Al Muzayen Captures Kuwait Crown
by Howard Harding
27 July 2011 - Top-ranked Kuwaiti Abdullah Al Muzayen justified his seeding - and delighted the home crowd - when he beat third seed Mansoor Zaman in the final of the Kuwait Squash Federation Tournament to win the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 event in South Surrah, Kuwait.
The 23-year-old had already beaten two Pakistanis en-route to reaching the final - the ninth of his career - without dropping a game.
Zaman, a former Pakistan number one, clinched his surprise place in the final after overcoming Egyptian Zahed Mohamed in the semi-finals.
The 31-year-old from Peshawar was celebrating the 20th PSA Tour final of his career - but his first since the beginning of last year.
Al Muzayen battled against his fellow left-hander for 40 minutes - eventually emerging the winner after an 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 scoreline to mark up his second Tour title of the month, and the sixth of his career.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Kuwait Squash Federation Tournament, South Surrah, Kuwait
1st round:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 11-6, 13-11, 11-2 (25m)
Andrea Torricini (ITA) bt [Q] Nasser B Al-Ramzi (KUW) 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 (45m)
Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [Q] Zeyad Tareq Alowaesh (KUW) 12-10, 11-2, 11-7 (35m)
[4] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (IRI) 11-6, 11-9, 15-13 (30m)
[3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Nasser Al-Rashid (KUW) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (25m)
Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (KUW) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 11-6, 13-11, 11-2 (40m)
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) 11-5, 4-11, 11-2, 14-12 (61m)
[2] Waqar Mehboob (PAK) bt [Q] Fallah Mohammed (KUW) 11-3, 11-8 ret. (20m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Andrea Torricini (ITA) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (26m)
Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [4] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 (33m)
[3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (KUW) 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4 (30m)
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt [2] Waqar Mehboob (PAK) 12-10, 11-8, 11-9 (30m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-6, 12-10, 11-5 (30m)
[3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Zahed Mohamed (EGY) 12-10, 11-9, 2-11, 7-11, 11-9 (60m)
Final:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (40m)
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