Al Muzayen Gets Ten Out Of Ten
by Howard Harding
11 November 2012 - Kuwaiti Abdullah Al Muzayen marked an impressive record in the new PSA Challenger 10 IKEA International Squash 2012 in his home country when he secured his tenth successive victory in a PSA World Tour final.
The top-seeded 24-year-old had to fight off Egyptian challenges in the final two rounds at the South Surrah Ministries Complex in Kuwait City - first beating qualifier Fares Mohamed Dessouki in the semis, then recovering from two games down in the final to overcome third seed Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 in 53 minutes.
Al Muzayen, who celebrated a career-high world No46 ranking this month, boasts a remarkable record in PSA Tour finals - having now won 13 out of the 16 he has contested, including ten in a row since winning the Progetto 6 Open in Italy in December 2010.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 IKEA International, Kuwait City, Kuwait
1st round:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (28m)
Greg Lobban (SCO) bt [Q] Zeyad Tareq Alowaesh (KUW) 11-1, 11-7, 11-1 (22m)
[Q] Fares Mohamed Dessouki (EGY) bt Geoffrey Demont (FRA) 11-1, 11-8, 16-14 (38m)
[4] Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt Fallah Mohammed (KUW) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (28m)
[3] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt Michael Harris (ENG) 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 (48m)
Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt [Q] Florent Pontiere (FRA) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 (32m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt [Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh (KUW) 11-6, 11-7, 16-14 (43m)
[2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (36m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8 (45m)
[Q] Fares Mohamed Dessouki (EGY) bt [4] Zahed Mohamed (EGY) 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8 (90m)
[3] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 12-14, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (43m)
[2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 16-14 (55m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [Q] Fares Mohamed Dessouki (EGY) 8-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 (45m)
[3] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt [2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 11-1 (60m)
Final:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [3] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 (53m)
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