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Men's World Junior
Championship,
Quito, Ecuador
RESULTS
Khalifa Crowned World Junior Champion In Quito
Amr Khaled Khalifa
outlasted fellow countryman Ali Farag in the final of the
Men's World Junior Squash Championship on an all-glass court at
El Condado Shopping Mall in the Ecuador capital Quito
to become the third successive Egyptian winner of the World
Squash Federation event in its 17th year.
While Farag, the 18-year-old second seed, reached the final without
dropping a game, favourite Khalifa was taken the full distance in
the semi-finals for the first time by compatriot Marwan El
Shorbagy, a 9/16 seed.
And it was underdog Farag who claimed the initial advantage, winning
the first game 11-8.
But in the battle between the two teenagers from Cairo, 17-year-old
Khalifa began to exert his authority on the opponent whom he had
last beaten on the international stage in the quarter-finals of the
British Junior U15 Open more than three years ago.
Favourite Khalifa took the second game by a two-point margin, then
survived a tie-break third before confirming his advantage in the
fourth to claim his title-winning 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 in exactly
one hour.
Khalifa extends Egypt's grip on the title to six years after Ramy
Ashour, the current world No2, won the trophy in 2004 & 2006,
and Mohamed El Shorbagy, now ranked 13, in 2008 & 2009.
And the country secured a clean sweep of the 2010 medals when
Marwan El Shorbagy beat Pakistan's Farhan Zaman, also a
9/16 seed, 15-17, 11-6, 12-10, 14-12 in the bronze medal play-off.
Khalifa & Farag Set Up All-Egyptian World Junior Final
Amr Khaled Khalifa
and Ali Farag will contest an all-Egyptian Men's World
Junior Squash Championship final - but the top two seeds from
Cairo survived their semi-finals of the World Squash Federation
event in contrasting styles on the all-glass court at El Condado
Shopping Mall in the Ecuador capital Quito.
Favourite Amr Khaled Khalifa had not dropped game in four
rounds leading to the semis. But the 17-year-old was taken the full
distance by unheralded compatriot Marwan El Shorbagy, the
9/16 seed from Alexandria who was hoping to keep the trophy in the
family after his older brother Mohamed El Shorbagy won it for
the last two years.
Khalifa took the opening two games, but 17-year-old El Shorbagy
clinched a tie-break third game before going on to win the fourth to
draw level.
But after 74 minutes it was top seed Khalifa who prevailed, winning
11-6, 11-1, 11-13, 9-11, 11-4 to make the final at his third attempt
since 2008.
Second seed Ali Farag had an altogether easier ride in his
bid to reach the climax in his maiden attempt.
Yet to drop a game in Quito, Farag despatched Pakistan's 9/16 seed
Farhan Zaman 11-2, 11-4, 11-8 in just 23 minutes to ensure
that the men's world junior championship trophy will remain in
Egyptian hands for the fifth time since 2004.
Zaman Holds Back Egyptian Advance In Quito
Egypt's bid to become the first country for 20 years to claim all
four semi-final berths in the Men's World Junior Squash
Championship was halted by Farhan Zaman when the 9/16
seed from Pakistan beat giant-killer Mohamed El Sherbini in
four games in the quarter-finals of the World Squash Federation
event at the El Condado Shopping Mall in the Ecuador capital
Quito.
It
was a determined performance by the 17-year-old from Peshawar who
had upset Mexico's No7 seed Miled Zarazua to reach the last
eight. Celebrating his third appearance in the championship, Zaman
battled for four games to overcome El Sherbini, 17, from Alexandria,
12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7.
El
Sherbini, a cousin of 14-year-old former women's world junior
champion Nour El Sherbini, was only seeded to reach the last
32 - but made his breakthrough in the championship after upsetting
France's third seed Lucas Serme in the third round.
Zaman now faces a Cairo-based Egyptian Ali Farag for a place
in the final. Second seed Farag ended English interest in the event
by beating eighth seed Charles Sharpes 11-8, 11-7, 11-4.
The other semi-final will be an all-Egyptian affair between
favourite Amr Khaled Khalifa and outsider Marwan El
Shorbagy.
Khalifa, the 17-year-old world No94 from Cairo, brushed aside
sixth-seeded Indian Aditya Jagtap 11-5, 11-2, 11-2, while El
Shorbagy, a 9/16 seed, continued his unscheduled march through the
event by despatching fellow countryman Ali Ashraf El Karargy
11-6, 11-6, 11-7.
El
Shorbagy, 17, from Alexandria, is only two rounds away from creating
championship history by becoming the first brother of a former
champion to win the title. His illustrious older sibling Mohamed
El Shorbagy, now ranked 13 in the world, is the reigning
champion after last year becoming only the second player in history
to win the title a second time.
Egyptian Outsiders Storm Into World Junior Quarter-Finals
There will be Egyptian interest in all four quarter-finals of the
Men's World Junior Squash Championship in Ecuador after a
trio of unheralded players from the country claimed unexpected
victories in the fourth round of the World Squash Federation
event at Quito Tenis Y Golf Club and the El Condado
Shopping Mall in the country's capital Quito.
In
a battle between two siblings of successful girls on the WISPA
World Tour, 17-year-old Mohamed El Sherbini (older
brother of 2009 women's world junior champion Nour El Sherbini)
made his breakthrough in the day's earlier third round when he
fought back from two games down to upset France's third seed
Lucas Serme (younger brother of world No10 Camille Serme)
6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8.
The 17/32 seed from Alexandria went on to defeat India's 9/16 seed
Ravi Dixit, the reigning Asian Junior Champion, 11-1, 11-8,
12-10.
Ali Ashraf El Karargy,
another player expected to progress no further than the last 32,
followed a straight games third round win over Indian Ramit
Tandon, a 9/16 seed, by defeating Canada's Nick Sachvie
11-3, 11-8, 12-10 to set up a surprise all-Egyptian quarter-final
clash with Marwan El Shorbagy
Younger brother of two-time and reigning world junior champion
Mohamed El Shorbagy, 9/16 seed Marwan crushed fourth-seeded
German Rudi Rohrmuller 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 - and will celebrate
his 17th birthday taking on fellow countryman El Karargy for a place
in the semi-finals.
Pakistan will also provide unexpected quarter-final interest when
Farhan Zaman takes on Mohamed El Sherbini. The 9/16 seed
from Peshawar made his breakthrough in the last sixteen round when
he upset seventh-seeded Mexican Miled Zarazua 11-3, 11-6,
11-9.
India's last remaining survivor Aditya Jagtap duly took his
place in the last eight following an 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8 victory
over England's James Earles. The sixth seed from Mumbai will
now face Egypt's event favourite Amr Khaled Khalifa who
despatched Australia's Jacob Alexander 11-2, 11-0, 11-5.
Second-seeded Egyptian Ali Farag will take on England's lone
survivor Charles Sharpes. Farag, 18, from Cairo, defeated
Pakistan's Waqas Mehboob 11-2, 11-4, 11-5, while Sharpes, the
No8 seed from Surrey, took four games to overcome Egypt's Zahed
Mohamed 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4.
Top Seeds Safely
Through In Quito World Championship
Players from 14
nations will contest the third round of the Men's World Junior
Squash Championship in Ecuador after surviving the
opening two rounds of the World Squash Federation event at
Quito Tennis & Golf Club in the country's capital Quito.
Egypt
dominate proceedings with six players through to the last 32, with
India and Pakistan represented by four, followed by
three from each of USA, England and Mexico.
All top 16 seeds
survived their early encounters. England's James Earles was
the only player to be taken the full distance, before overcoming
stubborn resistance from unseeded South African Athan Page.
Amr Khaled Khalifa
and Ali Farag, the two top seeds from Egypt, enjoyed
comfortable straight games second round wins - favourite Khalifa
despatching South African Durandt Martin 11-3, 11-2, 11-6 and
second seed Farag seeing off Germany's Sven Lemmermann 11-4,
11-8, 11-4.
Damien Volland
doubled French interest in the third round after upsetting Sam
Fife, a 17/32 seed from Australia, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8.
Unseeded Mexican
Ricardo Lopez Valdiva also recorded a notable upset by
beating India's 17/32 seed Abhishek Pradhan 11-8, 11-7, 11-6.
But Karan Malik
restored India's pride later when the 18-year-old from Chennai
recovered from a game down to overcome Tom de Mulder, a 17/32
seed from Belgium, 6-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-5.
Results
Final:
[1] Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) bt [2] Ali Farag (EGY)
8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 (60m)
Third place play-off:
[9/16] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [9/16] Farhan Zaman
(PAK) 15-17, 11-6, 12-10, 14-12
Semi-finals:
[1] Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) bt [9/16] Marwan El Shorbagy
(EGY) 11-6, 11-1, 11-13, 9-11, 11-4 (74m)
[2] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [9/16] Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-2,
11-4, 11-8 (23m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) bt [6] Aditya Jagtap (IND)
11-5, 11-2, 11-2
[9/16] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [17/32] Ali Ashraf El
Karargy (EGY) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
[9/16] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [17/32] Mohamed El Sherbini
(EGY) 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7
[2] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [8] Charles Sharpes (ENG) 11-8,
11-7, 11-4
4th round:
[1] Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) bt [9/16] Jacob Alexander
(AUS) 11-2, 11-0, 11-5
[6] Aditya Jagtap (IND) bt [9/16] James Earles (ENG)
11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8
[9/16] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [4] Rudi Rohrmuller
(GER) 11-5, 11-2, 11-5
[17/32] Ali Ashraf El Karargy (EGY) bt [17/32] Nick
Sachvie (CAN) 11-3, 11-8, 12-10
[9/16] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [7] Miled Zarazua (MEX)
11-3, 11-6, 11-9
[17/32] Mohamed El Sherbini (EGY) bt [9/16] Ravi Dixit
(IND) 11-1, 11-8, 12-10
[8] Charles Sharpes (ENG) bt [9/16] Zahed Mohamed (EGY)
11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4
[2] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [9/16] Waqas Mehboob (PAK)
11-2, 11-4, 11-5
3rd round:
[1] Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) bt [17/32] Gary Power (IRL)
11-4, 11-1, 11-2
[9/16] Jacob Alexander (AUS) bt Christopher Jung (USA)
11-6, 11-6, 13-11
[6] Aditya Jagtap (IND) bt [17/32] Lance Beddoes (NZL)
11-7, 11-6, 13-11
[9/16] James Earles (ENG) bt Dylan Murray (USA) 6-11,
11-4, 11-7, 11-2
[4] Rudi Rohrmuller (GER) bt [17/32] Nasir Iqbal (PAK)
11-5, 11-6, 12-10
[9/16] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [17/32] Mano Yanez
Tapia (MEX) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6
[17/32] Nick Sachvie (CAN) bt [5] Danish Atlas Khan
(PAK) 12-10, 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9
[17/32] Ali Ashraf El Karargy (EGY) bt [9/16] Ramit Tandon
(IND) 11-6, 14-12, 11-6
[9/16] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [17/32] Nathan Lake (ENG)
11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6
[7] Miled Zarazua (MEX) bt Paul Rodrigues (RSA) 11-6,
11-8, 11-6
[9/16] Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Damien Volland (FRA) 12-10,
11-7, 11-6
[17/32] Mohamed El Sherbini (EGY) bt [3] Lucas Serme (FRA)
6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
[9/16] Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt Ricardo Lopez Valdiva (MEX)
11-5, 11-8, 11-5
[8] Charles Sharpes (ENG) bt Brandon McLaughlin (USA)
11-7, 11-5, 11-6
[9/16] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt Karan Malik (IND) 14-12,
11-8, 11-5
[2] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [17/32] Rick Penders (NED)
11-8, 11-3, 11-4
2nd round:
[1] Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) bt Durandt Martin (RSA)
11-3, 11-2, 11-6
[17/32] Gary Power (IRL) bt Luis Quintal Valdiva (MEX)
9-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7
[9/16] Jacob Alexander (AUS) bt Arjun Gupta (CAN)
11-7, 11-6, 11-9
Christopher Jung (USA) bt Rodrigo Merrio (ECU) 11-1,
11-1, 11-1
[6] Aditya Jagtap (IND) bt Jeong Dae-Hoon (KOR) 11-4,
11-4, 11-1
[17/32] Lance Beddoes (NZL) bt Yousef Saleh (KUW)
11-6, 13-11, 11-6
[9/16] James Earles (ENG) bt Athan Page (RSA) 8-11,
11-3, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5
Dylan Murray (USA) bt Alexandre Cogno (FRA) 11-9,
11-9, 11-9
[4] Rudi Rohrmuller (GER) bt Taiki Kaido (JPN) 11-3,
11-4, 11-1
[17/32] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Tyler Osborne (CAN) 11-4,
11-8, 11-3
[9/16] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bt Walter Koteka (AUS)
11-4, 11-6, 11-4
[17/32] Mano Yanez Tapia (MEX) bt Craig Stephens (RSA)
11-2, 11-2, 11-3
[5] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt JaeJin Yoo (KOR) 11-5,
11-3, 11-4
[17/32] Nick Sachvie (CAN) bt Ollie Holland (ENG)
11-2, 11-8, 11-9
[9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) bt Tamataka Endo (JPN) 11-1,
11-3, 11-7
[17/32] Ali Ashraf El Karargy (EGY) bt Cameron Stafford
(CAY) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[17/32] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt Sam Fenwick (WAL) 15-17,
11-6, 11-6, 11-2
[9/16] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Michael Sunderland (NZL)
11-6, 11-3, 11-2
Paul Rodrigues (RSA) bt Valentin Rapp (GER) 14-12,
11-5, 11-6
[7] Miled Zarazua (MEX) bt Conor O'Shea (IRL) 11-2,
11-3, 11-2
Damien Volland (FRA) bt [17/32] Sam Fife (AUS) 11-5,
6-11, 11-4, 11-8
[9/16] Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Alfonso Marroquin (COL)
11-9, 11-5, 1-11, 11-5
[17/32] Mohamed El Sherbini (EGY) bt Andrew Schnell
(CAN) 4-11, 15-13, 13-11, 11-9
[3] Lucas Serme (FRA) bt Paul Coll (NZL) 11-4, 11-3,
11-8
Ricardo Lopez Valdiva (MEX) bt [17/32] Abhishek Pradhan
(IND) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6
[9/16] Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt Ryosei Kobayashi (JPN)
11-2, 11-4, 11-4
Brandon McLaughlin (USA) bt Rory Birtwistle (IRL)
11-7, 11-4, 11-2
[8] Charles Sharpes (ENG) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND)
12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1
Karan Malik (IND) bt [17/32] Tom de Mulder (BEL) 6-11,
11-9, 11-1, 11-5
[9/16] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt Jack Molloy (AUS) 11-3,
11-6, 11-7
[17/32] Rick Penders (NED) bt Wilfredo Arcia (VEN)
11-6, 11-4, 11-5
[2] Ali Farag (EGY) bt Sven Lemmermann (GER) 11-4,
11-8, 11-4
1st round:
Durandt Martin (RSA) bt Aqeel Ashkanani (KUW) w/o
[17/32] Gary Power (IRL) bt Josimar Silva (BRA) 11-8,
11-3, 11-4
Luis Quintal Valdiva (MEX) bt David Haley (WAL) 11-9,
11-5, 11-6
Arjun Gupta (CAN) bt Bryce Redman (NZL) 12-10, 11-6,
11-4
Rodrigo Merrio (ECU) bt [17/32] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf
(PAK) w/o
Christopher Jung (USA) bt Simon Vaclahovsky (GER)
12-14, 11-2, 11-8, 15-13
Jeong Dae-Hoon (KOR) bt Alejandro Suarez (VEN) 11-6,
11-7, 11-4
Yousef Saleh (KUW) bt Santiago Sevilla (ECU) 11-6,
11-2, 12-10
Athan Page (RSA) bt Simon Martinez Espejo (COL) 11-3,
11-2, 8-11, 11-8
Dylan Murray (USA) bt [17/32] Pedro Veiga (BRA) 11-4,
11-5, 11-7
Alexandre Cogno (FRA) bt Tomas de Paauw (NED) 11-4,
11-5, 11-8
Taiki Kaido (JPN) bt Edwin Josue Enriquez (GUA) 6-11,
6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
[17/32] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Ernesto Devila (ECU)
11-4, 12-10, 11-7
Tyler Osborne (CAN) bt Bryan Keating (USA) 11-3, 11-9,
11-2
Walter Koteka (AUS) bt Sam Huxtable (WAL) 11-7, 8-11,
7-11, 11-8, 11-5
Craig Stephens (RSA) bt Karam Hasan (KUW) 11-7, 11-9,
11-7
JaeJin Yoo (KOR) bt Michael Stewart (IRL) 11-4, 11-5,
13-11
[17/32] Nick Sachvie (CAN) bt Francisco Parades (ECU)
11-2, 11-0, 11-4
Ollie Holland (ENG) bt Ash Egan (USA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
Tamataka Endo (JPN) bt Andrews Felipe de Frutos (COL)
11-7, 11-9, 11-8
[17/32] Ali Ashraf El Karargy (EGY) bt Marc ter Sluis
(NED) 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 11-2
Cameron Stafford (CAY) bt Bryan Bonilla (GUA) 11-9,
1-11, 11-7, 11-6
Sam Fenwick (WAL) bt Arthur Moineau (FRA) 11-9, 11-6,
15-13
[17/32] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt Nicholas Cameron (CAY)
11-2, 11-3, 11-2
Michael Sunderland (NZL) bt Daniel Prato (VEN) 11-3,
11-2, 11-5
Valentin Rapp (GER) bt Gunjl Hayate (JPN) 9-11, 11-8,
11-6, 11-4
Paul Rodrigues (RSA) bt [17/32] Nasser Al-Rashid (KUW)
11-8, 11-8, 11-1
Conor O'Shea (IRL) bt Matthew Mudeen (CAY) 11-4, 11-3,
11-1
Damien Volland (FRA) bt Tim van der Pluijm (NED) 11-5,
12-10, 11-5
[17/32] Sam Fife (AUS) bt Go Young-Jo (KOR) 11-7,
11-8, 11-9
Alfonso Marroquin (COL) bt Hasan Al-Taqi (KUW) 6-11,
11-6, 11-2, 11-5
Andrew Schnell (CAN) bt Antonio de la Torre (GUA)
11-3, 11-2, 11-3
[17/32] Mohamed El Sherbini (EGY) bt Dylan Ward (USA)
11-5, 11-6, 12-10
Paul Coll (NZL) bt Sebastian Larrea (ECU) 11-3, 11-2,
11-1
Ricardo Lopez Valdiva (MEX) bt Declan James (ENG) 11-5
ret.
[17/32] Abhishek Pradhan (IND) bt Jake Davidson (AUS)
11-5, 11-5, 11-2
Ryosei Kobayashi (JPN) bt Alex Fraser (CAY) 11-8,
11-4, 11-7
Brandon McLaughlin (USA) bt Johannes Thurauf (GER)
11-4, 11-9, 11-7
Rory Birtwistle (IRL) bt [17/32] Aurangzeb Mehmund
(PAK) w/o
Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt Luis Flores Muyshondt (GUA)
11-4, 11-7, 11-3
Karan Malik (IND) bt Juan Vargas Heredia (COL) 11-8,
7-11, 11-7, 11-5
[17/32] Tom de Mulder (BEL) bt Nyall Driscoll (WAL)
8-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-9, 11-8
Jack Molloy (AUS) bt Alejandro Castro (ECU) 11-6,
8-11, 11-8, 11-7
Wilfredo Arcia (VEN) bt Guilherme Melo (BRA) w/o
[17/32] Rick Penders (NED) bt Yousif N Ali (KUW) 11-8,
11-5, 11-8
Sven Lemmermann (GER) bt Daegil Her (KOR) 11-6, 11-6,
7-11, 10-12, 11-3
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