Alan Clyne Upsets Seedings in $70K Grasshopper Qualifier
by Nathan Clarke

14TH APR 2015 - Scotland’s Alan Clyne upset the seedings in the final round of qualification at the 2015 Grasshopper Cup to knock out number four seed Tom Richards with a 3-1 victory to earn his place in the main draw where he will take on powerful Egyptian Omar Mosaad in round one.

Clyne was a narrow underdog on paper but put in a solid performance to knock out the Englishman while top seeded Saurav Ghosal, the Indian World No.23, moved into the main draw with a straightforward 3-0 win over Finland’s olli Tuominen.

Dutch star LJ Anjema and Gregoire Marche were the remaining players to secure their place in the main draw, with Anjema now going up against live wire Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez and Marche taking on compatriot Mathieu Castagnet in a tantalising first round match-up.

Results – Qualification Finals:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [7] Olli Tuominen (FIN) 3-0: 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
[3] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt [6] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 3-1: 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-6
[5] Alan Clyne (SCO) bt [4] Tom Richards (ENG) 3-1: 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6
[2] Gregoire Marche (FRA) bt [8] Shaun Le Roux (RSA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-1, 11-4

Draw – First Round:
[1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v Cameron Pilley (AUS)
Daryl Selby (ENG) v [7] Borja Golan (ESP)
[8] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v [Q] Gregoire Marche (FRA)
[Q] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v [3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL)
[4] Tarek Momen (EGY) [Q] Saurav Ghosal (IND)
[WC] Reiko Peter (SUI) v [5] Simon Rösner (GER)
[6] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v [Q] Alan Clyne (SCO)
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) v [2] Ramy Ashour (EGY)