Coll Topples Au As British Open Qualification Comes To A Close by Nathan Clarke March 20, 2016
- New Zealand's Paul Coll, the man who became a viral sensation for his
acrobatic exploits during the Canary Wharf Classic just 12 days ago,
scored a dramatic upset win over number two seeded Leo Au of Hong Kong
to progress to the main draw of the 2016 Allam British Open as two days
of intense qualification action came to a close today.
The
World No.41 narrowly lost out in the opening game, 10-12, but responded
in style to edge ahead 2-1 before Au raised his levels to force a
decider. It was all one way traffic in the fifth however as Coll,
ranked 15 places lower than Au, dominated to lose just one point on his
way to setting up a first round clash with Australian Ryan Cuskelly.
German
Raphael Kandra was the only other upset winner in the men's draw, as he
defeated Wimbledon Open runner-up Omar Abdel Meguid 3-1 to set up a
first round fixture with Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez, while in the
women's draw England's Sarah Campion marked her return to competitive
PSA World Tour action for the first time since giving birth to her
first child with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Cyrielle Peltier.
Campion
will take on Hong Kong's Annie Au in the main draw while Nele Gilis,
Mayar Hany and Mariam Metwally all upset the seedlings to defeat Deon
Saffery, Nadine Shahin and Samantha Teran, respectively, to move into
the main draw of the prestigious PSA World Series tournament which
takes place at the Airco Arena from March 21 - 27 - with the University
of Hull also playing host to select matches on March 21 and 22.
Results - Qualification Finals: Men's 2016 Allam British Open [1] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [L] Richie Fallows (ENG) 3-1: 7-11, 15-13, 11-8, 11-4 (44m) [8] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [13] Lucas Serme (FRA) 3-0: 16-14, 11-7, 12-10 (61m) [5] Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt [9] Greg Lobban (SCO) 3-1: 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8 (57m) [3] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt Joe Lee (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 (36m) [4] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [12] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 3-2: 12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 15-17, 11-6 (62m) [6] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-2 (31m) [15] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt [7] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 3-1: 11-2, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9 (48m) [11] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [2] Leo Au (HKG) 3-2: 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-1 (75m)
Draw - First Round: Men's 2016 Allam British Open [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) v [Q] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) James Willstrop (ENG) v Tarek Momen (EGY) Daryl Selby (ENG) v [Q] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) [Q] Raphael Kandra (GER) v [6] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) [8] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v Saurav Ghosal (IND) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) v Borja Golan (ESP) Mazen Hesham (EGY) v Fares Dessouki (EGY) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v [4] Omar Mosaad (EGY) [3] Nick Matthew (ENG) v [Q] Adrian Waller (ENG) Ali Farag (EGY) v [WC] Tom Richards (ENG) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) v [Q] Paul Coll (NZL) [Q] Cesar Salazar (MEX) v [5] Ramy Ashour (EGY) [7] Simon Rösner (GER) v Max Lee (HKG) Chris Simpson (ENG) v [Q] Zahed Mohamed Stephen Coppinger (RSA) v [Q] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) Cameron Pilley (AUS) v [2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
Draw - First Round: Women's 2016 Allam British Open [1] Laura Massaro (ENG) v [Q] Olivia Blatchford (USA) Line Hansen (DEN) v [15] Delia Arnold (MAS) [16] Emily Whitlock (ENG) v Victoria Lust (ENG) [WC] Fiona Moverley (ENG) v [5] Camille Serme (FRA) [8] Nouran Gohar (EGY) v Heba El Torky (EGY) [Q] Sarah Campion (ENG) v [9] Annie Au (HKG) [11] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) v [Q] Mariam Metwally (EGY) [Q] Nele Gillis (BEL) v [3] Raneem El Welily (EGY) [4] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) v Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) [Q] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) v [16] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) [12] Alison Waters (ENG) v Rachael Grinham (AUS) [Q] Coline Aumard (FRA) v [7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) [6] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) v [Q] Tesni Evan (WAL) Joey Chan (HKG) v [13] Low Wee Wern (MAS) [14] Joshna Chinappa (IND) v Donna Urquhart (AUS) [Q] Mayar Hany (EGY) v [2] Nicol David (MAS)
