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Western Province Open 2013
22-27 Apr, Cape Town, South Africa, $5k |
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Abouelghar's SA run continues
as he takes WP title
Egypt's Mohamed Abouelghar picked up his second PSA
title in South Africa in two weeks when he beat home hero Clinton
Leeuw in today's final of the inaugural Western Province Open at
Western Province Cricket Club in Cape Town.
The third seed from Cairo made his breakthrough in the previous
round where he ousted top-seeded Welshman Peter Creed in straight
games.
Fourth seed Leeuw also pulled off a notable upset in the other semi,
taking out Raphael Kandra, the No2 seed from Germany, in a five-game
marathon.
"It was a very high quality final," said event spokesman Paul
Atkinson. "The game scores were 11-8, 14-12, 11-7, with Clinton just
not having enough in the tank after two five setters in the quarters
and semi's and Mohamed displaying some truly incredible shot-making
that took Clinton to every corner of the court!
"Abouelghar's professionalism and focus the entire week was
fantastic to see and his on-court conduct even more impressive and a
great example for the large number of juniors present in a jam
packed gallery.
"It has been great week of squash and a true honour to have so many
international players back in Cape Town again with a worthy champion
in Mohamed lifting the trophy that dates back to 1907 and a title
that dates back to 1949!
"With a firm commitment already in place with a sponsor for next
year, there is no doubt that we will make the tournament even
greater and hopefully more special for players, spectators and
partners alike," added Atkinson.
Abouelghar's win follows his triumph in the Central Gauteng Open in
Johannesburg earlier in the month - and brings the 19-year-old's
career success in PSA finals to four out of four.
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  Western
Province Open 2013
22-27 Apr, Cape Town, Rsa, $5k |
Round One
24 Apr |
Quarters
25 Apr |
Semis
26 Apr |
Final
27 Apr |
[1] Peter Creed (Wal)
11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (30m)
Geoffrey Demont (Fra) |
[1] Peter Creed
5/11, 11/13, 11/3, 11/8, 11/4
Joan Lezaud |
[1] Peter Creed
11/9, 11/3, 11/4 (30m)
[3] Mohamed Abouelghar |
[3] Mohamed Abouelghar
11/8, 14/12, 11/7
[4] Clinton Leeuw |
Steven London (Eng)
11-13, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (74m)
Joan Lezaud (Fra) |
James Huang (Tpe)
12-10, 11-6, 11-4 (32m)
[Q] Michael Wood (Rsa) |
James Huang
11/8, 7/11, 11/5, 11/7
[3] Mohamed Abouelghar |
[3] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy)
11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (30m)
Abdulla Al Tamimi (Qat) |
[Q] Alex Ingham (Eng)
11-6, 10-12, 11-9 (43m)
[4] Clinton Leeuw (Rsa) |
[4] Clinton Leeuw
9/11, 11/6, 8/11, 11/4, 11/2
Nathan Lake |
[4] Clinton Leeuw
8/11, 11/6, 13/11, 9/11, 11/7 (76m)
[2] Raphael Kandra |
Nathan Lake (Eng)
11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3 (43m)
Rudi Willemse (Rsa) |
Bader Al Hussaini (Kuw)
11-6, 13-11, 11-5 (34m)
[Q] Thoboki Mohohlo (Rsa) |
[Q] Thoboki Mohohlo
9/11, 11/5, 11/6, 11/9
[2] Raphael Kandra |
[Q] Rodney Durbach (Rsa)
11-6, 11-8, 13-11 (40m)
[2] Raphael Kandra (Ger) |
23-Apr, Qualifying Finals:
Rodney Durbach (Rsa) bt
Gareth Naidoo (Rsa)
11/7, 11/7, 11/5 (25m)
Thoboki Mohohlo (Rsa) bt
Jérôme Dadot (Fra) 11/9,
11/4, 11/8 (32m)
Michael Wood (Rsa) bt
Andrew Martin (Rsa) 11/6, 11/7, 1/11, 11/6
(42m)
Alex Ingham (Eng) bt
Cameron Stafford (Cay)
12/10, 11/2, 11/4 (30m)
22-Apr, Qualifying Round One:
Rodney Durbach (Rsa) bt Michael Harris (Eng)
11-7, 3-11, 13-11, 3-11, 11-9 (57m)
Gareth Naidoo (Rsa) bt Christo Potgieter (Rsa) 7-11, 11-13,
13-11, 11-5, 11-5 (63m)
Michael Wood (Rsa) bt Jean-Pierre Brits (Rsa)
11-9, 11-6, 12-10 (37m)
Andrew Martin (Rsa) bt Shinnosuke Tsukue (Jpn)
11-9, 11-4, 11-9 (27m)
Thoboki Mohohlo (Rsa) bt Robert Downer (Eng)
5-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-9 (46m)
Jerome Dadot (Fra) bt Munro Montanus (Rsa)
11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (28m)
Cameron Stafford (Cay) bt Muhammad Yasir Khan (Pak
) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (17m)
Alex Ingham (Eng) bt Zuko Kubukeli (Rsa)
11-8, 11-2, 15-13 (50m)
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25-Apr-2013, Quarters
FROGS' TALK
Perds 3/2.. Je mène 2/0 en étant précis, puis le l'arbitre commence
à faire n'importe quoi sur des décisions faciles, il me tue le
match... Le 5ème début de crampe bras, main, mollet droit...la
machine est en panne..! Je perds épuisé et encore merci l'arbitre!
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24-Apr-2013, First Round
FROGS' TALK
Je gagne 3/1, les courts sont super chaud ici, chaque échange ce
transforme en rally!!
J'ai bien reussi à le faire travailler et il a craqué sur la fin.
Demain va valloir être plus précis...
A plus.
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23-Apr-2013, Qualifying Finals
FROGS' TALK
Je m'incline contre un joueur local, Thoboki Mohohlo sur le score de
3/0. J'ai donné le meilleur de moi même mais malheureusement mon
manque de précision a fait que je courrais plus que lui. Il avait un
très bon touché ce soir et a fait que très peu de fautes.
Je vais devoir travailler ma finition durant les prochains jours
afin de préparer au mieux mon prochain tournoi qui commencera Lundi.
Merci à tous pour vos encouragements et merci à Joan et Geoffrey
pour leur coaching. Je leurs souhaite bonne chance pour la suite de
leur tournoi.
22-Apr-2013, Qualifying 1st Round
FROGS' TALK
J'ai
gagné mon premier match des qualifications contre un joueur local
sur le score de 3/0. Plutôt un bon match, le fait de redescendre
d'altitude m'a beaucoup aidé. J
e rejoue demain contre un autre joueur local qui a battu l'anglais
Robert Downer sur le score de 3/1. Un bon match en perspective pour
tenter de me qualifier pour le tableau final en rejoignant Geoffrey
et Joan.
Bisous du Cape
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