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Top Seeds Set For Kuwait Challenge
by Howard Harding

31 May 2012 - Abdullah Al Muzayen and Omar Abdel Meguid, the top two seeds, will contest the final of the Kuwait Open Challenger (Cup Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad) after coming through contrasting semi-finals in the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at the South Surrah Ministries Complex in Kuwait City.

Kuwait hero Al Muzayen, the 24-year-old event favourite, took just 24 minutes to see off third-seeded Australian Rex Hedrick 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 to reach the 13th Tour final of his career - and his second on home soil this year.

But the other semi turned into a marathon battle in which India's fourth seed Harinder Pal Sandhu prevailed in a first game tie-break to open up an early lead.

Meguid, ranked almost 50 places higher, reasserted his authority on the match to take the next two games for the loss of just eight points.

The fourth also went into extra points, but after 71 minutes it was second-seeded Egyptian Meguid who triumphed 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 13-11 to make his first Tour final of the year, but the eighth of his career.

Born within 15 days of each other, Al Muzayen and Meguid will be meeting in their second PSA World Tour final in Kuwait after contesting the Jena International climax in September last year.

RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Kuwait Open Challenger (Cup Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad), Kuwait City, Kuwait

Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [3] Rex Hedrick (AUS) 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 (24m)
[2] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [4] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 13-11 (71m)