02/11/2008
AFRICAN OPEN
Barrington Beats Richards In African Open Final
African
Open
2008
28-Oct to 01-Nov,
Lagos, Nigeria, $23k |
Round One
29 Oct |
Quarters
30 Oct |
Semis
31 Oct |
Final
01 Nov |
[1]
Joey Barrington (Eng)
11/6, 11/8, 11/3
Chris Truswell (Eng) |
Joey Barrington
11/3, 11/8, 11/5
Josh Greenfield |
Joey Barrington
11-7, 14-12, 13-11
Jan Koukal |
Joey Barrington
11/3, 11/5, 11/6
Tom Richards |
[8]
Shaun Le Roux (Eng)
rtd
Josh Greenfield (Nzl) |
[3]
Jan Koukal (Cze)
11/6, 11/7, 11/6
[Q] Basem Makram |
Jan Koukal
11/3, 6/11, 11/7, 4/11, 11/9
Robbie Temple |
[6]
Robbie Temple (Eng)
11/9, 15/13, 10/12, 11/3
Segun Maku (Ngr) |
[Q] Ahmed Hawas
11/5, 11/7, 8/11, 11/8
[7] Rob Sutherland (Wal) |
Rob Sutherland
11/7, 4/11, 11/6, 11/4
Tom Richards |
Tom Richards
11-13, 11-5,
11-6, 11-5
Ritwik Bhattacharya |
[Q] Andrew Wagih (Egy)
11/6, 11/8, 12/10
[4] Tom Richards (Eng) |
[Q] Mazen Gamal
11/9, 11/4, 9/11, 11/13, 11/8
[5] Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) |
Ritwik Bhattacharya
9/11, 11/7, 11/8, 11/4
Omar Abdel Aziz |
Karim AGA Samy (Egy)
11/7, 11/6,11/6
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) |
Barrington Beats Richards In African Open
Final
Joey Barrington
emerged triumphant in the all-English final of the African Open, beating
Tom Richards to claim the $23,250 PSA Tour squash title at the
Ikoyi Club in Lagos, Nigeria.
It was the pair's first
meeting on the Tour, but the experienced Barrington - the 28-year-old top seed
from Glastonbury in Somerset - was too strong for fourth seed Richards, beating
the 22-year-old from Walton-on-Thames in Surrey 11-3, 11-6, 11-5.
The success marks the
sixth - and biggest - PSA Tour title won by Barrington, son of the illustrious
Jonah Barrington who won six British Open titles more than three
decades ago.
Bhattacharya Betters Aziz In African Open Upset
India’s Ritwik
Bhattacharya produced his best result of the year in the quarter-finals of
the African Open when he upset second-seeded Egyptian Omar
Abdel Aziz to reach the last four of the $20,000 PSA Tour squash
event at the Ikoyi Club in Lagos, Nigeria.
The 29-year-old fifth seed
from Mumbai battled from a game down to beat Aziz, ranked 19 places higher in
the world, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4.
Bhattacharya will now face
England’s fourth seed Tom Richards for a place in the final.
There will be English
interest in the other semi-final where favourite Joey Barrington takes on
Jan Koukal, the third seed from the Czech Republic.
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