Al
Muzayen Wins Ali Bin Ali Trophy
20
November 2011
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Ali Bin Ali Squash Championship, Doha,
Qatar
Kuwait's Abdullah Al Muzayen justified his top billing in the
inaugural Ali Bin Ali Squash Championship when he beat Pakistan's
Farhan Zaman in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 5
squash event at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex
in Doha, Qatar.
The
23-year-old top seed from Kuwait reached the final after stopping
Nasir Iqbal, the unseeded 17-year-old from Pakistan who made his
mark in the opening round by upsetting third-seeded Malaysian Elvinn
Keo.
Farhan Zaman
also pulled off an upset to make the final - despatching his
higher-ranked cousin Mansoor Zaman, the No2 seed and former
top-ranked Pakistani, in the semi-finals in just 16 minutes.
But Al
Muzayen, celebrating his 11th Tour final appearance, was too strong for
18-year-old Zaman, winning 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 in 31 minutes.
Left-hander Al Muzayen is enjoying sparkling form on the PSA World Tour
after now recording his fourth title triumph in a row since July.
1st
round:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Ahmad Alzabidi (JOR)
11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (21m)
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt [Q] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK)
13-11, 11-8, 11-6 (29m)
Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt [Q] Zeyad Tareq Alowaesh (KUW)
11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (21m)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [3] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
(22m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Abdul Rahman Al-Malki (QAT)
11-4, 11-2, 11-6 (15m)
Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt [Q] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY)
11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11 (38m)
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI)
7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (27m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Fallah Mohammed (KUW) 11-6,
12-10, 11-4 (27m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Zahed Mohamed (EGY) 11-8,
11-8, 7-11, 11-5 (37m)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 7-11, 6-11,
11-7, 12-10, 11-6 (67m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 11-6, 11-8,
8-11, 11-8 (36m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK)
11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 13-11 (33m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 12-14,
11-3, 11-6, 11-8 (41m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 11-3,
11-6, 11-3 (16m)
Final:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [4] Farhan Zaman (PAK)
11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (31m)
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