UCNY PSA Classic: Tournament Preview

The first event of the week on the Challenger Tour will be the UCNY PSA Classic, which will be held in New York, United States.

The Challenger 5 level men’s event will be played from Monday, April 10 to Thursday, April 13 at the University Club of New York, with 16 men aiming to take home the title.

Egypt’s Yassin Elshafei will be the tournament’s top seed, with compatriot Aly Hussein as his nearest challenger for the title. Pakistan’s Noor Zaman and Muhammad Ashab Irfan make up the rest of the top four seeds for the competition.

Israr Ahmed joins his Pakistani compatriots in the eight seeds, with Argentina’s Jeremias Azana, Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva and Mexican Alejandro Reyes also being seeded for this week’s tournament.

There will also be two Englishman in action this week, with Mark Broekman and Lyell Fuller both featuring. The latter is the wildcard for the event, and also the tournament promoter. Brazil and India will be the other two nations represented.

The event takes place from Monday, April 10 to Thursday, April 13 at the University Club of New York. Follow the PSA Challenger Tour on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates from the event.

First Round Draw: UCNY PSA Classic
[1] Yassin Elshafei (EGY) v Diego Gobbi (BRA)
Harley Lam (HKG) v [7] Alejandro Reyes (MEX)
[5] Jeremias Azana (ARG) v Mohamed Nabil (EGY)
Mark Broekman (ENG) v [3] Noor Zaman (PAK)
[4] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) v Nasir Iqbal (PAK)
Matthew Lai (HKG) v [8] Sanjay Jeeva (MAS)
[6] Israr Ahmed (PAK) v Abhishek Agarwal (IND)
[WC] Lyell Fuller (ENG) v [2] Aly Hussein (EGY)