Hana and Farida produce the Day One upsets as Rachael survives
The CIB Black Ball Women’s Squash Open – second edition – kicked off today in Cairo with sixteen first round matches on two courts at the Black Ball Squash Club.
Today’s winners go through to meet the top sixteen seeds in Round Two, and before some late withdrawals those seeds were the top sixteen in the world.
There were five Egyptian winners today, Farida Mohamed and Hana Ramadan producing the only seeding upsets ad they beat Lisa Aitken and Mariam Metwally, both in five games.
Wildcard Nour Aboulmakarim came so close, holding two matchballs for a three-nil win over Rachael Grinham before the 2007 world champion rallied to win in five, and Zeina Mickawy came from two games down to deny Rachael Arnold.
Alexandra Fuller (Rsa) 3-0 Menna Nasser (Egy) 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 (28m)
Joey Chan (Hkg) 3-2 Ineta Mackevica (Lat) 11-4, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8 (39m)
Donna Lobban (Aus) 3-0 Ho Tze Lok (Hkg) 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 (23m)
Tinne Gilis (Bel) 3-0 Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg) 11-4, 11-7, 11-2 (19m)
Farida Mohamed (Egy) 3-2 Lisa Aitken (Sco) 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3 (56m)
Coline Aumard (Fra) 3-0 Tong Tsz-Wing (Hkg) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (43m)
Hana Ramadan (Egy) 3-2 Mariam Metwally (Egy) 11-8, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5 (42m)
Millie Tomlinson (Eng) 3-1 Rachael Chadwick (Eng) 11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 11-4 (35m)
Mayar Hany (Egy) 3-1 Nadia Pfister (Sui) 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5 (30m)
Melissa Alves (Fra) 3-0 Enora Villard (Fra) 11-4, 11-3, 11-1 (27m)
Sabrina Sobhy (Usa) 3-0 [wc] Salma Youssef (Egy) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2 (20m)
Zeina Mickawy (Egy) 3-2 Rachel Arnold (Mas) 8-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2 (39m)
Rachael Grinham (Aus) 3-2 [wc] Nour Aboulmakarim (Egy) 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 (67m)
Emily Whitlock (Eng) 3-1 Jasmine Hutton (Eng) 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 12-10 (53m)
Nada Abbas (Egy) 3-1 Lucy Turmel (Eng) 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 (56m)
Hollie Naughton (Can) 3-0 Tessa ter Sluis (Ned) 13-11, 16-14, 11-6 (28m)
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Match Reports
F : Dessouky comeback claims the title
Fares Dessouky comes from two games down to beat Ali Farag and claim the title !!!
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SF : Dessouky breaks his Duck over Momen
Fares Dessouky records his first ever win over Tarek Momen in a five game semi-final …
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SF : Farag ends Asal run in three
Top seed Ali Farag ends the run of Mostafa Asal in straight games …
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QF : Momen makes it four Egyptians
World Champion Tarek Momen completed an Egyptian quarter-final clean sweep as he beat Wales’ Joel Makin in straight games …
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QF : Top seed Farag edges past Abou
Pushed all the way by Mohamed Abouelghar, world #1 Ali Farag squeezes game 3-1 on his fifth match ball …
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QF : Fares downs Elias in Egyptian upset
A second Egyptian upset in a row as Fares Dessouky gets the better of Diego Elias in four tough games …
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QF: Mostafa matured even more…
An assured performance and another stunning upset for Mostafa Asal as he beats Miguel Rodriguez in straight games …
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Not saluting James’ Achievements, MOI???
Not giving James the respect owed to him? Moi? Somehow, I don’t think so.
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R2 : Tarek takes out the Falcon
Tarek Momen came from a game down to beat Mazen Hesham and conclude the quarter-final lineup …
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R2 : Joel beats James in all-British thriller
Joel Makin and James Willstrop have had some cracking matches in the last two years, and this was no exception …
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R2 : Ali still on top, Omar improving…
Top seed Ali Farag still has the edge, but Omar Mosaad is getting closer to his best …
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R2 : Fares on Fire, Karim not as much…
Fares Dessouky on fire as he ousts defending champion Karim Abdel Gawad in five …
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R2: Asal/Coll – A game under high surveillance
Mostafa Asal produces the first upset of the draw as he squeezes past Paul Coll in five …
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R2 : Abou just too good
An immaculate performance from Mohamed Abouelghar as he despatches Greg Marche …
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R2: Diego is now a disciplined player!
A very disciplined performance from Diego Elias as he beats veteran Greg Gaultier in three …
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R2: Miguel gets to live another day
Tremendous comeback from two games down as Miguel Rodriguez reaches the quarter-finals …
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R1 : Tarek, a mixture of errors and excellence…
Tarek Momen comes from a game down to beat Todd Harrity and conclude Round One …
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R1: ElSherbini suffers as Gawad goes through
After a strong showing in the first Mohamed ElSherbini struggles physically as Karim Abdel Gawad eases through …
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R1 : Mazen not vintage, but good enough
Mazen Hesham wasn’t at his best or most mobile today, but Alan Clyne just couldn’t quite take advantage …
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R1: Fares in three but Baptiste deserved a game…
A straight game win for Fares Dessouky, but Baptiste Masotti was so close in all three …
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Baptiste: Enzo was part of our family, the Squash Family.
Although Baptiste was two years older than Enzo, the Frenchman had known him since the junior days …
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R1: Borja, Still some life in the “Old Dog”…
An excellent start from veteran Borja Golan, but Wales’ Joel Makin pushes through in four …
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R1: Youssef not 100%, James 300%…
A dominant performance from James Willstrop against a slightly under par Youssef Ibrahim …
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R1: Declan fades against Diego
Great effort from Declan James, who faded in the fifth as Diego Elias progresses to Round Two …
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Greg Gaultier salutes our Little Prince Enzo
Greg Gaultier remembers Enzo Corigliano, who passed away yesterday…
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R1 : Greg G in form against Greg L
Gregory Gaultier dominant as he beats Greg Lobban in straight games to open Day Two …
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R1: Emotional Victor still gives Paul a good run
Paul Coll wins in straight games against a Victor Crouin coming to terms with the loss of a friend …
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R1: Iker not 100% but still a good battle
Top seed Ali Farag comes from a game down to beat Spain’s Iker Pajares …
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R1 : Abou in three, but Lucas soooo close
Three close games all go the way of Mohamed Abouelghar against Lucas Serme …
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R1: Mahesh pushes Mostafa…
Mostafa Asal pushed all the way by late-entrant Mahesh Mangaonkar but powers clear in the fifth …
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R1 : Mosaad eases past Ng
Omar Mosaad provided a second Egyptian winner as he beat Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng in straight games …
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R1 : Grégoire Full of Emotions against Nathan
Greg Marche puts his emotions at the loss of Enzo Corigliano aside as he beats Nathan Lake in four …
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R1 : Miguel comes through a marathon
Miguel Rodriguez comes through a marathon five-setter, edging past Youssef Soliman 11-9 in the fifth …
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R1: Zahed up and down, as Nici…
The men’s event opens with a four-game win for Egypt’s Zahed Salem over Nicolas Mueller …
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SJ claims victory from the jaws of defeat
From two games and two match balls down, Sarah-Jane Perry dethrones Hania El Hammamy to claim the Black Ball Open title …
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SF : Hania twists and turns Amanda
Hania El Hammamy returns to the Black Ball final as she wins three close games to deny Amanda Sobhy …
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SF : Sarah-Jane, eventually…
Sarah-Jane Perry comes through a gruelling five-setter against Joelle King, winning three tie-break games …
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QF: When Amanda took out World No1
Amanda Sobhy completes a night of upsets as she beats top seed Nour El Sherbini in a five game thriller …
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QF : Hania’s winning run goes on
Hania El Hammamy extends her Black Ball winning run to eight matches as she comes from a game down to reach the semis …
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QF: Weirdest match between SJ and Camille
Sarah-Jane Perry recovers from a 0-10 start against Camille Serme to dominate the rest of the match …
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QF: Joelle Dominates a flat Nouran
Joelle King storms into the semi-finals with a dominant win over a sub-par Nouran Gohar …
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R2: Nouran survives again …
Nouran Gohar survives a second successive five-game battle, saving more match balls to deny Alison Waters the upset …
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R2: Sabrina shows what she’ll be doing soon…
A three-nil win for top seed Nour El Sherbini, but Sabrina Sobhy pushed the World #1 all the way …
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R2: Camille up and down against Tinne
A wobbly start an a bit of a patchy performance from both players as Camille Serme wins in three …
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R2: Hania 3/2 Nele – a classic
Hania El Hammamy holds off a fightback from Nele Gilis in a mammoth five game encounter …
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R2: Finally Joelle in three…
A solid performance from Joelle King as she ends Hollie Naughton’s run in straight games …
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R2: Amanda in Lethal Mode against Nadine
Amanda Sobhy put in a clinical performance against Nadine Shahin to reach the quarters …
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R2: SJ ‘One day I’ll win in three”!
Sarah-Jane Perry starts and finishes well against Joshna Chinappa to reach the quarters …
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R2: Tesni so happy to play well, Liv so close…
Tesni Evans holds off a comeback from Olivia Clyne to become the first quarter-finalist …
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R1: Nouran survives Bazooka Farida!
Two games down, 0-6 down in the fifth, two match balls faced, but Nouran Gohar survives !!!
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