Top seeds Omar Abdel Meguid and Leo Au will contest the final of the Pro Squash in Japan Yokohama after prevailing in straight games in the semi-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event at Yokohama Squash Stadium SQ-CUBE in Yokohama City, Japan.
Egyptian Meguid and unseeded Indian Harinder Pal Sandhu (both pictured in action below) reached the semis without dropping a game.
“Sandhu struggled with Meguid’s heavy shots at the beginning of the match,” reported event spokesman Hiromi Komae. “The rallies were mostly controlled by Meguid – thus the match went to Meguid in three games.”
The 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 win brings up the 25-year-old from Giza’s 11th PSA Tour final appearance – and his second in Japan after winning the Pro Squash Kansai in Japan three years ago.
By contrast, the other semi-finalists, Ivan Yuen from Malaysia and second seed Au from Hong Kong, both had lengthy full-game matches the previous day.
Au, 23, was able to capitalise on too many unforced errors from his unseeded opponent to win 11-9, 11-8, 11-5 – and reach his second successive Pro Squash in Japan final.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Pro Squash in Japan Yokohama, Yokohama City, Japan
Semi-finals:
[1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (45m)
[2] Leo Au (HKG) bt Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-5 (60m)
