Qatar Classic

David takes on Perry in Doha final!

Malaysian Qatar Classic title-holder Nicol David (pic le) secured her chances to retain the Doha crown by holding off Rachael Grinham’s (pic ri) attacks to take a 4 games victory (11-6, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8) in 51 minutes. David will meet Irishwoman Made...

No more upsets in the women’s draw in Qatar!

Following some major upsets in round 2 of the Qatar Classic, the remaining seeded players progressing through to the semi finals, as Malaysian World No1 Nicol David kept on winning to retain her Qatar title by beating Egypt’s Raneem El Weleily 11-6, ...

Darwish and Willstrop home in on Qatar final!

Karim Darwish and James Willstrop (pic ri), now the highest 2 seeds left in the Qatar Classic draw. Willstrop, the 4th seed from England, had to recover from a game down to beat his England team-mate Peter Barker (pic le) 6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 13-11. The 1...

Egyptian teenager on the run in Doha!

15-years-old Nour El Sherbini (pic ri) and 17-years-old Nour El Tayeb (pic le) produced the biggest upsets in the 2nd round action at the Qatar Classic in Doha. Sherbini overcame Australia’s 10th seed Donna Urquhart in straight games (11-8, 11-7, 11-...

Momen downs Matthew in a day of upsets!

It was the Egyptian Tarek Momen (pic re) who took the biggest scalp in today’s 2nd round action in the Qatar Classic as he overcome World No1 Nick Matthew (ENG, pic le) in straight games 11-9, 12-10, 11-8. Two more upsets have been produced as Swiss ...

Ramy retires in Qatar first round match!

England's unseeded Tom Richards (pic le) secured a surprise place in the last 16 round of the Qatar Classic after 2nd seed Ramy Ashour (pic ri) conceded their 1st round match in Doha after just 18 minutes. Richards goes on to face Cameron Pilley after ...

Mueller outs Shabana in Qatar!

Swiss star Nicolas Mueller (pic le) took his biggest scalp as he downs 4-times World Champion Amr Shabana (EGY, bic ri) in the 1st round of the Qatar Classic in straight games 11-6, 11-7, 11-4. “It was probably the best match I played in my life, eve...

Khan overpowered Barrington in Qatar!

Malaysian Kamran Khan and Englishman Joey Barrington (pic) had the longest match in the qualifying finals of the Qatar Classic in Doha. After 90 minutes Khan won 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8 to play now Karim Darwish. Further matches: Siddarth Suchde (...