In an historic first ever all-German PSA World Tour final, Jens Schoor upset second seed Raphael Kandra to win the Club Esportiu Rocafort XV Open Internacional d’squash Esportiu Rocafort in Barcelona, Spain.
Schoor, the third seed from Koblenz, made his breakthrough in the semi-finals of the PSA Challenger 5 event when he beat Muhammad Saqib Yousaf, the Pakistan qualifier who ousted top-seeded Englishman Olivier Pett in the previous round.
The unexpected Barcelona final saw the fifth Tour meeting between the German pair (both pictured in action above). Higher-ranked Kandra, the 22-year-old world No83 from Essen, built up a 2/1 lead.
But, in fittingly the longest match of the event, 25-year-old Schoor fought back to claim his 11-5, 7-11, 5-11, 11-6, 12-10 victory after 91 minutes – and pick up the fifth Tour title of his career.
Final:
[3] Jens Schoor (GER) bt [2] Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-5, 7-11, 5-11, 11-6, 12-10 (91m)
Semi-finals:
[3] Jens Schoor (GER) bt [Q] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6 (41m)
[2] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt [4] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) 13-11, 11-7, 11-8 (39m)
Quarter-finals:
[Q] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [1] Olivier Pett (ENG) 7-11, 11-7, 2-11, 11-2, 11-9 (69m)
[3] Jens Schoor (GER) bt Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) 13-11, 11-8, 11-3 (33m)
[4] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) bt Zahed Mohamed (EGY) 11-5, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7 (56m)
[2] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Lucas Serme (FRA) 14-12, 11-2, 13-11 (50m)
1st round:
[1] Olivier Pett (ENG) bt [Q] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 (40m)
[Q] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (38m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (KUW) bt Julien Balbo (FRA) 11-8, 2-11, 11-7, 11-8 (67m)
[3] Jens Schoor (GER) bt [Q] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 11-8, 13-11, 11-8 (67m)
[4] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) bt [Q] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (45m)
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt Richard Williams (ENG) 10-12, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (45m)
Lucas Serme (FRA) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 (41m)
[2] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Joan Lezaud (FRA) 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5 (62m)
Qualifying finals:
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Hugo Varela (ESP) 12-10, 9-11, 7-11, 11-1, 11-8 (65m)
Geoffrey Demont (FRA) bt Oriol Salvia (ESP) 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 (41m)
Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt Andre Haschker (GER) 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 15-13 (73m)
Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Matias Tuomi (FIN) 6-11, 11-3, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 (48m)
1st qualifying round:
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Pablo del Rio (ESP) w/o
Hugo Varela (ESP) bt Jordi Navines (ESP) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 (25m)
Oriol Salvia (ESP) bt Steven London (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (33m)
Geoffrey Demont (FRA) bt Xavier Blasco Marchal (ESP) 11-8, 16-14, 11-1 (28m)
Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt Jaume Bernat (ESP) 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 (25m)
Andre Haschker (GER) bt Daniel Pascual (ESP) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (56m)
Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt Nick Staunton (IRL) 11-8, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9 (27m)
Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Iker Pajares (ESP) 6-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6 (46m)
