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01/08/2004
Shuja Captures Auckland Title
Top seed Kashif Shuja outlasted Egypt's Amr Ramzy Swelim to claim the Auckland Open Squash Championship title in New Zealand ...
Auckland
Auckland Open Squash Championship,
Auckland, New Zealand
Final:
[1] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [9] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) 15-11, 15-11,
16-17, 15-13
Kashif Captures Auckland Title
Top seed Kashif Shuja outlasted Egypt's Amr Ramzy Swelim to claim the Auckland Open Squash Championship title at the National Squash Centre
in Auckland, New Zealand.
The New Zealand-based Pakistani overcame the ninth seed in today's
(Sunday) final, winning a 50-minute battle in four games to avenge his
defeat by the Egyptian in last week's South Island Championship.
Shuja, 25, won the opening two games 15-11 15-11, but squandered four
match balls in the third to lose 17-16.
However, he bounced back to claim the fourth 15-13 to consign Swelim to
his second successive runner-up finish in a PSA Tour event in New
Zealand. The victory marks Shuja's third PSA title.
Semi-finals:
[1] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [6] Julian Illingworth (USA) 11-15, 17-15,
6-15, 15-6, 15-9
[9] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) bt Glen Wilson (NZL) 15-9, 15-14, 15-10
Quarter-finals:
[1] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (EGY) 15-12, 15-11,
12-15, 15-11
[6] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [11] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 15-11,
15-13, 13-15, 15-8
Glen Wilson (NZL) bt Peter Billson (ENG) 15-5, 15-14, 15-7
[9] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) bt [12] Josh Greenfield (NZL) 15-13, 17-14,
15-8
PSA
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