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Atlanta Open 2007
15 - 20 May, Atlanta, USA, $12k |
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Yasser
takes the master
in Atlanta final
It was the first time that Yasser El Halaby had faced his illustrious
Egyptian compatriot Omar Elborolossy, a former world No14 - but the
22-year-old underdog was ruthless in his straight games victory over
his higher-seeded opponent as he lifted the Atlanta Squash Open title
for the first time at the Concourse Athletic Club in Atlanta in the US
state of Georgia.
El Halaby, from Cairo, is clearly at home on US courts where the 2006
Princeton graduate last year became the only four-time winner of the
men's national intercollegiate squash championship.
Seeded eight, El Halaby reached the final after first upsetting
England's No2 seed Chris Simpson, then third-seeded Colombian Miguel
Angel Rodriguez.
In the final, he chopped 31-year-old fifth seed Elborolossy 11-3,
11-6, 11-7 in 40 minutes to win the second PSA Tour title of his
career.
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 Atlanta
Open 2007
15 - 20 May, Atlanta, USA, $12k |
Round One
17 May |
Quarters
18 May |
Semis
19 May |
Final
20 May |
[1] Eric Galvez (Mex)
11/5, 11/4, 11/1
Ian Power (Can) |
Eric Galvez
4/11, 11/3, 11/6 rtd
Omar Elborolossy |
Omar Elborolossy
11/7, 13/11, 11/6
Bernardo Samper |
Omar Elborolossy
11/3, 11/6, 11/7
Yasser El Halaby |
[5] Omar Elborolossy (Egy)
11/7, 11/1, 11/4
Wade Johnstone (Aus) |
[4] Jorge Baltazar Ferreira (Mex)
11/9, 14/12, 11/8
[Q] Regart Schonborn (Rsa) |
Jorge Baltazar Ferreira
11/8, 11/9, 11/8
Bernardo Samper
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[6] Bernardo Samper (Col)
11/7, 11/5, 9/11, 11/6
[Q] Patrick Chifunda (Zam) |
[Q] Ben Gould (Aus)
11/8, 12/10, 11/8
[7] Robin Clarke (Can) |
Robin Clarke
12/10, 11/7, 11/4
Miguel Angel Rodriguez |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11/9, 11/5, 11/5
Yasser El Halaby |
Scott Fitzgerald (Wal)
11/9, 13/11, 11/9
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col) |
Badr Abdel Aziz (Swe)
11/9, 11/5, 6/11, 11/9
[8] Yasser El Halaby (Egy) |
Yasser El Halaby
11/9, 11/5, 6/11, 11/8
Chris Simpson |
[Q] Jose Angel Becerril (Mex)
11/2, 11/5, 2/11, 11/9
[2] Chris Simpson (Eng) |
Qualifying Finals, 16-May:
Jose Angel Becceril (Mex) bt Robbie Lingashie (Zam) 11/8, 11/5,
11/8
Regart Schonborn (Rsa) bt John Fulham (Usa)
11/8, 11/5, 11/5
Ben Gould (Aus) bt Stuart Crawford (Sco)
9/11, 5/11, 11/9, 14/12, 11/9
Patrick Chifunda (Zam) bt Andrew McDougall (Can)
11/8, 11/9, 11/4
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