Sports Emcee. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) def [8] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8 10-12 11-7 11-7 (64m) Four events. Four Finals. Three titles. Mohamed ElShorbagy is now 22-1 since the start of Dubai’s World Series Finals last June. His only loss came to Ali Farag in the US Open Final. The […]
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Sports Host. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [8] Tarek Momen (EGY) def Simon Rösner (GER) 11-9 11-5 11-7 (40-min) Simon Rösner and Tarek Momen are both 29-years-old. Simon turns 30 on Sunday. As scrappy 18-year-olds, they first played in the Quarterfinals of the 2006 World Junior Championship, where Momen won in four. Since their first […]
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Sports Announcer. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) def [1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) 14-12 11-9 11-1 (55-min) Welcome to the 21st career clash between Mohamed ElShorbagy and Gregory Gaultier. The two have a history…a history absent of back-slaps and brotherly love. Both are type-A competitors. Both know they belong at the top […]
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Emcee. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [8] Tarek Momen (EGY) def [4] Nick Matthew (ENG) 11-5 9-11 11-7 11-6 (43-min) In nine career meetings, Tarek Momen had only defeated Nick Matthew twice. Two years ago, The Viper stunned The Wolf in the Quarterfinals of the PSA World Championship. Tarek also won their first career meeting […]
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Host. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 Simon Rösner (GER) def [6] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) 11-7 9-11 11-5 11-3 (53-min) Yesterday, Simon Rösner earned his second straight win over World #2 Karim Abdel Gawad to reach his 21st career World Series Quarterfinal. Tonight, he defeated World #6 Marwan ElShorbagy for the first time in 2-years to […]
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Host. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) def Diego Elias (PER) 11-2 11-7 11-5 (44-min) This morning, 20-year-old Diego Elias woke to the news that he’d climbed to a career-high ranking of World #14. Celebration was out of the question. He had a huge opportunity before him. In only his 3rd career […]
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Squash Emcee. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) def [5] Ali Farag (EGY) 11-7 11-4 9-11 16-18 11-8 (93-min) The Qatar Classic 2017 is the first PSA World Series event I’ve emceed. I say this with all sincerity – I was incredibly fortunate to witness the longest, most entertaining battle of ElShorbagy […]
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Squash Host. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [6] Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) def Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-6 11-8 7-11 11-4 (45-min) These two Egyptian greats have faced each other eight times over the past six years. Omar easily won their first clash in Turkey, but the 18-year-old ElShorbagy learned a lot in that first meeting. Marwan […]
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Announcer. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 Simon Rösner (GER) def [2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 11-7 11-8 3-11 11-9 (57-min) The German Tree Chopper fells Defending Champion Simon Rösner is the most successful German in the history of the sport. He’s been ranked as high as World #6, owns 8 PSA Tour titles, has reached […]
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Squash Announcer. Andy Taylor. Qatar Classic 2017 [4] Nick Matthew (ENG) def Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 13-11 11-9 11-3 (47-min) At 37-years-old, this is Nick Matthew’s final season on tour. A two-time Finalist in Doha, he captured the Qatar Classic title in 2009 with a 3-game win over Karim Darwish. In 2013, he fell in five […]
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