Concourse Athletic Club Open: Todd Wins Biggest Title To Date

England’s Sam Todd has claimed his biggest Tour victory to date, coming through the draw at the Concourse Athletic Club Open without dropping a single game.

The Englishman came into the Challenger 10 level tournament in Atlanta as the No.3 seed and received a bye through the opening day’s action. He then faced off against compatriot Jonah Bryant, a member of the England team that won the WSF World Junior Team Championships earlier this year. Todd took the victory in straight games to get his campaign underway.

19-year-old Todd then overcame Finnish No.1 Henrik Mustonen in the semi-finals in three. That set up a clash with No.2 seed Muhammad Asim Khan in the last four, and after a match that saw two tie-breaks in three games, Todd got the job done in just over an hour.

The final saw the Englishman take on Egypt’s Aly Hussein for the Challenger 10 level crown. It was the first time that the two had played on Tour, and from the off, Todd was on top. He closed out the first game 11-6, and held the momentum throughout the contest. Todd went on to win in straight games to come through the event without dropping a game, and to claim the biggest title of his career to date.

Results: Concourse Athletic Club Open
Final
[3] Sam Todd (ENG) bt [6] Aly Hussein (EGY) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (53m)

Semi-Finals
[6] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt [1] Faraz Khan (USA) 3-1: 5-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-3 (66m)
[3] Sam Todd (ENG) bt [2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) 3-0: 12-10, 11-8, 12-10 (61m)

Quarter Finals
[1] Faraz Khan (USA) bt Finnlay Withington (ENG) 3-1: 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3 (55m)
[6] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt Darosham Khan (CAN) 3-0: 11-2, 11-7, 11-4 (38m)
[3] Sam Todd (ENG) bt Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (36m)
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt [5] Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) 3-2: 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8 (77m)

Second Round
[1] Faraz Khan (USA) bt Jamie Ruggiero (USA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-2 (39m)
Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [8] Saeed Abdul (PAK) 3-0: 11-9, 11-2, 11-5 (39m)
[6] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt Mohamed Nabil (EGY) 3-1: 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8 (65m)
Darosham Khan (CAN) bt [4] Josue Enriquez (GUA) 3-1: 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4 (45m)
[3] Sam Todd (ENG) bt Jonah Bryant (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 (44m)
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [7] Ricardo Toscano (GUA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (28m)
[5] Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) bt Lewis Doughty (ENG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 (42m)
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Faizan Khan (PAK) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (23m)

First Round
Jamie Ruggiero (USA) bt Maximilien Godbout (USA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (33m)
Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Mehran Javed (PAK) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 (35m)
Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt Mohamed Nabil (EGY) 3-1: 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-4 (45m)
Darosham Khan (CAN) bt Muhammad Ibrahim Noorani (PAK) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-0 (16m)
Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Abdul Malik Khan (PAK) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-7 (24m)
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [WC] Varun Chitturi (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (40m)
Lewis Doughty (ENG) bt [WC] Felipe Pantle (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (31m)
Faizan Khan (PAK) bt [WC] Fletcher Cline (USA) 3-1: 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 (42m)