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Golan Grabs Greek Title In Thessaloniki

27 Mar 2006

Spaniard Borja Golan maintained his impressive record in PSA Tour finals when he won the Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki Open in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Since winning his first PSA title less than four years ago in Italy, the 23-year-old from Santiago has collected a total of 11 titles from only 12 appearances in Tour finals.

The top seed faced a surprise opponent in the final after Egypt's Tarek Momen, a qualifier, upset England's No2 seed Daryl Selby in the semi-finals.

Momen, 18, from Cairo, extended the favourite to a tie-break in the second game, but Golan was too strong for the talented teenager and went on to secure an 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4 victory.

Final:
[1] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4