Maestro fights off young Omar at El Gouna


Amr Shabana (front) in a file photo. He beat compatriot Omar Mosaad 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the quarter-finals of the El Gouna International Open.

PETALING JAYA: Four-time world champion Egyptian Amr Shabana rolled back the years as he proved too strong for compatriot Omar Mosaad in the quarter-finals of the El Gouna International Open, in Egypt, on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old Amr, fondly known as “The Maestro” played an economical and efficient game to beat the 26-year-old Omar 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8.

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