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 Colombian Open 2012
27 Aug - 01 Sep, Bogota, $35k |
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01-Sep, Final:
Tarek takes the title in Bogota
There was disappointment for the home crowd as Egypt's Tarek
Momen claimed the biggest PSA title of his career as he came
from a game down to beat local favourite Miguel Angel
Rodriguez at Club El Nogal in Bogota.
[3] Tarek Momen (Egy) bt
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col)
3-11,11-4,11-3-12-10 (58m)
Juan Carlos Santacruz reports
 The
patience and concentration to move its rival gave Rodriguez
the lead in the first game, while Momen was adjusting his
strategy. In the second game, Rodriguez’s endurance began to
wear out given the previous matches and became imprecise,
while Momen tightened his drop shots and tied the match to
1-1.
The continuous unforced errors of Rodriguez and his anxiety
in the rallies gave the Egyptian the advantage becoming more
confident in his attack. More focused and motivated by his
crowd Rodriguez proposed a winning game until 5-5 when the
amazing drop shots from Momen led to 8-5.
Miguel attacked and was up to 9 yet and an accidental hit
with racket put him out of a game for a few seconds. He
entered after the ordered time ended and the match became
dramatic to 10-10.
A drop shot gave the Egyptian the match ball becoming the
tournaments winner.
Tarek on his biggest win
 "Today
was a really tough match as I expected tough competition
from Miguel, but I wouldn’t have though he would put on such
a great performance after two hard matches he had during
past couple of days.
"He is a true Champion and I am so happy to be pushing
myself so hard and winning that fourth game.
"I have had the most amazing week here in Colombia. I would
like thank the organizing committee, the sponsors and all
the amazing Nogal Club members for their great hospitality
and support during this entire week, and making this event a
great success.
"I also want to thank the people who have supported me all
the way back home, my parents, coaches, teammates and
friends…. I am not mentioning names, so no one gets upset,
hahaha…”
Tarek, who
won the Arab Games gold medal last December, had only
claimed one PSA title in six final appearances before this,
winning last year's $25k Irish Open. |
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 Colombian
Open 2012
27 Aug - 01 Sep, Bogota, $35k |
Round One
29 Aug |
Quarters
30 Aug |
Semis
31 Aug |
Final
01 Sep |
[1] Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egy)
11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (26m)
[Q] Arturo Salazar (Mex) |
[1] Mohamed El Shorbagy
6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8 (73m)
Miguel Angel Rodriguez |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-0 (66m)
[4] Steve Coppinger |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
3-11,11-4,11-3-12-10 (58m)
[3] Tarek Momen |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col)
12-10, 11-6, 11-8 (42m)
[Q] Eric Galvez (Mex) |
Robbie Temple (Eng)
11-8, 6-11, 11-6, 11-5 (42m)
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) |
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks
11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (37m)
[4] Steve Coppinger |
[Q] Alfredo Avila (Mex)
11-4, 11-1, 3-11, 11-5 (47m)
[4] Steve Coppinger (Rsa) |
[3] Tarek Momen (Egy)
11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5 (39m)
Cesar Salazar (Mex) |
[3] Tarek Momen
11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (27m)
Martin Knight |
[3] Tarek Momen
11-7, 11-5, 11-2 (20m)
Henrik Mustonen |
Martin Knight (Nzl)
11-2, 11-2, 11-4 (21m)
Andres de Frutos (Col) |
Andrew Wagih (Egy)
9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10 (72m)
Ali Anwar Reda (Egy) |
Ali Anwar Reda
11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9 (62m)
Henrik Mustonen |
Henrik Mustonen (Fin)
11-4, 11-6, 15-13 (28m)
[2] Hisham Ashour (Egy) |
Qualifying Finals,
28-Aug:
Alfredo Avila (MEX) bt Dane Sharp (CAN)
11-8,11-4,11-3 (32m)
Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt Gonzalo Miranda (ARG)
11-7,9-11,11-4,11-7 (51m)
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Hernan D'Arcangelo (ARG)
5-11,11-4,11-4,11-5 (41m)
Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX)
11-3,11-8,6-11,11-8 (51m)
Qualifying Round One,
27-Aug:
Arturo Salazar (MEX)
bt Javier Castilla (COL) 11-2,11-7,11-3 (20m)
A solid Mexican played with comfort regarding the
altitude with great speed and definition in his attack.
Erik Tepos (MEX) bt Johan Bouquet (FRA)
4-11,11-2,11-9,11-6 (40m)
The Mexican imposed his rhythm, playing long rallies
that wore out the French player.
Alfredo Avila (MEX) bt Fernando Lopez (MEX)
12-10,11-4.11-13,11-6 (32m)
Warming up the engines, the Mexican Avila promises to be
one of the tournaments revelation.
Dane Sharp (CAN) bt Erick Herrera (COL) 11-8,11-6-11-7
(21m)
With a mature and solid squash, the Canadian Sharp
showed his progress in his return to Colombia. The local
couldn’t find the strategy to attack and lost.
Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt Armando Olguin (MEX)
11-4,11-5,11-5 (20m)
With an unforgettable English style, Haycocks showed why
he is a firm candidate for the main draw.
Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) bt Felipe Tovar (COL)
11-5,11-5,11-5 (19m)
A more experienced Argentinean imposed his rhythm
against the young Colombian.
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Nicolas Valderrama (COL)
11-5,11-3,11-1 (21m)
The Mexican Galvez won his first match demonstrating his
clarity and great level against the junior Colombian.
Hernan D'Arcangelo (ARG) bt Peter Creed (WAL) 11-4 Rt
Unfortunately the injury Creed presented in Medellin,
didn’t allow him to play. He once again tried but his leg
was resented and withdraws from the match.
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31-Aug, Semis:
Speed merchants Rodriguez and Momen in Bogota
final
Juan Carlos Santacruz reports
The final of the Colombian Open
will be between two of the world's fastest players as
Egypt's Tarek Momen and Colombia's own Miguel
Angel Rodriguez recorded contrasting semi-final
victories at Club El Nogal in the country's capital Bogota.
Tarek Momen (EGY)
bt Henrik Mustonen (FIN)
11-7, 11-5, 11-2 (20m)
 Mustonen
played erratic and anxious losing the first game surprised
by the driven attack of the Egyptian.
His immense agility to cover the court and left hand drops,
consolidated his advantage in the second game. The geniality
of winning shots gave Momen the final game.
It has been an excellent tournament for Tarek in the
altitude. Mustonen played his best tournament in Bogota.
Miguel
Rodriguez (COL) bt Stephen Coppinger (RSA)
11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-0 (66m)
 The
first game was long and intense. With patience and sending
the ball to the back in order to compete against the South
Africans height. Rodríguez waited for the right moment to
attack and won the first game.
Two exceptional drop shots in the second game motivated
Coppinger to win the second game after 40 minutes. In the
third game Rodriguezs unforced errors gave advantage to
Coppinger yet the Colombian tied 6-6 and finished with a tie
break that was won by his mental strength.
The match had reached 60 minutes. In the final game the
Colombian attacked with precision and won to reach his
fourth Colombian Open final.
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30-Aug, Quarters:
Angel advances in Bogota
Juan Carlos Santacruz reports
Quarter-final roundup
The upsets continued in the quarter-finals of the Colombian
Open at Club El Nogal in Bogota, with home favourite
Miguel Angel Rodriguez producing the biggest of them all
as he beat top seed Mohamed El Shorbagy. He'll face South
Africa's fourth seed Steve Coppinger for a place in
the final.
In the bottom half young Finn Henrik Mustonen
followed up yesterday's win over second seed Hisham Ashour
with a five-game win over Ali Anwar Reda, and now meets a
third Egyptian in a row as he faces third seed Tarek
Momen in the semis.
Tarek Momen (EGY) bt
Martin Knight (NZL)
11-7,11-3,11-4(27m)
The endurance and strong precision in the attack
allowed the Egyptian Momen to reach the semi final. He won
the first game with precise cross courts to the back hand.
In the second game Momen kept his patience with excellent
boasts and with less unforced errors. In the third game
Knight tried to attack more but he was defeated by his
anxiety. Momen is the first semi finalist.
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt Jaymie Haycocks (ENG)
11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (37m)
More patient in his attack, Coppinger won the first game. In
the second game the British risked with no precision and
lost 0-2. In the third game the South African was More
aggressive and passed to the semi final.
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY)
6-11,11-8,11-4,11-8
(73m)
 It
was a match with no truce, great emotion, and happiness of a
respectful and knowledgeable crowd. The Colombian won
playing focused, with immense trust and motivated by his
crowd.
The first game was apparently slow with straight lengths but
immediately passed to killer shots or errors that were
favorable to the Egyptian that had fewer mistakes. El
Shorbagy accelerated in the second game, attacked more to be
faster, yet he was neutralized by Rodriguez’s control and
precision to tie the match. In the third both players were
faster in attack but the Egyptian was more imprecise.
The fourth game El Shorbagy was more insecure, couldn’t
concentrate to tie the match and found himself against a
completely focused Colombian who had all the support of the
crowd. Rodriguez who is known for making history, won for
the first time against a top ten player in his club and
city.
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt Ali Anwar Reda (EGY)
11-9,
9-11,8-11,11-3,11-9 (62m)
 Mustonen
keeps surprising and today became the revelation of the
Colombian Open. Two Egyptians have succumbed against the
consistent deep game that is combined with a strong game in
the front.
Mustonen won the first game with patience, waiting for the
moment to hit and surprise but in the second the Egyptian
was more secure and took the lead to tie the match. In the
third game, Reda was more consistent and took the lead, yet
in the fourth he committed unforced errors and lost.
In the fifth game, the Finnish strengthened and was 10-5
after several mistakes and the Egyptian reached 9-10,
however Mustonen focused and defined the match 11-9.
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29-Aug, Round One:
Henrik hurts Hisham in Bogota
Juan Carlos Santacruz reports
Home favourite Miguel Angel Rodriguez made it safely
through to the quarter-finals of the Colombian Open at the
El Nogal Club in Bogota, on an opening round that saw two
upsets and the demise of the second seed.
Rodriguez won 3-0 against the many times Pan American winner
Eric Galvez, qualifier Jaymie Haycocks defeated his
compatriot Robbie Temple, and Finland's Henrik Mustonen
produced the best win of his career in beating second seed
Hisham Ashour.
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt Alfredo Avila (MEX)
11-4,11-1,3-11,11-5 (47m)
 With
his height Coppinger managed to neutralize the Mexican’s
speed in the first two games. Yet in the third, Avila
surprised with his tight drop shots and forced the first
errors from the South African.
Coppinger was precise, managed the speed and spaces in court
making it small for him and huge for Avila. More than 20 cms
difference, more control and rhythm became uncontrollable
for Avila.
Jaimy Haycocks (ENG) bt Robbie Temple (ENG)
11-8,6-11,11-6,11-5 (42m)
The British classic in Bogota was in favor of Haycocks
after a technical match with a paired level in the first two
games. Afterwards Haycocks attacked more, pressured and
forced errors from Temple allowing him to add up the points
to pass to the second round after arriving from the qualy.
Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX)
11-8,11-6,7-11,11-5 (39m)
 With
important lead in the first game, Salazar allowed Momen to
play dominantly with shots near the tin. The second game was
filled with unforced errors and winning shots by Momen that
found his rhythm with exceptional agility and attack for
2-0.
In the third game Salazar was solid and anticipated winning
the game. For the fourth game, Momen once again played with
confidence and won the match.
Martin Knight (NZL) bt Andres de Frutos(COL)
11-2,11-2,11-4 (21m)
The strength and experience of the New Zelander were clear
although he is only 28, against the 17 years old Colombia.
Knight won in consecutive games after playing with pressure
that forced errors from the Colombian.
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) Eric Gálvez (MEX)
12-10,11-6,11-8
(42m)
 After
some long rallies in which the Colombian studied his
opponent, his tactic began to wear out the Mexican with
rhythm and speed. The rhythm changes were constant
throughout the match; Miguel moved every shot to every
corner.
The tie break of the first game was vital in deciding the
behavior of the match. Rodriguez player consistently and won
in three consecutive games.
Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Andrew Wagih (EGY)
9-11,11-8,12-10,12-10
(72m)
A marathon of minutes of outstanding squash was played today
by the two Egyptians.
 There
was no pause form the beginning. They attacked always, from
the back, from the front, from each side, from every corner
and lifting up every rally with enormous conviction.
It was a tried match, with constant contact that ended with
a Let ball. Anwar was more patient in the definition of
every game; he committed less unforced errors and won the
match.
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt Hisham Ashour (EGY)
11-4,11-6,15-13 (28m)
The 21 years old Mustonen more conditioned to the altitude after playing
in Medellin with 1.600 mts, was the biggest surprise of the
night after defeating the No. 2 seed of the tournament, the
charismatic Hisham Ashour aged 30.
The Finnish imposed the rhythm, played to the back and was
precise in his attack to the front court, wearing out Ashour
who witnessed the altitude. Nonetheless he played with all
his effort and generated multiple winning balls given his
immense talent. Yet in the final tie break his physical
strength wasn’t enough.
Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) Arturo Salazar (MEX)
11-7,11-7,11-5 (26m)
Consistent, deep and with a great dynamic, El Shorbagy
showed in three games that he is back in Bogota to repeat
his title. Salazar played with his traditional speed, yet
couldn’t propose a game to pressure the tournaments favorite.
Great squash by the Egyptian
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28-Aug, Qualifying Finals:
Three Mexicans reach main draw in Bogota
Juan Carlos Santacruz reports
With the Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez among the
favorites in the main draw that begins tomorrow in the XV
Colombian Squash Open in El Nogal Club today, the final four
qualifiers were defined with the arrival of three Mexican
players and one British.
The main draw has as No.1 and No.2 seeds two of the best
players of the world, the Egyptians Mohamed El Shobagy
current world No.8 and Hisham Ashour No.14.
Additionally two Egyptians, Tarek Momen No.21 and
Ali Anwar Reda No. 26, that also play as favorites
alongside the South African Stephen Coppinger No.28
and the Colombian Rodriguez No.27.
The main draw was completed with the Mexicans Arturo
Salazar, Eric Galvez and Alfredo Avila in
addition to the British Jaymie Haycocks.
Qualifying finals:
Alfredo Avila bt Dane Sharp 11-8, 11-4, 11-3
The 21 year old Mexican played fast and consistent to
overcome the Canadians strategy that played tired after the
long rallies that favored the Mexican who is more adapted to
the altitude. Avila continues to show himself as the
revelation in the PSA tour that started last week in
Medellin, this week in Bogota and next week in Cartagena.
Jaymie Haycocks bt Gonzalo Miranda 11-7, 9-11, 11-4,11-7
Playing with a deep game without great rhythm changes yet
precision in his attack, the British Haycocks defeated the
No.1 player of Argentina in an emotive match given Miranda’s
attitude.
Eric Galvez bt Hernan D'Arcangelo 5-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
More solid in attack and with more experience in the tour,
the Mexican imposed his speed, wore out the Argentinean and
obtained a place in the main draw.
Arturo Salazar bt Erik Tepos 11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8
In spite of the injuries that have followed the Mexican this
year, Arturo returned strong and with a varied game. Very
deep and precise in the front, Salazar defeated Tepoz in
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