Qatar Classic
November 12, 2010 •
Tags: Amr Shabana, Karim Darwish, Nicol David, PSA, Qatar, Qatar Classic, Rachael Grinham, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
The Malaysian World No. 1 Nicol David and the Egyptian Karim Darwish are the new Qatar Classic champions. David needed just 34 minutes to take her 50th tour title against Australian 4th seed Rachael Grinham 11-5, 11-8, 11-9. In the all-Egyptian final, ...
November 12, 2010 •
Tags: Amr Shabana, Doha, Greg Gaultier, Karim Darwish, Nick Matthew, PSA, Qatar, Qatar Classic • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
It needed 71 minutes before 4-times world champion Amr Shabana (pic ri) of Egypt had the luckier end in the 5th games (3-11, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10) against French star Greg Gaultier (pic le). “Anybody could have won, it was like flipping a coin”,...
November 12, 2010 •
Tags: Doha, Jenny Duncalf, Nicol David, Nour El Tayeb, Qatar, Qatar Classic, Rachael Grinham, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
Last year’s champion has been dethroned in this year’s semi-finals. After Malaysian Nicol David (pic ri) ended the run of the young Nour El Tayeb (pic le), when David beat the 17-years-old Egyptian in four games (11-7, 11-2, 5-11, 11-6). David will...
November 11, 2010 •
Tags: Doha, Jenny Duncalf, Karim Darwish, Nick Matthew, PSA, Qatar, Qatar Classic, Rachael Grinham, WISPA • Categories: all posts, tournaments
Australian Rachael Grinham (pic) stayed on top of a five games shoot-out with Egyptian Raneem El Weleily (12-10, 9-11, 14-16, 11-7, 11-5). The following all-English match was controlled by Jenny Duncalf, who overcame Laura Massaro in straight games (11...
November 10, 2010 •
Tags: Amr Shabana, Greg Gaultier, Nicol David, Nour El Tayeb, PSA, Qatar, Qatar Classic, WISPA • Categories: all posts, tournaments
Four semi-finals have been played already with very different results. That Malaysian World No.1 Nicol David would shake off Australian Kasey Brown (11-6, 12-10, 11-7); nobody would take a bet against it. But that the 17-years-old Nour El Tayeb (pic le...
November 10, 2010 •
Tags: Daryl Selby, Doha, Karim Darwish, Nick Matthew, PSA, Qatar, Qatar Classic, Thierry Lincou • Categories: all posts, tournaments
The match of the two legends lasted 75 minutes, in which Frenchman Thierry Lincou (pic ri) had the better end against Australian David Palmer (pic le) (8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 3-11, 11-5). Afterwards 3rd seed Karim Darwish (EGY) shortened the head-to-heads t...
November 9, 2010 •
Tags: Doha, Jenny Duncalf, Joelle King, Kasey Brown, Laura Massaro, Nicol David, Nour, Qatar, Qatar Classic, Rachael Grinham, Raneem El Weleily, WISPA • Categories: all posts, tournaments
Nour El Tayeb downed another seeded player, when she beat her Egyptian team-mate Nour El Sherbini in four games (11-7, 4-11, 11-2, 11-4) after 29 minutes. Second upset in round No.2 was produced by New Zealand’s Joelle King, as she took out the 5th s...
November 9, 2010 •
Tags: Amr Shabana, Doha, Greg Gaultier, James Willstrop, Peter Barker, PSA, Qatar, Qatar Classic • Categories: all posts, tournaments
Four 2nd round matches have been played yet and none of the lower seeded players could go through. In the encounter of the “lefties” Amr Shabana (EGY) beat Adrian Grant (ENG) quite comfortable 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 in 36 minutes. Followed by England’s...
