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26/02/2016
Kish Persian Gulf Cup 2016

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Masotti Moves Past Khan to Win Maiden PSA Title on Kish Island

DRAW

Kish Persian Gulf Cup 2016 24-28 Feb Kish Island, $6k
Round One 25 Feb	Quarters 26Feb	Semis 27 Feb	Final 28 Feb
[1] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 5-11, 6-11, 5-11 Amine Regaya (TUN)	Khawaja Adil Maqbool 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11 Israr Ahmed	Khawaja Adil Maqbool 8-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 Asim Khan	Asim Khan 15-13, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9 Baptiste Masotti
[5] Israr Ahmed (PAK) Soheil Shameli (IRI)
[8] Mohammad Jafari (IRI) 9-11, 11-7, 11-13, 9-11 Jamal Al-Barwani (OMA)	Mohammad Jafari 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7 Asim Khan
[3] Asim Khan (PAK) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8 Farzad Shokouhi (IRI)
[4] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 5-11, 7-11, 8-11 Sandeep Ramachandran (IND)	Baptiste Masotti 5-11, 10-12, 11-6, 2-11 Navid Maleksabet	Baptiste Masotti 12-10, 3-11, 7-11, 4-11 Mohammed Ferman Hasa
[6] Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) 12-10, 12-10, 3-11, 6-11, 8-11 Navid Maleksabet (IRI)
[7] Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) 6-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8 Samieollah Ghasedabadi	Samieollah Ghasedabadi 11-9, 11-4, 12-10 Mohammed Ferman Hasan
Mohammed Ferman Hasan (IRQ) 7-11, 7-11, 6-11 [2] Ammar Altamimi

REPORTS

Masotti Moves Past Khan to Win Maiden PSA Title on Kish Island French fourth seed Baptiste Masotti won his first ever PSA World Tour title after an extremely hard-fought battle against Pakistan’s Asim Khan in the final of the Iran Squash Federation Kish Persian Gulf, PSA M5 tournament - becoming the second Frenchman ever to lift the title in this particular event since Yann Perrin in 2010. Masotti advanced to the showpiece event after downing Iraqi qualifier Mohammed Ferman Hasan in the previous round while Khan produced a thrilling comeback against compatriot Khawaja Adil Maqbool to overturn a two-game deficit and set up a climactic showdown with Masotti. The opening game set the stall out for a tense battle with Masotti taking it after a dramatic 15-13 tie-break that saw both players go head-to-head with some thrilling rallies and heart-pounding exchanges playing out in front of a captivated crowd. Khan refused to back down though and a resolute display from the 19-year-old saw him bring the match back to all square after getting the better of Masotti in the second game. The third game went to another tie-break with Masotti again being the beneficiary before he ousted Khan by the slimmest of margins in the fourth to wrap up a 15-13, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9 triumph and lift his first PSA World Tour title in his fourth final.