Le compteur de victoires successives de Stephane Galifi s'est arrêté à quinze à Kuala Lumpur face à Zac Alexander. Il n'avait plus perdu un match PSA depuis le quinze octobre à Shangai et il ne perd pas espoir d'améliorer son meilleur classement PSA (#40 en juillet 2005). Il vient de passer de la 121ème à la 83ème place.
Australian Zac Alexander celebrated his second PSA Tour title success in the Malaysian capital after winning the NSC Super Satellite No4 trophy at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The third seed (pictured) made his breakthrough in the semi-finals of the $6,000 men's PSA Tour event when he beat local hero Ivan Yuen, the No7 seed who knocked out favourite Mike Corren in the previous round. In the final, the 19-year-old from Brisbane faced fourth seed Stephane Galifi, the Frenchman who won last week's No3 event in KL. But it was Alexander's day as the Australian teenager battled for 34 minutes to claim his 11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 12-10 victory - and the second PSA Tour title of his career. Final: [3] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [4] Stephane Galifi (FRA) 11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 12-10 (34m) Semi-finals: [3] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [7] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 11-8 (56m) [4] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 12-10 (53m) Quarter-finals: [7] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [1] Mike Corren (AUS) 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8 (50m) [3] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt Justin Beard (AUS) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (29m) [4] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [5] Steven Robinson (AUS) 11-7, 11-2, 11-6 (23m) [2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt [6] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 (37m) 1st round: [1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Josh Cardwell (AUS) 11-1, 11-8, 11-13, 11-7 (29m) [7] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [Q] Jo Wen Ng (MAS) 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 (32m) [3] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [Q] Mithran Selvaratnam (MAS) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (25m) Justin Beard (AUS) bt [8] Naresh Kumar (IND) 11-1, 11-7, 9-11, 15-13 (38m) [5] Steven Robinson (AUS) bt Choong Kam Hing (MAS) 11-8, 13-11, 11-5 (24m) [4] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [Q] Alex Grayson (NZL) 11-5, 11-1, 11-9 (34m) [6] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Kamran Khan (MAS) 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6 (35m) [2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt [Q] Peter Kviecinsky (SVK) 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12 (28m) Qualifying finals: Peter Kviecinsky (SVK) bt Chul Woo Sung (KOR) 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4 (45m) Alex Grayson (NZL) bt Nyeon-Ho Lee (KOR) 11-8, 7-11, 10-12, 20-18, 12-10 (105m) Mithran Selvaratnam (MAS) bt Andrew Cross (ENG) 14-12, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3 (34m) Jo Wen Ng (MAS) bt Le Roy Leong (MAS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 (25m) 1st qualifying round: |
NATIONAL SQUASH CENTRE
This stadium has been rated among the world's biggest and best equipped for squash events. By the flick of a switch, all the 10 courts for singles can be converted into eight doubles courts. The walls can be rearranged to form a bigger court which makes this complex a multi-purpose one.
The 11th centre court, a full glass-sided court, has a permanent seating capacity of 1,000 while the double-level centre is fully air-conditioned.
The total built-up area of the National Squash Centre is about 7,030 sq meters. It has a player's lounge, changing rooms, medical and conference room, press centre, cafeteria and more than 20 lounges.
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