Squash: Willstrop wins Hong Kong Open
The 28-year-old third-seed from Leeds had been in great form this week.
HONG KONG:
James Willstrop ended the five-year Egyptian stranglehold on the Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open title by defeating Karim Darwish in straight games in the tournament’s final. The 28-year-old third-seed from Leeds had been in great form this week, reaching the final without dropping a game. Continuing his fine run, Willstrop dispatched second-seed Darwish 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 in 53 minutes to clinch his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour title since January 2010 and end a run of five successive runner-up finishes over the period. Willstrop’s success also takes him up to third place in the latest 2011 Dunlop PSA World Series Standings.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2011.
James Willstrop ended the five-year Egyptian stranglehold on the Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open title by defeating Karim Darwish in straight games in the tournament’s final. The 28-year-old third-seed from Leeds had been in great form this week, reaching the final without dropping a game. Continuing his fine run, Willstrop dispatched second-seed Darwish 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 in 53 minutes to clinch his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour title since January 2010 and end a run of five successive runner-up finishes over the period. Willstrop’s success also takes him up to third place in the latest 2011 Dunlop PSA World Series Standings.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2011.