Day TWO : Round TWO at El Gouna Squash

The 11th edition of the El Gouna International continued today with 32 Round Two matches at the El Gouna Squash Centre as the seeded players entered the fray.

There were some significant upsets in the Women’s draw as fourth and sixth seeds Joelle King and Sarah-Jane Perry lost out to Nada Abbas and Tinne Gilis, as second seed Nour El Sherbini was taken to five games.

There were no significant upsets in the men’s draw, but Ali Farag and Tarek Momen were both takes the full distance, as was defending champion Mostafa Asal.

Reports & Reaction, from Fram Gommendy in Gouna

QF: Mostafa in three against Mazen

[3] Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-0 Mazen Hesham (Egy) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (59m) […]

QF: Nobody beats Nele 10 times in a row…

Nele Gilis (Bel) 3-1 Salma Hany (Egy)  11-9, 3-11, 11-3, 12-10 (75m) […]

QF: Paul a bit wobbly, Mo clinical

[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 3-1 [5] Paul Coll (Nzl)  8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (61m) […]

QF: 7 match balls needed for Nour to oust Tinne…

[2] Nour El Sherbini (Egy) 3-0 Tinne Gilis (Bel)  11-4, 11-7, 11-9 (39m) […]

QF: Ali from a game down beats Victor 3-1

[4] Ali Farag (Egy) 3-1 [8] Victor Crouin (Fra)  6-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 (42m) […]

QF: Tesni still punching but it’s Hania 3-0

[3] Hania El Hammamy (Egy) 3-0 Tesni Evans (Wal)  11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (33m) […]

QF: Diego ends Iker’s run 3-0

[1] Diego Elias (Per) 3-0 Iker Pajares (Esp)  11-9, 11-2, 11-2 (39m) […]

QF: Nouran contains Gina 3-0

[1] Nouran Gohar (Egy) 3-0 [8] Georgina Kennedy (Eng)  11-8, 11-2, 11-5 (37m) […]

R3: Asal doesn’t disappoint, same difference, 3-0 Joel

[3] Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-0 Joel Makin (Wal)  11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (71m) […]

R3: Salma 3/0 against dangerous Nada

Salma Hany (Egy) 3-0 Nada Abbas (Egy) 3-0 11-9, 11-7, 11-2 (44m) […]

R3: Mental squash Mo 3-1 Fares

[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 3-1 Fares Dessouky (Egy)  11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5 (58m) […]

R3: Sherbini in three

[2] Nour El Sherbini (Egy) 3-0 Alexandra Fuller (Rsa) 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (26m) […]

R3: 36m match for Mazen to oust Marwan

[9/16] Mazen Hesham (Egy) 3-1 [6] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 11-2, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5 (37m) […]

R3: “Much better than last time” says Tinne against Farida

Tinne Gilis (Bel) 3-1 Farida Mohamed (Egy) 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (40m) […]

R3: Respect/Intensity, Paul 3-0 Hammer

[5] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-0 Omar Mosaad (Egy) 14-12, 11-5, 11-9 (63m) […]

R3: Edgy Nele takes revenge on Rowan

[9/16] Nele Gilis (Bel) 3-1 [7] Rowan Elaraby (Egy)  9-11, 14-12, 11-4, 11-6 (58m) […]

R3: A nagging Ali overcomes a “too soft” Youssef

[4] Ali Farag (Egy) 3-1 Youssef Soliman (Egy)  7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 12-10 (57m) […]

R3: Hania on top, Nadine happy with her form.

[3] Hania El Hammamy (Egy) 3-0 Nadine Shahin (Egy)  11-7, 11-2, 11-5 (26m) […]

R3: Diego comfortable against YowNg

[1] Diego Elias (Per) 3-0 Eain Yow Ng (Mas)  11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (40m) […]

R3: No walk in the Gouna Park for Nouran against Fayrouz

[1] Nouran Gohar (Egy) 3-0 Fayrouz Aboelkheir (Egy) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 (36m) […]

R3: Victor without a racquet beats Aly cramping…

[8] Victor Crouin (Fra) 3-2 Aly Abou Eleinen (Egy) 10-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 (95m) […]

R3: Gina finds her shots against Dangerous Yathreb

[8] Gina Kennedy (Eng) 3-1 Yathreb Adel (Egy) 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (36m) […]

R3: Fresh Iker takes Tarek out

Iker Pajares (Esp) 3-1 [7] Tarek Momen (Egy) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (63m) […]

R3: Masterclass from Tesni 3-0 Nour

Tesni Evans (Wal) 3-0 [5] Nour El Tayeb (Egy)  11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (31m) […]

R2: Mosaad 3-1 Saurav

Omar Mosaad (Egy) 3-1 Saurav Ghosal (Ind) 11-9, 1-11, 11-9, 11-8 (58m) […]