Ramy Ashour retains ROWE British Grand Prix title!

Ramy Ashour beat Nick Matthew at the ROWE British Grand Prix 2011 (picture by Fritz Borchert)

World No2 Ramy Ashour (pic le) repeats his victory from last year at the ROWE British Grand Prix in Manchester, when he beat World No1 Nick Matthew (pic ri) in the final (1-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4). In a controversy match with ups and downs from both players, the Egyptian got the better end after 67 minutes of play. Its Ashour’s 3rd big title in Manchester after winning the World Open in 2008 and the ROWE British Grand Prix for the last 2 years in a row.