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NICK MATTHEW WINS SWEDISH OPEN



08/02/2009

Swedish Open Championships, Linköping, Sweden

Final:

[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [1] Karim Darwish (EGY) w/o

 

England's Nick Matthew who was due to face Karim Darwish in the final of the Swedish Open Squash Championships at the Sporthallen in Linköping, Sweden, but the final was short-lived for the Egyptian favourite when Darwish was forced to concede the match after sustaining an ankle injury in his semi-final victory over teenage compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy.

 

The climax of the men's Case Swedish Open, a $60,000 PSA Tour 5-star event, saw both Matthew and top seed Karim Darwish marking their 25th appearances in a PSA Tour final.

 

The outcome in his second successive Tour final of the year marked third seed Matthew's eighth career title - but no doubt the easiest of all!

 

Semi-finals:

[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [8] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 11-3, 11-8, 11-9

[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [2] James Willstrop (ENG) 11-8, 11-2, 7-11, 3-11, 11-9

 

Quarter-finals:

[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 12-10, 11-2, 11-1

[8] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [4] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6

[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [6] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9

[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-9, 13-11, 11-7

 

1st round:

[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [Q] Simon Rosner (GER) 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7

Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [7] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 6-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-2

[4] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Bradley Hindle (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7

[8] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [Q] Rob Sutherland (WAL) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7

[6] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [Q] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-7

[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6

Joey Barrington (ENG) bt [5] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 11-6, 11-9, 11-3

[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt Badr Abdel Aziz (SWE) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7

 

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