Momen Ready To Come Out Firing in World Series Finals by Nathan Clarke March 10, 2014
- 26-year-old Egyptian Tarek Momen says he is relishing the opportunity
of taking part in the Power Courts World Series Finals in what will be
his first ever appearance in the annual showcase event. The Cairo native, who
reached a career high World No.10 ranking in 2013, will travel to
Richmond, Virginia aiming to come out firing on Saturday March 15 and
ensure he makes the latter stages. “I'm very excited to
play my first World Series Finals,” said Momen. “It was a goal that I
set in my mind at the beginning of 2013. “I wanted to play all World Series events and do well to make the cut and I'm so glad I did eventually. “The World Series
Finals has its own unique atmosphere and I'm guessing it has to do with
the players feeling more relaxed and more willing to entertain the
audience. “They're not playing
for ranking points which relieves them from an immense amount of
pressure and helps them bring out the best they've got so I’m really
looking forward to it.” Momen will be up
against compatriots Ramy Ashour and Mohamed Elshorbagy, the World No.3
and No.4, respectively, along with England’s World No.5 James Willstrop
in the group stages, when the matches are played in a best of three
games format. “To be selected among
such a distinguished group of players is a great honor for me and it's
like a childhood dream come true,” he said. “I hope I can bring out my A-game to rise up to the occasion. “I'm looking forward to seeing how well I can play against these top players in a best of three format. “I'm sure it'll be
more challenging for me as I'm quite the slow starter so I'll need to
come out firing from the very first point and we'll see how it goes.” The Power Courts World
Series Finals takes place at the Westwood Club in Richmond, Virginia
from March 15-19. Tickets for the event can be purchased via the
official website at http://www.worldseriesfinals.com/index.html
