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 JSW
CCI International
2016
22-27 Nov, Mumbai, India, $50k |
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27-Nov, Final:
[1] Fares Dessouky (Egy) 3-2 [2] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy)
11/9,
8/11, 11/7, 7/11, 11/5 (70m) Dessouky
wins all-Egyptian final in Mumbai
Report by Raj Arora | Photos: Nitesh Square
The largest crowd ever to have witnessed squash in Mumbai
settled down to witness the two Egyptian gladiators who are
great friends and competitors.
 Building
on his form all week Fares Dessouky looked stronger as he led
7-3. The calm Mohamed Abouelghar responded with a flurry of
points to first level at 8 and then take the lead with a
delectable drop. Three well contested points followed and each
of them were won by Fares to give him the opener. Nothing to
choose between the two as they played some well constructed
points and engaged in some long rallies that were marked with
precision.
It was Abouelghar who won the longer points as he led 8-6 before
Dessouky restored parity. 9-8 for Abouelghar followed by an
unforced backhand error by Dessouky to bring up game ball.
Another Abouelghar drop and it was one all. Edge of the seat
stuff. Only standing room. Electric atmosphere. Great energy
from the juniors. The Egyptian flag swaying in the arena
Dessouky started asserting and stayed ahead impressively winning
the crucial third. 11-6.
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the fourth, more solid squash from Dessouky had him in front at
6-3 as the crowd got behind Abouelghar. It was working as
Abouelghar pulled back winning one then two then three then four
in a row. 7-6 Abouelghar. The crowd wants a fifth.
Top quality from Abouelghar. Some sheer brilliance in the
forecourt and he gets to 9-7 and then 10-7. Abouelghar plays
another beauty and its two all.
It's been an amazing squash lesson for squash players of all
ages, shapes and sizes, gripping stuff.
 Dessouky
gains the advantage early in the fifth and finds himself at 4-1
and then 5-3. At 4-6, Abouelghar pulls one back only to be
surprised at the next. 7-5 Dessouky Contentious call. Abouelghar
allows himself to get upset. 8-5. One that sticks to the wall,
9-5.
A fine cross court kill from Dessouky and an unforced error.
Dessouky is the champion, claiming his second PSA title, over
three years after his first.
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Match Replays
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JSW CCI Internationsl
2016
22-27 Nov, Mumbai, India, $50k |
Round One
24 Nov |
Quarters
25 Nov |
Semis
26 Nov |
Final
27 Nov |
[1] Fares Dessouky (Egy)
11/9, 11/6, 11/7 (37m)
Olli Tuominen (Fin) |
[1] Fares Dessouky
11/7, 11/8, 4/11, 11/5 (51m)
[6] Alan Clyne |
[1] Fares Dessouky 14/12, 11/5, 11/7
(45m)
[3] Chris Simpson |
2nd PSA title for Fares
[1] Fares Dessouky
11/9, 8/11, 11/7, 7/11, 11/5 (70m)
[2] Mohamed Abouelghar
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[6] Alan Clyne (Sco)
11/7, 11/2, 5/3 rtd (20m)
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) |
[7] Lucas Serme (Fra)
118, 13/15, 11/8, 11/8
[Q] Joel Makin (Wal) |
[7] Lucas Serme
11/4, 11/6, 13/11 (58m)
[3] Chris Simpson |
[3] Chris Simpson (Eng)
8/11, 11/9, 12/10, 11/9 (76m)
Campbell Grayson (Nzl) |
[Q] Ivan Yuen (Mas)
7/11, 11/2, 11/6, 11/8 (69m)
[4] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) |
[4] Saurav Ghosal
9/11, 12/14, 11/2, 11/9, 11/6 (80m)
[5] Nicolas Mueller |
[5] Nicolas Mueller 11/7, 11/6, 11/9 (34m)
[2] Mohamed Abouelghar |
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
11/9, 11/6, 11/8 (32m)
[5] Nicolas Mueller (Sui) |
[wc] Vikram Malhotra (Ind)
11/8, 11/6, 4/11, 11/5 (45m)
[8] Mohamed Reda (Egy) |
[8] Mohamed Reda
11/6, 10/12, 11/3, 11/6 (50m)
[2] Mohamed Abouelghar |
Tsz Fung Yip (Hkg)
7/11, 11/7, 11/4, 13/11 (40m)
[2] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) |
Qualifying:
23-Nov, Finals:
Ivan Yuen (Mas) 3-0 Youssef Soliman (Egy)
11/7, 11/4, 11/9 (50m)
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 3-0
Chris Binnie (Jam)
11/6, 11/7, 11/4 (32m)
Joel Makin (Wal) 3-1 Addeen Idrakie (Mas)
11/2, 11/1, 1/11, 11/3 (43m)
Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) w/o Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind)
walkover
22-Nov, Round One:
Ivan Yuen (Mas) 3-0 Abhay Singh (Ind)
11/9, 11/9, 11/5 (24m)
Youssef Soliman (Egy) 3-0 Ravi Dixit (Ind)
11/8, 13/11, 11/7 (34m)
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 3-0 Abhinav Sinha (Ind)
11/8, 11/6, 11/5 (21m)
Chris Binnie (Jam) 3-0 Sandeep Ramachandran (Ind)
11/7, 11/1, 11/5 (19m)
Joel Makin (Wal) 3-0 Velavan Senthilkumar (Ind)
11/8, 11/8, 11/5 (30m)
Addeen Idrakie (Mas) 3-1
Ammar Altamimi (Kuw)
12/10, 11/13, 11/4, 11/9 (60m)
Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind) 3-2 Ashish Keskar (Ind) 11/7,
5/11, 11/9, 6/11, 12/10 (41m)
Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) 3-1 Dimitri Steinmann (Sui)
11/9, 8/11, 11/3, 11/2 (40m)
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Top seeds through to
all-Egyptian final
Report by Raj Arora | Photos: Nitesh Square
Despite Saurav Ghosal's exit last night a sporting Mumbai crowd
showed up clocking the largest attendance of the week.
In the first semi-final top seed Fares Dessouky took on English
third seed Chris Simpson.
A fairly tentative start by both players before they found their
range and some immaculate length. 7 all and then 9 all as the
juniors got a lesson in ' tight squash' Dessouky played a
delicate drop to bring up game ball , only to have Chris respond
with a brace of superb points to have a game ball himself at
12-11. The stronger Dessouky reeled off three in a row to take
the opener.
 The
second saw the Egyptian in control as he raced to 6-2 and then
9-3. Amazing attacking by Dessouky as Chris fought on defending
dourly, using the height to change the pace. Dessouky has all
the answers to the questions being asked of him and soon led
2-0.
The Englishman wasn't going away and kept at it. Another lesson
for the juniors : Grit He led 6-5 before the top seed raised it
a notch and closed it out at 11-7. A fine win for Dessouky who
has been extremely impressive all week.
 Chris
Simpson: In first I had a game ball, it was a 50-50
game and i lost that in long momentum. I has a massive lost of
concentration i think and failed in the second because when the
game was 50-50 where you cant lose your concentration for even 2
minutes at this level but i lost it.
Fares Dessouky: Yes it was tough match, Christ was really
good. I am sure we are going to have many upcoming battles in
the series. I really enjoyed playing with him today, it was nice
game.
In the second semi-final Nicolas Mueller, who came from two
games down to beat Ghosal, met second seed Mohamed Abouelghar.
Mueller who was on court for 80 minutes last night stood in the
way of an All Egyptian final but it was Abouelghar who looked a
tad sharper as they began proceedings. Both played some razor
sharp drops and the variation in pace was a joy to behold.
The young Egyptian had more in his legs as he moved
effortlessly. Muller controlled the game in patches and the
crowd saw his fist pump as he won many engaging rallies.
The Egyptian stayed ahead maintaining comfortable leads until
the third when Muller called for a larger effort from himself
and at 9-9 in the third the crowd clearly wanted a longer night
and cheered Ghosal's nemesis.
Cries of ' Cmon Muller' rent the air but Abouleghar completed a
deserved win. At the post match interview Abouelghar shared with
the crowd that he and Fares have played together for eight years
and know each others's games well and hoped that they would give
Mumbai a great final.
 Mohamed
Abouelghar: I wasn't very comfortable today because Niki is
a consistent player and if i give him any opening, he will for
it and strike. So I made sure that I was sharp as much as I
could.
Nicolas Mueller: Abouelghar was too sharp today may be
today I tried to sneak like yesterday but i guess it wasn't
meant today. Abu truly deserved to win the match.
Lots of jostling by the spectators to try and ensure seats for
tomorrow's final which should be a treat.
Action begins with some juniors from the CCI and JSW's squash
academy before the Egyptians do battle.
Stay tuned.
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25-Nov, Quarters
Mueller denies home hopes in Mumbai
Report by Raj Arora | Photos: Nitesh Square
It was a fantastic day for squash in the city as a massive crowd
witnessed some fantastic squash at the All Glass Court at the
CCI International, the final event at the JSW Indian Squash
Circuit.
(1) Fares Dessouky (Egy) 3-1 (6) Alan Clyne (Sco)
 The
top seeded Dessouky stamped his presence from the beginning and
always had something in reserve as he dominated the first two
games. The gritty Clyne battled gamely but the low dying length
and the precision from Dessouky's racket was a huge
differentiator.
Clyne's obstinacy earned him the third game but it wasn't enough
as Dessouky took his appointed place in the final.
(3) Chris Simpson (Eng) 3-0 Lucas Serme (Fra)
 Simpson
had played the longest match of the night yesterday. He clearly
wasn't feeling the effects of that as he controlled the pace and
had that much more variation than his younger opponent. The
difference in the length and the width ensured that Simpson
stayed ahead.
The young Frenchman had his moments at the end of the third but
Simpson's consistency gave him a deserved straight game win just
under the hour mark.
(5) Nicolas Mueller (Sui) 3-2 (4) Saurav Ghosal (Ind)
Egged on by some boisterous local support, Saurav looked
composed as he took the court to the cheers of the crowd. Many
juniors with their faces painted with the Indian flag screamed
themselves hoarse as Saurav took a commanding 10-4 lead. The
composed Muller pegged it back rather systematically to 9-10
before a beautiful volley drop gave the Indian the first.
A very close second as they traded points before Muller led 7-5.
Saurav levelled at 7.
 Muller
pressed on for 9-7. A fantastic rally - perhaps the longest of
the match - belonged to Saurav. He followed it with another well
constructed rally for 9-9. Muller held the ball beautifully to
inch to 10-9. A delightful cross court sent Muller the wrong way
- 10-10. He now had his own game ball . A no- let for Saurav-
11-11. Nothing to choose between them. 12-12.
Both playing some quality squash. Saurav had Muller scrambling
in the next point. Some miraculous retrieving by Muller, the
last pickup close to the wall resulting in his hand being
grazed. Blood. Playing hand. Injury timeout. Ritwik was in his
corner. A stroke followed to Saurav and he had a crucial 2-0
lead
A resurgent Muller came storming back to stamp his class in the
third. Showing off some amazing strokes he raced to 11-2. The
crowd had suddenly gone quiet.
 Muller
carried the momentum to lead 3-1 as Saurav kept it tight to
level. A delectable volley drop followed by a monster of a rally
and Indian had 5-3. The crowd was getting the power in the lungs
back as the decibel levels increased in anticipation of an
Indian victory. 6-4, then 7-5.
Muller wasn't done as he pumped his fist to draw even at 7.
Saurav stayed consistent to move closer 9-7. The Swiss stayed
strong 9-9. The quality was from the top drawer. Game ball
Muller. An unforced error from Saurav and we were going into a
decider.
Change of shirt for Muller. Fresh instructions from Ritwik for
Saurav.
Muller raced to a 4-0 lead. The crowd willed the Indian on 1-4.
Muller looked in charge at 5-1 but Saurav kept battling. Back to
back winners and it was 3-5. Edge of the seat stuff. Traded the
next two points 4-6. Muller 7-4. A controlled over head winner
from Muller for 8-4 followed by an unforced error and Muller was
within sniffing distance. Muller 10-5. Saurav saved one.
The last winner from Muller's racket to complete a fine come
from behind win. A disappointed crowd but they were treated to
some vintage squash. Saurav had some kind words for Muller who
richly deserved the win.
(2) Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) 3-1 (8) Mohamed Reda (Egy)
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the last match of the night, one that came after the Muller
Ghosal marathon - the crowd had thinned.
A fairly large number of enthusiastic juniors were in the arena
well past their bedtimes. Abouelghar showed more urgency as he
took the ascendancy. Reda, an experienced war horse showed some
intelligent shot selection and creditably drew level winning the
second over extra points.
He came out with even more urgency quickly re-establishing his
position on the T, winning the third rather handily. Abouelghar
maintained the consistency to close the fourth 11-6, to take his
spot with Muller in tomorrow's semi final Abouelghar paid
tribute to his teammate saying he was one of the cleverest
players on the tour and how he like other young Egyptians had
learnt much from him over the years.
A long night of some very good squash in Mumbai
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24-Nov, Round One
Seeds through to Quarters in Mumbai
Round One of the CCI Internationals in Mumbai saw all eight
seeds, including home favourite Saurav Ghosal, through to the
quarter-finals.
Photos by Nitesh Square
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23-Nov,
Qualifying Finals:
Qualifying complete in Mumbai
Qualifying for the 2016 CCI International concluded with wins
for Jaymie Haycocks, Joel Makin and Ivan Yuen,
and a walkover for Mahesh Mangaonkar instead of a
much-anticipated all-Indian clash.
Mahesh Mangaonkar( Ind) w/o Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind)
This was supposed to be the most entertaining fixture of the
night and large numbers of local players swarmed the courts in
anticipation of a match up that was a repeat of the semi finals
at the Indian Nationals earlier this year.
It wasn't meant to be - Harinder who was clearly feeling his
back during his laboured five game win yesterday couldn't take
to the court. A series of Physio sessions over the last 18 hours
wasn't enough and he had to pull out without hitting a ball. A
disappointment for the Mumbai crowd.
Mahesh, who plays regularly at the CCI, will now play Alan Clyne
in the Main Draw
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 3-0 Chris Binnie (Jam)
 The
Englishman was solid in his straight game win over Chris Binnie
who started well before the greater consistency from Haycocks
kept drawing errors.
The reward for Haycocks was a Main Draw place against Nicolas
Mueller.
Ivan Yuen (Mas) 3-0 Youssef Soliman (Egy)
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one promised much but ended up as an anti climax. The gifted
Egyptian has been to Mumbai before and familiar with the
conditions. His attacking style is attractive but the crowd saw
only glimpses of his obvious ability.
Ivan, also an attacking player was consistent and precise and
after 7-7 in the first , ensured that he was firmly in the
driver's seat. He plays Saurav Ghosal tomorrow
Joel Makin (Wal) 3-1 Addeen Idrakie (Mas)
 The
Welshman opened impressively as he dominated proceedings in the
first two games. It seemed like he was in for an early night
before the Malaysian responded to take a 6-0 lead. Idrakie kept
the foot on the accelerator as he stemmed the tide by taking the
third 11-1.
With the wake up call Joel took charge again in the 4th as he
led 7-2. And then 9-2 before Idrakie pulled one back. At 10-3
another tin from the Malaysian and Joel was through. He plays
Lucas Serme.
Action now moves to the All Glass Court in the Brabourne
stadium where the energy in the arena beckons. Three Indians
are in the Main Draw, fourth seeded Ghosal, wildcard Vikram
Malhotra and qualifier Mangaonkar.
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22-Nov, Qualifying Round One
BIG action in Mumbai
After the huge success of its last tournament (Otters
International JSW ISC 2016) the Indian Squash Circuit is back
with BIG players and B-I-G-G-E-R action this week as it presents
the CCI International JSW Indian Squash Circuit 2016
Men's Tournament at the prestigious Cricket Club of India (CCI)
lawns, Mumbai from 22nd -27th Nov.
The $50k Men's Tournament promises to be a visual delight where
some of the best in the world of Squash will sweat it out in the
spectacular all-glass court - Thunderdome, being specially flown
in and erected at the CCI lawns. Earlier, such courts have been
used to host big International tournaments at landmark sites
like the Pyramids, the Grand Central Station, etc.
Supported by the JSW Group, The Indian Squash Circuit takes a
step forward with the CCI International. The Associate sponsors
include K. Raheja Corporation, 94.3 Radio One and Shoppers Stop.
It will feature some of the top ranked players of PSA World Tour
- Fares Dessouky, Mohamed Abouelghar from Egypt; Chris Simpson
(Eng), Nicholas Mueller (Sui), Alan Clyne (Sco) with the Indian
challenge being led by Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Sandhu
among others.
In line with the Indian Squash Circuit's endeavour to promote
the game with a larger audience, the entry to the tournament is
completely free. In addition to the matches, the organisers are
also lining up master classes for the squash enthusiasts who can
participate in them through a special promotion on 94.3 Radio
One.
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