Kuwait Open

And the winner is: James Willstrop!

Englishman James Willstrop (pic ri) claimed his 2nd consecutive World Series title as he beat Egyptian Karim Darwish (pic le) 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 11-2 in the final of the Kuwait Cup, his 5th World Series crown overall. After last week’s Hong Kong ...

It’s Willstrop and Darwish again!

The two Hong Kong Open finalists, Englishman James Willstrop (pic front) and Egyptian Karim Darwish have been able to set up the same situation in the Kuwait Cup final, as Willstrop beat Frenchman Greg Gaultier (pic back) in straight games ...

Matthew injured, Gaultier and Willstrop won!

World No1 Nick Matthew conceded his quarter-final match against Egyptian Karim Darwish as a consequence of an adductor injury that he has got since the World Open. Darwish now meets his compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy in the semis, who beat Dutchman ...

Top two seeds meet in Kuwait quarters!

The random draw method for the quarter-finals of the Kuwait PSA Cup has been made the 1st time in professional squash and it saw the top 2 seeds Nick Matthew (pic le) and Karim Darwish (pic ri) drawn to play each. The draw took place during ...

Anjema beat Lincou to make Kuwait quarters!

It was Laurens Jan Anjema (pic ri) who produced the only upset in the 3rd round of the Kuwait Cup. The 10th seed Dutchman won in 5 tough games (11-9, 3-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-9) against 8th seed Frenchman Thierry Lincou (pic le) to reach the quarters ...

Rosner downs Shabana in Kuwait!

It was Germany’s Simon Rosner (pic ri) who earned the biggest scalp in the 2nd round of the Kuwait Cup. The World No24 beat the 4-time World Champion Amr Shabana (pic le) in straight games 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 to claim a place in the last 16 ...

PSA launches innovative draw in Kuwait!

A brand new event format, reflecting the open draw style of English football's prestigious FA Cup, will be launched by the Professional Squash Association this week at the Kuwait PSA Cup which will feature the top 48 players in the world ...

Ramy Ashour takes Kuwait crown!

Ramy Ashour (pic front) claimed his 2nd Kuwait Open title after his victory in 2007. He beat reigning world champion Amr Shabana (pic back) in four games (9-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-1). With this win Ashour took revenge on his defeat of the Kuwait world ope...