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Progetto 6
Open,
Brescia, Italy
Almezayen
Powers To Progetto Prize
Leading
Kuwaiti squash player Abdullah Almezayen powered to victory in the
Progetto 6 Open in Italy when he beat England's Chris Fuller in the
final of the PSA World Tour Satellite event at Millennium Sport &
Fitness in Brescia.
The
22-year-old top seed reached the final without dropping a game, dismissing
English qualifier Nathan Lake in just 25 minutes in the semi-finals.
But Fuller,
the fourth seed from Kettering, pulled off an impressive upset in the other
semi, battling for 84 minutes to overcome second-seeded compatriot Ben Ford
12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 13-11.
But Almezayen
was too strong for the 20-year-old Englishman who was celebrating his first
appearance in a Tour final.
The Kuwaiti
left-hander stormed to an 11-2, 15-13, 11-5 victory in 42 minutes to claim the
fourth PSA Tour title of his career.
1st round:
[1] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) bt [Q] Tommaso Rinaldi (ITA) 11-0,
11-1, 11-2 (14m)
Charles Sharpes (ENG) bt [7] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 11-6, 11-13,
11-5, 12-10 (51m)
[3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Hamdi Feritim (ITA) 11-6, 11-2,
11-7 (27m)
[Q] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt [6] Alex Ingham (ENG) 7-11, 11-6, 11-9,
2-11, 11-9 (69m)
[8] Frank Hartkoren (NED) bt [Q] Robert Zweier (ITA) 11-2, 11-6,
11-2 (21m)
[4] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [Q] Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 11-8, 11-8,
10-12, 11-6 (52m)
Sebastian Weenink (NED) bt [5] Andrea Bianchetti (ITA) 11-6, 11-7,
9-11, 11-2 (34m)
[2] Ben Ford (ENG) bt Alexandre Benassi (BEL) 10-12, 11-5, 11-3,
4-11, 11-1 (44m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) bt Charles Sharpes (ENG) 11-8, 14-12,
11-5 (41m)
[Q] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt [3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 9-11, 11-8,
11-9, 11-7 (61m)
[4] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [8] Frank Hartkoren (NED) 11-9, 7-11,
11-9, 11-9 (77m)
[2] Ben Ford (ENG) bt Sebastian Weenink (NED) 6-11, 11-9, 9-11,
11-5, 11-6 (66m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) bt [Q] Nathan Lake (ENG) 11-3, 11-3,
11-3 (25m)
[4] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [2] Ben Ford (ENG) 12-10, 11-8, 9-11,
13-11 (84m)
Final:
[1] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) bt [4] Chris Fuller (ENG) 11-2,
15-13, 11-5 (42m)
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