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DOHA, 19 November 2011 – Kuwait's Abdullah Al
Muzayen justified his top billing in the inaugural
Ali Bin Ali Squash Championship when he beat
Pakistan's Farhan Zaman in the final of the PSA
World Tour Challenger 5 squash event at the Khalifa
International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha,
Qatar.
The 23-year-old top seed from Kuwait reached the
final after stopping Nasir Iqbal, the unseeded
17-year-old from Pakistan who made his mark in the
opening round by upsetting third-seeded Malaysian
Elvinn Keo.
Farhan Zaman also pulled off an upset to make the
final - despatching his higher-ranked cousin Mansoor
Zaman, the No2 seed and former top-ranked Pakistani,
in the semi-finals in just 16 minutes.
But Al Muzayen, celebrating his 11th Tour final
appearance, was too strong for 18-year-old Zaman,
winning 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 in 31 minutes.
Left-hander Al Muzayen is enjoying sparkling form on
the PSA World Tour after now recording his fourth
title triumph in a row since July.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Ali Bin Ali Squash
Championship, Doha, Qatar
1st round:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Ahmad Alzabidi (JOR)
11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (21m)
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt [Q] Khawaja Adil Maqbool
(PAK) 13-11, 11-8, 11-6 (29m)
Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt [Q] Zeyad Tareq Alowaesh
(KUW) 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (21m)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [3] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 11-5,
11-4, 11-3 (22m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Abdul Rahman Al-Malki (QAT)
11-4, 11-2, 11-6 (15m)
Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt [Q] Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry (EGY)
11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11 (38m)
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Mohammad Reza
Sadeghpour (IRI) 7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (27m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Fallah Mohammed (KUW)
11-6, 12-10, 11-4 (27m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Zahed Mohamed (EGY)
11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5 (37m)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 7-11,
6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 (67m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 11-6,
11-8, 8-11, 11-8 (36m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Muhammad Saqib Yousaf
(PAK) 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 13-11 (33m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt Nasir Iqbal (PAK)
12-14, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8 (41m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK)
11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (16m)
Final:
[1] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) bt [4] Farhan Zaman
(PAK) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (31m)
The tournament was organised by the Qatar Squash
Federation under the aegis of PSA Challenger 5
Series in sponsorship of Ali Bin Ali Group.
Full Draw attached
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