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SHABANA lifts World Squash Championship 3rd time
17 Dec '07
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Following an impeccable display of near faultless squash on an all-glass court at the Fairmont Southampton Resort in Bermuda, HI-TEC's world number one Amr Shabana beat France's Gregory Gaultier, the world No3, in straight games in the final of the Endurance World Open Squash Championship to become only the fourth player in history to lift the world title for a third time.
The triumph marks Shabana's 20th PSA Tour title and, after lifting his fourth successive PSA Super Series trophy in under five weeks, it also has extended his unbeaten run to 20 matches.
The Egyptian left-hander quickly took control of the encounter, playing a succession of sensational winners to record his historic 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 victory in 42 minutes. Shabana's brilliance could not have been better demonstrated than by the championship-winning rally in which Gaultier played a seemingly irretrievable shot - which the Egyptian miraculously returned before smashing the ball out of the Frenchman's reach to clinch the title.
In paying tribute to his opponent, Shabana said: "Greg is a true champion. But I was able to stop him today. In the second game, I played like a dream. You can only play like this once in your life."
When asked if he had thought he could win the four titles in a row that he did - the World Open preceded by the Saudi International, Qatar Classic and Hong Kong Open since the end of October - the Egyptian replied: "When I am seeded one, I try and win each match at a time - and then when I get into a run, I try and keep winning.
The triumph marks Shabana's 20th PSA Tour title and, after lifting his fourth successive PSA Super Series trophy in under five weeks, it also has extended his unbeaten run to 20 matches.
The Egyptian left-hander quickly took control of the encounter, playing a succession of sensational winners to record his historic 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 victory in 42 minutes. Shabana's brilliance could not have been better demonstrated than by the championship-winning rally in which Gaultier played a seemingly irretrievable shot - which the Egyptian miraculously returned before smashing the ball out of the Frenchman's reach to clinch the title.
In paying tribute to his opponent, Shabana said: "Greg is a true champion. But I was able to stop him today. In the second game, I played like a dream. You can only play like this once in your life."
When asked if he had thought he could win the four titles in a row that he did - the World Open preceded by the Saudi International, Qatar Classic and Hong Kong Open since the end of October - the Egyptian replied: "When I am seeded one, I try and win each match at a time - and then when I get into a run, I try and keep winning.
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