QSF 4: Elnawasany Takes Second Successive Title In Doha

Egypt’s Yahya Elnawasany continued his late year form with a second win in as many weeks in Doha, as he claimed the QSF 4 crown at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.

The Egyptian had won the QSF 3 last week, and came into this week’s tournament as the top seed, giving him a bye through to the second round, which also took place on the opening day of the event.

From there, he got the better of compatriots Yassin Elshafei and Seif Shenawy, both in four games, to make it into the last four of the competition, where he then defeated Qatari No.2 Syed Azlan Amjad in straight games.

The final was also a straightforward win for the Egyptian, as he came up against Hong Kong’s Henry Leung, who had battled it out for almost 70 minutes in the semis and was feeling the effects.

The win is Elnawasany’s second of the season, and fourth of 2021, to go with his previous victories at the Egyptian Challenger Tour #2, CIB Egyptian Challenger Tour 3 and the QSF 3, which he won last week.

Results: QSF 4
Final
[1] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt [2] Henry Leung (HKG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 (43m)

Semi-Finals
[1] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt [5] Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-2 (25m)
[2] Henry Leung (HKG) bt [4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) 3-2: 11-6, 12-10, 4-11, 7-11, 12-10 (68m)

Quarter Finals
[1] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt Seif Shenawy (EGY) 3-1: 10-12, 11-6, 4-7 rtd (34m)
[5] Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) bt Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) 3-1: 11-9, 11-4, 17-19, 12-10 (63m)
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [6] Max Lee (HKG) 3-1: 4-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7 (42m)
[2] Henry Leung (HKG) bt Alireza Shameli (IRI) 3-1: 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 (48m)

Round Two
[1] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt Yassin Elshafei (EGY) 3-1: 11-9, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8 (47m)
Seif Shenawy (EGY) bt [7] Chi Him Wong (HKG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (35m)
[5] Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) bt Ammar Altamimi (KUW) 3-2: 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-1 (47m)
Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) bt [3] Mazen Gamal (EGY) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 9-8 rtd (42m)
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt Khaled Labib (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-2, 11-3 (22m)
[6] Max Lee (HKG) bt Abhay Singh (IND) 3-2: 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4 (52m)
Alireza Shameli (IRI) bt [8] Tang Ming Hong (HKG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 (25m)
[2] Henry Leung (HKG) bt Joseph White (AUS) 3-1: 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3 (50m)

Round One
Yassin Elshafei (EGY) bt Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) 3-1: 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7 (40m)

Seif Shenawy (EGY) bt Vladislav Titov (RUS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 (34m)
Ammar Altamimi (KUW) bt [WC] Salem Al Malki (QAT) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 (19m)
Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) bt [WC] Yousef Al Kubaisi (QAT) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (18m)
Khaled Labib (EGY) bt Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 3-1: 13-15, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 (50m)
Abhay Singh (IND) bt [WC] Hamad Al Amri (QAT) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 11-7 (18m)
Alireza Shameli (IRI) bt Omar ElKattan (EGY) 3-1: 14-12, 2-11, 11-2, 11-7 (42m)
Joseph White (AUS) bt Abdulrahman Al-Malki (QAT) 3-0: 11-1, 11-2, 11-6 (32m)