"Check this out" 👀 Asal v Hesham | PSA World Championships 2022-23 | QF HIGHLIGHTS

[@squashtv]

Check out highlights of every glass court match on SQUASHTV for free, no signup required bit.ly/3pwu0Wp

[@GG-gk7jn]

Congrats to Hesham. The winner of our heart there 👏🏻

[@aldabest]

Hesham was being blocked out left right and center. How he managed to almost take the match seems unbelievable given the handicap he had to play with.

[@gustavocabrera2925]

Asal is always blocking players and never penalised. Dirty player accompliced by referee.

[@dweeder1453]

Referees failing to do their job again. Squash needs better trained referees. They are more focused on other minor things.

[@michaelmoore6287]

PSA please take note of all the comments below. We are not Asal haters, but love the sport which always been played in a fair and gentlemanly manner until now. Nearly every ball into the backhand corner, Asal moves directly to the T so Hesham has to delay his movement to the ball or run round Asal. How Hesham actually made it to 10-10 in the 5th is a miracle in itself but his frustration was clear. PSA please stop this now before many of us switch off entirely.

[@berenscott9347]

I already have, too late.

[@jhwheuer]

The wrong guy won.

[@dwaynedibley]

Look at 9:45 and you’ll see Asal do a nice hip thrust to block Hesham getting through

[@michazawadzki3813]

Check 8:00, that's one of the biggest movements I've ever seen.

[@benoitmaillard4309]

As well at the end of this rally at 9:52 ! 🤬

[@andrewcreeggan5251]

@@benoitmaillard4309 1:03 downright dangerous, and clearly a different movement compared to all the backhands just before...

[@SLDIKJF]

Why is the ref allowing Ashole to keep that up!?!?!? He is breaking so many rules of conduct you cannot even count them!

[@gustavocabrera2925]

Asal is always blocking players and never penalised. Dirty player accompliced by referee.

[@Jvoliveira392]

@@gustavocabrera2925 cry

[@bibian_nnn9856]

@@Jvoliveira392 Average 12 year old Asal fan who thinks he knows everything about squash. When you grow up, you will see why you should be ashamed of the comment you just made.

[@Jvoliveira392]

@@bibian_nnn9856 the situations that asal blocked, he was penalized with a stroke.. you cry just because you don't like the player's personality

[@brianphillips7596]

The blocking by Asal at 10-10 is ridiculous

[@ShellysAshes]

It's a fucking scandal.

[@Jvoliveira392]

Kkkk cry

[@Orbituation]

@@Jvoliveira392 All these Asal worshippers always resort to name calling and uneducated answers in response.

[@isaacordaz5610]

Exquisit blocking! Honestly, what a hateful and disgusting player Asal is I mean, he's one of the best players of an era, but his attitude make him look as who he really is

[@jeffwklee]

Not one of the best players but cheater.

[@sianoosh]

If you are surprised why Hesham is going "absolutely bonkers" just pay attention to this defining rally at 9:37 where Asal manages to block Hesham out of every sprint he does corner-to-corner and then Hesham gets penalized with the second conduct warning because he is unable verbalize how it feels to share a court with Asal! That was a theme that ran throughout the match! Due to the refs' inability to spot these moments, these exceptional athletes' careers are at risk. Here is another one 7:49

[@davesmith826]

I'm astounded that these incidents aren't highlighted by refs. Asal cannot win without impeding his opponents and is the only guy in the top 10 who has to do this as a matter of default to win. No wonder he's hated by all and sundry. Only his deranged father, who bears a lot of the responsibility for raising such a unprincipled sportsman, and his asinine fans love the guy.

[@albertyao7343]

Everyone's talking about the blocking, which of course is bad, but what I really hated was Asal's celebration. So toxic

[@nickyork8901]

All credit to Hesham, nearly achieved what we all were hoping for. His opponent needs to stop cheating.

[@gustavocabrera2925]

Asal is always blocking players and never penalised. Dirty player accompliced by referee.

[@M0odez]

Looks like Asal's suspension has had the opposite of its intended effect. Seems to have immediately undone months of improvement.

[@mh-lw1oe]

Now it is more sophisticated from his side. Considering Hesham, he made a huge progress to keep his composure but still sometimes he cannot find that final nail to the opponent's coffin. Especially disappointing against Asal.

[@tourdetor]

At one important point (don't remember the exact) Asal reached behind himself, when Hesham was going to return a drive to the backhand corner, and actually held him for a brief millisecond. This is sick! Hesham reviewed it and fortunately it was overruled from no let to a yes let, but the video ref should be able to read the situation and see the hold and give a straight conduct stroke and award Hesham the point. The bottom is now reached as I see it. Asal has gotten the game to go in the direction he always wanted it. Messy with tons of cheating and blocking and holding

[@Siatkowkarzadzi]

Outrageous, should be another suspension!

[@levlev2787]

Asal is the most shameful guy in Squash

[@duelmasterblaze4106]

that 10-10 in the 5th was shocking from Asal

[@shawnpeh9609]

Absolutely dirty tactics from Asal at crucial points of the game. 0-2 down at 5th set with that dirty left leg. No one moves like that unless you' deliberately want to impede your opponent. He was bending to the side and front for a drop shot, but lunge backwards to block the line of Hesham. At 10-10 5th set, Asal impeded every single diagonal run of Hesham just to throw him off a little each time. If you play a drop and volley drive the opponent's return, any decent squash player will clear the line as much as possible so that the opponent has a clear diagonal run to the ball. If your length is good enough, you will deservedly win the point. You don't win the point by blocking an opponent's access to the ball. (9:45 & 3:24) Another blatant AND CONSISTENT way Asal cheats is after he hits the ball, he will move towards wherever the opponent is to restrict the opponents movement so that the opponent is FORCED to move in a semi circle to clear Asal first (3:26, before being able to move towards the ball. This totally affects the ability for any player to burst to retrieve. Plus he will put in a stiff left arm to further impede the opponent. This is clearly evident during the let ball at 10-10 in the fifth (1:19:25 on full video). Hesham was not complaining during the early part of the game because he was just trying to retrieve every ball without being distracted by Asal's dirty tactics. Plus he has a short and adjustable swing that needs little preperation so he could minimize the impact of Asal's tactics. But ANY decent squash player will tell you that these little impediments definitely throw you off a few points a game. Disgusting and unprofessional way to win points/games. And please don't give me the crap about being jealous because he is Egyptian. A majority of the best players in the past decade are Egyptians who most squash fans love. Ashour, Shabana, El Sherbini, El Weleily. There are right ways and wrong ways to win a squash game. These tactics will destroy squash.

[@muneebi8273]

Shameful of asal. More shameful of psa. Ban the clown

[@gustavocabrera2925]

Asal is always blocking players and never penalised. Dirty player accompliced by referee. PSA should check his games and ref. habilities.

[@kevinbaak7912]

Nice analysis

[@brianoconnor2623]

Wholeheartedly agree. Very good assessment. Asal is a disgrace.

[@victorkhong6103]

Rewatched at it at 9:45 and you are right. Deliberate bump at Hesham clear as day.

[@EC-xr9ek]

Unreal from Hesham. The ref rightly questioned if Asal needed any help. He needs lots of it...

[@gustavocabrera2925]

Referees are not braves to warn and penalise him.

[@brianoconnor2623]

Yes. Psychiatric.

[@davesmith826]

His reaction to getting a nose in the back of the head was farcical. You'd think it was a racket or a ball, but in Asal's deranged mind any contact with him is a war crime while he is free to block, impede, push, trip and hit anyone he plays. He's a flat-track bully and like all such men a coward. One day he will get his comeuppance - likely when he's off court and makes the mistake of picking on the wrong person at the wrong time.

[@brianoconnor2623]

@@davesmith826 Absolutely. Imagine him doing any of that with the likes of Anthony Hill or Brett Martin back in the day ; they’d go through him. In addition, when the nose hits the back of someone’s skull, the nose usually comes out the worst of it. Asal the tramp went down as if he was shot. Karma is waiting in the long grass for him.

[@skyjockbill]

So sad for Hesham - 9 - 5 ahead in the 5th! And the ref missed that fucked up movement by Asal.

[@BUDDY4698]

painful to watch asal's impeding movements. anyone who grew up playing fair squash knows what it's like to play against that. And again he was looking for that boast from the back middle which he blasted makin with, a sad consequence of being so focused on fishing for strokes instead of actually hitting a winner in the completly open court.

[@ahmedyoussef4147]

It is asal vs mazen why saying makin now go comment on makin vedio

[@BUDDY4698]

@@ahmedyoussef4147 3:26 he was looking for the same shot in this match that he blasted makin with it earlier in the tournament, fishing for the stroke but it didn't come far enough

[@ahmedyoussef4147]

@ModestMajor Video Editor this is highlights of asal vs mazen hesham and he is talking about asal vs makin match here

[@BUDDY4698]

@@ahmedyoussef4147 relating one to the other😂

[@gearsolidlolwht]

@@BUDDY4698 it is not fishing for stroke just using pause to his advantage, you should try that also

[@brianoconnor2623]

It’s difficult to express how malign an influence Asal is in World Squash. Nasty. Nasty. Nasty. Nasty. A disgrace.

[@sofiemagnussenrom9945]

Great, have to endure another match with this bozo, hope and belive that after next match we can be without him, so sad for the sport. And also for me watching replays. Now I started to skip his matches, only fast forward to the end and hope for the best.

[@neilhansen49]

Asal being as big an impedance as possible. In reality Hesham won

[@gustavocabrera2925]

Asal is always blocking players and never penalised. Dirty player accompliced by referee.

[@iantharp7033]

I love squash. I hate seeing the tactics used in this game. Hesham: always such a clean player, plays the ball and not the man, brilliant talent and shot-making. Asal: what can I say. Great player, and I had high hopes for him when he first started playing. But his ego and hubris - it's hurting the sport of squash! Hip checks should happen in Hockey, not in squash. The reffing team and the PSA need to step up and put an end to his poor sportsmanship.

[@tradergtr]

Asal is skilled at best, but "great" is only deserved for those with true sportsmanship. Asal will never be great.

[@iantharp7033]

@@tradergtr I agree - I was too loose with the use of that word. You gotta earn great. He has great potential, perhaps, and we'll see if his character can improve to the level of his skill.

[@squashdrills]

psa tour would just be as great without blocker Asal

[@MickeSandlund]

Hesham! ❤

[@rolandemmerich5993]

This assal guy is hopeless, with every move he tries to get in between his opponent and ball...

[@hannibalking85]

we cant tell in the hilites but i hope Hesham complained about the blocing to the referees because that shouldve been his match to win

[@dudicrous]

And the squash world wept.

[@mortenleknes3809]

This sport will never reach the olympics with players like Asal and refs not handling it.

[@us-Bahn]

If you even breathe in Asal’s direction he’ll pull up lame

[@bens.6458]

Hesham threw that game away!! Typical dirty tactics from Asal, especially when he grabs Hesham’s hand!! But, still… exciting game.

[@ahmedyoussef4147]

Hesham lost to himself he was 9_5 up then he put 3 tin and cheap stroke

[@bens.6458]

@@ahmedyoussef4147 yes I agree, he had the advantage. Asal is very tough, he did the same to Momen.

[@contronuscontronus2931]

Luckily it's cut off before his disgusting winning celebration 👍

[@saurabhshekatkar1353]

That went at the speed of light

[@skyjockbill]

When will the PSA probably ref Asal and penalise him?

[@andredejongh1411]

Is the PSA taking notice of all these comments??? If yes, please confirm you cowards

[@duaalok]

He will leave the front wall alone, hopefully 😂!!!

[@philgarrett5498]

What happened to the editing at the end? Disappointing finish too.

[@fanatamon]

Never seen such a able player like asal get in the way so much. Ashour, Nicol, Palmer, willstrop etc never have this amount of pig ignornant blocking. Good hit even though.

[@inqurious]

Mostafa Ashole blocking as usual. As bad a behavior as his potential is good.

[@jms493]

At 9:46 you Asal intentionally moving his hips forward to impede his opponent. I think even the crowd saw that one. That’s dirty in what’s supposed to be a gentleman’s sport.

[@robertcameron3709]

Why does Asal get away with continual foot faults. He clearly steps out of the service box before striking the ball, as he did at 9 all in the 5th. No one ever calls it.

[@morselligianniluigi8375]

Absolutely! When you look at the moment he strikes the ball, the ball has PASSED the middle line, someone must be very tall to be able to do that

[@andredejongh1411]

Bad bad bad refereeing, no warnings no comments at all for blocking etc..... cowards...😡 Not gonna watch 1 match from this Big Cheat again

[@jms493]

Even for highlights that was intense.

[@mod2]

Yes, lot of intense blocking and running around those blocks for sure

[@Ajudge9]

Can someone please just beat this guy, up 8/4 in the 5th ugh! How is this guy number 1

[@appeall74]

Asal's play is dirty and disgusting. The place he should be is not a court but a hexagon.

[@Guac6]

asal is such a windup merchant

[@BeakFoundry]

This was painful to watch the full match. So much stopping, so much arguing with the ref.

[@1729krish]

I would pay so much money to watch prime ashour school this kid

[@martelbaek6660]

Squash is turning into a game of who can impede the opponent's movement better. The referee should turn in his license. This match makes my heart beat faster. What a disgrace!

[@ciuccinokiss]

Hesham e' maturato molto, complimenti 👍

[@massageontherun8213]

Somebody has to stop this cheater ASAL! Unbelievable!

[@alexanderpomosov1847]

Why is Asal playing at 1x and Hesham at 1.25? Something is wrong with KZbin

[@harrychapples3214]

PSA, you must sit down with all your referees after this tournament, so many wrong/overturned calls and this match just epitomises poor sportsmanship with plainly obvious blocking. After hitting Makin, now blocking further, Asal has not learned one thing.

[@damon123jones]

best game since ashou/sherbagy

[@jdw7372]

I wouldn't even shake his hand. Just walk off, put in a formal complaint to PSA and take your prize winnings.

[@cscoetzee]

What an absolute a-hat. How is he going to explain the incontrovertible fact that he actually, deliberately, and sneakily held on to Hesham's hand/racket to prevent Hesham from playing his shot at 10-all in the fifth. His fans and father will probably simply call this further 'proof of a vendetta against Asal'.

[@명운김-q5q]

I think that ref doesnt have eyes. What a funny game. Always asal try to block hard to his opponent. Never change. Why dont talk ref anything for him? Is this squash? So shame.

[@thib02]

So fed up of Asal

[@bjrnorhammer3258]

PSA: We really need to hear from you

[@fern6114]

No way, son of a gun….

[@petrkopecky1918]

Hesham briliant. Asal 🤮🤮🤮

[@losuk8]

Hesham just sent Asal to the semi final. Nothing more !

[@Blackbird1100XX]

Dont like to watch a bad sportsman with bad court manners.. Pass..

[@shahg25]

I feel for Hesham but it sounds like he made alot of errors at the end. Could’ve won

[@MrJoel3498]

if this keeps up, its looking like asal will receive another suspension and will miss out on the beginning of the next season

[@youngkim3271]

I've never heard a nickname for Asal. Does he have one, one that the commentators can mention on air?

[@pablo97440]

The raging bull 🐂

[@networkn]

Such a shame for Hesham that the mental part of his play his a challenge for him. He needs to find a way past the things in his mind that allow him to be more consistent. He should have won that from 9 5 up. Asals movement in that last few points was disappointing

[@savageintheconcretejungle5891]

correct, please leave the front wall alone lol

[@giannimorselli2900]

Ali, please get this guy out next round...

[@pavlodidro]

Asal is very dirty player! Hope he will lose next game !

[@Wtfman-o5h]

I think PSA should allow a few punches and kicks here and there, seem to all physically blocking someone

[@davej9]

Hesham a class act- I think everyone ( except Asals Dad) wanted Hesham to win- Hesham is loved- Asal just has that unlikability that he has made for himself!

[@Hebaahmed-jv5nq]

التايجر الاهلاوى 🦅نعيم للاهلي جحيم على جميع المنافسين والله ❤️❤️

[@jeremyc7786]

Asal again showing what a dishonourable cheat he is. He's effectively stolen ranking points and money from one of his countrymen, then he's celebrated in his face, then he's had the front to hug him and hold his arm up to the crowd, suggesting Hesham's efforts should also be recognised. Oh dear. And of course let's not forget that Asal's the victim in all of this....

[@joet7644]

Is it really cold in there? The ball seems really dead.

[@michaelmoore6287]

All very sporting in victory. Just bored with his blocking and gamesmanship

[@msfud9796]

This is why squash will never make it to the Olympics. World number 1 cheats in broad daylight and ref does nothing. It’s the subtle blocks over the course of the game that add up. I love the sport but It’s sad really.

[@mohamedsheik4589]

Hexham is his own worst enemy

[@stevehughes1510]

Mazen had it in the bag in the fifth..........so it goes.

[@jj9749]

single handedly destroying this sport

[@devangshunandi7039]

How does Asal sleep at night knowing very well that all his wins are sketchy amd sus AF.

[@AntonioHercules-n2x]

Hexham didn't deserve to lose. Asal is embarrassing

[@_observer_-xk7hb]

Asal taking all the fun out of watching squash. Depressing to watch a player like Hesham having the match stolen from him by Asal's continuous blocking.

[@hanaaali7025]

Great match for Mazen👏👏👏

[@nwbssj1759]

What’s the deal with placing one’s hand on an opponent during rallies? Is this allowed? Isn’t it enabling you to push off as such, even if just a bit, surely makes a massive difference in the long run

[@remcovandijk279]

Many players do it, I guess if it's not visibly throwing off the other guy it's allowed.

[@shandy6002]

I like watching Asal due to his explosive pace he brings to squash games compared to maybe Farag and Coll who are a bit more slow-paced and control the game more, but I can't help but feel sorry for Hesham in that 10-10 in Game 5 at 9:29. Looks like there are a few little impedements from Asal to make it a bit harder for Hesham to get the ball. Great match nonetheless

[@klauskayondo]

Asal really makes it hard to like him.

[@kennyg1358]

I won't watch Asal.

[@fm1326]

Mazen all day long!

[@stickybackplastick]

'taking the pace off...'😅

[@morgannaidoo1854]

8.02 time stamp is not cheeky it is a cheat! deliberate, almost habitual instinct.

[@tonytan5945]

I’ve got a solution re Asal. Start penalising both referees but especially the video ref when they fail to address blocking movements. I think we can safely give up on asal ever being fair play, he has no insight. What a wasted talent. It’s up to the referees now to make it so awful for him to block that he has no choice but to be fair.

[@wallydeed3326]

نفس الكلام بيتكرر. مازن يموت نفسة و موهوب بس كل الناس عارفين أنة هيخسر.. مشكلتة في دماغة. مش بيعرف ينهي الماتش صح

[@regan3662]

The hip swing looked dodgy as. Why did Hesham not ask for a review? Not allowed? Used it up?

[@keithlacey9221]

Asal is the most unlikeable squash player in history. He's an immense talent, but he blocks and cheats and doesn't move properly to gain advantage. Then the immature crap he displays after he wins is pathetic and childish. Something has to be done or he's going to hurt someone very badly.

[@remcovandijk279]

"Something has to be done or he's going to hurt someone very badly." He already did, ask Lucas Serme.

[@taaskeprins]

I only saw the highlights and there were 2 blockings that could have been punished but those were not situations where Hesham could have made it to the ball. There is a lot of negative attention to Asal in the comments but, besides the 2 mentioned occasions, I did not see any irregularities. Hesham was the star of this match but just made too many errors. This was a great match!!

[@SunilKumar-uo1op]

The game’s the game

[@명운김-q5q]

Awful game. Asal is just fraud kid.

[@royrogers5690]

Asal is a disgrace he has been trained to block opponents, continually play dangerous and blatantly cheat. Look no further than his loud mouth father.