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Finals
Aly Hussein 3-0 [6] Farkas Balasz 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 (68m)[1] Cristina Gomez 3-1 [6] Nour Aboulmakarim 11-4, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7 (56m)
Aly Hussein was the big story throughout the tournament, with the young Egyptian having already taken out three of the top eight seeds to reach the final, including the event’s top-ranked player, in Ryosei Kobayashi.
He beat the Japanese No.1 in the quarter-finals, with victories over No.7 seed Robert Downer and No.4 seed, and compatriot, Moustafa El Sirty, who he got the better of in the last four on Friday evening.
Hussein came up against No.6 seed Farkas Balazs in the final, with the Hungarian having also caused several surprises to make it to the final. However, the Egyptian would continue his amazing run, defeating Balazs in straight games to secure his first ever title on Tour, and a place at the World Championships in Chicago.
Semis
[6] Nour Aboulmakarim 3-0 [7] Hannah Chukwu (Hun) 11-8, 11-9, 5-5 rtd (32m)
[6] Farkas Balasz (Hun) 3-1 [5] Yahya Elnawasany 4-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (50m)
Aly Hussein 3-1 [4] Mostafa El Sirty 8-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-8
Quarters
THE SHOCK! Aly Hussein takes out NO1 seed, while Yahia NO2, same upset for the girls, with Nour ousting NO3!
[6] Nour Aboulmakarim3-0 [3] Alison Thomson (Sco) 11-6, 11-4, 11-9 (41m)
Aly Hussein 3-2 [1] Ryosei Kobayashi (Jpn) 11-7, 11-3, 4-11, 1-11, 11-7 (84m)
[4] Mostafa El Sirty 3-1 Aly Abou Eleinen 12-10, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5 (51m)
[5] Yahya Elnawasany3-1 [2] Faraz Khan 12-14, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (63m)
Day Two
Round 1 Women
[6] Nour Aboulmakarim 3-0 Taba Taghavi (Fra) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (24m)Round 2 Men
Aly Hussein 3-0 [7] Robert Downer (Eng) 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 (58m)
[5] Yahya Elnawasany 3-0 Owain Taylor (Wal) 11-7, 12-10, 11-5 (40m)
Aly Abou Eleinen 3-0 [8] Henrik Mustonen (Fin) 12-10, 11-5, 11-2 (23m)
[4] Mostafa El Sirty 3-0 Matias Tuomi (Fin) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (33m)
Round One:
[9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen 3-0 [WC] Sebastian Pedersen (Den) 11-5, 11-3, 11-1 (25m)
Odense Open to be Qualifying Event for 2020-2021 PSA World Champs
The Odense Open – scheduled to take place in Denmark from 15th to 19th June – has been named as a qualification event for the 2020-21 PSA World Championships presented by The Walter Family, with the winners set to book their spots in Chicago when the sport’s biggest event takes place in July.
Odense Open to be Qualifying Event for 2020-2021 PSA World Champs
The Odense Open – scheduled to take place in Denmark from 15th to 19th June – has been named as a qualification event for the 2020-21 PSA World Championships presented by The Walter Family, with the winners set to book their spots in Chicago when the sport’s biggest event takes place in July.
The PSA Challenger 5 level tournament, which will be held at the Squash Center Danmark in Odense, will see 40 players attempt to secure a coveted place at the PSA World Championships, with a women’s event being held alongside the men’s for the first time.
Last year’s Odense Open saw Belgium’s Jan van den Herrewegen take the trophy after a marathon 92-minute battle with English teenager Sam Todd.
“Since beginning in 2019, the Odense Open has been an extremely well-run tournament and I’m delighted to see the tournament continue as a World Championship qualifying event for the 2020-21 season,” said PSA Tour Director Hannah Ridgard-Mason.
“The addition of a women’s event will create further playing opportunities for our female athletes on the PSA Challenger Tour and I’m excited to see the action unfold in June.”
Tournament Promoter Thomas Søgaard said:
“In this year’s 2021 edition of the Odense Open, we are once again building on top of the tournament that has been running since 2019.”
“We are very proud to have become a qualifying tournament for both women and men for the PSA World Championships in Chicago in July. Our collaboration with the PSA and our sponsors has made it possible again to bring a major sporting event to Odense, Denmark.”
