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02/02/2022
Gaynor Cincinnati Cup 2022
Gaynor Cincinnati Cup 2022
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Gaynor Cincinnati Cup 2022
Women's Draw
02 - 06 Feb
Cincinnati, USA, $51.250ek |
ROUND TWO
03 FEB |
QUARTERS
04 FEB |
SEMIS
05 FEB |
FINAL
06 FEB |
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[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY)
11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (27m)
[9/16] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) |
Nouran Gohar
11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (38m)
Nele Gilis |
Nouran Gohar
11-6, 11-3, 11-2 (30m)
Georgina Kennedy |
Nouran Gohar
11-6, 11-3, 11-8 (36m)
Olivia Fiechter |
[8] Nele Gilis (BEL)
11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 13-11 (61m)
[9/16] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) |
[6] Olivia Clyne (USA)
11-8, 11-7, 11-8 (28m)
[9/16] Hollie Naughton (CAN) |
Olivia Clyne
11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (38m)
Georgina Kennedy |
[9/16] Georgina Kennedy (ENG)
8-11, 12-10, 8-11, 13-11, 11-4 (59m)
[4] Joshna Chinappa (IND) |
[9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL)
6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (61m)
[3] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) |
Tinne Gilis
12-10, 11-2, 11-8 (26m)
Sarah-Jane Perry |
Tinne Gilis
4-11, 11-3, 6-11, 18-16, 11-9 (53m)
Olivia Fiechter |
[9/16] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS)
11-6, 12-10, 11-5 (28m)
[7] Tesni Evans (WAL) |
[5] Olivia Fiechter (USA)
11-3, 11-3, 11-3 (19m)
Rachel Arnold (MAS) |
Olivia Fiechter
11-1, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 (49m)
Amanda Sobhy |
[9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY)
11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4 (32m)
[2] Amanda Sobhy (USA) |
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bye
[9/16] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bt Aifa Azman (MAS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (27m)
[9/16] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt Haley Mendez (USA) 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 13-11
(37m)
[8] Nele Gilis (BEL) bye
[6] Olivia Clyne (USA) bye
[9/16] Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt Ineta Mackevica (LAT) 11-8, 11-4, 11-3
(21m)
[9/16] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Georgia Adderley (SCO) 11-2, 11-5, 11-6
(35m)
[4] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bye
[3] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bye
[9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Cristina Gomez (ESP) 11-8, 16-14, 11-5 (37m)
[9/16] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Menna Nasser (EGY) 11-2, 11-5,
11-6 (21m)
[7] Tesni Evans (WAL) bye
[5] Olivia Fiechter (USA) bye
Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [9/16] Farida Mohamed (EGY) 15-13, 11-6, 11-13,
11-6 (48m)
[9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 11-6, 11-6, 11-0
(18m)
[2] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bye |
Gohar Defeats Fiechter To Win Cincinnati Gaynor Cup
From L-R: Nouran Gohar, title sponsor Vere Gaynor and
Olivia Fiechter
Nouran Gohar is the 2022 Cincinnati Gaynor Cup champion after she
defeated USA’s Olivia Fiechter to lift the PSA World Tour Bronze title.
Gohar was in a league of her own all week, not dropping a single game,
as she claimed the 14th PSA title of her career and her first title of
2022.
Fiechter, on the other hand, was competing in her biggest PSA final to
date after claiming a surprise quarter final victory over compatriot and
World No.4 Amanda Sobhy before prevailing in a five-game thriller
against Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam in the semi-finals.
Unfortunately for home hope Fiechter she came up against a formidable
Gohar, who took a comfortable two-game lead before closing out 11-9 in
the third.
Gohar will next be in action at the Windy City Open in Chicago, while
Fiechter is in action next week at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington
D.C.
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Gohar To Face Fiechter In Gaynor Cup Final
World No.2 Nouran Gohar will face USA’s Olivia Fiechter in the final of
the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup in Ohio.
Egypt’s Nouran Gohar wasted no time defeating England’s rising star
Georgina Kennedy in the second semi-final of the night. ‘The Terminator’
needed just 30 minutes to defeat Kennedy and book her place in the
final. Gohar was relentless from the start, not giving Kennedy any
chance to trouble the Egyptian. After winning the first game 11-6, Gohar
only got better from there winning the next two games 11-3, 11-2 to
advance.
Gohar’s opponent in the final will be USA’s Olivia Fiechter. In the
first semi-final of the evening, Fiechter recovered from 2-1 down to
defeat Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam to take her place in the
final.
The 53-minute five-setter entertained the Ohio crowd with Fiechter
saving match balls in the fourth game to eventually win 18-16 and go on
to win another close game in the fifth 11-9. This will be Fiechter’s
first final since February 2020. The pair have met only once on the PSA
World Tour with Gohar winning that match in the US Open semi-final
comfortably 3-0.
The final will start at 16:00 (GMT-6) from the Cincinnati Country Club.
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Fiechter Downs No.2 Seed Sobhy In Gaynor Cup Quarters
We’re down to the semi-final stage at the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup in Ohio.
With quarter final day concluding, three surprise semi-finalists have
made it through to the final four to compete for the PSA World Tour
Bronze event title.
USA No.2 Olivia Fiechter repeated her US Open success as she defeated
compatriot and World No.4 Amanda Sobhy in a five-game thriller to
advance to the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup. Fiechter found
herself 2-1 down in the match but fought back well to win the fourth
game 12-10 and followed that up with a strong fifth winning 11-5 to
progress 49 minutes.
Fiechter will play surprise semi-finalist Sivasangari Subramaniam. The
Malaysian defeated Belgium’s Tinne Gilis 3-0 in just 26 minutes to reach
her first semi-final since the 2019 Australian Open. Subramaniam got her
revenge from the last time the pair met at the DAC Pro Classic in 2021
when Gilis won 3-1.
World No.2 Nouran Gohar was in impressive form again as she comfortably
defeated the older Gilis sister, Nele, 3-0 in 38 minutes. Gilis is known
for her amazing athleticism but it wasn’t enough to trouble the US Open
Champion. Gohar extends her winning streak against Gilis to six matches
and she doesn’t look like slowing down in this event as she looks to
pick up her 14th PSA World Tour title.
Gohar’s opponent will be the ever-impressive Georgina Kennedy from
England. Kennedy’s meteoric rise has been well documented and Kennedy
continues to deliver on the world’s biggest stage. Kennedy defeated
USA’s Olivia Clyne 3-0 in 38 minutes to advance to her eighth
consecutive semi-final appearance.
Semi-final action will start from 16:00 (GMT-6) from the Cincinnati
Country Club.
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Gilis Stuns Perry To Move To Gaynor Cup Quarters
Belgium’s World No.23 Tinne Gilis claimed the biggest victory of her
career in the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup second round as she defeated World
No.5 Sarah-Jane Perry 3-0 to reach the quarter finals. The pair played
just last week at the Cleveland Classic, with Perry winning 3-2. The
match score was the same this time but with Gilis winning the fifth game
11-5 and progressing in 61 minutes.
Gilis will now face another surprise winner, Sivasangari Subramaniam.
The 23-year-old Malaysian beat Wales’ Tesni Evans 3-0 in just 28
minutes. This is Subramaniam’s second victory over Evans as she also
beat her at the El Gouna International Squash Open 2021, 3-2.
In a rematch of last week’s Cleveland Classic semi-final, Georgina
Kennedy was again victorious against Indian No.1 Joshna Chinappa. The
Englishwoman found herself 2-1 down in the match but after sealing a
hard-fought fourth game 13-11, Kennedy pushed on in the fifth to win
11-4 and seal her quarter final place.
Kennedy has set up a match with USA’s Olivia Clyne, who beat World No.17
Hollie Naughton 3-0 in 28 minutes. The pair have had close encounters in
the past with three out of the five matches finishing 3-2. However,
Clyne asserted her dominance early on in the match and played the big
points well to close out the match and reach the quarter finals.
Top seed Nouran Gohar is safely through to the quarter finals after
defeating USA’s Sabrina Sobhy in 27 minutes. ‘The Terminator’ was
ruthless in the opening two games, restricting talented Sobhy to just
five points in both games. Sobhy was able to work her way into the game
in the third game but lost it 11-8. Gohar now faces the older Gilis
sister Nele who survived a big scare against Egypt’s Zeina Mickawy.
Gilis found herself 2-0 up before Mickawy came back to level at 2-2.
Gilis was able to regroup and take the fifth 13-11.
There will be an all USA quarter final as No.2 seed Amanda Sobhy will
face Olivia Fiechter for a semi-final spot. Sobhy defeated dangerous
Egyptian Mariam Metwally 3-1 in 32 minutes. Whist Fiechter wasted no
time defeating Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold 11-3, 11-3, 11-3 in just 19
minutes.
Sobhy and Fiechter last met at the US Open 2021, where it was Fiechter
who claimed a surprise victory over her compatriot.
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Arnold Causes Upset To Reach
Gaynor Cup Second Round
Round one has drawn to a close at the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup Bronze event
from the Cincinnati Country Club in Ohio.
Malaysian Rachel Arnold caused the only seeding upset of round one as
she defeated Egypt’s World No.22 Farida Mohamed 3-1 in 48 minutes to
advance to round two. Arnold took a commanding 2-0 lead before Mohamed
managed to battle back to take the third game 13-11. Arnold regrouped
for the fourth game to win 11-6 and was able to repeat the victory she
claimed in July at the PSA World Championships. Arnold will now face
USA’s Olivia Fiechter.
There was home success from World No.24 Sabrina Sobhy as she moves
through to round two with a win over 2021 Malaysian Open winner Aifa
Azman. Sobhy claimed the victory in just 27 minutes, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7.
Sobhy has set up a round two clash with World No/2 and No.1 seed Nouran
Gohar. The pair have only met once before with Gohar winning 3-0 in the
2021 US Open.
England’s Georgina Kennedy was back in action in round one, just three
days after capturing her biggest PSA title to date, winning the
Cleveland Classic bronze event. Kennedy defeated the top three seeds on
her way to the title and started her Cincinnati Gaynor Cup campaign in
similar fashion beating Scotland’s Georgia Adderly 3-0 in 35 minutes.
Kennedy has set up a repeat of last week’s semi-final with No.4 seed,
India’s Joshna Chinappa.
Canada’s World No.17 Hollie Naughton returned to PSA World Tour action
since her semi-final appearance at the 2021 Malaysian Open. Naughton
opened up with a comfortable win against Latvia’s Ineta Mackevica 3-0,
11-8, 11-4, 11-3 in 21 minutes. Naughton has set up a second round
encounter with No.6 seed Olivia Clyne. The two have met five times
previously on the PSA World Tour with Clyne leading 3-2 in the head to
head.
There will be an exciting rematch from last week’s Cleveland Classic
semi-final between England’s Sarah-Jane Perry and Belgium’s Tinne Gilis
as the Belgian won an all European battle with Spain’s Cristina Gomez
3-0. Gilis will be hoping to get revenge on Perry as the Englishwoman
won 3-2 to make last week’s final.
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