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Mohamed El-Sherbini Wins Serena Hotels/Huawei Squash Open


Wed 24 Apr 2019 | 11:42 PM
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It did not take long for the Egyptian squash champion Mohamed El-Sherbini to achieve another victory.

Shortly after winning the Lethbridge Pro-Am in Canada,  world number 70 El-Sherbini claimed the 2019 Serena Hotels/Huawei Open in Pakistan.

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At the Serena Pakistan's final, El-Sherbini took the opening game 11-5. Pakistan's Farhan Mehboob (world number 73)  took the following two 5-11 and 8-11. The Pharaoh did not surrender and won the last two 11-7 and 11-8.

Egyptian Players at the Serena Pakistan

In addition to El-Sherbini, Egyptians Karim Ali Fathi, Ahmed Hosny, Shehab Essam, and Omar El-Kattan.

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Hosny, Essam, and El-Kattan left the tournament in the second round after losing to Kuwaiti Ammar Al-Tamimi 11-6/11-5/11-7, Pakistan's Amaad Fareed 4-11/12-10/11-8/11-7, and to Tayyab Aslam 11-9/11-8/13-11, respectively.

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On the other side, Mehboob defeated Fathi 5-11/11-9/11-9/11-5 in the semifinals.

Kuwaiti Ammar Al-Tamimi at the Tournament

As for Al-Tamimi, he also exited the championship in the quarterfinals after Mehboob won over him 11-5/11-4/12-10.

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