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Burgan Bank Challenger 2013
19-23 Mar, Kuwait, $10k |
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Abdullah marches on in Kuwait
 Kuwaiti
squash star Abdullah Al Mezayen extended his remarkable
record when he beat Pakistan's Nasir Iqbal in the final of the
Burgan Bank Challenger 10 event at South Surrah Ministries Complex
in Kuwait City to win his 11th successive PSA final.
Since joining the PSA in 2005, the 25-year-old left-hander has
finished as runner-up only three times in 17 final appearances - and
is unbeaten in finals since winning the Progetto 6 Open in Italy in
December 2010.
Top seed Al Mezayen brushed aside all-comers in straight games to
reach the Burgan Bank final - where he met surprise opponent Iqbal.
The unseeded Pakistani teenager had created his own impressive run
by making the final against expectations after ousting Malaysia's
No2 seed Muhd Asyraf Azan 11-7, 11-8, 11-4 in the semi-finals.
With three PSA title triumphs in the past five months, the
18-year-old world No69 from Bannu was appearing in his fourth final
in five events since October last year.
But Al Mezayen was too strong for the Pakistan youngster. Now
boasting a career-high world No38 ranking, the Kuwaiti despatched
Iqbal 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 to win the 14th PSA title of his career - and
his ninth on home soil.
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  Burgan
Bank Challenger 2013
19-23 Mar, Kuwait, $10k |
Round One
21 Mar 10.00-11.30 |
Quarters
21 Mar |
Semis
22 Mar |
Final
23 Mar |
[1] Abdullah Al Mezayen (Kuw)
11-8, 11-5, 11-6 (28m)
Salem Fayez Mohammed (Kuw) |
[1] Abdullah Al Mezayen
11-3, 11-2, 11-5 (20m)
Ahmad Al-Saraj |
[1] Abdullah Al Mezayen
11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (40m)
[4] Mazen Hesham |
[1] Abdullah Al Mezayen
11-9, 11-7, 11-4
Nasir Iqbal |
Ahmad Al-Saraj (Jor)
3-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-4 (35m)
[Q] Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (Kuw) |
Lewis Walters (Eng)
12-10, 6-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4 (60m)
[Q] Ahmad Alzabidi (Jor) |
Lewis Walters
11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (30m)
[4] Mazen Hesham |
[4] Mazen Hesham (Egy)
9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (50m)
Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind) |
[Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh (Kuw)
11-9, 2-11, 11-3, 11-7
[3] Peter Creed (Wal) |
[Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh
5-11, 11-6, 11-6, 15-17, 11-9 (80m)
Nasir Iqbal |
Nasir Iqbal
11-7, 11-8, 11-4
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Nasir Iqbal (Pak)
7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7 (60m)
Ammar Al Tamimi (Kuw) |
Danish Atlas Khan (Pak)
9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7
[Q] Fallah Mohammed (Kuw) |
[Q] Fallah Mohammed
11-7, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7 (70m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Aqeel Rehman (Aut)
11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-2 (35m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) |
Qualifying:
Qualifying finals:
Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (Kuw) bt Nosherwan Khan (Pak) 13-11,
14-12, 11-7 (55m)
Fallah Mohammed (Kuw) bt Mohammed Hajeyah (Kuw) 7-11, 11-6,
11-2, 11-6 (55m)
Yousif Nizar Saleh (Kuw) bt Christophe Andre (Fra) 7-11,
7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (60m)
Ahmad Alzabidi (Jor) bt Bader Al Hussaini (Kuw) 11-7, 11-8,
11-3 (30m)
Qualifying Round Two
Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (Kuw) bt Adil Maqbool (Pak) 9-11,
11-8, 17-15, 11-9 (53m)
Nosherwan Khan (Pak) bt Zeyad Alowaesh (Kuw) 11-5, 11-3,
13-11
Mohammed Hajeyah (Kuw) bt Barrak Al-Mattar (Kuw) 11-6, 11-7,
11-8
Fallah Mohammed (Kuw) bt Jean-Pierre Brits (Rsa) 16-14,
11-2, 7-11, 11-5
Christophe Andre (Fra) bt Abdulla Al Tamimi (Qat) 11-3,
11-3, 11-3
Yousif Nizar Saleh (Kuw) bt Ravi Dixit (Ind) 11-8, 8-11,
6-11, 11-4, 11-5 (59m)
Ahmad Alzabidi (Jor) bt Phillip Bull (Eng) 11-5, 12-10, 11-6
Bader Al Hussaini (Kuw) bt Tarek Shehata (Egy) 11-9, 4-11,
11-9, 11-
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