Unseeded local hero Abdullah Al Muzayen produced the title win that the crowd wanted when he beat fourth seed Omar Abdel Meguid in the final of the Jena International No2 at the Qadsia Sporting Club in Hawally, Kuwait.

The Kuwaiti number one has enjoyed a sensational run the international tournament in his home country. His biggest scalp came in the opening round where he upset third-seeded Englishman Joel Hinds, a victory he followed with wins over unseeded Italian Amr Ramsy Swelim, then Egyptian qualifier Karim Ali Fathi - all in straight games.

And the 23-year-old left-hander from Kuwait City maintained this momentum against Meguid, ranked ten places higher.

In another straight games victory, Al Muzayen despatched Meguid 11-4, 11-8, 11-6 in 36 minutes to earn the seventh PSA title of his career.
  


Semis:
Abdullah makes home final

Local hero Abdullah Al Muzayen delighted crowds at the Jena International No2 when he secured an unexpected place in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at the Qadsia Sporting Club in Hawally, Kuwait.

After beating Italian Amr Ramsy Swelim in the quarter-finals, the unseeded Kuwaiti number one went on to defeat Egyptian qualifier Karim Ali Fathi 11-2, 11-7, 11-4 to reach the final - the tenth PSA World Tour final of his career.

Left-hander Al Muzayen, aged 23, will now face a second Egyptian, Omar Abdel Meguid.

The fourth seed from Giza faced rising compatriot Mohamed Abouelghar, a qualifier. But 23-year-old Meguid was too strong for his 17-year-old opponent, winning 2-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 in 44 minutes to claim the sixth Tour final appearance of his career.

2/11 11/7 11/6 11/5  (44m)

[4] Omar Abdel Meguid

11/4 11/8 11/6 (36m)

Abdullah Al Muzayen

11/2 11/7 11/4 (30m)

Karim Ali Fathi

Qualifying:

Local qualifier Bader Al Hussaini pulled off a major upset on the opening day of action in the Jena International No2 when he ousted top seed Kamran Khan to reach the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at the Qadsia Sporting Club in Hawally, Kuwait.

The 27-year-old Kuwaiti, ranked 144 in the world, recovered from a game down to topple Malaysian Khan, ranked more than 70 places higher, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 4-11, 13-11 in 74 minutes.

And there was further Kuwaiti success when the country's number one Abdullah Al Muzayen upset third-seeded Englishman Joel Hinds 11-9, 11-4, 11-5.

Upsets continued as Al Hussaini was joined by two fellow qualifiers in the last eight. Egyptian Mohamed Abouelghar defeated higher-ranked fellow countryman Wael Farag 13-11, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10 - and teenager Karim Ali Fathi, also from Egypt, beat compatriot Karim A G A Samy 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9.