African Squash Open 2007

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The African Squash Open 2007 took place from December 3rd to 8th 2007 in the Nigerian capital Lagos . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2007/08 and belonged to Category 2 Star . The prize money was $ 20,000.

The tournament was won by Amr Swelim , who defeated Aaron Frankcomb 7:11, 11: 6, 11: 8 and 11: 7 in the final . With this he secured his second title win on the World Tour.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Sodiq Taiwo a spot in the main draw.

Results

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. EgyptEgypt Omar Elborolossy Semifinals
02. AustraliaAustralia Aaron Frankcomb final
03. EgyptEgypt Amr Mansi Semifinals
04th EgyptEgypt Amr Swelim victory
No. player Round reached
05. EnglandEngland Tom Richards Quarter finals

06th EnglandEngland Robbie Temple Quarter finals

07th GermanyGermany Jens Schoor Quarter finals

08th. EnglandEngland Neil Hitchens 1 round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Main field

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  EgyptEgypt O. Elborolossy 11 11 11                  
Q  EgyptEgypt B. macram 5 4th 2   1  EgyptEgypt O. Elborolossy 11 11 11
WC  NigeriaNigeria S. Taiwo 11 7th 6th 7th   7th  GermanyGermany J. Schoor 5 6th 1  
7th  GermanyGermany J. Schoor 5 11 11 11     1  EgyptEgypt O. Elborolossy 12 13 7th 4th
6th  EnglandEngland R. Temple 13 10 8th 11 11     4th  EgyptEgypt A. Swelim 10 15th 11 11  
Q  NigeriaNigeria J. Peters 11 12 11 6th 6th   6th  EnglandEngland R. Temple 2 11 6th 7th  
Q  EgyptEgypt M. Elkeiy 2 5 3   4th  EgyptEgypt A. Swelim 11 8th 11 11  
4th  EgyptEgypt A. Swelim 11 11 11     4th  EgyptEgypt A. Swelim 7th 11 11 11
3  EgyptEgypt A. Mansi 15th 11 11     2  AustraliaAustralia A. Frankcomb 11 6th 8th 7th
 South AfricaSouth Africa G. Wheadon 13 5 4th   3  EgyptEgypt A. Mansi 11 11 11  
 EnglandEngland C. Truswell 5 11 11 11    EnglandEngland C. Truswell 9 9 4th  
8th  EnglandEngland N. Hitchens 11 9 2 8th     3  EgyptEgypt A. Mansi 9 11 6th 6th
5  EnglandEngland T. Richards 11 11 12     2  AustraliaAustralia A. Frankcomb 11 8th 11 11  
 EgyptEgypt OT Mahm Aly 9 9 10   5  EnglandEngland T. Richards 4th 7th 11 11 9  
Q  NigeriaNigeria G. Adeyi 8th 4th 8th   2  AustraliaAustralia A. Frankcomb 11 11 6th 8th 11  
2  AustraliaAustralia A. Frankcomb 11 11 11    

Web links

  • Results on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Amr Swelim Wins African Open. In: squashinfo.com. December 13, 2007, accessed April 9, 2020 .