CIB Black Ball Open RoundUp: Dessouky and Farag Set Up Title Decider
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Egypt’s World No.11 Fares Dessouky will face World No.1 Ali Farag in the final of the men’s CIB Black Ball Open, PSA World Tour Gold tournament following respective wins over World Champion Tarek Momen and World No.14 Mostafa Asal.
Dessouky will feature in his biggest PSA final to date after he got the better of World Champion Momen by a 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 1-11, 11-7 to reach the eighth PSA final of his career.
The 26-year-old had never beaten Momen in three of their previous encounters but cut a determined figure on court today as he displayed his formidable shot making ability during a stop-start match, littered with decisions to hold his nerve and convert in 75 minutes.
CIB Black Ball Open QFs Roundup: Asal Beats Rodriguez as Semi-Finalists Decided
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Egypt’s World No.14 Mostafa Asal made it back-to-back wins over higher-ranked opposition as he followed up last night’s victory over World No.4 Paul Coll with a comfortable 3-0 win against World No.10 Miguel Rodriguez to reach the semi-finals of the men’s CIB Black Ball Squash Open.
Asal made headlines yet again after toppling New Zealand’s Coll in a climactic five-game battle in the previous round, after which he ripped off his shirt in celebration just as he did when he beat the Kiwi in October’s CIB Egyptian Open in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Gawad and Coll crash out in PSA Black Ball Squash Open second round Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Defending champion Karim Abdel Gawad and New Zealand s Paul Coll were both knocked out of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Black Ball Squash Open in Cairo as two top-four seeds exited the competition in the second round.
Fourth seed Coll was the first of the two to fall, losing 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8 to Egypt s 11th seed, Mostafa Asal.
Asal had also defeated Coll in five games in the Egyptian Open quarter-finals in October.
Defending champion Gawad, seeded third, followed Coll after coming unstuck in an all-Egyptian tie against Fares Dessouky, seeded ninth.
CIB Black Ball Open RD2: Abouelghar on Top Form
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Egypt’s World No.12 Mohamed Abouelghar secured a quarter final berth at the CIB Black Ball Open with an 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 victory over France’s Gregoire Marche.
Abouelghar has struggled with a disappointing 2020 by his usual high standards, claiming just one victory at the Manchester Open prior to this tournament. However, the Egyptian looked back to his best with a performance of master shot-making against Marche to advance.
The 27-year-old was firing on all cylinders in all three games, with Marche unable to make any inroads in the match as Abouelghar took full control to see out the victory in 32 minutes.
Coll Excited for Asal Rematch at CIB Black Ball Open
Paul Coll has revealed he is relishing the prospect of a rematch with Mostafa Asal at the CIB Black Ball Open later today.
The World No.4 defeated France’s World No. 46, Victor Crouin, in straight games on Sunday and. With Asal defeating India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar in five games, the duo will do battle in the second round in a mouth-watering reprise of their 103-minute epic quarter-final at the CIB Egyptian Open, which the young Egyptian won 12-10 in a fifth game tie-break.
‘Superman’ now has a point to prove, with his coach, Rob Owen, admitting prior to this tournament that Coll had been “bullied” by Asal in a match that contained a number of collisions between the players and plenty of chatter with the officials.