Al Muzayen Wins PSA Ghaeme Cup In Iran
by Howard Harding
20 July 2012 -Kuwait's leading squash player Abdullah Al Muzayen brushed aside all opposition in the inaugural Ghaeme ale Mohammad Cup in Iran to win the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 event at the Gorgan Squash House in Gorgan in impressive style.
The top-seeded left-hander dropped his first game of the tournament in the semi-finals, but ultimately despatched Jordan's No3 seed Ahmad Al-Saraj 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 11-0 to make the 15th Tour final of his career.
In the other semi, second seed Ammar Al-Tamimi beat fellow countryman Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah in four games to set up the all-Kuwaiti final predicted by the seedings.
But Al Muzayen, the 24-year-old world No48, was too strong for Al-Tamimi, beating his 23-year-old compatriot - ranked more than 60 places lower - 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 in just 27 minutes.
The win marks the 12th PSA Tour title of Al Muzayen's, but his third in a row and his fourth of the year.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Ghaeme ale Mohammad Cup, Gorgan, Iran
1st round:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Mohammed Jafari (IRI) 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (15m)
[Q] Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt Erfan Jamshidi (IRI) 13-15, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 11-2 (80m)
Mohammad Amin Ataei Khah (IRI) bt [Q] Farzad Shokouhi (IRI) 4-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (40m)
[3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt [Q] Seyed Mohammad Reza Zia Kashani (IRI) 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 13-11 (35m)
[4] Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) bt [Q] Sameollah Ghasedabadi (IRI) 5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (35m)
Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah (KUW) bt Mohammad Sanaee (IRI) 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 (47m)
Navid Maleksabet (IRI) bt Alireza Sanaei (IRI) 11-3, 5-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-4 (40m)
[2] Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Sohail Shameli (IRI) 12-10, 11-9, 11-6 (25m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [Q] Amaad Fareed (PAK) 11-7, 11-1, 12-10 (45m)
[3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt Mohammad Amin Ataei Khah (IRI) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 (25m)
Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah (KUW) bt [4] Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3 (50m)
[2] Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Navid Maleksabet (IRI) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 (30m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 11-0 (40m)
[2] Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah (KUW) 6-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (40m)
Final:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [2] Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (27m)
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