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17-Apr, Final:
Gregory Gaultier bt Omar Mosaad 8/11 , 11/2 , 11,6 , 11/5
16-Apr, Semis:
Mighty Mosaad Ditches Darwish
In Heliopolis Upset
Egypt's Omar Mosaad recorded
the best win of his career in his home city Cairo when he beat
top-seeded compatriot Karim Darwish in five games in the semi-finals
of the Rotary Heliopolis Open to claim an unexpected place in the
final.
The 22-year-old's sensational victory marks Mosaad's first win over
one his country's 'big three' - Ramy Ashour, Amr Shabana and Karim
Darwish, the illustrious Egyptian trio which currently occupies
three of the top four places in the world rankings.
Twice third seed Mosaad took the lead over the former world number
one, and twice Darwish dug deep to draw level. And the all-Cairo
clash went the full distance in the decider. But it was underdog
Mosaad who ultimately prevailed, winning 12-10, 1-11, 11-4, 7-11,
12-10 to reach the tenth - and biggest, by far - PSA Tour title of
his career.
Mosaad will face second-seeded Frenchman Gregory Gaultier in the
final. The only non-Egyptian in the last four, Gaultier had to fight
back from a game down to overcome fourth seed Hisham Ashour 7-11,
11-2, 11-4, 11-4.
The 27-year-old from Aix-en-Provence is making his second final
appearance in a row after making the climax of the ISS Canary Wharf
Classic in London last month.
Gaultier, who topped the world rankings for the first time last
November, is marking the 38th Tour final of his career - but is
looking for his first ranking title success since winning the
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 Rotary
Heliopolis Open 2010
11-16 Apr, Cairo, $42k |
Round One
13 Apr |
Quarters
14 Apr |
Semis
15 Apr |
Final
16 Apr |
[1] Karim Darwish (Egy)
11/7 , 11/4 , 11/3
[Q] Amr Swelim (Ita) |
[1] Karim Darwish
11-4, 11-8, 11-6.
[7] Simon Rosner |
[1] Karim Darwish
12/10 . 1/11 , 11/4 , 7/11 , 12/10
[3] Omar Mosaad |
[3] Omar Mosaad
[2] Gregory Gaultier |
[7] Simon Rosner (Ger)
11/6 , 11/4 , 11/4
[Q] Joe Lee (Eng) |
[3] Omar Mosaad (Egy)
11/9 , 6/11 , 11/6 , 11/4
Islam El Fiky (Egy) |
[3] Omar Mosaad
11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-4
Nicolas Mueller |
[8] Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy)
7/11 , 11,7 , 11/9 , 11/6
Nicolas Mueller (Sui) |
Davide Bianchetti (Ita)
6/11 , 11/6 , 11/9 , 11/6
[6] Tom Richards (Eng) |
[6] Tom Richards
7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
[4] Hisham Ashour |
[4] Hisham Ashour
7/11 , 11/2 , 11/4 , 11/4
[2] Gregory
Gaultier |
[Q] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy)
11/6 , 11/4 , 9/11 , 11/7
[4] Hisham Ashour (Egy) |
[Q] Andrew Wagih (Egy)
12/10 , 11/4 , 11/7
[5] Ali Anwar Reda (Egy) |
[5] Ali Anwar Reda
11-6, 11-5, 12-10
[2] Gregory Gaultier |
Chris Ryder (Eng)
11/9 , 11/6 , 11/6
[2] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) |
12-Apr, Qualifying Finals:
Amr Sweilem bt Amr Khaled
Khalifa
6/11 , 11/7 , 11/4 , 11/6
Joe Lee (Eng) bt Alan Clyne (Sco)
7/11 , 10/12 , 11/8 , 11/8 , 11/6
Karim Abdel Gawad bt Mohamed Abbas
9/11 , 11/4 , 11/8 , 3/11 , 14/12
Andrew Wagih bt Mark Kraisck (Hun)
9/11 , 11/7 , 11/9 , 9/11 , 11/9
11-Apr,
Qualifying Round One:
(1) Amr Sweilem (Ita) bt Abdullah el Mezayen (Kuw)
8/11 , 11/4 , 11/1 ,11/6
(5/8) Amr khaled Khalifa (Egy) bt Basem Makram (Egy)
11/1 , 11/5 , 11,6
(3/4) Alan Clyne (Sco) bt Mohamed Sayed Mahmoud
13/11 , 11/8 , 11/7
(5/8) Joe Lee (Eng) bt Karim AGA Samy (Egy)
14/12 , 11/1 , 6/11 , 11/3
(5/8) Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) bt Omar Abdel Meguid (Egy)
11/8 , 3/11 ,11/8 ,11/9
(3/4) Mohamed Abbas (Egy) bt Ali Farag (Egy)
11/8 , 11/5 , 11/6
Andrew Wagih (Egy) bt (5/8) Henrik Mustonen (Fin)
11/5 , 11/8 , 11/8
(2) Mark Kraicsak (Hun) bt Wael Farag (Egy)
5/11 , 13/11 , 11/5 , 9/11 , 15/13
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14-Apr, Quarters:
Darwish & Gaultier on course in Heliopolis
Former world number ones
Karim Darwish and Gregory Gaultier remain on course to meet in the
final of the Rotary Heliopolis Open after straight games' wins in
the quarter-finals at Heliopolis Sporting Club in the Egyptian
capital Cairo.
Darwish, the top seed from Cairo looking to win the long-established
title for the first time, defeated top-ranked German Simon Rosner,
the No7 seed, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6.
The world number four, who topped the rankings for all but one month
of last year, now faces Cairo compatriot Omar Mosaad.
The 22-year-old ended Nicolas Mueller's run, beating the unseeded
Swiss star 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-4.
Gregory Gaultier will be hoping to deny the crowd an all-Cairo final
when he takes on fourth seed Hisham Mohd Ashour in the other
semi-final. The 27-year-old Frenchman beat fifth-seeded Egyptian
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 11-6, 11-5, 12-10.
Ashour faced sixth seed Tom Richards - and had to recover from a
game down before defeating the Englishman 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.
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