Erik Tepos (Mex)
11/5, 11/7, 11/4 [1] Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
Meguid Wins
Atlanta Open
Omar Abdel
Meguid
celebrated the sixth PSA World Tour title of his career when he beat
fellow Egyptian Andrew Wagih Shoukry in the final of the Atlanta Open,
the PSA Challenger 10 squash event in its 13th year at the Lifetime
Athletic Club in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia.
The fourth
seed from Giza showed no effects of tiredness from his 100-minute semi-final
upset the previous day over second-seeded Canadian Shawn Delierre.
"The first two
games were close but in the third Omar raced to a 9-5 lead when Omar collided in
the back of Andrew to give him an injury time out," explained tournament
promoter Andre Maur. "Wagih never recovered and lost the game 11-5 to
give Omar his first Atlanta Open title."
Seeds Sail
Into Atlanta Semis
The top four
seeds will contest the semi-finals of the Atlanta Open after prevailing
in contrasting quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash
event in its 13th year at the Lifetime Athletic Club in Atlanta in
the US state of Georgia.
Favourite
Campbell Grayson endured two extended tie-break games before seeing off
Egypt's Mohamed Abouelghar 13-11, 18-20, 11-6, 11-1
The New
Zealander now faces a further Egyptian - the third-seeded Andrew Wagih
Shoukry who dismissed Irishman Arthur Gaskin in straight games 11-6,
11-5, 11-5.
An
all-Egyptian final is on the cards after Omar Abdel Meguid reserved his
place in the other semi. The fourth seed from Giza defeated England's Nathan
Lake 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 11-3.
Meguid will
line up against second seed Shawn Delierre. The Canadian also came
through his quarter-final in straight games, beating Australian Scott Arnold
11-1, 11-8, 11-9.
Seeds Safely
Through In Atlanta
Favourite
Campbell Grayson led all the seeds safely through to the quarter-finals of
the Atlanta Open in the USA after all four prevailed in straight games in
the first round of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event in its
13th year at the Lifetime Athletic Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
New Zealander
Grayson despatched Mexican Erik Tepos Valtierra 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 and will
now face Mohamed Abouelghar for a place in the semi-finals.
The Egyptian
teenager, ranked 77 in the world, produced a modest upset when he beat Arturo
Salazar, a Mexican ranked three places higher, 11-9, 11-1, 13-11.
Shawn
Delierre,
the second seed from Canada bidding to win the title a second time since 2006,
beat Frenchman Geoffrey Demont 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.
The
30-year-old from Montreal - who is already competing in his third Tour event of
the year, with a title under his belt - progresses to meet Scott Arnold
for a place in the last four.
The
26-year-old Australian was taken the full distance by Tom Pashley before
beating the English qualifier ranked almost 70 places lower 5-11, 8-11, 11-1,
11-8, 11-8.
