Le Roux Wins Laser Western Provence Open from PSA Media May 11, 2014
- Home-town boy Shaun Le Roux triumphed in the final of the 2014 Laser
Western Provence PSA Challenger 10 tournament in Cape Town, beating
number one seed Mohd Ali Anwar Reda of Egypt 3-2 to claim the honours. In front of a capacity
crowd, Le Roux was made to work hard for his title, with Reda, the
world No.41, pushing the home favourite all the way in a thrilling
84-minute back and forth battle which the local favourite eventually
sealed 10-12, 13-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6 . The victory sees Le
Roux claim his third PSA World Tour title so far in 2014, with the
Cape-town born star, who is now based in the UK, having already lifted
the Northumbria Open and the IG Open De Paris. “The last two weeks
have been really special for me to play in front of my home crowds, I
don’t often get to play here and in front of my family so to see the
huge crowds turn out and create the atmosphere they have for all the
players has been really incredible,” said Le Roux. “Reda and I played
just over a year ago and he won 11-8 in the 5th so it was hard not to
think about that but I felt I was able to give it one last push
mentally towards the end and that made the difference today. “A special thank you
to Paul and WP Squash for putting the event on and a massive thank you
to Phil and The Laser Group for supporting the tournament." While Le Roux claimed
the title in Cape Town, it was another local, Gary Wheadon, who
captured the imagination of the fans with a dramatic and unexpected run
to the semi-finals where he eventually fell to Le Roux. Having lost in the
event’s qualifying stages, Wheadon found himself back in the tournament
as a Lucky Loser and he made the most of his opportunity, dispatching
number six seed Alex Ingham and number three seed Tayya Aslam on his
way to the semi-finals. “Having stopped
playing on tour a few years ago, I relish the chance to give the
current players a bit of a run, even more so on my own doorstep,” said
Wheadon. Laser Western Province Open 2014 Results: First Round: [1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [Q] Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (3-0) [34m] Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt [Q] Rodney Durbach (RSA) 11-7, 9-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-9 (3-2) [54m] [WC] Christo Potgieter (RSA) bt Haseeb Gul (PAK) 6-11, 3-11, 4-11 (0-3) [19m] [5] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt [Q] Daniel Smith (RSA) 4-11, 0-11, 2-11 (0-3) [22m] 8] Thoboki Mohohlo (RSA) bt [Q] Aaron Fuchs (RSA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 (3-0) [26m] Jakob Dirnberger (AUT) bt Courtney West (AUS) 11-2, 11-7, 12-10 (3-0) [31m] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) bt Marc ter Sluis (NED) 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 13-15, 7-11 (2-3) [83m] [4] Tom Ford (ENG) bt Kyle Maree (RSA) 6-11, 4-11, 9-11 (0-3) [28m] [3] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Jonathan Maloney (ENG) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (3-0) [24m] [Q] Hossam Nasser (EGY) bt Baba Tunde Ajagbe (NGR) 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5, 5-11 (2-3) [42m] [Q] Gary Wheadon (RSA) bt Gareth Naidoo (RSA) 6-11, 8-11, 10-12 (0-3) [36m] [6] Alex Ingham (ENG) bt Anthony Graham (ENG) 8-11, 5-11 retired (0-2) [7] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [Q] Paul Atkinson (RSA) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (3-0) [21m] Munro Montanus (RSA) bt [Q] Nasr Khan (PAK) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1 (3-0) [18m] Shehab Essam Hosny (EGY) bt Ahmed Effat Ashoush (EGY) 11-3, 11-8, 11-5 (3-0) [29m] [2] Shaun Le Roux (RSA) bt Mubarak Mohsin (PAK) 5-11, 5-11, 5-11 (0-3) [15m] Second Round: [1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Amaad Fareed (PAK) 11-3, 11-8, 14-12 (3-0) [42m] [5] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt [WC] Christo Potgieter (RSA) 9-11, 2-11, 5-11 (0-3) [32m] [8] Thoboki Mohohlo (RSA) bt Jakob Dirnberger (AUT) 5-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (3-1) [35m] [4] Tom Ford (ENG) bt Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) 5-11, 3-11, 2-11 (0-3) [28m] [3] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt [Q] Hossam Nasser (EGY) 10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6 (3-2) [52m] [Q] Gary Wheadon (RSA) bt [6] Alex Ingham (ENG) 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6 (3-1) [47m] [7] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Munro Montanus (RSA) 11-8, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 (3-1) [35m] [2] Shaun Le Roux (RSA) bt Shehab Essam Hosny (EGY) 5-11, 4-11, 2-11 (0-3) [30m] Quarter-final: [1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [5] Nathan Lake (ENG) 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10 (3-2) [96m] [4] Tom Ford (ENG) bt [8] Thoboki Mohohlo (RSA) 3-11, 9-11, 11-8, 7-11 (1-3) [51m] [Q] Gary Wheadon (RSA) bt [3] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 8-11, 9-11, 11-13 (0-3) [50m] [2] Shaun Le Roux (RSA) bt [7] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 6-11 (1-3) [49m] Semi-final: [1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [4] Tom Ford (ENG) 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 11-7 (3-2) [79m] [2] Shaun Le Roux (RSA) bt [Q] Gary Wheadon (RSA) 3-11, 4-11, 4-11 (0-3) [27m] Final: [2] Shaun Le Roux (RSA) bt [1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) 10-12, 13-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6 (3-2) [84m]
