HSC International Open: Jaume Takes First Win In Two Years

Spain’s Bernat Jaume secured his first Tour title since 2021, as he beat Kareem El Torkey to win the HSC International Open.

The Spaniard dropped just two games throughout the competition, starting with a four-game victory over tournament wildcard Hamza Sharif in the second round of the Challenger 10 level event.

Jaume then downed Pakistan’s Muhammad Ashab Irfan in straight games in the quarter finals, before then also beating Guatemala’s Alejandro Enriquez in three games in the last four of the tournament.

In the final, the Spaniard came up against the unseeded Kareem El Torkey, after the Egyptian had beaten three of the top five seeds. He took a two-game lead against El Torkey, but saw the unseeded Egyptian fight back to win the third on a tie-break. However, Jaume regrouped, winning the fourth 11-8 to secure the victory in Houston.

Results: HSC International Open
Final
[1] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt Kareem El Torkey (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8 (43m)

Semi-Finals
Kareem El Torkey (EGY) bt [2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) 3-2: 9-11, 2-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-7 (69m)
[1] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (34m)

Quarter Finals
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Alejandro Reyes (MEX) 3-1: 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (49m)
Kareem El Torkey (EGY) bt [4] Christopher Gordon (USA) 3-1: 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10 (50m)
Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) bt Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) 3-0: 12-10, 11-8, 11-6 (43m)
[1] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (36m)

Second Round
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Noor Zaman (PAK) 3-2: 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 5-11, 11-2 (75m)
Alejandro Reyes (MEX) bt [8] Andres Herrera (COL) 3-1: 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9 (75m)
Kareem El Torkey (EGY) bt [5] Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 (65m)
[4] Christopher Gordon (USA) bt Allan Nunez (MEX) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (25m)
Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) bt [3] Alfredo Avila (MEX) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-3 (19m)
Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) bt [6] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 3-2: 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 12-10 (72m)
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt [7] Josue Enriquez (GUA) 3-2: 11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 9-11, 11-7 (63m)
[1] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [WC] Hamza Sharif (PAK) 3-1: 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 11-8 (46m)

First Round
Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Saeed Abdul (PAK) 3-0: 11-9, 11-1, 11-9 (30m)
Alejandro Reyes (MEX) bt [WC] Faizan Khan (PAK) 3-0: 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 (29m)
Kareem El Torkey (EGY) bt Israr Ahmed (PAK) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (25m)
Allan Nunez (MEX) bt Arhan Chandra (USA) 3-2: 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (60m)
Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) bt Dillon Huang (USA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 (25m)
Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) bt [WC] Vandrick Inman-Benavente (USA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (33m)
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt Alfredo Lopez (MEX) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (19m)
[WC] Hamza Sharif (PAK) bt Laszlo Godde (FRA) 3-1: 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 (45m)