CIB Egyptian Tour 5: Abbas and El Sirty Victorious

The Egyptian duo of Nada Abbas and Moustafa El Sirty took the tiles at the CIB Egyptian Challenger Tour 5 in Alexandria this week, with the former securing her first win since 2016, while El Sirty continued his dominance of the Challenger Tour.

Abbas last tasted success at the London Open five years ago, when she defeated Julianne Courtice in the final, and she came into this Challenger 20 level tournament as the No.3 seed, receiving a bye through to the second round.

She then defeated Haya Ali in four games, before taking down No.5 seed Zeina Mickawy in the quarter finals, after coming from behind to win 3-1, and move through to the last four.

It was in the semi-finals that she caused an upset, downing World No.18, and the competition’s No.2 seed, Canada’s Danielle Letourneau, in a four-game battle to make it into the final at the Smouha Sporting Club.

The young Egyptian took on compatriot Hana Ramadan in the final, with her opponent having taken out the top seed en route. However, it would be Abbas that secured her first win in five years, claiming the victory with a 13-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5 win in 48 minutes.

In the men’s event, Moustafa El Sirty, now at his highest ever position of World No.38 in the rankings, continued his incredible form in 2021, to claim a Tour-leading ninth victory of the year.

He came in as the No.7 seed, moving straight through to the second round thanks to an opening day bye, before getting the better of Abdallah Elmasry to advance to the quarter finals.

In the last eight, he took down the tournament’s top seed, Colombia’s Miguel Rodriguez, after a lengthy 79-minute, four-game duel, in which El Sirty took the fourth game on a tie-break 15-13.

The Egyptian then got the better of compatriot Shehab Essam in the semis, to set up a final with No.4 seed Zahed Salem. El Sirty took the first game on a tie-break, but quickly found himself 2-1 down. However, in the early part of the fourth game, Salem had to retire, giving El Sirty his ninth crown of an incredible year.

Results: CIB Egyptian Challenger Tour 5
Men’s Final
[7] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt [4] Zahed Salem (EGY) 3-2: 13-11, 8-11, 1-11, 4-0 rtd (42m)

Women’s Final
[3] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [7] Hana Ramadan (EGY) 3-1: 13-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5 (48m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[7] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt Shehab Essam (EGY) 3-1: 11-13, 11-3, 15-13, 11-8 (66m)
[4] Zahed Salem (EGY) bt [6] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 3-1: 11-9, 11-3, 5-11, 11-8 (39m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[7] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [6] Mariam Metwally (EGY) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 11-3 (51m)
[3] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [2] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) 3-1: 11-3, 4-11, 11-2, 11-8 (39m)

Men’s Quarter Finals
[7] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt [1] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 3-1: 11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 15-13 (79m)
Shehab Essam (EGY) bt [3] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 3-2: 6-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-4 (56m)
[4] Zahed Salem (EGY) bt [8] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) 3-2: 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 11-7 (50m)
[6] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamim (QAT) bt [2] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 3-2: 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-8 (45m)

Women’s Quarter Finals
[7] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [1] Nadine Shahin (EGY) 3-1: 9-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-8 (39m)
[6] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt [4] Yathreb Adel (EGY) 3-2: 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7 (63m)
[3] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [5] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 3-1: 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (38m)
[2] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 3-2:11-5, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 (61m)

Men’s Round Two
[1] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) 3-1: 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6 (43m)
[7] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt Abdallah Elmasry (EGY) 3-1: 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 13-11 (46m)
Shehab Essam (EGY) bt [5] Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 17-15 rtd (42m)
[3] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt Yassin Elshafei (EGY) 3-2: 7-11, 11-13, 11-6, 14-12, 11-4 (64m)
[4] Zahed Salem (EGY) bt Mazen Gamal (EGY) 3-1: 15-13, 4-11, 11-4, 12-10 (58m)
[8] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt Khaled Labib (EGY) 3-2: 8-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-4, 11-8 (54m)
[6] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) bt Ammar Altamimi (KUW) 3-1: 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-8 (38m)
[2] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Shady El Sherbiny (EGY) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-9 (17m)

Women’s Round Two
[1] Nadine Shahin (EGY) bt Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 3-1: 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 (22m)
[7] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 3-2: 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 (59m)
[6] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Malak Khafagy (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (24m)
[4] Yathreb Adel (EGY) bt Nour Heikal (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-3 rtd (23m)
[3] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt Haya Ali (EGY) 3-1: 11-9, 7-11, 13-11, 11-8 (42m)
[5] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt Nadeen Kotb (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-8, 11-4 (23m)
Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) bt [8] Mayar Hany (EGY) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-8 (24m)
[2] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 3-2: 9-11, 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-7 (59m)

Men’s Round One
Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) bt Aadit Zaveri (IND) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (28m)
Abdallah Elmasry (EGY) bt Vladislav Titov (RUS) 3-1: 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7 (49m)
Shehab Essam (EGY) bt Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (34m)
Yassin Elshafei (EGY) bt Abhishek Agarwal (IND) 3-0: 12-10, 11-3, 11-6 (31m)
Mazen Gamal (EGY) bt [WC] Omar Sobhy (EGY) 3-1: 15-13, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7 (49m)
Khaled Labib (EGY) bt [WC] Omar Azzam (EGY) 3-2: 11-5, 11-8, 4-11, 12-14, 11-6 (68m)
Ammar Altamimi (KUW) bt Omar ElKattan (EGY) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (35m)
Shady El Sherbiny (EGY) bt Abdulrahman Al-Malki (QAT) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (26m)

Women’s Round One
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Nardine Garas (EGY) 3-2: 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 14-12 (22m)
Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt [WC] Nour Wageeh (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (12m)
Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt Habiba Hossam (EGY) 3-1: 11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 (24m)
Nour Heikal (EGY) bt Menna Hamed (EGY) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (27m)
Haya Ali (EGY) bt Salma Eltayeb (EGY) 3-2: 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10 (37m)
Nadeen Kotb (EGY) bt Kincső Szász (ROM) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 (12m)
Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) bt [WC] Nada Ehab (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 (26m)
Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt Malak Fathy (EGY) 3-1: 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (32m)