14/02/2012
FINNISH OPEN 2012
Tuominen Takes Title No4 In Finland
Savcor
Finnish Open
2012
08-13 Feb,
Raviradantie,
Mikkeli $15k |
Round One
10 Feb |
Quarters
11 Feb |
Semis
12 Feb |
Final
13 Feb |
[1] Olli Tuominen (Fin)
8/11, 12/10, 12/10, 11/6 (55″)
Jan Koukal (Cze) |
Olli Tuominen
11/4 11/13 10/12 11/3 11/4 (62”)
Amr Khaled Khalifa |
Olli Tuominen
13-11, 11-6, 11-3
(44m)
Campbell Grayson |
Olli Tuominen
11-5, 11-4,
5-11, 11-9 (58m)
Karim Abdel Gawad |
Amr Khaled Khalifa (Egy)
11/1, 11/2, 11/9 (27″)
[Q] Raphael Kandra (Ger) |
Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
11/6, 11/7, 11/6 (30″)
Matias Tuomi (Fin) |
Campbell Grayson
11/6 8/11 8/11 11/8 11/7 (70″)
Henrik Mustonen |
Andrew Wagih (Egy)
7/11, 11/7, 11/7, 12/14, 11/4 (67″)
[4] Henrik Mustonen (Fin) |
[3] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy)
11/9, 11/7, 11/4 (24″)
[Q] Mohamed Zahed (Egy) |
Karim Abdel Gawad
11/8 11/8 11/7 (41″)
Kashif Shuja |
Karim Abdel Gawad
11-4, 11-6, 8-11,
11-8 (34m)
Omar Abdel Meguid |
[LL] Peter Creed (WAl)
11/7, 11/4, 11/8
[Q] Kashif Shuja (Nzl) |
Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy)
11/7, 11/9, 11/5
[Q] Amr Swelim (Egy) |
Amr Swelim
11/9 19/17 11/8 (52″)
Omar Abdel Meguid |
Omar Abdel Meguid (Egy)
9/11, 12/14, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9 (80″)
[2] Steve Coppinger (Rsa) |
Tuominen Takes Title No4 In Finland
Local
hero Olli Tuominen claimed his fourth Savcor Finnish Open
title in five years when he defeated third seed Karim Abdel Gawad
in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash event at
Shopping Center Stella in Mikkeli.
Top
seed Tuominen reached the final - the 17th Tour final of his career -
after overcoming unseeded New Zealander Campbell Grayson in the
previous round.
It was
in the other semi that third seed Gawad held off the challenge of
unseeded fellow Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid.
The
Finn got off to a flying start in the final, and managed to keep the
speed high. Gawad, the world No42, was unable to challenge Tuominen in
the first two games.
In the
third, however, the 20-year-old from Cairo got into the game and took
control - ultimately winning the game to reduce the deficit.
Tuominen fought back in the fourth to grab an early 5-1 lead. Gawad came
back once again - but the four-point cushion was enough for the world
No23 from Helsinki to take the game and the match 11-5, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9
in just under one hour.
The
triumph marks 32-year-old Tuominen's 11th PSA World Tour title.
Meguid
Makes Finnish Quarters
Egypt's Omar Abdel Meguid caused the biggest upset on the opening
day's play in the Savcor Finnish Open when he ousted
second-seeded South African Stephen Coppinger in an 80-minute
marathon in the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash event at
Raviradantie in Mikkeli.
The
23-year-old from Giza battled from two games down to topple world No25
Coppinger 9-11, 12-14, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9.
The
South African led 6-4 and 9-6 in the decider, but Meguid took five
points in row to claim a place in the quarter finals.
Olli Tuominen
led home interest with distinction - but the top seed from Helsinki
dropped the first game before beating Czech champion Jan Koukal
8-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-6.
The
32-year-old former world No13 wlll be joined in the last eight by
Finnish number two Henrik Mustonen. The No4 seed was taken the
full distance by Andrew Wagih Shoukry before overcoming the
Egyptian 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-14, 11-4 in 67 minutes.
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