Maspeth Open: Rehman Downs Top Seed Walsh For Title

Austria’s Aqeel Rehman claimed the Maspeth Squash Open crown on Sunday, beating top seed Tom Walsh in the final.

The 37-year-old Austrian came into the Challenger 5 level competition as the No.2 seed, and started his week with a tough five-game contest. He had to fight from two games down to overcome the challenge of Pakistan’s Muhammad Ashab Irfan, eventually winning in a deciding fifth game.

Rehman then got the better of Mexico’s Leo Vargas, the tournament’s No.6 seed, in straight games. Canada’s Liam Marrison stood in Rehman’s way in the semis, but the 37-year-old was able to come through in a quick four-game contest to move through to the final.

England’s Tom Walsh, the tournament’s top seed, was his opponent in the final. Rehman won in straight games, taking the victory 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 in under 40 minutes to secure his first title of the season.

Results: Maspeth Squash Open
Final
[2] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt [1] Tom Walsh (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 (39m)

Semi-Finals
[1] Tom Walsh (ENG) bt [4] Mohamed Nabil (EGY) 3-2: 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 6-11, 12-10 (84m)
[2] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt [5] Liam Marirson (CAN) 3-1: 11-7, 11-4, 2-11, 11-8 (39m)

Quarter Finals
[1] Tom Walsh (ENG) bt Abhishek Agarwal (IND) 3-1: 11-6, 13-11, 10-12, 11-6 (69m)
[4] Mohamed Nabil (EGY) bt Vinicius Leao Rodrigues (BRA) 3-1: 11-9, 11-9, 2-11, 11-9 (43m)
[5] Liam Marrison (CAN) bt Brett Schille (CAN) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-9 (38m)
[2] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt [6] Leo Vargas (MEX) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (40m)

First Round
[1] Tom Walsh (ENG) bt Zahir Shah (PAK) 3-0: 11-1, 11-1, 11-4 (24m)
Abhishek Agarwal (IND) bt [8] Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) 3-2: 11-6, 8-11, 13-15, 11-2, 11-3 (56m)
Vinicius Leao Rodrigues (BRA) bt [7] Ricardo Toscano (GUA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 (24m)
[4] Mohamed Nabil (EGY) bt [WC] Felipe Pantle (USA) 3-1: 11-4, 11-13, 13-11, 12-10 (45m)
Brett Schille (CAN) bt [3] Connor Turk (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 12-10 (35m)
[6] Liam Marrison (CAN) bt Nicolas Serna (COL) 3-0: 12-10, 11-9, 11-7 (36m)
[6] Leo Vargas (MEX) bt Luis Quisquinay (GUA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (31m)
[2] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt Muhammad Farhan Hashmi (PAK) 3-2: 9-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (48m)