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22-Jul, Final:
[1] Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt
[3] Omar Mosaad (Egy) 9/1, 9/3, 9/1 (43m)
History for Ramy in Palmerston North
 Egypt's
Ramy Ashour became the first man in history to win the world
junior championship twice this evening, as a clinical demolition
of Omar Mosaad gave the youngster, already ranked twenty in the
world, a second taste of victory at the highest junior level.
The all-Egyptian final was a display of power squash by Ashour
who showed his class with some killer shots that simply shut
Mosaad - himself ranked 78 in the world - out of the match.
As with his victory in Pakistan in 2004, it was squash legend
and WSF president Jahangir Khan who presented Ramy with his
reward in front of a full house at the 1300-seat Arena Manawatu
stadium.
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21-Jul-06,
Semi-Finals:
[1]
Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt [5/8] Tarek Momen (Egy)
7/9, 9/3, 9/1, 9/4 (59m)
[3] Omar Mossad (Egy) bt [2] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak)
9/1, 9/5, 9/7 (45m)
All-Egyptian Final
The final of the Prince Men's World Junior Squash
Championship will be an all-Egyptian affair, with top seed
Ramy Ashour facing surprise opponent Omar Mosaad, the
third seed, in Saturday's climax in Palmerston North, New
Zealand.
Ashour, the title-holder, dropped his first game of the
tournament against fellow countryman Tarek Momen, giving
the large crowd just a hint of an upset. However, the
18-year-old from Cairo reclaimed the advantage in the
second game and went on to win convincingly 7-9 9-3 9-1
9-4 in 58 minutes.
 Ashour
admitted afterwards that the first game was a wake-up call
which sparked him into action: “I could tell straight away
that Tarek was at the peak of his game and I had to call
on all my skills to get back on top. There was no way I
was going to let myself be beaten in the semi!”
In the other semi-final, Mosaad secured his unexpected
victory over lone Pakistani Aamir Atlas Khan, the No2
seed, in a 9-1 9-5 9-7 scoreline – becoming the sole
player left in the tournament to win all his matches in
straight games. While Kahn was arguably the more skilful
of the two players, Mosaad proved too powerful and played
to Khan’s weaknesses around court.
The final promises to be a mouth-watering contest with
Ramy Ashour looking to cement his name in squash history
by becoming the first man to win two world junior
championships.
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20-Jul, Quarter-Finals:
[1] Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt [5/8] Farhan Mehboob 9/3, 10/8,
9/2 (42m)
[5/8] Tarek Momen (Egy) bt [4] Simon Rosner (Ger) 9/4,
10/8, 7/9, 10/9 (83m)
[3] Omar Mossad (Egy) bt [5/8] Yasir Butt (Pak) 9/4,
9/4, 10/8 (47m)
[2] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak) bt [5/8] Mohd AA Reda (Egy) 9/2, 9/4,
9/2 (36m)
20-Jul-06:
Egypt dominates the
Quarters
 Egypt
has dominated on quarterfinals day at the World Junior
Men's Squash Championships in Palmerston North.
Three of the four semifinalists are Egyptian, including
top seed Ramy Ashour.
The world number 20 continued his relentless march through
the draw with another comprehensive victory in the last
eight, downing Pakistan's Farhan Mehboob 9/3 10/8 9/2.
He'll meet compatriot Tarek Momen in the last four. Momen
is through after a 9/4 10/8 7/9 10/9 upset of fourth
seeded German Simon Rosner.
Third seed Omar Mossad added to Egypt's winning run,
beating Pakistan's Yasir Butt 9/4 9/4 10/8. However,
Pakistani Aamir Atlas Khan bucked the trend, thrashing
Egypt's Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 9/2 9/4 9/2. |
Reda & Khan |
Two teams dominant |
Ashour & Mehboob |
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