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RESULTS: Qatar Squash Circuit Event No2, Doha, Qatar
Semi-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [6] John Rooney (IRL) 12-15, 15-6, 15-8, 17-16
[3] Marcus Smith (AUS) bt Khalid Atlas Khan (PAK) 17-16, 15-14, 8-15,
15-17, 15-11
Final:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [3] Marcus Smith (AUS) 10-15, 15-11, 10-15, 15-12,
15-12
Corren Conquers In Qatar
After two days of intense action on the permanently-sited all-glass court in
the Gulf city of Doha, Australia's top seed Mike Corren finally emerged
triumphant in the Qatar Squash Circuit Event No2 after a final battle against
compatriot Marcus Smith which went the full distance.
Both finalists were fully tested in their semi-finals earlier in the day -
Smith seeing a 2-0 lead disappear before pulling out the stops to overcome
Pakistan's unseeded 17-year-old Khalid Atlas Khan in five, and Corren having
to fight back from a game down to quash Ireland's Nottingham-based sixth seed
John Rooney in four games.
Corren, the 29-year-old from Adelaide appearing in his 10th PSA Tour final,
twice went behind to third-seeded Smith, but ultimately held out to win 10-15
15-11 10-15 15-12 15-12 to claim his sixth Tour title. The Qatar success
also marked Corren's third successive PSA Tour final win over a fellow
Australian.