Al Muzayen Retains Kuwait Crown by Nathan Clarke April 10, 2014
- Kuwaiti number one Abdullah Al Muzayen successfully claimed his third
successive Shick Dr.Talal Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sobah Martyr Fahd Al-Ahmad
Tournament title in his homeland – but the favourite had to fight back
from two games down before overcoming England’s Eddie Charlton in the
final of the PSA Challenger 10 squash event at the South Surrah
Ministries Complex in Hawalli. The World No.46
survived hour-long battles in both the quarter and semi-finals before
reaching the 20th PSA World Tour final of his career. By contrast, second
seed Charlton despatched his semi-final opponent Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi
in straight games in just 39 minutes – the fifth seed from Qatar
perhaps still feeling the effect of his impressive upset over
third-seeded Pakistani Danish Atlas Khan 24 hours earlier. The partisan crowd
held their breath in stunned silence in the final as World No.55
Charlton forged a two-game lead over local hero Al Muzayen. But the stylish
left-hander regained control from the outset in the third game, taking
the next three games to clinch a popular 11-13, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8
victory after 71 minutes. The triumph marks 26-year-old Al Muzayen’s 17th Tour title – and his fifth in a row on home soil. RESULTS: Shick Dr.Talal Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sobah Martyr Fahd Al-Ahmad Tournament, Kuwait 1st round: [1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [Q] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 (30m) [8] Aamir Atlas Khan
(PAK) bt [WC] Ali Bader Al-Ramzi
(KUW) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8
(45m) [6] Ammar Altamimi
(KUW) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool
(PAK) 11-9,
11-8, 11-5 (25m) [4] Harinder Pal
Sandhu (IND) bt Yousif Nizar Saleh
(KUW)
11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11, 14-12 (80m) [3] Danish Atlas Khan
(PAK) bt [Q] Ollie Holland
(ENG)
12-10, 11-3, 11-4 (30m) [5] Abdulla Mohd Al
Tamimi (QAT) bt Matias Tuomi
(FIN)
11-5, 8-11, 14-12, 11-4 (30m) [7] Ahmad Al-Saraj
(JOR) bt [Q] Shehab Essam Hosny
(EGY) 11-7, 11-13,
9-11, 11-5, 12-10 (62m) [2] Eddie Charlton
(ENG) bt [Q] George Parker
(ENG)
6-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-8 (75m) Quarter-finals: [1] Abdullah Al
Muzayen (KUW) bt [8] Aamir Atlas Khan
(PAK) 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 2-11,
4-2 ret. (64m) [6] Ammar Altamimi (KUW) bt [4] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (55m) [5] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) bt [3] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-9, 13-11, 11-6 (47m) [2] Eddie Charlton
(ENG) bt [7] Ahmad Al-Saraj
(JOR)
11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 (66m)
Semi-finals: [1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [6] Ammar Altamimi (KUW) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5 (59m) [2] Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt [5] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (39m)
Final: [1] Abdullah Al
Muzayen (KUW) bt [2] Eddie Charlton
(ENG) 11-13,
7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (71m)
