Announcer Andy Taylor. PSA World Championship Semifinal. Tarek Momen

Andy Taylor Announcer. 2019 PSA Mens World Championship. Semifinal. Tarek Momen — Announcer Andy Taylor | Voice of the 2019 PSA Mens World Championship | Photo: Nathan Clarke

[divider style=”solid” color=”#cccccc” opacity=”0.5″ icon=”arrow-down” icon_color=”#666666″ icon_size=”15″ placement=”up”]

[2] Tarek Momen -03- (EGY) def [5] Simon Rösner -06- (GER)

[vector_icon icon=”fas fa-check-circle”] Semifinal Score: 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (58m)

Match recap from Squash Announcer Andy Taylor, Voice of the 2019 PSA Mens World Championship.

Over the past three seasons, Tarek Momen and Simon Rösner have made a habit of crossing paths at pivotal career intersections. It all started on this court two-years-ago, when the two met in the Semifinals of the 2017 Qatar Classic. Neither had ever reached a Platinum Final.

Although Momen earned victory in 3-games — Rösner’s first Major Semifinal sparked new-found confidence. Two months later, in the Tournament of Champions Final, Simon defeated Tarek in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, capturing his first Platinum title. It was the beginning of a career-best run that saw the German climb to career-high ranking of World #3. Within a year, he appeared in two more Platinum Finals and reached the Semifinals of the World Championship for the first time.

Meanwhile, Momen went-on to crack the top-5, and earned a spot in the year-end PSA World Tour Final for the first time in 4-years. Then — last season the Egyptian was relentless. He broke into the top-3 with Final-4 appearances in every single Platinum except the US Open, where he reached the Quarters. In Chicago, he reached his first World Championship Final — and was crestfallen in defeat, no longer content with simply achieving new career milestones. Momen vowed to do whatever it took to put himself back in position to become World Champion – and tonight, he delivered on that personal promise in another momentous clash with Rösner.

Tomorrow night, Tarek Momen will battle for the World Championship title for a second time.

Only one result is satisfactory. He MUST win the title.

Since last April, Tarek Momen has a perfect record versus the German Tree Chopper

Announcer Corner | Player Introductions

[divider style=”solid” color=”#cccccc” opacity=”0.5″ placement=”equal”]

[2] Tarek Momen -03- (EGY)

The Finalist at last season’s PSA World Championship – in Chicago, he took-out defending champion Mohamed Elshorbagy in 5-games to reach the title match. In 2015, he defeated 3-time World Champion Nick Matthew to reach the Final-4 for the first time – and tonight, is through to World Championship Semifinal number-3. Over the past 2-seasons, he’s reached 2 Platinum Finals, including his first right here at the 2017 Qatar Classic — And over the past 12-months, has been nearly unstoppable on the sport’s biggest stages – reaching the Semifinals in 6 of the last 7 Platinum events, including a Semifinal run at the PSA World Tour Final. From Egypt – he is 2011 Arab Games Doha Gold Medalist, Tarek “The Viper” Momen.

► Over the past two seasons, Tarek Momen has reached the Semifinals at 7 of the last 8 PSA Platinum Tournaments
► In 2017, he reached his first Platinum Final here in Doha at the Qatar Classic
► Started the new season by reaching his 24th career Final at the NetSuite Open

▲ QF — def [6] Diego Elias -07- (PER) | Score: 11-6, 13-11, 11-6 (37m)
▲ R3 — def Abdulla Al Tamimi -47- (QAT) | Score: 11-5, 10-12, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4 (76m)
▲ R2 — def Mazen Hesham -19- (EGY) | Score: 11-9, 12-10, 11-5 (35m)
▲ R1 — def Raphael Kandra -25- (GER) | Score: 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4 (52m)

[post_showcase tag=”2019-PSA-Mens-World-Championship-Tarek-Momen” columns=”4″ offset=”-3″ masonry=”true” masonry_max=”4″ crop=”tb_large”]

[divider style=”solid” color=”#cccccc” opacity=”0.5″ placement=”equal”]

[5] Simon Rösner -06- (GER)

Back in the Semifinals of the PSA World Championship for the 2nd straight season, this towering German owns 9 PSA Tour titles – and has made tremendous runs at the Majors after a career break-through on this court 2-years-ago. At the 2017 Qatar Classic, he defeated World #6 Marwan Elshorbagy to reach his 1st-career Platinum Semifinal. That spark, turned into a raging inferno. 2-months later, he captured his first Platinum title at the Tournament of Champions. Now a 3-time Major Finalist, he’s been ranked as high as World #3, is the reigning World Games Gold Medalist, and has reached the season-finale PSA World Tour Finals 6-times. Aus Deutschland – He is the German Tree Chopper – Simon Rösner.

► Last season, he reached back-to-back Platinum titles at the US Open and Qatar Classic
► Yesterday’s Quarterfinal win over Willstrop was Simon Rösner’s 300th career match victory on the PSA World Tour.

▲ QF — def James Willstrop -18- (ENG) | Score: 14-12, 11-6, 11-3 (46m)
▲ R3 — def [11] Joel Makin -12- (WAL) | Score: 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (47m)
▲ R2 — def Declan James -22- (ENG) | Score: 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 (70m)
▲ R1 — def Ben Coleman -53- (ENG) | Score: 12-10, 4-11, 11-2, 11-2 (55m)

[post_showcase tag=”2019-PSA-Mens-World-Championship-Simon-Rösner” columns=”4″ offset=”-1″ masonry=”true” masonry_max=”4″ crop=”tb_large”]

Tarek Momen def Simon Rösner