After recovering from 1 game down, Egyptian Tarek Momen (ri) fought back to beat Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez (le) in 4 games after 58 minutes of play. The run of home hero Miguel Angel Rodriguez (le) came to an end in the final of the Colombian Open when Egypt’s Tarek Momen (ri) claimed the 3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10 victory in the Colombian capital Bogota.
Unseeded Rodriguez, the Colombian No1, reached his 4th national open final – and the 27th Tour final of his career – after a sensational run which included upsets over the top seed and defending champion Mohamed El Shorbagy and 4th-seeded South African Stephen Coppinger.
But 3rd seed Momen was hungry for success in his maiden appearance in the long-established Tour event in South America to take his 2nd PSA Tour title of his career.
Final:
[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10 (58m)
Semi-finals:
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [4] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-0 (66m)
[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 11-7, 11-5, 11-2 (20m)
Quarter-finals:
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [1] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8 (73m)
[4] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [Q] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (37m)
[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Martin Knight (NZL) 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (27m)
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9 (62m)
1st round:
[1] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [Q] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (26m)
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [Q] Eric Galvez (MEX) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8 (42m)
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt Robbie Temple (ENG) 11-8, 6-11, 11-6, 11-5 (42m)
[4] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [Q] Alfredo Avila (MEX) 11-4, 11-1, 3-11, 11-5 (47m)
[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5 (39m)
Martin Knight (NZL) bt Andres Felipe de Frutos (COL) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 (21m)
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10 (72m)
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [2] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) 11-4, 11-6, 15-13 (28m)
