Archive Freeview - Shabana v Gaultier - 2008 Hong Kong Open Final

Check out this freeview snippet of the 2008 Hong Kong Open final between Amr Shabana and Gregory Gaultier. You can see loads more of The Maestro's matches from 2006-2009 in the PSA Archive now: psaworldtour.com/tv/archive?1...
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[@paddybascombe7234]

I've lost games in the amount of time it took them to finish that 1st rally. Good to see the Maestro again, even as an archive match.

[@marcoscampos1110]

154 beats

[@jusesjimmybars]

that first rally is the definitinon of orthodox squash! excellent stuff

[@BFAREY]

juses i guess squash has evolucionated too much. The more competitive leves nowadays have superated the recent 10 or 15 years skills very much.

[@Dublinby]

crazy to think how squash has changed since prior to the teens, much more attacking where players are willing to kill more with more dropshots!

[@cbridger7142]

That first point was the longest I've ever seen.

[@raghul2k]

There is one rally from 1980's between Jahangir and Jansher, which was a 5 mins one (first point of the match as well) that ended in a LET!

[@jalajupadhyay1491]

Last year (lost track of time in these crazy times), Joel Malkin played a 4 mins long rally with Mohammad ElShorbagy. It was also epic. You should watch it, too.

[@ghawatzhusten3368]

@@raghul2k there is one really between Jahangir and an Egyptian GAMAL AWAD of 7.20 ended in a let ball. This happened on march 30th 1983 at Chichester. The first game alone lasted 1hr 15. The next three games were 1.31 minutes

[@ojnewman91]

Nice to see the General with a full head of hair.

[@honesty8310]

hahaha i was just about to comment on that! looks like a completly diff person

[@cjfucucivdududuf3855]

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[@cookesam6]

3 minutes and 55 second long rally holy moly

[@marcoscampos1110]

154 beats

[@ShrubOfDeath]

I would have been the owner of 2 jelly legs by about the half way point of that first rally :o

[@Zamet1]

Can you find Gaultier vs. Palmer 2006 World Open Final?

[@talhadar7017]

Lovely control from Shabana. Greg always had a temperament issue. He gave away too many points here. Glad to see he has it under control now.

[@kollapamig9750]

Amazing

[@ewalltom]

That first rally is the longest I've seen in the modern era. You used to see rallies like this back when the tin was higher and the rackets weren't the size of the old tennis rackets.

[@jalajupadhyay1491]

Joel Malkin and ElShorbagy played a 4 mins rally not that long ago. Shorbagy ended up losing the match.

[@simonvh7836]

great match. Is shabana ever going to play Squash again or mabey in a Exhibition match?

[@squashtv]

Don't think he'll ever rejoin the tour. Not sure if he plays any legends events like the one in Bermuda

[@jacobeliosoff1264]

He played Bermuda last year, not this year I think

[@gnfcom]

shabana with the ultimate, gaultier still not using the elite

[@gnfcom]

it is the elite, but gold not green

[@secretman199]

I enjoyed this female commentator she knew her stuff

[@petereedy6092]

I think she is Sarah Fitz-Gerald -- if so, she would certainly know her stuff!

[@jacobeliosoff1264]

I was thinking the same thing - she's great!

[@smallpotatohead1]

Agreed. She explains everything in layman's terms.

[@ewalltom]

Hard to see the ball.

[@IbadAFulaylee]

Now I'm no longer sure what's worse; commentary being irrelevant (though out the brilliant first rally) or as it's aimed for radio audience.

[@Garyck88]

Hmm how many Americans in the top 20? Even in the last 10 years? Was there any?? Shame really

[@squashtv]

Sobhy and Blatchford are currently Top 20

[@zacrahman3567]

Who else is getting pissed off by the Woman Commentator

[@user-pt2hi7xm7r]

Balding sucks.