Pilley Punishes Compatriot In Qatar Classic Upset

Cameron Pilley pulled off the most notable upset on the opening day of action in the Qatar Classic when he beat fellow Australian, ninth seed Stewart Boswell, in the first round of the men's PSA Super Series Platinum event at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha.

The 24-year-old from Yamba in New South Wales, ranked just outside the world's top 20, stretched top ten player John White to five games in last week's Kuwait Open, but was unable to make the breakthrough in Kuwait City.

"It's about time I got to win one of those five-setters," Pilley told www.squashsite.co.uk after his 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 triumph in 71 minutes over Boswell. "I played better than against Whitey last week, I was more consistent and my length was better.

"I'm really happy with how I played and it's great to get a half-decent win at last," added the UK-based Pilley, who goes on to face Egypt's No7 seed Karim Darwish.

Egyptian teenager Omar Mosaad also claimed an unexpected place in the last sixteen after ousting Malaysia's 16th seed Mohd Azlan Iskandar. The 19-year-old British Junior Open champion fought back from two games down to defeat the world No19 4-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9 in 61 minutes.

"It's my best win ever," admitted Mosaad, who goes on to meet England's British Open champion Nick Matthew. "I'm delighted to reach the second round. Nick Matthew is a great player, but I hope to do as well again."

There was much interest in another battle featuring an Egyptian teenager - in which 19-year-old Kuwait Open champion Ramy Ashour took on his older brother Hisham Mohd Ashour. Ramy raced to a 2/0 lead, but the tables were turned when Hisham drew level. But sibling affection was cast aside in the decider when Ramy whitewashed his brother to win 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 10-11 (2-4), 11-0 in 44 minutes.

"I pulled a muscle playing Bengy (Ong Beng Hee) last week, so I've had five days with no exercise and hotel food, so I was struggling at the end," said Hisham. "Against Ramy you have to run, and I couldn't do that to my best today. I think I did all I could, but I'm very proud of my little brother, I hope he'll soon be number one very soon."

In the women's WISPA World Tour Gold event, Dutch player Annelize Naude caused the only upset of the day when she beat Hong Kong's No15 seed Rebecca Chiu 9-5, 7-9, 9-6, 9-5 in 55 minutes. The 30-year-old from Amsterdam now faces top seed Nicol David.

Fresh from her success in last week's Kuwait Open, the world number one from Malaysia dismissed New Zealander Jaclyn Hawkes 9-1, 9-4, 9-4.

Men's 1st round:
[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [Q] Renan Lavigne (FRA) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (24m)
[14] Peter Barker (ENG) bt Abdul Rahman Al-Malki (QAT) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 (25m)
[5] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Bradley Ball (ENG) 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 (31m)
[Q] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [16] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 4-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9 (61m)
[3] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 10-11 (2-4), 11-0 (44m)
[15] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-5, 10-11 (4-6), 11-9, 11-6 (48m)
[6] James Willstrop (ENG) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 4-11, 11-7 (54m)
[12] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6 (79m)
[Q] Alister Walker (ENG) bt Stacey Ross (ENG) 11-6, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 7-11, 11-5 (69m)
[8] Lee Beachill (ENG) bt [Q] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (21m)
[10] Wael El Hindi (EGY) bt [Q] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 (21m)
[4] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) bt [Q] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 (41m)
Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [9] Stewart Boswell (AUS) 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 (71m)
[7] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [Q] Yasser El Halaby (EGY) 11-3, 11-9, 10-11 (0-2), 11-2 (31m)
[13] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Borja Golan (ESP) 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5 (73m)
[2] David Palmer (AUS) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7 (86m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 9-1, 9-4, 9-4 (29m)
Annelize Naude (NED) bt [15] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9-5, 7-9, 9-6, 9-5 (55m)
[7] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1 (28m)
[10] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 (15m)
[4] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [Q] Orla Noom (NED) 9-1, 9-1, 9-1 (20m)
[14] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt [Q] Christina Mak (HKG) 9-1, 9-0, 9-1 (23m)
[5] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-1, 9-4, 9-0 (23m)
[12] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt [Q] Aisling Blake (IRL) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2 (38m)
[13] Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 8-10, 9-3, 7-9, 9-2, 9-6 (92m)
[6] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 10-8, 9-0, 9-5 (34m)
[16] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt [Q] Tenille Swartz (RSA) 9-0, 9-3, 9-2 (31m)
[3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [Q] Line Hansen (DEN) 9-2, 9-0, 9-3 (21m)
[9] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1 (26m)
[8] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-1, 9-4, 9-6 (33m)
[11] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [Q] Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) 9-3, 9-4, 9-5 (24m)
[2] Natalie Grinham (AUS) bt Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-3, 9-1, 9-0 (19m)