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PSA UCNY Classic 2023
Men's Draw
10 - 13 Apr
New York, USA, $6k |
Final:
[1] Yassin Elshafei (EGY) bt [2] Aly Hussein (EGY) 11-8, 11-5, 12-10
(44m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Yassin Elshafei (EGY) bt [3] Noor Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 (30m)
[2] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 2-11, 15-13, 6-11, 11-9, 11-4
(88m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Yassin Elshafei (EGY) bt [7] Alejandro Reyes (MEX) 11-4, 8-11, 4-11,
11-5, 11-3
[3] Noor Zaman (PAK) bt [5] Jeremías Azaña (ARG) 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8,
11-9
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Matthew Lai (HKG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8
[2] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt Abhishek Agarwal (IND) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8
1st round:
[1] Yassin Elshafei (EGY) bt Diego Gobbi (BRA) 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 4-11,
11-3
[7] Alejandro Reyes (MEX) bt Harley Lam (HKG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
[5] Jeremías Azaña (ARG) bt Mohamed Nabil (EGY) 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8
[3] Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Mark Broekman (ENG) 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 4-11, 11-3
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [4] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 11-4, 11-7, 7-11,
14-12
Matthew Lai (HKG) bt [8] Sanjay Jeeva (MAS) 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9
Abhishek Agarwal (IND) bt [6] Israr Ahmed (PAK) 11-3, 12-10, 11-1
[2] Aly Hussein (EGY) bt [WC] Lyell Fuller (ENG) 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 |
Round 1
Elshafei Wins All-Egyptian Final
Egypt’s Yassin Elshafei was the victor at the UCNY PSA Classic last
night, as he defeated compatriot Aly Hussein in straight games.
ElShafei came into the Challenger 5 competition as the top seed, and
started his week in New York City with a tough test. He had to go the
distance to overcome Brazil’s Diego Gobbi, eventually winning the
deciding game 11-3 to advance to the last eight.
He then had to go to five in his quarter final match as well, against
Mexican Alejandro Reyes. The tournament’s No.7 seed led by two games to
one, but Elshafei turned the match around, dropping just eight points
across the last two games to move through to the semis.
From there, the Egyptian did not drop a game. He defeated Pakistani No.3
seed Noor Zaman in straight games in the semis, before then coming up
against Egypt’s Aly Hussein in the final. Elshafei won in straight games
once more, clinching a third game tie-break 12-10 to secure his third
Tour title. |
Preview
The first event of the week on the Challenger Tour will be the UCNY PSA
Classic, which will be held in New York, United States.
The Challenger 5 level men’s event will be played from Monday, April 10
to Thursday, April 13 at the University Club of New York, with 16 men
aiming to take home the title.
Egypt’s Yassin Elshafei will be the tournament’s top seed, with
compatriot Aly Hussein as his nearest challenger for the title.
Pakistan’s Noor Zaman and Muhammad Ashab Irfan make up the rest of the
top four seeds for the competition.
Israr Ahmed joins his Pakistani compatriots in the eight seeds, with
Argentina’s Jeremias Azana, Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva and Mexican
Alejandro Reyes also being seeded for this week’s tournament.
There will also be two Englishman in action this week, with Mark
Broekman and Lyell Fuller both featuring. The latter is the wildcard for
the event, and also the tournament promoter. Brazil and India will be
the other two nations represented.
The event takes place from Monday, April 10 to Thursday, April 13 at the
University Club of New York.
For more information on the event, Where available see the
PSA Live Scores page, or follow
on
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Facebook,
Twitter,
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&
TikTok. Selected
events will also be streamed live on
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