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10-May,
Final:
Snell stops Gawad
England's James Snell
secured his first PSA title when he beat Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad
in the final.
The second seed from Devon comfortably reached the final without
dropping a game - while Abdel Gawad, the fifth seed, made his
breakthrough after upsetting top seed Christopher Gordon in the
quarter-finals.
Underdog Gawad kept Snell on court for more than an hour - but the
21-year-old from Exeter ultimately prevailed in 63 minutes to earn
his maiden Tour title.
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Squash for 2016 -
the Japanese view
Tournament Site
(in Japanese)
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 Japan
Pro #1 2009
05-10 May, Wakayama, $3k |
Round One
03 May |
Quarters
03 May |
Semis
04 May |
Final
05 May |
[1] Chris Gordon (Usa)
11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (30 min)
[Q] Bumpei Kawano (Jpn) |
[1] Chris Gordon
6-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-13, 11-5 (69 min)
[5] Karim Abdel Gawad |
[5] Karim Abdel Gawad
9-11, 11-9, 11-8,
11-8 (53 min)
[3] Anson Kwong |
[5] Karim Abdel Gawad
11-6, 11-9, 14-12 (63 min)
[2] James Snell |
[5] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy)
15-13, 12-10, 15-13 (50 min)
Zahir Shah (Pak) |
[3] Anson Kwong (Hkg)
12-10, 11-5, 11-7 (29 min)
Tsukue Shinnosuke (Jpn) |
[3] Anson Kwong
11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (37 min)
[6] Peter Kviecinsky |
[6] Peter Kviecinsky (Svk)
11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (28 min)
Paul Mathieson (Ita) |
[Q] Jun Matsumoto (Jpn)
11-6, 11-9, 11-9 (54 min)
[8] Mohamed El Kady (Egy) |
[8] Mohamed El Kady
11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8 (67 min)
[Q] Yuta Fukui |
[Q] Yuta Fukui
11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (39 min)
[2] James Snell |
[Q] Yuta Fukui (Jpn)
8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-4 (56 min)
[4] Cheng Yao Huang (Tpe) |
Hon Fung Wong (Hkg)
8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 (38 min)
[7] Nyeo-Ho Lee (Kor) |
[7] Nyeo-Ho Lee
11-9, 12-10, 11-9 (43 min
[2] James Snell |
[Q] Ken Okada (Jpn)
11-9, 11-8, 11-5 (26 min)
[2] James Snell (Eng) |
Qualifying:
07-May, Finals:
Yuta Fukui(JPN) bt Chang Wook
Woo (KOR) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8 (24
min)
Ken Okada(JPN) bt Kousuke Maekawa(JPN)
11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 14-12 (73 min)
Bumpei Kawano(JPN) bt Naveed Kahn (PAK)
11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (33 min)
Jun Matsumoto(JPN) bt Shimizu Takanori (JPN) 11-7,
11-8, 9-11, 11-8 (54 min)
06-May, Round One:
Chang Wook Woo (Kor)
BYE
Yuta Fukui(Jpn) bt Hidenobu Hamasaki(Jpn)
11-3 11-3 11-4 (14 min)
Ken Okada(Jpn)
BYE
Kousuke Maekawa(Jpn) bt Kenji Tayama(Jpn) 8-11
11-6 11-2 11-9 (42 min)
Bumpei Kawano(Jpn) bt Syo Miyakawa(Jpn)
11-2 11-4 12-10 (20 min)
Naveed Kahn (Pak)
BYE
Jun Matsumoto(Jpn) bt Kazushi Ishiguo(Jpn)
11-5 11-2 11-5 (18 min)
Shimizu Takanori (Jpn)
BYE
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07-May, Quarters:
Fukui run continues
as Gamal ousts Gordon
Japanese qualifier Yuta
Fukia continued to progress in Wakayama as he took out a second
consecutive seed to reach the semi-finals.
 Fukui
now faces second seed James Snell for a place in the final.
Meanwhile, top seed and last
week's champion Chris Gordon crashed out, beaten in five games by
Egyptian teenager Karim Abdel Gawad. Gawad meets third seed Anson
Kwong in the semis.
07-May, Round One:
Fukui upsets Wakayama seedings
Seven of the eight seeds made it through to the quarters of the
Japan Pro #2 in Wakayama, the exception being fourth seed Cheng Yau
Huang, who fell in five games to Japanese qualifier Yuta Fukui,
who at 20 is the youngest-ever Japanese National Champion.
The crowd were particularly impressed wiuth the performance of young
Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad - "he is a star, everyone wanted
to watch his game," said tournament organisers.
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Squash for 2016 -
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07-May, Qualifying Finals:
It as a good day for the hosts in Wakayama as four Japanese players
won through to the main draw. Top seeds for the event are the USA's
Chris Gordon and England's James Snell, who contested the #1 final
last weekend in Yokohama.
Fukui v Chang
Kawano v Khan |
Tournament Site
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