, 2011 • Tags: China, Macau, Macau Open, Olli Tuominen, PSA • Categories: all posts, tournaments

A pair of qualifiers prevailed, and the 3rd seed fell, during a series of upsets in the 1st round of the Macau Open in China. England's Daryl Selby was the biggest casualty - the 3rd-seeded world No12 going down 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 to flying Finn Olli Tuominen (pic), the former world No13 from Helsinki, now ranked 11 places below his opponent.