Meguid Wins All-Egyptian Final In Kuwait by Nathan Clarke May 8, 2014
- Egypt's World No.30 Omar Abdel Meguid claimed his first PSA World
Tour title of 2014 after beating compatriot Mohamed Abouelghar, the
World No.49, 3-1 in the final of the 2014 Mohammed Yaquob Hajeyah PSA
Challenger 15 Tournament in South Surrah, Kuwait.
Meguid, the even't
number one seed, enjoyed a smooth journey to the final easily
dispatching Kuwaiti hopes Anmar Altamini and Yousif Nizar Khan, who
pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the week beating number six
seed Danish Atlas Khan from Pakistan 3-0 in the opening round, before
squeezing past Egyptian Andrew Wagih Shoukry 3-2 in the semi-finals.
The 47-minute 11-6,
5-11, 13-11, 11-3 victory, his second win over Abouelghar in the last
month, sees Meguid build on his runner-up finish at February's Oregon
Open and lift his first tournament title on the PSA World Tour circuit
since August 2013, when he was triumphant in the Pro Squash In Japan
Challenger 10 event.
The 26-year-old will
now travel to the prestigious Allam British Open in confident spirits
as he aims to progress through the qualification draw and secure his
berth in the main round of the PSA World Series tournament.
"I'm happy I won
because it is always difficult playing a talented and excellent player
like Mohamed," said Meguid following his victory.
"I enjoyed the tournament very much. I've been here a few times before and I'm just happy I managed to sneak a win in the end."
Mohammed Yaquob Hajeyah PSA Tournament 2014 Results:
First Round: [1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Ammar Altamimi (KUW) 11-8, 11-5, 12-10 (3-0) [47m] [Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh (KUW) bt [6] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (3-0) [35m] [7] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 6-11, 4-5 retired (1-1) [15m] [4] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) bt [Q] Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari (PAK) 2-11, 6-11, 8-11 (0-3) [33m] [3] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [Q] Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (KUW) 11-6, 6-11, 14-12, 11-8 (3-1) [41m] [8] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) bt [Q] Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) 4-11, 2-11, 11-2, 7-11 (1-3) [35m] [5] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 11-3, 5-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9 (3-2) [55m] [2] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [WC] Mohammed Yaquob Hajeyah (KUW) 6-11, 4-11, 8-11 (0-3) [30m] Quarter-finals: [1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh (KUW) 11-4, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6 (3-1) [35m] [4] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) bt [7] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 4-11, 3-11, 8-11 (0-3) [30m] [3] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [8] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (3-0) [33m] [5] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [2] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) 11-7, 11-7, 11-1 (3-0) [22m] Semi-finals: [1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [4] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-1 (3-2) [58m] [3] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [5] Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 (3-0) [30m] Final: [1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [3] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 11-6, 5-11, 13-11, 11-3 (3-1) [47m]
