Eleinen moves like a squirrel. I haven't seen quick feet and balance like his in years; he's so twitchy that I think he actually game-planned to use the interference attempts against Asal. There were times where Mostafa seemed caught off-guard because the ball was coming back with malice instead of a desperate neutral shot or referee appeal. Factor in some seriously insane kills at the end and that's the best pure men's squash performance I've seen since Ramy.
Good observation, the twisting and turning of the other player was very Ramy like in this game, he threw some really good widths in with a lot of bite on the hitting and the movements required where you have to really turn your hips quickly to get those balls are always cumbersome for large framed guys
Amazing performance by Eleinen! It usually takes a contrasting style of play to beat Asal (e.g. Farag, Elias etc.) It's probably the first time I have seen someone beating him in his own game of extremely high pace and power. If Eleinen keeps playing at this level we will be seeing many more combats like between these two...
Wow what a game and brilliant variation of shot play from elemental keeping asal twisting and turning,a masterpiece of squash from both players just great👍🥳🥰
Wow... Just... Wow... What a performance by these two players....!!! The speed, the reaction times, the almost superhuman quality of play they treated us with..!! I'm just...in awe....!!
Egyptian squash players change and rejuvenate the squash game forever. The bored old school game era has gone forever. The change shots game and waiting for other player mistake is ended. A new game with mixed shots, attacks and accuracy is in places.
This shows that if you imped your opponent's path to the ball, in most situations, this puts you in the wrong place if they are fast enough and manage to get around you to play it.
The counter straight drops to the front seem to trouble Asal but it’s also Eleinen’s speed and retrievals. Looks like a good all round player. Not sure if these two have played before but a concession has to be made to Asal if it’s their first meeting as eleinen would have studied Asal’s game while Asal probably didn’t have the luxury with a relatively new tour player. It’s their next meeting which will be telling when Asal will be more prepared for his opponent’s style.
Had Asal back to his own tricks, Eleinen did. He was blocking, holding, and pushing like it was 2022. He reverts to type when someone outmuscles him. Great to see.
Just out of interest, which game of which match had the most shots? I'd be interested in that statistic, sad man that I am 😊, and I'd also be interested to see that game in full.
So, my background is racquetball, but I love squash. I would like clarification on something, please... In the last game, under duress, Abou Elinen takes a wild shot that only misses Asal's head by a few inches. If he had hit him, it would have been a stroke? Under normal conditions, I would ynderstand. But, under extreme duress, I don't see it. Please explain.
As long as your shot is on a direct path to the front wall, if your opponent is between the ball and the wall, they are in a sense blocking your shot. Hence the stroke call, no matter the situation. However, it has to be direct path, can’t get a stroke hitting a player if the shot is a boast
@@MrJoel3498 Actually, I once saw a match where the referee awarded a stroke to the guy who played a boast and hit his opponent. His reasoning was that it would have been a winning shot, without any doubts, if his opponent did not block it.
@@cscoetzee I’ve had that happen to me. He pinned himself in the back and the ball was between us. I went for a boast, but he ran early and it hit him. It’s the right call in that scenario.
Wow Wow Wow, This is unique to have both players having very similar playing style, skills and shots. I can tell that AE is a moody non consistent player that you will see playing differently every match
