Abdullah Al Muzayen Wins PSA Challenger 10 Kuwait Open Challenger
PSA Challenger 10 Kuwait Open Challenger (Cup Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad), Kuwait City, Kuwait
Final:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 7-2 ret.
Local hero Abdullah Al Muzayen delighted the crowd at the South Surrah Ministries Complex in Kuwait City by beating Egypt's Omar Abdel Meguid to win the Kuwait Open Challenger (Cup Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad) - and celebrate his sixth PSA World Tour title triumph on home soil.
It was the dream final of the PSA Challenger 10 squash event between the top-seeded Kuwaiti and No2 seed Meguid, the world number 63 from Giza - and the pair's second clash in a Tour final in Kuwait since September.
But again it was left-hander Al Muzayen who prevailed, winning 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 7-2 (ret.) in 42 minutes.
"It was a really tough match and very close," said the 24-year-old Kuwaiti later. "He is very difficult to play with because of his height - I am happy to win!"
The success brings up the 10th PSA Tour title of world No60 Al Muzayen's career.
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [3] Rex Hedrick (AUS) 11-2, 11-5, 11-9
[2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [4] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 13-11
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Zahed Mohamed (EGY) 11-2, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6
[3] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
[4] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10
[2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) 7-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-4
1st round:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 11-8, 15-13, 15-13
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt [Q] Mohammad Hussain (PAK) 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 13-11
[3] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [Q] Ahmed Atef Abdel-Fattah (EGY) 12-10, 11-4, 9-11, 15-13
[4] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Matias Tuomi (FIN) 11-9, 11-9, 11-5
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh (KUW) 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-4
Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt [Q] Nasser Al Ramzi (KUW) 11-3, 11-5 ret.
[2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Salem Fayez Mohammed (KUW) 3-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6
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