WEEKEND ROUNDUP: ELSHERBINI TAKES FOURTH TITLE IN A ROW

FOURTH TITLE IN A ROW

As Gregory Gaultier lifted his fifth consecutive title at the Grasshopper Cup this weekend, four other PSA World Tour events came to a close in a thrilling weekend of squash.

Mohamed ElSherbini clinched his fourth title in a row after his victory at the Bull Ring Open, adding to previous wins at the Assore & Balwin Parkview Open, West Rand Open and the Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Open Squash Championship. The Egyptian beat English qualifier Kyle Finch over three games in the Bull Ring Open final.

Menna Hamed won the Women’s Bull Ring Open title, beating Milnay Louw in the final over four games to win her second successive title after victory at the UCT Open in April.

The 2017 Jersey Classic titles were captured by top seeds Milou van der Heijden and Iker Pajares after they both completed 3-1 wins in their respective finals at the Jersey Squash and Racketball Club.

Van der Heijden claimed her sixth career PSA title as she beat Scottish qualifier Lisa Aitken, whilst Pajares took on second seed Jaymie Haycocks to lift the title.

At the Abu Dhabi Open, Vikram Malhotra won a very tight and competitive final with Youssef Ibrahim, with the final result coming down to a couple of very close decisions at the end of the fifth set.

Meanwhile, at the Tour De Las Americas Decker Camiones 2DO Mar Del Plata Open, England's Angus Gillams overcame fellow Englishman Joe Green on his way to set up a final with France’s Christophe Andre, where he came out on top in a gruelling five-game encounter.

Bull Ring Open Squash Championship

Men’s final
[Q] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [3] Kyle Finch (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, 11-2 (35m)

Semi-finals
[Q] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [4] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-9, 11-2 (51m)
[3] Kyle Finch (ENG) bt [Q] Christo Potgieter (RSA) 3-0: 11-1, 11-3, 11-8 (28m)

Quarter-finals
[Q] Christo Potgieter (RSA) bt [7] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) 3-1: 12-10, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5 (57m)
[3] Kyle Finch (ENG) bt Omar Bahgat (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 (28m)
[Q] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [2] Mark Fuller (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (46m)
[4] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) bt [8] Enzo Corigliano (FRA) 3-1: 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 (63m)

First round
[Q] Christo Potgieter (RSA) bt [1] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 3-1: 2-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (46m)
[3] Kyle Finch (ENG) bt Lewis Doughty (ENG) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 (33m)
[2] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt [WC] John Feliks Kuhn (RSA) 3-2: 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 (56m)
[4] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) bt Zeeshan Khan (PAK) 3-0: 11-6, 11-1, 11-4 (22m)
Omar Bahgat (EGY) bt [5] Chang-Wook Woo (KOR) 3-2: 4-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (50m)
[7] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) bt [Q] Andrew Martin (RSA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 (33m)
[8] Enzo Corigliano (FRA) bt [Q] Nyeon-Ho Lee (KOR) 3-0: 11-8, 12-10, 11-6 (36m)
[Q] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [6] Joeri Hapers (BEL) 3-1: 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6 (63m)

Women’s final
[7] Menna Hamed (EGY) bt [1] Milnay Louw (RSA) 3-1: 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (37m)

Semi-finals
[1] Milnay Louw (RSA) bt [3] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 12-10 (28m)
[7] Menna Hamed (EGY) bt [2] Alexandra Fuller (RSA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (23m)

Quarter-finals
[7] Menna Hamed (EGY) bt [4] Cheyna Tucker (RSA) 3-1: 4-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2 (29m)
[1] Milnay Louw (RSA) bt [6] Elise Romba (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (20m)
[3] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) bt [Q] Alexa Pienaar (RSA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (24m)
[2] Alexandra Fuller (RSA) bt [5] Nadia Pfister (SUI) 3-1: 13-15, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8 (38m)

First round
[6] Elise Romba (FRA) bt Julie Rossignol (FRA) 3-1: 12-14, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (42m)
[Q] Alexa Pienaar (RSA) bt [8] Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh (IRI) 3-0: 11-1, 11-6, 11-2 (16m)
[7] Menna Hamed (EGY) bt [Q] Nono Sekhoto (RSA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (13m)
[2] Alexandra Fuller (RSA) bt [Q] Laura Gamblin (FRA) 3-0: 11-2, 12-10, 11-3 (22m)
[5] Nadia Pfister (SUI) bt [WC] Panashe Sithole (RSA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-6 (16m)
[3] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) bt Sanne Veldkamp (NED) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-3 (19m)
[4] Cheyna Tucker (RSA) bt [Q] Jacqui Ryder (RSA) 3-0: 13-11, 11-7, 11-3 (25m)
[1] Milnay Louw (RSA) bt Menna Nasser (EGY) 3-1: 8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-5 (36m)

Jersey Classic – results

Men's final
[1] Iker Pajares (ESP) bt [2] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 3-1: 9-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-3 (46m)

Semi-finals
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [7] Emyr Evans (WAL) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 (67m)
[2] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [4] Rui Soares (POR) 3-2: 11-6, 9-11, 16-18, 11-9, 11-7 (66m)

Quarter-finals
[4] Rui Soares (POR) bt [5] Tristan Eysele (RSA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (32m) 
[2] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt Miles Jenkins (ENG) 3-2: 14-12, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 (70m)
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [8] Nick Mulvey (ENG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-2, 11-7 (34m)
[7] Emyr Evans (WAL) bt [3] Matias Tuomi (FIN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 (32m)

First round
[7] Emyr Evans (WAL) bt [LL] Charlie Cowie (ENG) 3-1: 11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3 (39m)
[3] Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt [WC] Charlie Griggs (JER) 3-0: 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (24m)
Miles Jenkins (ENG) bt [6] Connor Sheen (ENG) 3-1: 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (55m)
[2] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [Q] Rory Stewart (SCO) 3-2: 5-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5 (85m)
[4] Rui Soares (POR) bt [Q] Owain Taylor (WAL) 3-2: 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11 (68m)
[5] Tristan Eysele (RSA) bt Taminder Gata-Aura (ENG) 3-1: 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7 (41m)
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [Q] Stuart Macgregor (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
[8] Nick Mulvey (ENG) bt [Q] Matthew Sidaway (ENG) 3-2: 9-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-2, 11-5 (44m)

Women's final
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt [Q] Lisa Aitken (SCO) 3-1: 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 (38m)

Semi-finals
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt [4] Julianne Courtice (ENG) 3-2: 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 (51m)
[3] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [Q] Lisa Aitken (SCO) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (34m)

Quarter-finals
[3] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [8] Kace Bartley (ENG) 3-0: 12-10, 11-8, 12-10 (38m)
[Q] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt Lucy Turmel (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (34m)
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt [5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 3-0: 11-1, 11-7, 11-8 (22m)
[4] Julianne Courtice (ENG) bt [6] Marija Shpakova (SUI) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 11-4 (19m)

First round
[3] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [Q] Olivia Taylor (ENG) 3-0: 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (16m)
[8] Kace Bartley (ENG) bt [Q] Sarah Taylor (WAL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (18m)
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt Ali Hemingway (WAL) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-6 (16m)
[5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt Elin Harlow (WAL) 3-2: 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5 (42m)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [7] Elspeth Young (SCO) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (25m)
[Q] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt [2] Rachael Chadwick (ENG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (28m)
[6] Marija Shpakova (SUI) bt Nia Davies (WAL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 (16m)
[4] Julianne Courtice (ENG) bt [Q] Kate Cadigan (ENG) 3-0: 11-1, 11-6, 11-4 (17m)

Abu Dhabi Open 

Men’s final
[1] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt Youssef Ibrahim (EGY)3-2: 6-11, 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 13-11

Semi-finals
[1] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [5] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 3-3 retired
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt) bt ) bt, 11-3 1, 11-3, 11-8 lling five-game encounter. [6] Mohammad Alsarraj (JOR)11-9, 6-11, 11-3, 7-11, 13-113-2

Quarter-finals
[1] Vikram Malhotra (IND) v [7] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR)11-6, 11-5, 11-73-0
[5] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) v [4] Ammar Altamimi (KUW)11-9, 4-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-93-2
[3] Israr Ahmed (PAK) v Youssef Ibrahim (EGY)8-11, 9-11, 12-10, 10-121-3
[6] Mohammad Alsarraj (JOR) v [2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK)11-9, 9-11, 13-11, 6-11, 11-73-2

First round
[1] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt Hesham Mohamed Aly (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
[5] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) bt [WC] Ahmed Al Kiremli (IRQ) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-3
[3] Israr Ahmed (PAK) bt [Q] Navid Maleksabet (IRI) 3-1: 11-5, 13-11, 9-11, 11-7
[6] Mohammad Alsarraj (JOR) bt [Q] Yousif Nizar Saleh (KUW) 3-2: 13-11, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7
[7] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt [Q] Mohammed Jafari (IRI) 3-2: 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9
[4] Ammar Altamimi (KUW) bt Abbas Maniar (USA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-6, 11-0
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt [8] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt [Q] Salman Hashmi (PAK) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 12-10

Tour De Las Americas Decker Camiones 2DO Mar Del Plata Open- results

Men’s final
[1] Angus Gillams (ENG) bt [3] Christophe Andre (FRA) 3-2: 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (63m)

Semi-finals
[1] Angus Gillams (ENG) bt [4] Joe Green (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (46m)
[3] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 3-1: 11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10 (52m)

Quarter-finals
[1] Angus Gillams (ENG) bt [WC] Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 (37m)
[4] Joe Green (ENG) bt [7] Martin Svec (CZE) 3-1: 11-9, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 (64m)
[3] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [Q] Juan Gomez Dominguez (MEX) 3-0: 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (24m)
[2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt [5] Robertino Pezzota (ARG) 3-2: 11-9, 11-7, 3-11, 2-11, 11-7 (73m)

First round
[3] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [Q] Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-3 (25m)
[4] Joe Green (ENG) bt Ben Coates (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-3 (20m)
[7] Martin Svec (CZE) bt Andres Herrera (COL) 3-2: 6-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9 (72m)
[5] Robertino Pezzota (ARG) bt [Q] Bryan Cueto (MEX) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-3 (25m)
[2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt [Q] Rodrigo Obregón (ARG) 3-0: 13-11, 11-0, 11-6 (30m)
[WC] Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) bt [8] Alex Noakes (ENG) 3-0: 12-10, 15-13, 11-6 (54m)
[1] Angus Gillams (ENG) bt Diego Gobbi (BRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (30m)
[Q] Juan Gomez Dominguez (MEX) bt [6] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 3-1: 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 13-11 (40m)