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Kuwait PSA Cup 2011
23-29 Nov, Kuwait ($165k) |
Round Two
24 Nov |
Round Three
25 Nov |
Quarters
27 Nov
DRAWN |
Semis
28 Nov |
Final
29 Nov |
[1] Nick Matthew (Eng)
11/6, 11/3, 11/1 (29m)
Nicolas Mueller (Sui) |
[1] Nick Matthew
11/7, 11/9, 11/8 (52m)
[13] Cameron Pilley |
[5] Gregory Gaultier
8/11, 11/5, 11/2, 11/5
(58m)
[15] Stewart Boswell |
[5] Gregory Gaultier
11/9, 11/6, 11/3 (58m)
[3] James Willstrop |
[3] James Willstrop
11/7, 10/12, 11/4, 11/2 (65m)
[2] Karim Darwish |
[13] Cameron Pilley (Aus)
11/8, 11/9, 11/6 (58m)
Chris Ryder (Eng) |
[9] Daryl Selby (Eng)
9/11, 11/3, 11/9, 5/11, 11/9 (66m)
Abdullah Almezayen (Kuw) |
[9] Daryl Selby
11/7, 11/7, 5/11, 11/8 (50m)
[7] Mohamed El Shorbagy |
[7] Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egy)
12/10, 11/7, 5/11, 2/11, 12/10 (85m)
Borja Golan (Esp) |
[8] Thierry Lincou (Fra)
11/6, 13/11, 11/6 (47m)
Olli Tuominen (Fin) |
[8] Thierry Lincou
11/9, 3/11, 10/12, 11/2, 11/9 (71m)
[10] Laurens Jan Anjema |
[3] James Willstrop
11/9, 11/7, 11/7 (36m)
[6] Peter Barker |
[10] Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned)
11/5, 9/11, 12/10, 11/2 (70m)
Saurav Ghosal (Ind) |
[16] Alister Walker (Bot)
6/11, 11/6, 11/7, 8/11, 11/8 (85m)
Mathieu Castagnet (Fa) |
[16] Alister Walker
11/7, 11/5, 11/3 (34m)
[3] James Willstrop |
[3] James Willstrop (Eng)
11/0, 11/8, 11/9 (27m)
Chris Simpson (Eng) |
Simon Rosner (Ger)
11/8, 11/7, 11/6 (22m)
[4] Amr Shabana (Egy) |
Simon Rosner
7/11, 11/5, 12/10, 12/10 (67m)
[15] Stewart Boswell |
[2] Karim Darwish
w/o
[1] Nick Matthew |
[2] Karim Darwish
11/4, 11/9, 5/11, 15/13 (74m)
[7] Mohamed El Shorbagy |
Steve Coppinger (Rsa)
11/5, 11/6, 11/6 (40m)
[15] Stewart Boswell (Aus) |
Jonathan Kemp (Eng)
11/3, 11/4, 11/9 (18m)
[12] Azlan Iskandar (Mas) |
[12] Azlan Iskandar
11/4, 11/7, 11/5 (50m)
[5] Gregory Gaultier |
Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy)
11/7, 11/2, 11/6 (34m)
[5] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) |
Jan Koukal (Cze)
11/5, 11/6, 11/7 (42m)
[6] Peter Barker (Eng) |
[6] Peter Barker
11/6, 11/5, 11/1 (55m)
[14] Adrian Grant |
[7] Mohamed El Shorbagy
11/8, 11/5, 7/11, 11/7
(52m)
[10] Laurens Jan Anjema |
Ryan Cuskelly (Aus)
11/6, 11/13, 5/11, 11/4, 11/3 (76m)
[14] Adrian Grant (Eng) |
Max Lee (Hkg)
11/8, 11/13, 11/7, 11/5 (67m)
[11] Omar Mosaad (Egy) |
[11] Omar Mosaad
11/5, 11/5, 11/7 (34m)
[2] Karim Darwish |
Mohammed Abbas (Egy)
11/5, 11/4, 11/5 (28m)
[2] Karim Darwish (Egy) |
Round ONE:
Q1: Nicolas Mueller
(Sui) bt
Greg Marche (Fra) 11/8, 5/11, 11/8, 6/11,
11/6 (75m)
Q2: Chris Ryder (Eng) bt Andrew Wagih (Egy)
11/7, 11/4, 11/6 (47m)
Q3: Abdullah Almezayen (Kuw) bt Miguel
Rodriguez (Col) 11/5, 14/12, 11/7 (36m)
Q4: Borja Golan (Esp) bt Tom Richards (Eng)
7/11, 11/8, 11/6, 11/9 (71m)
Q5: Olli Tuominen (Fin) bt Robbie Temple (Eng)
11/7, 11/13, 11/6, 12/10 (65m)
Q6: Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Tarek Momen (Egy)
11/9, 6/11, 8/11, 11/7, 11/5 (75m)
Q7: Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) bt Mark Krajcsak
(Hun)
11/5, 11/7, 11/7 (45m)
Q8: Chris Simpson (Eng) bt Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
9/11, 11/6, 11/4, 5/11, 11/8 (80m)
Q9: Simon Rosner (Ger) bt Marwan El
Shorbagy (Egy) 4/11, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9 (59m)
Q10: Steve Coppinger (Rsa) bt Ali Anwar Reda (Egy)
11/3, 11/5, 11/9 (48m)
Q11: Jon Kemp (Eng) bt Martin Knight (Nzl)
9/11, 11/2, 11/8, 11/4 (45m)
Q12: Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) bt Karim A/Gawad (Egy)
8/11, 11/9, 11/6, 12/10 (65m)
Q13: Jan Koukal (Cze) bt Alan Clyne (Sco)
9/11, 11/5, 11/7, 11/8 (60m)
Q14: Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) bt Ong Beng Hee (Mas)
11/6, 11/7, 11/9 (43m)
Q15: Max Lee (Hkg) bt Farhan Mehboob (Pak)
11/3, 11/4, 11/7 (23m)
Q16: Mohammed Abbas (Egy) bt Adrian Waller
(Eng) 11/2, 11/6, 8/11, 11/4 (39m)
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New look for Kuwait Cup draw
A brand new event format, reflecting the open draw style of
English football's prestigious FA Cup, will be
launched by the Professional Squash Association this week in
Kuwait.
The Kuwait PSA Cup will feature the top 48 players in
the world - but the top 16 will receive byes into the second
round, and the draw for the quarter-finals will not be made
until the last 16 round has been completed.
The event, from 23-29 November, is being held to honour the
50th anniversary of the sovereign Arab state of Kuwait, and
will be staged under the patronage of HH Sheikh Sabah Al
Ahmed Al Jal Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait. The players will be
competing for the HH Sheikh Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah Trophy,
created in honour of the late Patriarch Amir of Kuwait.
"The top eight players in the PSA world rankings are so
close today that matches between them are often too close to
call," said PSA Chief Operating Officer Lee Beachill.
"Without at this stage making the complete draw open, we
wanted to introduce some variety in the final stage of one
of our major events - squash fans want to see different
line-ups from those that fixed draws often set up.
"We feel the 48 draw format really highlights the tremendous
depth currently on the PSA World Tour and with players from
21 different countries all competing in Kuwait, I don't
think our top 50 has ever been so universal.
"Kuwait really wanted a showcase event and I think the
Kuwait PSA Cup delivers just that," added the former world
number one. "A unique draw format, the very best players in
the world, and the added twist of a random draw for the
quarter-final line ups."
The quarter-final draw will be made at a Gala Dinner in
Kuwait on a rest day once the line-up has been resolved -
with the highest-ranked player drawing his opponent, then
the next drawing his, etc, until the following day's
schedule is confirmed.
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Jahangir Khan, the record ten-time British Open
champion who is the event's vice chairman, said: "The Kuwait
PSA Cup will be a major event in Kuwait as the country
celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence in 1961.
"It will also be a tribute to Sheikha Fadyah Al-Sabah,
who has personally done so much to raise the profile of
squash in Kuwait."
Sheikha Fadyah Al-Sabah, daughter of the Patriarch Amir HH
Sheikh Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah, is the event's Chairman. The
Sheikha has played a major role in supporting squash in
Kuwait over the past ten years, and is currently responsible
for five men's and women's events each year.
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