It was a busy tournament weekend, with titles decided around the globe …
AUSTRALIA : Malaysia’s fifth seeded Duncan Lee beats the top two seeds on his way to claiming the $6k NSW Open in Sydney. In the women’s draw Indian junior Anahat Singh makes it two titles in two weeks.
[5] Duncan Lee (Mas) 3-1 [1] Tomo Endo (Jpn) 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8
[2] Anahat Singh (Ind) 3-1 [*] Helen Tang (Hkg) 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4
SWITZERLAND : There’s a home winner in the $6k Bern Open as David Bernet comes through the field and saves match balls in the final to win the men’s title, and it’s back to back titles for Egypt’s Nour Megahed.
[6] David Bernet (Sui) 3-2 [4] Maceo Levy (Fra) 11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 11-9, 16-14 (99m)
[2] Nour Megahed (Egy) 3-1 [3] Ching Hei Fung (Hkg) 8-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-5 (36m)
MEXICO : More home success in Mexico City as unseeded Jorge Luis Gomes takes out four seeds in a row to win the $9k CDMX Open title. Habiba Hani comes from two down to triumph in an all-Egyptian final to win her third PSA title in a row.
Jorge Luis Gomez (Mex) 3-1 [7] Matias Knudsen (Col) 11-8, 11-13, 11-4, 11-7 (64m)
[2] Habiba Hani (Egy) 3-2 [1] Amina El Rihany (Egy) 6-11, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8 (67m)
CANADA : A terrific run which sees him take out the 5th, 2nd, 4th and top seeds for Egypt’s Mohamed Sheraf to claim the title in the $9k Kelowna Open.
Mohamed Sharaf (Egy) 3-1 [1] Finnlay Withington 12-10, 11-9, 2-11, 11-7 (34m)
CANADA : India’s Veer Chotrani claims his fifth and biggest PSA title as he denies a home win in the $15k White Oaks Cup final in Niagara.
[8] Veer Chotrani (Ind) 3-0 [5] Salah Eltorgman (Can) 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (28m)
ENGLAND : Appearing in his third Copper-level final of the season, Declan James finally picked up a title as he edged past Simon Herbert in an all-English $25k London Open final. In the $15k Women’s event Egypt’s Nardine Garas denied a home double as she beat Millie Tomlinson tp pick up her fourth title of the year.
[5] Declan James (Eng) 3-2 [7] Simon Herbert 11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-4 (62m)
[3] Nardine Garas (Egy) 3-0 [2] Millie Tomlinson (Eng) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (24m)
