Men’s World Open
December 10, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, James Willstrop, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
One fact will be sure, even before the first rally will be played in tomorrow’s Saudi World Open final: For the 1st time of the World Open history (since 1976) the winner will be an Englishman. No, Peter Nicols title in Egypt 1999 did not count for E...
December 8, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, Amr Shabana, James Willstrop, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, Peter Barker, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
In the quarter-finals of the Saudi World Open 2 of the 4 matches ended as straight games wins as the others showed 2 players who had to concede their matches. Englishman and No1 seed Nick Matthew needed 38-minutes to beat French veteran Thierry Lincou ...
December 7, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, James Willstrop, Karim Darwish, Men's World Open, Mohamed El Shorbagy, PSA, Saudi Arabia, Stewart Boswell • Categories: all posts, tournaments
The 2nd part of round 2 of the Saudi World Open showed again, that all higher ranked players get through to the quarter-finals. Englishman Peter Barker needed 56 minutes to beat Australian fellow Stewart Boswell in straight games (11-6, 11-6, 11-9). Af...
December 7, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, Amr Shabana, Greg Gaultier, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, PSA, Saudi Arabia, Thierry Lincou • Categories: all posts, tournaments
The 1st four matches of round 3 of the Saudi World Open came out as top seed wins. English No1 seed Nick Matthew overcame Egypt Hisham Asour in style. But “it was not easy“ as Matthew commented after the match. Next player to take his quarter-final...
December 5, 2010 •
Tags: Aamir Atlas Khan, Adrian Grant, Al-Khobar, Men's World Open, PSA, Ramy Ashour, Saudi Arabia, Stewart Boswell • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
In the last eight matches of the Saudi World Open’s day two, six round two matches gone the way the seedings predicted it and two ended with surprises. Australian Stewart Boswell (pic le) and Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan did benefit from their oppon...
December 4, 2010 •
Tags: Hisham Ashour, Men's World Open, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, tournaments
In the 1st half of the 2nd round only Hisham Ashour (pic) was able to produce an upset, when he outs Dutch world No10 Laurens Jan Anjema 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 in 47 minutes. Further results: [1] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [26] Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-5, 11-1, 11-...
December 3, 2010 •
Tags: Borja Golan, Mathieu Castagnet, Men's World Open, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, tournaments
Apart from Borja Golan (pic) from Spain and Mathieu Castagnet from France, there have been no unseeded players able to produce an upset at the 1st round of the Men’s World Open in Saudi Arabia. Qualifier Golan, a former world No10 who is on his way b...
November 30, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, Kristian Frost Olesen, Men's World Open, Ong, PSA, Saudi Arabia, Simon Rosner • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
Severe food poisoning has forced Ong Beng Hee to withdraw from this week's Saudi PSA World Open Championship in Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. The 19th seed from Malaysia, due to make his 9th successive appearance in the premier annual PSA event, will be r...
