24/11/2008
KENYA OPEN
Clinton Claims Kenya Open Crown
 Zain
Kenya Open
2008
18-22 Nov, Nairobi,
Kenya, $7k |
Round One
19 Nov |
Quarters
20 Nov |
Semis
21 Nov |
Final
22 Nov |
[1]
Steve Coppinger (Rsa)
11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (21m)
[Q] Karim Samy (Egy) |
Steve Coppinger
9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2 (75m)
Siddarth Suchde |
Steve Coppinger
11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (23m)
Chris Truswell |
Steve Coppinger
11-9, 4-11, 5-11-8, 11-6 (73m)
Clinton Leeuw |
[5]
Siddarth Suchde (Ind)
11-9,11-5,11-8
Joan Lezaud (Fra) |
[4]
Tom Pashley (Eng)
11-8,13-11,7-11,12/10
[Q] Rudi Willemse (Rsa) |
Rudi Willemse
11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-2 (49m)
Chris Truswell |
[8]
Chris Truswell (Eng)
14-12,11-9,2-11,11-9
[Q] Alex Ingham (Eng) |
Neil
Hitchens (Eng)
3/0
[7] Clinton Leeuw (Rsa) |
Clinton Leeuw
12-10, 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-7 (72m)
Yann Perrin |
Clinton Leeuw
11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 2-1 rtd (32m)
Arthur Gaskin |
Phil
Nightingale (Eng)
11-5,11-6,11-3
[3] Yann Perrin (Fra) |
[Q] Mohamed El Kady (Egy)
11-13,6-11,11-6,11-7,11-3
[6] David Vidal (Esp) |
David Vidal
4-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-2 (50m)
Arthur Gaskin |
Aqeel Rehman (Aut)
11-1,11-5,11-4 (28m)
[2] Arthur Gaskin (Irl) |
Clinton Claims Kenya Open Crown
A surprise all-South
African final brought the Zain Kenya Open to a climax at
Parklands Sports Club in the country's capital Nairobi when
seventh seed Clinton Leeuw took on favourite Stephen Coppinger
for the $7,000 PSA Tour squash title.
Leeuw had knocked
out two higher-seeded opponents to reach the third Tour final of his
career - and was facing Coppinger just over a week after losing to his
higher-ranked compatriot in the quarter-finals of the Parklands Open
at the same venue.
Coppinger took a 2/1
lead - but Durban-based Leeuw fought back to win 11-9, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8,
11-6 to collect the second PSA Tour title of his career.
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