RESULTS:        Mega Italia Squash Open, Brescia, Italy

 

1st round:

[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Adham Abou Taleb (ITA)  11-1, 11-4, 8-11, 11-3 (44m)

[5] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) bt [Q] Yves Tastet (FRA)  11-3, 11-3, 6-11, 11-3 (41m)

[3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt [Q] Joan Lezaud (FRA)  9-11, 11-1, 11-10 (2-0), 11-6 (64m)

Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt [7] Andreas Fuchs (AUT)  11-8, 7-11, 11-10 (3-1), 9-11, 11-4 (68m)

[8] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt David Barnett (ENG)  11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0) (52m)

[4] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [Q] Thibault Gouti (FRA)  11-9, 11-3, 11-8 (31m)

[6] Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) bt Nasser B Al-Ramzi (KUW)  11-7, 11-1, 11-9 (29m)

[2] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt [Q] Amir El Samahy (EGY)  11-5, 10-11 (2-4), 11-1, 11-8 (49m)

    Quarter-finals:

[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [5] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA)  11-6, 11-9, 11-3 (42m)

[3] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Jonathan Harford (ENG)  11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 (62m)

[4] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [8] Yann Perrin (FRA)  11-7, 11-6, 10-11 (0-2), 11-8 (54m)

[6] Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) bt [2] Kashif Shuja (NZL)  10-11 (0-2), 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 (46m)

 

Omar Shakes Shuja In Mega Italia Upset

 

Surprise winner of two PSA Tour titles last month, Egypt's Omar Abdel Aziz began a determined bid to net a third when he upset New Zealand's second seed Kashif Shuja in the quarter-finals of the Mega Italia Squash Open at the Millennium Sport Centre in Brescia, Italy.

 

The 22-year-old from Cairo beat Pakistan-born Shuja 10-11 (0-2), 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 in 46 minutes.

 

Aziz will now face another New Zealander, fourth seed Callum O'Brien who battled for 54 minutes to overcome France's Yann Perrin 11-7, 11-6, 10-11 (0-2), 11-8.

 

Top seed Davide Bianchetti survived an all-Italian clash with Luca Mastrostefano, beating the fifth seed 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 to set up a semi-final meeting with Kuwaiti Bader Al Hussaini, the third seed.

 

Bianchetti is seeking his first Mega Italia title in his hometown of Brescia after three-times being beaten in the final.