CIMB KL Open 2008

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The CIMB KL Open 2008 took place from March 5th to 8th, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2007/08 and belonged to Category 5 Star . It was endowed with $ 50,000.

Last year's winner was Mohammed Abbas , who did not defend his title. In the all-Malaysian final, Ong Beng Hee defeated his fellow countryman Mohd Azlan Iskandar, who was one place higher, with 11: 8, 15:13 and 12:10. The two had already played the final of this tournament in 2006, when Iskandar had the upper hand 3-2.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Muhd Asyraf Azan a spot in the main draw.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Stewart Boswell Semifinals
02. EnglandEngland Adrian Grant Semifinals
03. MalaysiaMalaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar final
04th MalaysiaMalaysia Ong Beng Hee victory
No. player Round reached
05. EnglandEngland Jonathan Kemp Quarter finals

06th EgyptEgypt Omar Mosaad Quarter finals

07th PakistanPakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Quarter finals

08th. PakistanPakistan Mansoor Zaman Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  AustraliaAustralia S. Boswell 11 11 11                  
WC  MalaysiaMalaysia MA Azan 2 0 2   1  AustraliaAustralia S. Boswell 11 7th 11 11
Q  PakistanPakistan F. Mehboob 9 9 12 9   7th  PakistanPakistan AA Khan 7th 11 9 9  
7th  PakistanPakistan AA Khan 11 11 10 11     1  AustraliaAustralia S. Boswell 5 8th 7th
6th  EgyptEgypt O. Mosaad 11 11 11     4th  MalaysiaMalaysia O. Beng Hee 11 11 11  
Q  AustraliaAustralia M. Karwalski 4th 8th 6th   6th  EgyptEgypt O. Mosaad 9 11 2 11  
Q  PakistanPakistan SI Khan 8th 4th 11 7th   4th  MalaysiaMalaysia O. Beng Hee 11 5 11 13  
4th  MalaysiaMalaysia O. Beng Hee 11 11 5 11     4th  MalaysiaMalaysia O. Beng Hee 11 15th 12
3  MalaysiaMalaysia MA Iskandar 11 11 11     3  MalaysiaMalaysia MA Iskandar 8th 13 10
 EgyptEgypt T. Momen 7th 1 6th   3  MalaysiaMalaysia MA Iskandar 11 11 11  
Q  NetherlandsNetherlands D. Bennett 4th 2 8th   5  EnglandEngland J. Kemp 8th 5 7th  
5  EnglandEngland J. Kemp 11 11 11     3  MalaysiaMalaysia MA Iskandar 11 11 11
8th  PakistanPakistan M. Zaman 10 11 9 11 11     2  EnglandEngland A. Grant 5 8th 9  
 New ZealandNew Zealand K. Shuja 12 4th 11 5 7th   8th  PakistanPakistan M. Zaman 11 6th 5 5  
Q  MalaysiaMalaysia N. Adnan 2 5 10   2  EnglandEngland A. Grant 7th 11 11 11  
2  EnglandEngland A. Grant 11 11 12    

Web links

  • Results on squashinfo.com (English)