17/03/2009
PERSIAN GULF CUP
Richards Captures Kish Island Cup
Kish Persian Gulf Cup 2009
10-15 Mar, Kish Island, Iran
$10k |
Round One
12 Mar |
Quarters
13 Mar |
Semis
14 Mar |
Final
15 Mar |
[1] Tom Richards
(Eng)
14/12, 11/7, 11/9 (34m)
Chris Truswell (Eng) |
Tom Richards
11/4, 11/6, 11/4 (27m)
Gary Wheadon |
Tom Richards
11-4,11-6,11-6 (33m)
Joe Lee |
Tom Richards
11-5, 11-2, 14-12 (34m)
Steve Coppinger |
[8] James Snell Eng
12/10, 11/9, 9/11, 11/6 (51m)
Gary Wheadon (Rsa) |
[4] Adil Maqbool (Pak)
11/2, 11/6, 11/6 (15m)
[Q] Alireza Sanaei (Iri) |
Adil Maqbool
12/10, 8/11, 11/9, 13/11 (48m)
Joe Lee |
[7] Joe Lee
(Eng)
11/1, 11/9, 11/2 (24m)
[Q] Ahmad Hawas (Egy) |
Aqeel Rehman (Aut)
11/9, 11/6, 3/11, 12/10 (35m)
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) |
Aqeel Rehman
7/11, 11/7, 11/4, 11/7
Steve Coppinger |
Steve Coppinger
11-6,9-11,11-7,11-6 (43m)
Dylan Bennett |
[Q] Farhan Zaman (Pak)
11/4, 11/5, 11/6 (29m)
[3] Steve Coppinger (Rsa) |
[Q] Mazem Gamal
(Egy)
11/4, 11/5, 11/5 (29m)
[6] Shaun Le Roux (Eng) |
Mazem Gamal
6/11, 11/9, 5/11, 11/9, 12/10 (72m)
Dylan Bennett |
Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (Iri)
11/4, 11/6, 11/5 (17m)
[2] Dylan Bennett (Ned) |
Richards Captures Kish Island Cup
England's Tom Richards
claimed the Kish Persian Gulf Cup in style after beating South African
Stephen Coppinger in the final of the inaugural $10,000 PSA Tour
squash event at the Kish Olympic Squash Centre in Kish Island,
Iran.
The 22-year-old top seed
from Walton-on-Thames in Surrey reached the final without conceding a game -
then survived a tough third game battle before maintaining his 'clean sheet' in
games by beating third seed Coppinger 11-5, 11-2, 14-12 in 34 minutes.
The win gives Richards, the
world No35, the second PSA Tour title of his career.
Coppinger Powers To Persian Gulf Cup
Final
South African Stephen
Coppinger claimed a surprise place in the final of the Kish Persian Gulf
Cup after upsetting second-seeded Dutchman Dylan Bennett in the
semi-finals of the $10,000 PSA Tour squash event at the Kish Olympic
Squash Centre in Kish Island, Iran.
The UK-based third seed
battled for 43 minutes to beat fellow 24-year-old Bennett 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6
to earn his seventh appearance in a Tour final.
Coppinger will face event
favourite Tom Richards after the Englishman from Surrey despatched St
George's Hill club-mate Joe Lee 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 in 33 minutes.
Richards, 22, from
Walton-on-Thames, is celebrating his fourth PSA Tour final.
Lee Sets Up Surprise All-English Semi In
Iran
Joe Lee,
the sixth seed from Surrey, set up a surprise all-English semi-final in the
Kish Persian Gulf Cup when he upset fourth-seeded Pakistani Khawaja Adil
Maqbool in the quarter-finals of the $10,000 PSA Tour squash event at
the Kish Olympic Squash Centre in Kish Island,
Iran.
The London-born 19-year-old
battled for 48 minutes to overcome Maqbool, ranked 37 places higher in the
world, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 13-11 in the third men's Tour event to be staged in
Iran this year.
Lee will now face St
George's Hill club-mate Tom Richards, the event favourite who despatched
unseeded South African Gary Wheadon 11-4, 11-6, 11-4.
The other semi-final will
feature South African Stephen Coppinger and Dutchman Dylan Bennett.
Third seed Coppinger recovered from a game down to beat Austrian Aqeel Rehman
7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7, while second seed Bennett was taken the full distance
before overcoming Egyptian qualifier Mazen Gamal 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9,
12-10 in 72 minutes.
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