Qatar Classic

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Finals

[1] Ali Farag 3-1 [2] Diego Elias (PER)  15-13, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9 (69m)

[3] Hania El Hammamy 3-2 [2] Nour El Sherbini  9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 (84m)

Ali said

“I had to put in a world-class performance to be able to compete with Diego. He’s such a champion, the way he’s been playing these last couple of years.”

“The one person I want to thank the most and is my inspiration every day is Nour. The way she juggles between being a great mother, a great wife, a great squash player, a great daughter and a great friend, everything is about her is admirable. I really am grateful to be with such a person day in and day out.”

 

Semis

[1] Ali Farag 3-0 Joel Makin (WAL)  11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (48m)
[2] Diego Elias (PER) 3-0 [6] Mazen Hesham  11-9, 11-7, 11-8 (49m)

[3] Hania El Hammamy 3-0 [7] Amanda Sobhy (USA)  11-4, 11-6, 12-10 (34m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-0 Tinne Gilis (BEL)  11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (25m)

Quarters – Men

[1] Ali Farag 3-1 [8] Tarek Momen   11-9, 8-11, 15-13, 11-4 (69m)
[6] Mazen Hesham 3-0 [3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG)   8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 (76m)
[2] Diego Elias (PER) 3-0 Karim Abdel Gawad   11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 (56m)

[7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-0 [1] Nouran Gohar  12-10, 11-9, 11-1 (32m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy 3-1 [8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG)  11-1, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10 (49m)
Tinne Gilis (BEL) 3-1 Salma Hany  6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (57m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-1 [6] Nele Gilis (BEL)  11-0, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6 (46m)

 

 

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Round Three

[3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 3-2 Youssef Ibrahim  6-11, 11-6, 16-14, 8-11, 11-7 (81m)
[6] Mazen Hesham 3-0 Aly Abou Eleinen   11-7, 11-2, 11-6 (33m)
Karim Abdel Gawad v Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
[2] Diego Elias (PER) 3-0 Youssef Soliman  11-3, 11-2, 11-5 (38m)
[1] Ali Farag 3-0 Fares Dessouky   11-7, 11-7, 12-10 (40m)
[8] Tarek Momen 3-1 Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT)  11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8 (53m)
 Joel Makin (WAL) 3-0 Mohamed ElSherbini 11-8, 11-3, 11-7 (41m)

[1] Nouran Gohar 3-0 Olivia Fiechter (USA)  11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (26m)
[7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-1 Amina Orfi  11-3, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6 (50m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy 3-0 Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS)  13-11, 11-6, 11-6 (39m)
Salma Hany 3-0 Hollie Naughton (CAN)  11-8, 11-4, 11-4 (28m)
[6] Nele Gilis (BEL) 3-0 Nada Abbas   11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (40m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-1 Rowan Elaraby    10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (41m)

Round Two Men

[1] Ali Farag 3-0 Mohamed Abouelghar  11-1, 11-5, 13-11 (36m)
Fares Dessouky 3-2 Karim El Hammamy   7-11, 11-1, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4 (64m)
Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 3-0 Omar Mosaad 12-10, 11-4, 11-5 (32m)
[8] Tarek Momen 3-1 Adrian Waller (ENG)  11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9 (39m)
Mohamed ElSherbini v Rory Stewart (SCO)  11-2, 11-6, 11-3 (26m)
Youssef Ibrahim 3-1 Baptiste Masotti (FRA)  11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6 (40m)
Aly Abou Eleinen 3-1 George Parker (ENG)  11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 11-6 (61m)
[6] Mazen Hesham  3-0 Miguel Rodriguez (COL)  5-13, 12-10, 11-9 (49m)
Karim Abdel Gawad 3-0 [5] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG)  11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (34m)
Youssef Soliman 3-0 Saurav Ghosal (IND)  11-3, 11-2, 11-6 (37m)

No.3 seed Hania El Hammamy was given a testing time by Malaysia’s World No.43 Sivasangari Subramaniam. Subramaniam, who yesterday shocked World No.14 Olivia Clyne 3-0, was second best early on as El Hammamy quickly built a 6-1 lead.

The Malaysian, however, fought back well and, after saving a game ball, earned a game ball opportunity of her own at 11-10. The Egyptian, though, clung on, clinching the game 13-11 before completing the victory with a pair of 11-6 wins.

Former World No.1 Karim Abdel Gawad caused a seedings upset on the traditional courts as he knocked out World No.6 Marwan ElShorbagy, while Amanda Sobhy fended off 16-year-old Amina Orfi to reach the quarter final in the evening session of the QTerminals Qatar Classic.

Gawad came into the match having beaten ElShorbagy in straight games in their most recent encounter in round three of the 2022-2023 PSA World Championships. The current World No.11 went on the offensive after the two were tied at 9-9, taking the first game from ElShorbagy.

The 2016 champion came from 4-7 behind in the second to win the game in his typical fast attacking style. The ‘Baby-Faced Assassin’ finished the match in style after a third-game tie-break as his opponent couldn’t carry the momentum from his early 6-3 lead.

On the glass court, American No.1 Sobhy took on Egyptian prodigy and potential stumbling block Orfi. The No.7 seed convincingly took the first game as the 16-year-old couldn’t match her powerful brand of squash.

The players went toe-to-toe for points in the second game up to 11-11, before Orfi displayed her grit and took the fight to Sobhy to win the game 13-11 and tie the match up.

The third game was just as competitive, but the American used her control of the front and edged the points to create a one-game advantage.

In the end, experience overcame youth as the Egyptian couldn’t keep up with Sobhy as the American pulled away from 4-4 in the fourth game to an 11-6 win as the World No.5 became the fourth woman to reach the quarter-final.

Sobhy will face No.1 seed Nouran Gohar after the Egyptian out-muscled American Olivia Fiechter to win 11-5, 11-4, 11-4.

Round One Men

Mohamed Abouelghar 3-0 Henry Leung (HKG)  11-2, 11-6, 11-5 (27m)
Karim El Hammamy 3-2 Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)  12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 3-11, 11-7 (90m)
Omar Mosaad  3-0 Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) 12-10, 11-8, 13-11 (44m)
Youssef Ibrahim 3-2 Leandro Romiglio (ARG)  3-11, 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6 (51m)
Aly Abou Eleinen 3-0 Curtis Malik (ENG) 11-4, 11-4, 17-15 (44m)

Round Two Women

[1] Nouran Gohar 3-0 Emily Whitlock (WAL)  11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (26m)
Amina Orfi 3-2 Fayrouz Aboelkheir 10-12, 11-13, 12-10, 13-11, 14-12 (75m)
[7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-0 Salma Eltayeb   11-9, 11-7, 11-3 (24m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy 3-1 Hana Ramadan  8-11, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 (36m)
Tinne Gilis (BEL) 3-0 Nour Aboulmakarim 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 (28m)
Salma Hany 3-2 [5] Nour El Tayeb  12-10, 7-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4 (45m)
Nada Abbas 3-0 Mariam Metwally    11-6, 8-2 retired (14m)
Rowan Elaraby 3-0 Sabrina Sobhy (USA)  11-2, 11-9, 12-10 (29m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-0 Alexandra Fuller (RSA) 11-4, 11-8, 11-4 (23m)

Round One

Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 3-2 Hana Moataz    8-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7 (48m)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir 3-0 Nicole Bunyan (CAN)  11-2, 11-0, 11-6 (18m)
Amina Orfi 3-1  Nadine Shahin  11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 (44m)
Salma Eltayeb  3-2 Zeina Mickawy  11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 6-11, 11-5 (42m)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) 3-1 Malak Khafagy   6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (43m)
Sivasangari Subrama-niam (MAS) 3-0 Sana Ibrahim 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 (34m)
Hana Ramadan 3-0 Georgia Adderley (SCO)  11-9, 11-5, 11-3 (25m)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 3-0 Kenzy Ayman  11-6, 11-9, 11-1 (26m)
Nour Aboulmakarim 3-2 Menna Hamed    13-11, 13-11, 4-11, 3-11, 11-9 (69m)
Mariam Metwally 3-0 Millie Tomlinson (ENG)  11-7, 11-7, 11-3 (26m)
Nada Abbas 3-1 [WC] Low Wee Wern (MAS)  11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5 (39m)
Alexandra Fuller (RSA) 3-1 Zeina Zein 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4 (34m)

Nour Aboulmakarim overcame both opponent and injury to eke out a 3-2 win against clubmate Menna Hamed, while 16-year-old Amina Orfi continued to impress as she upset fellow Egyptian Nadine Shahin.

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