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01/10/2014
NetSuite Open 2014

  Netsuite Open 2014
 
Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco
24-30 Sep,  $70k
Round One
26 Sep
Quarters
27-28 Sep
Semis
29 Sep
Final
30 Sep
[1] Gregory Gaultier (Fra)
11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (41m)
Gregoire Marche (Fra)
Gregory Gaultier
11-9, 11-4, 11-4 (31m)
Chris Simpson
Gregory Gaultier
11-6, 11-5, 11-3 (41mins)
Miguel Rodriguez
Gregory Gaultier
11-3, 11-5, 11-5 [32min]
Amr Shabana
[7] Cameron Pilley (Aus)
1-9, 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10 (96m)
Chris Simpson (Eng)
[5] Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned)
11-9, 11-7,8-11, 4-11, 11-9 (61m)
[Q] Cesar Salzar (Mex)
Laurens Jan Anjema
11-4, 11-5 rtd (29m) Miguel Rodriguez
[4] Miguel Rodriguez (Col)
11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (34m)
[Q] Olli Tuominen (Fin)
[wc] Julian Illingworth (Usa)
11-9, 11-6, 11-5 (44m)
[3] Peter Barker (Eng)
Peter Barker
11-5, 11-5, 11-9 (46min)
Alister Walker
Peter Barker
6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (55mins)
Amr Shabana
Alister Walker (Bot)
7-11, 11-6, 14-12, 5-11, 11-4 (98m)
[6] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)
[Q] Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
5-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-6 (72m)
[8] Adrian Grant (Eng)
Adrian Grant
11-6, 11-3, 6-11, 11-9 (54min)
Amr Shabana
[Q] Alan Clyne (Sco)
11-7, 11-8, 11-5 (31m)
[2] Amr Shabana (Egy)
Ashour Withdraws
Gaultier Claims NetSuite Title

#PSAWorldTour

French World No.1 Gregory Gaultier claimed his 30th PSA World Tour tournament title by defeating Egyptian World No.5 Amr Shabana in the final of the 2014 NetSuite Open, PSA International 70 tournament in San Francisco on Tuesday September 30.

Gaultier, who was competing in his 60th World Tour event final, emerged a resounding victor beating four-time World Champion Shabana 3-0 in just 32-minutes, in what was their 29th meeting on tour, to win his second NetSuite Open title to add to his triumph in 2012.

The victory ensured the man from Aix-En-Provence completed a clean sweep in the competition, beating Gregoire Marche, Chris Simpson, Miguel Angel Rodriguez and Shabana without dropping a single game throughout the tournament.

“I didn’t know we had played that many matches on tour," said Gaultier.

"We’re both quite old now and he’s still pushing very hard to be at the top but of course I am very happy to have won.

"We need support like we have here in San Francisco to help our sport grow and it was nice to see a good crowd tonight. John (Nimick) and his team put together an amazing event here and I'll certainly be coming back next year."

“When you play the No.1 player, you know you’re going to have a big challenge," said 35-year-old Shabana, who fell to Gaultier at the semi-final hurdle in 2012.

“I would have liked to put on a better show, but sometimes you get destroyed. You’re never too old to learn.”


 
Gaultier To Face Shabana In NetSuite Final

#PSAWorldTour

World No.1 Gregory Gaultier and No.5 Amr Shabana, the NetSuite Open number one and two seeds, respectively, will meet in the finale of the PSA International 70 tournament at San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza today (Tuesday September 30).

Gaultier, the Frenchman who has topped the PSA World Rankings since April 2014, booked his place in a third consecutive NetSuite Open final following a straight-forward 3-0 victory over Colombian national champion Miguel Angel Rodriguez in the semi-finals.

The man from Aix-En-Provence will be hoping to go one step further than his runner-up finish in 2013 and regain the title he won in 2012, and his opponent in the final will be four-time World Champion Amr Shabana, after the Egyptian 'maestro' come through a tight semi-final encounter against fellow left-hander Peter Barker of England.

Shabana, who bowed out in the semi-final stage in 2012 against Gaultier, will be aiming to claim his third PSA title of the year and repeat his 3-0 victory over the Frenchman in the final of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions World Series event in January which saw him recapture the form that saw him hold the Word No.1 status for three years.


 
Top Seeds Into NetSuite Open Semi-finals

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World No.1 Gregory Gaultier eased into the semi-finals of the NetSuite Open PSA International 70 tournament in San Francisco after a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Chris Simpson during the quarter-final stage in which all top four seeds progressed.

Gaultier, who lost the 2013 final to Egyptian Ramy Ashour, missing this year through injury, dismantled Simpson in just 31 minutes while tournament second seed Am Shabana took 54-minutes to see off England's Adrian Grant, the World No.24, coming through comfortably in a four-game contest 11-6, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8.

England's Peter Barker, the Commonwealth Games bronze medal winner, progressed through his quarter-final encounter with Botswanan Alister Walker, winner of last week's ILEX Construction Charlottesville Open, taking all three games from the World No.30 while Miguel Angel Rodriguez, the highest ranked South American player of all-time and tournament number four seed, earned his place in the semi-final after Laurens Jan Anjema was forced to retire due to an ankle injury.
 

NetSuite Nabs Naming Right For Next Generation Glass Squash Court

There will be a new state-of-the-art all glass squash court used for the NetSuite Open in San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza Sept. 26-30. The new court – the NetSuite Challenge Court – will be used at each of the following tournaments for the next five years, among other events:

  • NetSuite Open, San Francisco

  • J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, New York

  • Showdown in Boston

  • KPMG Grand Slam Cup, Frankfurt 

 


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Ashour Withdraws From Major US Events

#PSAWorldTour

Two-time World Squash Champion Ramy Ashour, the maverick Egyptian superstar, has been forced to withdraw from the forthcoming NetSuite Open and Delaware Investments US Open squash tournaments taking place in San Francisco and Philadelphia, respectively, due to injury.

The 26-year-old Cairo-based player has suffered from a successive run of problems since a remarkable 49-match winning streak ended in injury against Nick Matthew during the 2013 World Squash Championship, and a latest setback sees him out of contention to win two of the most prestigious squash events played in America.

One of the greatest shot players ever to play the sport, Ashour has cited ongoing issues with a troublesome hamstring as the reason behind his latest withdrawal which will deny him the chance to defend his NetSuite Open title or add a second US Open crown to his collection.

As a result, Ashour's compatriot and four-time World Champion Amr Shabana will move up to occupy the number two seed in the NetSuite Open, an International 70 event, and the number four seed in the US Open, a PSA World Series tournament.

The full amended draw for both tournaments is as follows:

NetSuite Open - 1st Round Draw:
[1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v Gregoire Marche (FRA)
Chris Simpson (ENG) v [7] Cameron Pilley (AUS)
[5] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL)
[3] Peter Barker (ENG) v [WC] Julian Illingworth (USA)
Alister Walker (BOT) v [6] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
[8] Adrian Grant (ENG) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [2] Amr Shabana (EGY)

US Open - 1st Round Draw:
[1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [Qualifier]
Adrian Grant (ENG) v Laurens Jan Anjema (NED)
Gregoire Marche (FRA) v [Qualifier]
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v [7] Simon Rösner (GER)
[5] Borja Golan (ESP) v Adrian Waller (ENG)
Mazen Hesham (EGY) v [Qualifier]
Cameron Pilley (AUS) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [3] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY)
[4] Amr Shabana (EGY) v [Qualifier]
Max Lee (HKG) v Joe Lee (ENG)
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) v Stephen Coppinger (RSA)
[WC] Christopher Gordon (USA) v [8] Omar Mosaad (EGY)
[6] Karim Darwish (EGY) v Saurav Ghosal (IND)
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v Alister Walker (BOT)
Chris Simpson (ENG) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [2] Nick Matthew (ENG)

The NetSuite Open gets underway in San Francisco on September 24, with main draw action commencing on Friday September 26 while the 2014 US Open takes place at Drexel University, Philadelphia from October 9 - October 18.