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Fri 18th Nov,
Day EIGHT, FINAL:
[3] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy)
3-0 [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy)
12/10,
15/13, 11/7 (67m)
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Gawad dethrones Elshorbagy in Doha
 World
Champion Karim Abdel Gawad added the Qatar Classic title
to his recent Al-Ahram and World Championship wins as he beat
two-time defending champion and world #1 Mohamed Elshorbagy in a
repeat of their World semi-final in Cairo.
This time though, in-form Gawad won in straight games, although
the first two were neck and neck and both went to extra points
with Gawad saving a game ball in the first and three in the
second.
 The
first game took 30 minutes, the second over 20, but the third
was much quicker as Gawad closed out the match on his second
match ball after 67 minutes.
"Being World Champion and Qatar Champion sounds good, really
good," said Gawad, "Im living the dream!
"Mohamed and I have been competing in the juniors since the age
of
8! I know there are many more battles to come. This is only
the beginning ..."
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