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St Louis Open 2022
presented by Mosby Building Arts |
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St Louis Open 2022
presented by Mosby Building Arts
Men's Draw
20 - 24 Sep
St Louis, USA, $12k |
ROUND TWO
21 Sep |
QUARTERS
22 Sep |
SEMIS
23 Sep |
FINAL
24 Sep |
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[1] Rory Stewart (SCO)
11-5, 11-7, 11-7
Karim Elbarbary (EGY) |
Rory Stewart
11-8, 11-8, 11-3
Diego Gobbi |
Rory Stewart
11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (40m)
Aly Hussein
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Rory Stewart
11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9 (65m)
Curtis Malik |
[7] Noor Zaman (PAK)
11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4
[9/16] Diego Gobbi (BRA) |
[6] Seif Shenawy (EGY)
11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4
[9/16] Aly Hussein (EGY) |
Aly Hussein
11-6, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8
Christopher Gordon |
[3] Christopher Gordon (USA)
11-5, 11-7, 11-6
[9/16] Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) |
[4] Curtis Malik (ENG)
11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8
[9/16] Edgar Ramirez (COL) |
Curtis Malik
8-11, 11-8, 10-5 ret.
Nasir Iqbal |
Curtis Malik
12-10, 11-5, 12-10 (55m)
Charlie Lee |
[8] Guilherme Melo (BRA)
5-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8
[9/16] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) |
[5] Daniel Mekbib (CZE)
11-6, 11-2, 11-6
Chris Fuller (ENG) |
Daniel Mekbib
12-10, 13-15, 11-9, 11-3
Charlie Lee |
[9/16] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK)
11-4, 11-8, 11-4
[2] Charlie Lee (ENG) |
[1] Rory Stewart (SCO) bye
Karim Elbarbary (EGY) bt [9/16] Mark Broekman (ENG) 11-6, 9-11, 11-5,
11-8
[9/16] Diego Gobbi (BRA) bt Jamie Ruggiero (USA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
[7] Noor Zaman (PAK) bye
[6] Seif Shenawy (EGY) bye
[9/16] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt Haadis Amin (USA) 11-6, 11-1, 11-4
[9/16] Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) bt [WC] Nathan Mead (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5
[3] Christopher Gordon (USA) bye
[4] Curtis Malik (ENG) bye
[9/16] Edgar Ramirez (COL) bt [WC] Alex Ingham (ENG) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8
[9/16] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bye
[8] Guilherme Melo (BRA) bye
[5] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bye
Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [9/16] Cory McCartney (CAN) 11-2, 13-11, 11-4
[9/16] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt [WC] Henry Byrne (USA) 11-3, 11-5,
11-8
[2] Charlie Lee (ENG) bye |
Scotland’s Stewart Wins All-British Final
The final of the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts was an
all-British affair, and it was Scotsman Rory Stewart that came out on
top, beating England’s Curtis Malik to win the Challenger 10 level
crown.
Stewart came into the tournament, which was held at the Missouri
Athletic Club in St Louis, as the top seed and received a bye through
the opening day’s action. He then started his campaign with a confident
straight-games victory over Egypt’s Karim Elbarbary to get his week
underway.
That was followed by another straight-games win, this time over Brazil’s
Diego Gobbi, who had taken down the No.7 seed to make it through to the
quarter finals of the competition. Stewart made it through to the final
after defeating another unseeded player, in Egypt’s Aly Hussein,
dropping just 11 points in their last four clash.
The final saw Stewart take on Englishman Curtis Malik, the No.4 seed,
for the title, and he started strongly, winning the opening game 11-6.
The second went to a tie-break, and crucially for the Scot, he was able
to clinch it 12-10. That meant he still had the lead after the
Englishman won the third, and he was able to go on and win the fourth
game 11-9 to secure victory, his seventh on the PSA Tour.
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All British Final Set
Rory Stewart
It will be an all-British final at the St Louis Open presented by Mosby
Building Arts, with Scotland’s Rory Stewart and England’s Curtis Malik
winning their respective last four clashes in straight games to make it
through to the final.
Stewart, the tournament’s top seed, came up against the unseeded Aly
Hussein in his last four contest on Friday evening, with the Egyptian
having already taken out two of the seeds en route to the semis.
However, there would no repeat in the last four, as the Scot dropped
just 11 points en route to making the final, winning in straight games.
He will now face Curtis Malik, after the No.4 seed came through the
all-English clash with Charlie Lee on semi-finals day. Like Stewart, he
won in straight games, but it was much closer for the Englishman, with
two of the three games going to tie-breaks. He won both of those 12-10,
along with an 11-5 scoreline in the second game, to advance to the
final.
The final of the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts will
take place on Saturday, September 24, where Rory Stewart and Curtis
Malik will go head-to-head for the Challenger 10 level crown at the
Missouri Athletic Club.
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Hussein
Gatecrashes Last Four
Aly Hussein
Egypt’s Aly Hussein continued his knockout run at the St Louis Open
presented by Mosby Building Arts, as he downed No. 3 seed Christopher
Gordon to make it into the semi-finals of the tournament.
Hussein came into the Challenger 10 level competition, which is being
played at the Missouri Athletic Club, as an unseeded player, and after
overcoming compatriot and No.6 seed Seif Shenawy in the second round, he
came up against Gordon in the last eight.
The Egyptian took the opening game of his quarter final contest with the
American 11-6, but saw Gordon fight back to delight the home crowd and
level the match. From there, though, it was all Hussein, as he went on
to win the next two games to book his place in the semi-finals in St
Louis. The Egyptian will now face the tournament’s top seed, Rory
Stewart, in the last four, after the Scot downed Brazil’s Diego Gobbi in
straight games.
The other semi-final will see an all-English battle between No.2 seed
Charlie Lee and No.4 seed Curtis Malik after the pair came through their
respective quarter final clashes in four games. Malik got the better of
Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal, while Lee defeated the Czech Republic’s Daniel
Mekbib.
The semi-finals of the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts
will take place on Friday, September 23, where the final four will do
battle in aiming to reach the finals of the Challenger 10 level
competition at the Missouri Athletic Club.
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Gobbi, Hussein and Iqbal Into Last Eight
Aly Hussein
The second day’s play at the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building
Arts was a surprising one, with three of the eight seeds being knocked
out of the competition.
Aly Hussein came through the all-Egyptian clash on the second day of the
tournament, as he defeated No.6 seed Seif Shenawy in a four-game battle.
Hussein took the first, but then lost out in a tie-break in the second
as his fellow Egyptian levelled the contest. From there, though, the
World No.118 showed control, and was able to win the third and fourth
games and seal victory in the match.
Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal also won against a seeded player in four games,
overcoming the challenge of Brazil’s Guilherme Melo to make the last
eight. He lost the first game of their second round contest 11-5 but
fought back strongly to reach the quarter finals, thanks to winning the
next three games.
Brazil’s Diego Gobbi was the other unseeded player to break into the
quarter finals, after he defeated Pakistan’s No.7 seed Noor Zaman in a
five-game battle. He fell behind after three games, but was able to
regroup to win the fourth 11-8, before carrying that momentum into the
deciding fifth game, one he won 11-4 to make his way into the last
eight.
Elsewhere, the top two seeds, Rory Stewart and Charlie Lee, both came
through their respective second round matches in straight games, while
home favourite Christopher Gordon did the same, overcoming the challenge
of Nigeria’s Babatunde Ajagbe.
The quarter finals of the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts
will take place on Thursday, September 22, with the last eight going
head-to-head to try and reach the semi-finals of the Challenger 10 level
competition.
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Elbarbary and Fuller Claim Upset Wins
The opening day of the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts
took place at the Missouri Athletic Club on Tuesday evening, where
England’s Chris Fuller and Egypt’s Karim Elbarbary both took upset wins
to make the second round.
Egypt’s Elbarbary took on England’s Mark Broekman in his opening day
clash at the Missouri Athletic Club, and he was able to regroup after
losing the second game of their contest to come through in four games.
The Egyptian won the first, before then seeing Broekman, the World
No.154, win the second game 11-9 to level the match after two. Elbarbary
was able to fight through though, to win the next two games to win in
four, booking his spot in the second round where he will now take on top
seed Rory Stewart.
The other surprise winner on day on in St Louis was England’s Chris
Fuller, after the former World No.89 got the better of Canadian Cory
McCartney in straight games. The second game went to a tie-break, one
that the Englishman won 13-11, but apart from that, Fuller was
comfortable throughout the match.
The second round of the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts
will take place on Wednesday, September 21, with the top eight seeds
coming into the draw at the Missouri Athletic Club in St Louis.
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