Krajcsak v France For Kish Crown In Iran by Howard Harding
3 March 2012-
Second seed Mark Krajcsak is on course to reach the final of the Kish
Persian Gulf Cup in Iran, but a trio of Frenchmen stand in the
Hungarian's way of winning the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash
event in its fourth year at Kish Sports Centre at Kish Island.
The 28-year-old from Budapest ended Nathan Lake's run when he beat the English qualifier 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 in 30 minutes.
Krajcsak will now face Fabien Verseille, the fourth seed from
Aix-en-Provence who ousted in-form Pakistani Muhammad Saqib Yousaf
11-5, 13-11, 11-5.
Top seed Yann Perrin offers Krajcsak's stiffest resistance in the lower
half of the draw. The 2010 champion defeated Kuwait's Ammar Al-Tamimi
11-7, 13-11, 11-9.
The 26-year-old world No74 - ranked just three places higher than the
Hungarian number one - will line up against fellow countryman Joan
Lezaud in the other semi-final.
Lezaud, 26 and also based in Aix, was taken the full distance before
overcoming Finn Matias Tuomi 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 2-11, 11-6 in 47 minutes.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Kish Persian Gulf Cup, Kish Island, Iran