Denmark’s Kristian Frost Olesen justified his top billing in the Barwa Bank PSA Challenger in Doha when he won the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 title at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the Qatar capital.
The 23-year-old from Odense reached the final after dismissing unseeded Welshman David Haley in straight games in the semi-finals.
Olesen’s final opponent was Bader Al Hussaini, the No3 seed from Kuwait who ended the run of fellow countryman Fallah Mohammed in the other semi – Mohammed having earlier unseated second-seeded Englishman Chris Truswell.
But favourite Olesen was too strong for the 28-year-old Kuwaiti in the final, beating Al Hussaini 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 in just 35 minutes.
The triumph marks the Dane’s third successive PSA Tour title since December – and the fourth of Olesen’s career.
Presentation picture shows champion Olesen (left) with runner-up Al Hussaini
Final:
[1] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt [3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (35m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt David Haley (WAL) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (29m)
[3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt [Q] Fallah Mohammed (KUW) 11-9, 13-11, 11-7 (65m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 11-8, 13-11, 2-11, 11-9 (66m)
David Haley (WAL) bt [Q] Daniel West (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 10-12, 11-9 (64m)
[3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 11-9, 12-10, 11-6 (45m)
[Q] Fallah Mohammed (KUW) bt Ravi Dixit (IND) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 (30m)
1st round:
[1] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Zeyad Tareq Alowaesh (KUW) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (29m)
Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt James Earles (ENG) 11-2, 11-8, 3-11, 9-11, 11-6 (64m)
David Haley (WAL) bt [Q] Kim Are Killingberg (NOR) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-5 (47m)
[Q] Daniel West (ENG) bt [4] Karim A G A Samy (EGY) 12-10, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 (50m)
[3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt [Q] Tarek Salah Shehata (EGY) 19-17, 9-11, 11-2, 11-2 (50m)
Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt Rory Pennell (ENG) 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9 (52m)
Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 11-7, 11-1, 11-9 (37m)
[Q] Fallah Mohammed (KUW) bt [2] Chris Truswell (ENG) 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 (46m)
Qualifying finals:
Daniel West (ENG) bt Alexander Preston (ENG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (27m)
Fallah Mohammed (KUW) bt Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah (KUW) 11-8, 6-2 ret. (24m)
Tarek Salah Shehata (EGY) bt David Haley (WAL) 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7 (69m)
Kim Are Killingberg (NOR) bt Jonathan Geekie (SCO) 11-8, 10-12, 11-4, 11-6 (43m)
1st qualifying round:
Alexander Preston (ENG) bt Saoud Al Sulaiti (QAT) 9-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 (29m)
Daniel West (ENG) bt Moustafa Bayoumy (EGY) w/o
Fallah Mohammed (KUW) bt Abdulwahab Al-Ishaq (QAT) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 (24m)
Mohammed Yaquop Hajeyah (KUW) bt Abdul Rahman Al-Malki (QAT) 7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (36m)
David Haley (WAL) bt Omar Abdullah Ahmed (QAT) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 (15m)
Tarek Salah Shehata (EGY) bt Nasser Al Ramzi (KUW) 11-6, 7-11, 3-11, 11-9, 11-8 (49m)
Kim Are Killingberg (NOR) bt Faisal Al-Marri (QAT) 11-5, 11-3, 11-0 (13m)
Jonathan Geekie (SCO) bt Ahmed Mohammed Al Tamimi (QAT) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8 (15m)
