Cairo teenager Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry became the latest Egyptian to claim his first PSA World Tour title when he lifted the SRAM NSC Series No3 trophy at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The 17-year-old fourth seed made his breakthrough in the PSA Challenger 5 event’s semi-finals when he upset second-seeded compatriot Karim Ali Fathi in five games – coming back from two games down to beat the higher-ranked 18-year-old 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6, 14-12.
His opponent in the final was third seed Alejandro Garbi Caro. The 28-year-old Spaniard was celebrating his first appearance in a Tour final since making his debut on the Tour in 2003.
The pair battled for 48 minutes before Sabry emerged triumphant 11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4.
Final:
[4] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt [3] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) 11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4 (48m)
Semi-finals:
[3] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt [Q] Michael Harris (ENG) 11-3, 11-7, 5-11, 11-2 (41m)
[4] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt [2] Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6, 14-12 (46m)
Quarter-finals:
[Q] Michael Harris (ENG) bt Sanjay Singh (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8 (40m)
[3] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt Robert Downer (ENG) 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8 (57m)
[4] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 (29m)
[2] Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) bt Aqib Hanif (PAK) 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3 (46m)
1st round:
Sanjay Singh (MAS) bt [1] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (35m)
[Q] Michael Harris (ENG) bt Carlos Cornes Ribadas (ESP) 8-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5 (45m)
Robert Downer (ENG) bt [Q] Tarek Salah Shehata (EGY) 11-1, 11-8, 11-4 (32m)
[3] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt Tsukue Shinnosuke (JPN) 7-11, 11-1, 12-10, 13-11 (40m)
[4] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY) bt Ravi Dixit (IND) 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 (39m)
Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) bt [Q] Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 (36m)
Aqib Hanif (PAK) bt Gurshan Singh (MAS) 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 (35m)
[2] Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) bt [Q] Amir Farhan (MAS) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (23m)
Qualifying finals:
Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) bt Gurshan Singh (MAS) 12-10, 11-6, 12-10
Amir Farhan (MAS) bt Hugo Varela (ESP) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4
Tarek Salah Shehata (EGY) bt Phillip John Bull (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7
Michael Harris (ENG) bt Naseem Khan (PAK) 12-10, 11-8, 13-11
1st qualifying round:
Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) bye
Gurshan Singh (MAS) bt Omar Khaled Kheiralla (EGY) 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6
Amir Farhan (MAS) bt Mohd Farez Izwan (MAS) 11-6, 11-9, 15-13
Hugo Varela (ESP) bt Hannan Tarmidi (MAS) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
Tarek Salah Shehata (EGY) bt Yovineshan AL Ramathash (MAS) 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
Phillip John Bull (ENG) bt Samuel Chan (MAS) 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7
Naseem Khan (PAK) bt Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9
Michael Harris (ENG) bt Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
