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20-Nov, Day FOUR, Round
TWO:
Last sixteen in Cairo
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Round TWO:
[1] Karim Darwish (Egy) 3-2 Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy)
11/13, 6/11, 11/8,
11/7, 11/7 (75m)
Zahed Mohamed (Egy) 3-2 [8] Ali Anwar Reda (Egy)
13/11, 6/11, 11/7, 2/11,
11/9 (94m)
[5] Marwan Elshorbagy (Egy)
3-0 Shaun le Roux (Rsa)
11/6, 11/5, 11/3 (29m)
[Q] Fares Dessouki (Egy) 3-2 [3] Omar Mosaad (Egy)
11/9, 12/10, 7/11, 6/11,
11/7 (83m)
[4] Alister Walker (Bot) 3-1 Eddie Charlton (Eng)
6/11, 11/8, 11/7,
11/2 (44m)
[6] Omar Abdel Meguid (Egy) 3-0 Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
11/9, 12/10, 11/8 (53m)
[7] Mazen Hesham (Egy) 3-0 Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy)
7/11, 11/6, 7, 12/10 (60m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-0 Joel Hinds (Eng)
11/4, 11/9, 11/7
(39m)
Dessouki
masters Mosaad as
top seed Darwish survives
There was lots of home interest in round two of the PSA $50k
Banque Misr Sky Open at the Sky resort in New Cairo,
and while Egyptians did eventually claim seven of the eight
quarter-final places, it wasn't always the expected player
who won.
The biggest upset came on the opening match on the all-glass
court as qualifier Fares Dessouki took a two-game lead
against third seed Omar Mosaad, eventually creating a huge
upset as he won 11/7 in the fifth.
 Another
teenager almost created an even bigger upset when Mohamed
Abouelghar went 2-0 up against top seed Karim Darwish, but
the world #5 struck back to win the next three games.
"I just didn't want to lose in Cairo, in front of my family,
and on National TV" said a relieved winner.
Report and quote on the blog
Darwish will face unexpected opposition in the quarters,
after Zahed Mohamed, who enjoyed a good run in Manchester
two weeks ago, beat compatriot Ali Anwar Reda, the eighth
seed, 11/9 in the fifth after 89 minutes.
Dessouki faces Marwan Elshorbagy, the two-time world junior
champion who eased past South Africa's Shaun Le Roux in
straight games.
Marwan's elder brother Mohamed, fresh from winning the Qatar
Classic in Doha, also won in straight games against Joel
Hinds and the second seed now meets Mazen Hesham in the
quarter-finals.
Fourth seed Alister Walker is the only non-Egypotian left in
the draw. His 3-1 win over Eddie Charlton sets up a meeting
with Omart Abdel Meguid who also beat an Englishman, Jaymie
Haycocks, in straight games.
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Dessouki ousts Mosaad
Darwish comeback denies Abouelghar
Zahed outlasts Reda
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