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Wed
6th, Day FIVE,
Finals
It's six for Egypt in
Sheffield
G13: [2]
Sana Mahmoud (Egy) 3-1 [1] Nour
Aboulmakarim
11-9, 9-11,
15-13, 11-5 (44m)
B13: [1] Sam Todd (Eng) 3-1 [3/4]
Muhammad Azhar (Mas)
11-7, 3-11,
15-13, 11-5 (28m)
G15: [2] Aifa Azman (Mas) 3-1 [5/8]
Marina Stefanoni (Usa)
11-9,
8-11, 11-6, 11-4 (30m)
B15: [2] Omar El Torkey (Egy) 3-2 [1]
Mostafa Asal (Egy)
11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 (58m)
G17: [1] Hania Elhamamy (Egy) 3-2
[3/4] Rowan Reda (Egy)
4-11,
8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-5 (49m)
B17: [1] Youssef Ibrahim (Egy) 3-0
[9/16] Mostafa Montaser
11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (27m)
G19: [1] Nouran Gohar (Egy) 3-0 [3/4]
Nadine Shahin (Egy)
11-6,
11-5, 11-6 (28m)
B19: [1] Youssef Soliman (Egy) 3-0
[3/4] Saadeldin Abouaish
11-5,
11-6, 11-5 (40m)
 Egypt
were already guaranteed six titles before
play started on finals day in Sheffield even
started.
Sana Mahmoud claimed the first title
as she beat G13 top seed Nour Aboulmakrim in
a hotly-contested four games.
 Then
the home crowd urged on Sam Todd,
aiming to be the first home winner of a
Boys' title since fellow-Yorkshireman James
Willstop in 2002. Sam duly delivered,
beating his Malaysian opponent in four games
to the delight of the crowd.
The G15 was the last one not to feature an
Egyptian, and it was Malaysia's Aifa
Azman, U13 winner two years ago, who
prevailed over American Marina Stefanoni.
 The
day concluded with five all-Egyptian finals,
Omar El Torkey delightedly taking the
B15 crown at the first attempt in a tense
five-game tussle with top seed Mostafa Asal.
Hania El Hammamy faced familiar
opponent Rowan Reda in the G17 final - for
Hania it was a fifth successive final, and
her third against Rowan having won the G13
and G15 titles in previous years.
 Rowan
looked set to break the run of defeats as
she went two games up, but Hania fought back
to take the next three games and her third
title.
In the final three matches top seeds
Youssef Ibrahim, Nouran Gohar and
Youssef Soliman all won in straight
games. For Nouran it was a third title, for
both boys a second.
Signing off from the BJO !!
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