10/11/2008
PRAGUE OPEN
Unseeded Meguid Celebrates Maiden Success In Prague
 Prague
Open
2008
05-08 Nov, Prague,
$3k |
Round One
06
Nov |
Quarters
06 Nov |
Semis
07 Nov |
Final
08 Nov |
[1]
Mark Rogers (Rsa)
11/6, 11/9, 11/9 (35m)
[Q] Jaroslav Cech (Cze) |
Mark Rogers
11/5, 11/5, 11/5 (22m)
Issa Kamara |
Mark Rogers
9/11, 11/8, 14/12, 4/11, 11/7 (73m
Martin Stepan |
Mark Rogers
6/11, 11/9, 11/9, 11/5 (42m)
Omar
Abdel Meguid |
[6]
Issa Kamara (Sle)
11/13, 11/9, 12/10, 11/4 (50m)
Domagoj Spoljar (Cro) |
[3]
Martin Stepan (Cze)
7/11, 7/11, 11/5, 11/6, 11/8 (75m)
Ondrej Ertl (Cze) |
Martin Stepan
1/11, 11/9, 11/9, 9/11, 11/8 (63m)
Olivier Pett |
[8]
Olivier Pett (Eng)
11/4, 10/12, 11/2, 11/6 (48m)
[Q] Petr Martin (Cze) |
Omar
Abdel Meguid (Egy)
10/12, 12/10, 11/3, 11/4 (45m)
[7] Peter Creed (Wal) |
Omar
Abdel Meguid
11/5, 8/11, 11/8, 11/6 (46m)
Lukas Jelinek |
Omar
Abdel Meguid
11/9, 11/8, 11/9 (53m)
Karim Abdel Gawad |
[LL] Peter Kviecinsky (Cze)
11/1, 11/9, 8/11, 13/11 (43m)
[4] Lukas Jelinek (Cze) |
[Q] Adrian Waller
(Eng)
11/6, 7/11, 11/4, 15/13 (50m)
[5] Pavel Sladecek (Cze) |
Adrian Waller
7/11, 13/11, 14/12, 11/4 (59m)
Karim Abdel Gawad |
[Q] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy)
11/4, 8/11, 11/6, 14/12 (46m)
[2] Lewys Hurst (Wal) |
Unseeded Meguid Celebrates Maiden Success In
Prague
Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid joined a select of squash players who have won
their maiden PSA Tour title as a non-seed when he beat favourite Mark
Rogers in the final of the Prague Squash Open at the Squashcentrum
Strahov in the
Czech Republic capital
Prague.
Meguid was making only his fourth appearance in a Tour event - and, in reaching
the quarter-finals in
Prague, celebrated his first opening round win!
The 20-year-old from Giza went on to despatch the fourth seed, then Egyptian
qualifier Karim Abdel Gawad before arriving in his first final.
Rogers, a German-based South African, was also celebrating his first Tour final
- and took the opening game.
But Meguid came to back to clinch a 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 victory after 42
minutes to claim his shock win.
"It was really tough match," said the Egyptian afterwards. "Most of the match I
was nervous. He is very experienced and has got great shots. He was going for
them and they were coming in so I had to work hard.
"I'd like to thank Tomas for organising the tournament. People here were very
friendly with us," concluded the new champion.
Runner-up
Rogers added: "It was a very close game. I changed my tactics in the fourth
game and made too many mistakes in the end. But I enjoyed the match. The whole
tournament was very nice and I would like to come back next year."
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