03/09/2012
CROCODILE CHALLENGE CUP 2012 (MEN)
Sabry Celebrates Crocodile Cup Success
Crocodile
Challenge Cup 2012
28-Aug to 02-Sep, Hong Kong $15k |
Round One
30 Aug |
Quarters
31 Aug |
Semis
01 Sep |
Final
02 Sep |
[1] Max Lee (Hkg)
11/5, 11/7, 11/6
Kam Hing Choong (Mas) |
Max Lee
11/5, 7/11, 11/5, 11/5
Dick Lau |
Max Lee
11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9
Campbell Grayson |
Max Lee
11-13, 6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry |
Dick Lau (Hkg)
8/11, 11/4, 13/11, 11/3
[Q] Ravi Dixit (Ind) |
Leo Au (Hkg)
11/4, 11/6, 1/11, 11/13, 11/4
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) |
Leo Au
11/6, 11/5, 8/11, 11/7
Campbell Grayson |
Fred Reid (Can)
11/7, 11/6, 11/2
[3] Campbell Grayson (Nzl) |
[4] Matthew Karwalski (Aus)
11/5, 11/6, 11/3
[Q] James Huang (Tpe) |
Matthew Karwalski
11/6, 11/5, 6/11, 11/9
Harinder Pal Sandhu |
Harinder Pal Sandhu
11-2, 11-13, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6
Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry |
Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind)
11/9, 11/6, 11/9
Hon Fung Wong (Hkg) |
Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (Egy)
12/10, 11/7, 11/4
[Q] Ramit Tandon (Ind) |
Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry
12/10, 11/6, 7/11, 11/9
Elvinn Keo |
Elvinn Keo (Mas)
7/11, 13/11, 7/11, 11/9, 11/9
[2] Jan Koukal (Cze) |
Sabry
Celebrates Crocodile Cup Success
Unseeded Egyptian teenager Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry pulled off a
dramatic title triumph in Hong Kong today when he recovered from
two games down to beat top seed and local favourite Max Lee in
the final of the Crocodile Challenge Cup.
It was
Ga Sabry's second successive five-game match in the PSA World Tour
Challenger 15 squash event at the Hong Kong Squash Centre
after being taken the full distance by fellow non-seed Harinder Pal
Sandhu, from India, in the semi-finals.
A
confident performance in the other semi saw Lee, the top-ranked player
from Hong Kong, despatch New Zealand's No3 seed Campbell Grayson
in four games en-route to the final where he was expected to win the
title for the third time in a row.
And
the 24-year-old world No34 took a two-game lead over Ga Sabry - ranked
80 places below - as the packed crowd anticipated a home victory.
But Ga
Sabry, an 18-year-old from Cairo who won the All Africa Junior
Championship in April, dug deep to gain the upper hand - and
maintained this advantage through to the decider before closing out the
match 11-13, 6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-3.
The
win marks Ga Sabry's second PSA World Tour title and is likely to see
the youngster break into the PSA world top 100 in October.
Sandhu
Strikes Out In Hong Kong
There
will be unexpected Indian interest in the semi-finals of the
Crocodile Challenge Cup in Hong Kong after Harinder Pal
Sandhu beat fourth-seeded Australian Matthew Karwalski in
today's quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash
event in its eighth year at the Hong Kong Squash Centre.
In his
first ever meeting with world No59 Karwalski, the 23-year-old from
Chennai - ranked almost 50 places lower - won 11-6, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9 to
earn a clash with fellow non-seed Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry.
Egyptian Sabry also took four games to earn his semi-final berth,
beating Malaysian Elvinn Keo 12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9.
Local
interest will be led by Max Lee, the top seed from Hong Kong who
outmatched fellow countryman Dick Lau 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5.
World
No30 Lee's hopes of meeting another Hong Kong rival in the next round
were thwarted by Campbell Grayson after the third seed from New
Zealand beat Hong Kong number two Leo Au 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7.
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Keo
Conquers Koukal In Crocodile Cup Shock
Unseeded Malaysian Elvinn Keo pulled off one of the biggest wins
of his career when he upset No2 seed Jan Koukal in today's
opening round of the Crocodile Challenge Cup, the PSA World
Tour Challenger 15 squash event in its eighth year at Hong Kong
Squash Centre in Hong Kong China.
Just
four days after triumphing at the Henderson Open in New Zealand,
Czech number one Koukal was clearly not at his best after his 6,000 mile
flight from Auckland.
The
world No50 took a 2/1 lead, but Keo - ranked more than 60 places lower -
kept up the pressure on his tired opponent before closing out the match
7-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9.
Keo,
24, from Kuala Lumpur, now faces Egyptian Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry,
an 18-year-old from Cairo who despatched Indian qualifier Ramit
Tandon 12-10, 11-7, 11-4.
A trio
of local players dominate the top half of the draw, led by top seed
Max Lee. The world No30 from Hong Kong saw off Malaysian left-hander
Kam Hing Choong 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 - and will now face fellow
countryman Dick Lau, an 8-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-3 winner over
Indian qualifier Ravi Dixit.
Hong
Kong's Leo Au also overcame Indian opposition when he defeated
qualifier Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-4, 11-6, 1-11, 11-13, 11-4.
Au,
the Hong Kong number two, next meets Campbell Grayson, the third
seed from New Zealand who ousted Canadian Fred Reid 11-7, 11-6,
11-2.
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