Mighty Miguel Wins Medellin Crown
by Howard Harding
27 August 2012 - Colombian squash star Miguel Angel Rodriguez delighted the packed and partisan crowd at the Club Campestre de Medellin in Medellin when he beat Andrew Wagih Shoukry in the final of the Campestre PSA Medellin Open to win the inaugural PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event in his home country.
"It was a vibrant match from beginning to end," said tournament spokesman Juan Carlos Santacruz of the much-anticipated clash between top seed Rodriguez, the world No27 from Bogota, and third seed Shoukry, the 21-year-old from Cairo who upset second-seeded Finn Henrik Mustonen to make the final.
"The Egyptian always faithful to his style attacked constantly yet covered every part of the court; it seemed small due to his incredible coverage of the court, yet Rodriguez compensated this with his speed, precision and rhythm," added Santacruz.
After surviving a long first game tie-break, Rodriguez went on to close out the match 14-12, 11-5, 11-9 in 45 minutes to earn the 19th PSA Tour title of his career, and his third on home soil.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Campestre PSA Medellin Open, Medellin, Colombia
Final:
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [3] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) 14-12, 11-5, 11-9 (45m)
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