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5th Kish Pershian Gulf Cup 2013
12/17 February 2013 |
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17-Feb-2013, Final
[2] Aamir Atlas Khan 3-2
Nasir Iqbal
11-5, 6-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8 (85m)
AAMIR, ONLY
JUST
Well, we can safely say that
we'll hear from Nasir Iqbal again. The young Pakistani bows in
the final, 11/8 in the 5th, after a 85m match, and having played
a marathon semi of 108m against top seed Ali Anwar Reda
yesterday!
Despite surviving that marathon in the semi-finals, 18-year-old
Iqbal opened up a 2/1 lead over the former world No14.
But Khan, who has never previously lost to his teenaged
compatriot, reclaimed the upper hand in the encounter before
closing out the match 11-5, 6-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8 in 85
minutes.
The success takes Kahn's career tally to nine PSA Tour titles.
And after all the troubles Pakistan had in the recent years,
it's good to see two players from this country doing good...
I am very happy
with my performance and I enjoyed playing here on those
excellent courts and in this beautiful place. The tournament was
well organised, and I would like to come again next year.
Thanks to the Kish sports for this event and I wish them more
success in squash and with there talented players who are the
future of squash in coming years.
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16-Feb-2013, Semis
NO EGYPTIANS IN THE FINAL...
For the second time in three years, a surprise all-Pakistan
final will bring the Kish Persian Gulf Cup to a climax after
Aamir Atlas Khan and unseeded Nasir Iqbal prevailed
in contrasting semi-finals of the fifth staging of the PSA World
Tour Challenger 10 squash event at the Kish Olympic Sports
Center in Kish Island, Iran.
Aamir, the second seed who ousted younger brother and 2011
champion Danish Atlas Khan to reach the semis, continued his
powerful run in Iran to see off Egypt's Andrew Wagih Shoukry,
the No3 seed, 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 in 32 minutes.
Khan is celebrating the 15th Tour final of his career.
It took Iqbal more than three times longer to produce the
event's biggest upset when he beat top seed Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
in another Pakistan/Egypt clash.
Reda, a former world No23 from Cairo and firm favourite for the
event, twice had to stem leads by 18-year-old Iqbal, ranked 34
places lower.
But the Peshawar teenager held his nerve to close out the match
11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 after 108 minutes to claim his
fifth PSA Tour final appearance. |
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 5th
Kish Persian Gulf Cup
2013
12-17 Feb 2013, Kish Island, Iran, $10k |
Round One
14 Feb |
Quarters
15 Feb |
Semis
16 Feb |
Final
17 Feb |
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (Egy)
11-3,11-9,12-10 (47m)
[Q] Badder Al Hussaini (Egy) |
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
11-4,11-7,11-7 (30m)
Geoffrey Demont |
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 (108m)
Nasir Iqbal |
Nasir Iqbal
11-5,6-11,7-11,11-3,11-8 (85m)
[2] Aamir Atlas Khan |
Geoffrey Demont (Fra)
11-6,8-11,7-11,11-8,11-9 (80m)
[Q] Johan Bouquet (Fra) |
Nasir Iqbal (Pak)
11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3 (55m)
[WC] Mohd Reza Sadeghpour (Iri) |
Nasir Iqbal
11-4,11-6,11-8 (46m)
[4] Harinder Pal Sandhu |
Ammar Altamimi (Kuw)
11-9,11-7,11-7 (35 mins)
[4] Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind) |
[3] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (Egy)
11-8, 11-13 ,11-3 ,11-4 (44m)
[Q] Alexandro Garbi Caro (Esp) |
[3] Andrew Wagih Shoukry
11-6,11-7,11-8 (36m)
Aqib Hanif |
[3] Andrew Wagih Shoukry
11-7,11-2,11-7 (32m)
[2] Aamir Atlas Khan |
Aqib Hanif (Pak)
11-4,11-5,11-3 (23m)
Khawaja Adil Maqbool (Pak) |
Danish Atlas Khan (Pak)
11-7,11-7,11-8 (41m)
[Q] Abdullah Mohd Altamimi (Qat) |
Danish Atlas Khan
11-4, 11-9, 10-12,12-10 (26m)
[2] Aamir Atlas Khan |
Ahmad Al-Saraj (Jor)
11-9,11-9, 12-10 (51m)
[2] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak) |
13-Feb-2013 - Qualifying Finals:
Badder Al Hussaini 3-2t Ravi Dixit
10-12,11-2,12-14,11-9, 20-18 (80m)
plays Mohd Ali anwar Reda
Alexandro Garbi Caro 3-0 J.Dadot 11-3,11-4,11-4 (24m)
Plays Andrew Wagih
Abdullah Mohd Altamimi bt Amir Malik khan
11-9,11-5,11-5 (36m)
plays Danish Atlas Khan
Johan Bouquet bt A.cammille Petrucci 11-8, 11-4,
11-13, 11-7, 11-5 (62m)
plays Geoffrey Demont
The lucky losers are
1-Antonio Camille Petrucci
2- Amir Malik khan
3-Ravit Dixit
12-Feb-2013 - 1st round Qualifying:
Bader
Al Hussaini bt Navid Maliksabet
8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9 (58m)
Ravi Dixit bt Zeyad Tareq Alowesh
11-9,8-11,11-4,11-5
Jérôme Dadot bt Amir hossein Jamalizadeh
11-3,11-4,11-6 (28m)
Alejandro Garbi Caro bt Mohammed Jafari
11-8,11-5,11-7(34m)
Amir Malik Khan bt Joe chapman
9-11,11-5,11-7,11-5 (40m)
Antoine-Camille Petrucci bt Sajjad zareian
11-5,11-5,11-4 (18m)
Abdullah mohd Tamimi bt mojtaba kafili
11-5,11-2,11-5 (20m)
Johan Bouquet bt Farbod Keyvanfar
11-7,11-2,11-4 (22m)

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15-Feb-2013, Quarters
BROTHERLY LOVE? WHAT BROTHERLY LOVE....
Brotherly love was cast aside when
Aamir Atlas Khan defeated former champion Danish Atlas
Khan to claim a place in the semi-finals of the 5th Kish
Persian Gulf Cup, the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event
at the Kish Olympic Sports Center in Kish Island, Iran.
It was the third Tour meeting between the sons of the former
Pakistan pro Atlas Khan - and the third victory by the
senior sibling as 22-year-old Aamir despatched his 19-year-old
brother, winner of the title in 2011, 11-4, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10
in 26 minutes.
Aamir now faces Andrew Wagih Shoukry, the No3 seed from
Egypt who beat Pakistani Aqib Hanif 11-6, 11-7, 11-8.
The other semi will also be a Pakistan/Egypt battle after
Peshawar-based Nasir Iqbal upset India's fourth seed
Harinder Pal Sandhu 11-4, 11-6, 11-8.
Teenager Iqbal progresses to face top seed Mohd Ali Anwar
Reda, the world No47 from Cairo who dismissed Frenchman
Geoffrey Demont 11-4, 11-7, 11-7.
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14-Feb-2013 - First round
Good Day for Pakistan
Pakistan players dominated
proceedings on the opening day of main draw action in the 5th
Kish Persian Gulf Cup, the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash
event at the Kish Olympic Sports Center in Kish Island, Iran.
Second seed Aamir Atlas Khan led the way in his first
appearance on the PSA Tour this year. The 22-year-old from
Peshawar dismissed Jordan's Ahmad Al-Saraj 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 and
will now face younger brother Danish Atlas Khan for a
place in the semi-finals
Danish, aged 19, defeated Qatar qualifier Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi
11-7, 11-7, 11-8.
Another all-Pakistan battle took Aqib Hanif through to
the last eight. Hanif, from Lahore, beat Khawaja Adil Maqbool
11-4, 11-5, 11-3 and progresses to meet Andrew Wagih Shoukry
in the next round after the third-seeded Egyptian overcame
Spanish qualifier Alejandro Garbi Caro 11-8, 11-13, 11-3, 11-4.
Nasir Iqbal ensured Pakistan interest in the top half of
the draw. The 26-year-old from Lahore beat local hope Mohammad
Reza Sadeghpour and will now face India's sole representative
Harinder Pal Sandhu, the fourth seed, for a place in the
last four.
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Frogs' Talk
Hi Fram,
Depuis l'île iranienne de Kish, ou l'île de kitch devrais-je
dire tant pas mal de choses le sont ici, pays gouverné par la
loi islamique et souffrant de certains embargos oblige..
Nous sommes / étions donc 4 français engagés ici, 3 dans les
qualifs, 1 en est sorti moi donc pour jouer effectivement...un
autre français, Geoffrey, après m'être sorti des griffes du Piaf
corse..
Le match contre Geoffrey s'est malheureusement pour moi achevé
en sa faveur, 11/8 au 5e..
Comme on dit en anglais "all credit to him" mais grosse déception et
frustration pour moi tant no disrepect mais c'était le meilleur
tirage que je pouvais espérer en sortant des qualifs..
Je prends un départ catastrophique dans le 1er, il mène style 7
ou 8/0, je réussis à grappiller quelques points pour me mettre
dedans mais perds 11/6 je crois..il faut que les courts ici sont
super rapides, le tin bas n'aidant pas et avec son envergure
c'est sanction direct..
J'arrive à être plus patient dans les 2 suivants malgré un
manque de précision récurrent, et mène 2 à 1, ce qui fatalement
lui a mis un coup physiquement et dans la tête.
Il ne sert à rien de se cacher derrière l'arbitrage mais là il
faut dire (pas que pour nous d'ailleurs) mais que les 2 arbitres
locaux étaient nuls, vraiment amateurs, sapant et sabotant les
issues des échanges, longs pour certains. Je sors du match à
partir de ce 4ème jeu que je perds serré, du coup ça le relance
et les 5e jeux sont toujours une loterie.
Départ à nouveau désastreux pour moi et audace de sa part se
voyant relancé pour lui, il mène 5/0, je remonte à 6/6, 8/8,
derrière 1 no let sur un let basique de fond de court et une
volée nick de sa part et victoire pour lui...
Deux choix, se morfondre pendant des heures ou zapper et passer
à la suite, continuer l'entraînement, je ne suis pas un brin
fatigué après ces deux 5 jeux mais le manque de matchs et de
partenaires de haut niveau + être en mode 2 à l'heure tout le
temps à cause du coaching, faut bien gagner sa vie, et le temps
et les occasions passent, mais je n'abandonnerai pas..
À bientôt
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12 février
2013 Frogs' Talk
Salut frambi,
Johan, Le Piaf et moi on a tous les trois gagné notre match
contre des locaux sur le score de 3-0.
La culture ici est très différente, c'est le désert, on n'a pas
vu grand chose pour l'instant.
Demain Johan et Le Piaf se joueront pour une place dans le
MainDraw et moi je jouerai contre l'espagnol Alejandro Garbi.
A demain pour de nouvelles aventures.
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13-Feb-2013,
Qualifying Finals Frogs' Talk
Salut Frambi,
Le tournoi s'arrête pour moi. J'ai perdu contre Alejandro Garbi,
un espagnol. Il était plus précis que moi et mettais beaucoup de
poids dans la balle. Je n'ai pas réussi à renverser la tendance.
Je suis quand même un peu déçu car je pense que si j'avais étais
plus détendu j'aurai peut être pu plus l'accrocher.
Le Piaf et Johan ont fait un super match en 5 jeux qui tournent
à l'avantage de Johan. Il a pris le dessus physiquement.
Malheureusement et comme d'habitude, Johan va jouer Geoffrey au
premier tour du Main Draw... Bonne chance à eux pour la suite et
comme on dit que le meilleur gagne.
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