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13-Dec:
Shuja wins Tenerife marathon
 New
Zealander Kashif Shuja clinched his first PSA World Tour squash
title in Europe when he beat Scotland's Alan Clyne in a marathon
final of the VX-Power Spanish Open, the $8,000 Super Satellite event
at Centro Insular de Squash de Tenerife in Santa Cruz, Tenerife.
 The
Pakistan-born top seed reached the final without dropping a game -
but the 30-year-old was soon put under pressure by Clyne, the
23-year-old third seed from Edinburgh who went two-games-to-one up,
then led 6-2 in the fourth.
Shuja, a PSA Tour veteran since 1995, called upon all his experience
to fight back to win the fourth - and then claimed the decider to
record an impressive 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8 title victory in
85 minutes.
The triumph marked the eighth Tour title of Shuja's career, but his
first since November 2007.
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 Spanish
Open 2009
08-13 Dec, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, $8k |
Round One
10 Dec |
Quarters
11 Dec |
Semis
12 Dec |
Final
13 Dec |
[1]
Kashif Shuja (Nzl)
11/8, 11/3, 13/11
Matias Tuomi (Fin) |
[1]
Kashif Shuja
11/4, 11/7, 11/5
[6]
Leandro Romiglio |
[1]
Kashif Shuja 11/9, 11/4, 11/9
[Q] Jose Facchini |
[1]
Kashif Shuja 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8 (85m)
[3] Alan
Clyne |
[6]
Leandro Romiglio (Arg)
11/6, 11/8, 8/11, 11/4
[LL] Carlos Cornes (Esp) |
[4]
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
11/8, 11/3, 11/8
Philip Nightingale (Eng) |
[4]
Jaymie Haycocks
11/7, 8/11, 8/11, 11/6, 11/5
[Q] Jose Facchini |
[8] Bart
Ravelli (Ned)
11/5, 11/6, 8/11, 12/10
[Q] Jose Facchini (Ita) |
[Q] Alex Garbi (Esp)
11/8, 12/10, 3/11, 11/6
[5] Henrik Mustonen (Fin) |
[Q] Alex Garbi
11/6, 12/10, 11/2
[3] Alan
Clyne |
[3] Alan
Clyne 7/11, 11/6, 11/4, 11/9
[7] David Vidal |
[3] Alan
Clyne (Sco)
11/6, 11/9, 11/7
Eduardo Gonzalez de Chaves (Esp) |
[Q] Rory Pennell (Eng)
9/11, 11/6, 11/6, 11/8
[7] David Vidal
(Esp) |
[7] David Vidal
11/7, 11/5, 11/7
[Q] Ben Coleman |
[Q] Ben Coleman (Eng)
11/9, 5/11, 11/4, 11/3
[2] Jens Schoor (Ger) |
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Scotland's
Alan Clyne disappointed the home fans in Santa Cruz when he
came from a game down to beat local favourite David Vidal in the
semi-finals.
