16/01/2007
FOREXX VALKENSWAARD OPEN
Elborolossy Victorious In Valkenswaard Open
Tournament
Forexx Valkenswaard Squash Open,
Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Final:
[3] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) bt [2] Sherif Moustafa Kamel (EGY) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2
Semi-finals:
[3] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) bt [Q] David Barnett (ENG) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
[2] Sherif Moustafa Kamel (EGY) bt [4] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
Quarter-finals:
[Q] David Barnett (ENG) bt [1] Andras Torok (HUN) 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 6-11, 11-8
[3] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) bt [6] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 11-8, 11-6, 11-4
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [7] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 9-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 11-8
[2] Sherif Moustafa Kamel (EGY) bt [Q] Piedro Schweertman (NED) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
1st round:
[1] Andras Torok (HUN) bt Mohamed Elkeiy (EGY) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5
[Q] David Barnett (ENG) bt [5] Luke Margan (AUS) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6
[3] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) bt [Q] Stuart Crawford (SCO) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
[6] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [Q] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) 6-11, 10-11 (1-3), 11-4, 11-3, 11-7
[7] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt Niels Hoevenaars (NED) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt Marton Szaboky (HUN) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
[Q] Piedro Schweertman (NED) bt [8] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 11-7, 11-5, 11-1
[2] Sherif Moustafa Kamel (EGY) bt Jago Nardelli (ENG) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
Elborolossy Victorious In Valkenswaard Open
Omar Elborolossy claimed the Forexx Valkenswaard Squash Open in convincing style when he beat his compatriot Sherif Moustafa Kamel 11-5, 11-4, 11-2 in the final of this new PSA Super Satellite tournament in the Netherlands.
The 31-year-old Egyptian, a former world No14 has been out of the game for 18 months due to a career-threatening knee injury. Five months after beginning his comeback at the Al-Ahram World Open in his hometown Cairo, Elborolossy looks to be back at his former level.
Second seed Kamel, aged 22, was unable to resist the pressure applied by crowd favourite - and after 43 minutes of high class squash, third seed Elborolossy was able to collect the trophy and the valuable world ranking points.
The success marked Elborolossy's 13th PSA Tour title, but his first since winning the German Open in May 2004.
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