Clinton Claims Kenya Open Crown
1st round:
[1] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [Q] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (21m)
[5] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt Joan Lezaud (FRA) 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 (35m)
[Q] Rudi Willemse (RSA) bt [4] Tom Pashley (ENG) 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 12-10 (52m)
[8] Chris Truswell (ENG) bt [Q] Alex Ingham (ENG) 14-12, 11-9, 2-11, 11-9 (37m)
[7] Clinton Leeuw (RSA) bt Neil Hitchens (ENG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (24m)
[3] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt Philip Nightingale (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3 (28m)
[6] David Vidal (ESP) bt [Q] Mohamed El Kady (EGY) 11-13, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 (40m)
[2] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-1, 11-9, 11-4 (28m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [5] Siddharth Suchde (IND) 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2 (86m)
[8] Chris Truswell (ENG) bt [Q] Rudi Willemse (RSA) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-2 (49m)
[7] Clinton Leeuw (RSA) bt [3] Yann Perrin (FRA) 12-10, 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-7 (72m)
[2] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt [6] David Vidal (ESP) 11-4, 10-12, 11-2, 11-2 (50m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [8] Chris Truswell (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (23m)
[7] Clinton Leeuw (RSA) bt [2] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 ret. (30m)
Final:
[7] Clinton Leeuw (RSA) bt [1] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) 11-9, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6
A surprise all-South African final brought the Zain Kenya Open to a climax at Parklands Sports Club in the country's capital Nairobi when seventh seed Clinton Leeuw took on favourite Stephen Coppinger for the $7,000 PSA Tour squash title.
Leeuw had knocked out two higher-seeded opponents to reach the third Tour final of his career - and was facing Coppinger just over a week after losing to his higher-ranked compatriot in the quarter-finals of the Parklands Open at the same venue.
Coppinger took a 2/1 lead - but Durban-based Leeuw fought back to win 11-9, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6 to collect the second PSA Tour title of his career.