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31/10/2018
NOVEMBER - MEN'S PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Momen wins Squash Player’s Player of the Month award
 Egypt’s
Tarek Momen is Squash Player’s Player of the Month for the first time,
after winning his first PSA Tour event for four years and the biggest
title of his career at the $106,000 Channel VAS Championship in England
in October.
“I can’t believe it,” said the 30-year-old third seed, after rallying
from 2/1 down to beat second-seeded compatriot Ali Farag 3/2 in the
final. “I’m really proud of this moment.
“I’ve won very few titles because I never went for winning the [smaller]
tournaments; I always tried to get in the biggest tournaments my ranking
would allow to expose myself to the best players. As I had college
studies, I didn’t have time to lose if I wanted to climb up the
rankings.
“Putting everything aside, I’m really happy with how I’ve progressed
mentally over the past year and a half. I used to give up when I was
really tired; now I’m much better at it. I can be exhausted, but I can
still push and find other plans.”
Momen’s last PSA Tour trophy was the $50,000 Macau Open in October 2014,
which was also his previous best along with the Malaysian Open in
September 2012.
His Channel VAS success at St George’s Hill was only his fifth victory
in 19 Tour finals.
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