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28-Oct-06, Final:
 

"Thank God for finding my game after the first match. This first match was like a wake up call for me. I think I played well in the semis and in the final. I’m so happy to win this title. This Year I gave everything to squash and it’s starting to pay off."

27-Oct-06, Semis:
Gaessler Grabs Final Place

German qualifier Patrick Gaessler's sensational run continued in Krakow as he beat second seed Bradley Hindle in a marathon 83-minute semi-final to claim a place in the final of the Polish Open.

Gaessler's opponent will be top seed Omar Abdel Aziz, the Egyptian beating Jonny Harford in straight games in their semi-final.
  

Qualifying:

Finals :
Ahmed Gamal Swaify (Egy) bt Jonas Laursen (Den)   11/4, 11/9, 11/6 (30m)
Patrick Gaessler (Ger) bt Stewart Crawford (Sco)      11/4, 11/9, 11/8 (28m)
Morten W.Sorensen (Den) bt Rene Mijs (Ned)            11/6, 11/8, 8/11, 17/15 (64m)
Romain Tenant (Fra) bt Philip Nightingale (Eng)          11/3, 11/4, 11/9 (30m)


First round, 23-Oct :
  Ahmed Gamal Swaify (Egy)                                  bye
  Jonas Laursen (Den) bt Wojciech Nowisz (Pol)         11/2, 11/7, 11/6 (31m)
  Rene Mijs (Ned) bt Marcin Kozik (Pol)                      11/3, 11/6, 11/6 (35m)
  Morten W.Sorensen (Den) bt Lukasz Nitka (Pol)     11/3, 11/3, 11/5 (28m)
  Philip Nightingale (Eng) bt Roman Dolynych (Ukr)   11/9, 11/9, 5/11, 11/5 (50m)
  Romain Tenant (Fra) bt Paavo Piik (Est)                  11/3, 11/5, 11/6 (38m)
  Stewart Crawford (Sco) bt Maciej Maciantowicz (Pol) 11/8, 8/11, 11/0, 11/2 (48m)
  Patrick Gaessler (Ger)                                            bye

26-Oct-06, Quarters:
Gaessler's Polish Run Continues

German qualifier Patrick Gaessler continued where he left off in the quarter-finals of the Polish Open, beating third seed Luca Mastrostefano to advance into the semi-finals in Krakow.

Gaessler now faces second seed Bradley Hindle for a place in the final, while top seed Omar Abdel Aziz meets another surprise semi-finalst in England's Jonny Harford, who overcame fourth seed Jan Koukal in four games.

Morten, coming off a tough last round qualifying, was slotted to play Andre, which on paper could of been a contest. However it proved not to be the case as Andre played controlling squash right from the start using all four corners, pushing Sorensen around Sorenson the court.

Credit to Sorenson for the effort, however it is tough when you are only on the retrieving side of the rally. Holdregger took the match comfortably 3/0

Gaskin, a big improver in all aspects of his game, took a commanding 2/0 lead and was ahead 6/1 in the third game, moving well and moving the sluggish looking Luca around even better.

The match became very closely contested at this point, however two very disputable no-lets against Gaskin at crucial times of the match seemed to sway the match in Luca's direction (credit to Gaskin for his professional composure to these decisions).

The match went the distance, finishing 11/9 to Mastrostefano in the fifth followed by strong ovation from the crowd!

Hindle, coming off strong performances in South America, was  looking to maintain his good run in Poland.

Although lucky loser Nightingale played a strong match with some delicate drop shots to to keep Hindle moving to the front, a lack of patience and perhaps a few wrong choices in shots lead to a 3/0 win to Hindle.
  

24-Oct-06: Qualifying results
 
PSA debut in Poland
Wolfgang Denk reports

McWIL Sportconsulting, as  the main sponsor of the first ever professional squash tournament in Poland, is bringing the PSA squash tour to another new country.

Poland has about 60 courts today and squash is developing very fast. This tournament will give another push to this development due to press and local TV coverage, and 20 large size billboards are presented in the city of Krakow announcing the event.

Official site (in polish)