Egyptian Open: And it’s another victory for Karim in Cairo…

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Final

[3] Karim Abdel Gawad 3-0 [1] Ali Farag           11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (61m)

It’s Gawad in Cairo yet again…

They said : Amr Mansi, Alex Gough, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab …

Semis

[4] Karim Abdel Gawad 3-0 Joel Makin (Wal)                    11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (51m)
[1] Ali Farag  3-0 [5] Paul Coll (Nzl)                               11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (36m)

SF: Gawad beats Makin to return to Pyramids final

 

SF: Ali outplays Paul 3-0

 

Quarters

[3] Karim Abdel Gawad 3-1 Marwan ElShorbagy      7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 (68m)

QF: Gawad from a game down to beat Marwan

[5] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-2 Fares Dessouky     11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 (82m)
[1] Ali Farag 3-1 Daryl Selby (Eng)                8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (54m)

QF: Emotional for Ali against experienced Daryl…

QF: Paul finally gets rid of Fearless 3-2…..


Round 3

[3] Karim Abdel Gawad 3-1 Leo Au (Hkg)      11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9 (48m)
Marwan ElShorbagy 3-2 Mostafa Asal   11-5, 11-2, 7-11, 7-11, 11-5 (55m)

R3: Not plain sailing for Karim but he takes it in 4 against Leo…

R3: Marwan stops Mostafa comeback

 

Fares Dessouky 3-0 Saurav Ghosal (Ind)  11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (42m)
[1] Ali Farag 3-0 Mazen Hesham  11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (42m)

R3: Farag in three over Hesham

R3: Fares run continues against Saurav


Round 2

[1] Ali Farag  3-0 Omar Mosaad                              11-2, 11-8, 11-7 (39m)
Joel Makin (Wal) 3-1 [2] Tarek Momen            11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9 (68m)
Mostafa Asal 3-2 [7] Diego Elias (Per)      7-11, 14-16, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (77m)
Marwan ElShorbagy 3-0 Nathan Lake (Eng)           11-8, 11-8, 12-10 (43m)
Victor Crouin (Fra) 3-0 Zahed Salem                     11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (36m)
Mazen Hesham 3-1 Nicolas Mueller (Sui)          8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8 (40m)
Chris Simpson (Eng) 3-2 [6] Mohamed Abouelghar  12-10, 7-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-5 (73m)
Fares Dessouky 3-1 [4] Simon Rosner (Ger)      11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 (61m)

R2: Marwan 3-0 Nathan

R2 Mostafa back from 0-2 to down Diego

R2: Farag beats Mosaad 3-0

R2: Dessouky beats 4th seed Rosner in four

R2: Simpson beats Abou in 3-2 shocker

R2: Makin takes out second seed Momen in huge upset

 


Round One

Eain Yow Ng (Mas) v [wc] Yahya Elnawsany          11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4 (46m)
Raphael Kandra (Ger) 3-0 [wc] Moustafa El Sirty       13-11, 11-7, 12-10 (38m)
Lucas Serme (Fra) 3-0 Shehab Essam                        11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (26m)
Tsz Fung Yip (Hkg) 3-0 Mazen Gamal                        11-7, 11-3, 11-8 (29m)
Adrian Waller (Eng) 3-2 Youssef Ibrahim    11-2, 8-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 (65m)
Mostafa Asal 3-1 Alan Clyne (Sco)                   11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-5 (99m)
Greg Lobban (Sco) 3-0 Karim El Hammamy                       14-13 rtd (30m)
Iker Pajares (Esp) 3-0 Mohamed ElSherbini               11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (48m)
Mazen Hesham 3-0 Karim Ali Fathi                      13-11, 15-13, 11-8 (45m)

R1: Mazen 3-0 over Karim AF in tough all-Egyptian

R1: Iker on song 3-0 over Mohamed Sherbini

R1: Asal in impressive 3-1 over Clyne

R1: Lobban through as Hammamy injured

R1: Lucas 3/0 Shehab

R1: Yip 3/0 Mazen Gamal

R1: Yow 3/1 Yahia