England’s Nick Matthew won the 2013 HK Open over Borja Golan of Spain, who was appearing in his first PSA World Series final. Ramy Ashour was back in action, but had to pull out in the quarterfinals due to injury. By virtue of his victory, Nick will regain the world #1 ranking.
Here are the equipment notes from the event. All photos are by Steve Cubbins for SquashSite.
Ramy Ashour
Racket: Prince Airstick 130
Shoes: Adidas Opticourt Team Light 2 (new)
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Nafiizwan Adnan
Racket: Head Xenon2 135
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Cameron Pilley
Racket: Karakal Tec Gel 120
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Adrian Waller
Racket: Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10.1
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Stephen Coppinger
Racket: Mantis Power 110
Shoes: Asics Gel Rocket 6
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Chris Simpson
Racket: Harrow Vibe
Shoes: Adidas Court Stabil 5
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Ong Beng Hee
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
Shoes: Asics Gel Progressive
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Borja Golan
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Pro GT-X 140
Shoes: Asics Gel Domain 2
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
Shoes: Asics Gel Fireblast
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Leo Au
Racket: Prince Airstick 130
Shoes: Prince NFS Indoor II
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Marwan El Shorbagy
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Tour CX 2013
Shoes: Asics Gel Beyond
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Ryan Cuskelly
Racket: Black Knight Magnum Corona
Shoes: Asics Gel Volley Elite
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Simon Rosner
Racket: Oliver Apex RS-7
Shoes: Asics Gel Domain
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Tom Richards
Racket: Wilson Tour BLX
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 4
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Adrian Grant
Racket: Harrow Spark
Shoes: Salming Race R1
Photo by Steve Cubbins
James Willstrop
Racket: Prince EXO3 Pro Tour
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10.1
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Nick Matthew
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 130
Shoes: Hi-Tec Nick Matthew Custom
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Daryl Selby
Racket: Black Knight Magnum Corona 6
Shoes: Adidas Opticourt Team Light
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Saurav Ghosal
Racket: Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Nike Court Shuttle 5
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Lucas Serme
Racket: Tecnifibre Suprem NG 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Nicolas Mueller
Racket: Wilson Tour BLX
Shoes: Wilson Court Elite 1000
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Gregoire Marche
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
Shoes: Asics Gel Fireblast
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Mathieu Castagnet
Racket: Black Knight Ion Cannon PS
Shoes: Asics Gel Progressive
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Amr Shabana
Racket: Eye X-Lite 120 Control
Shoes: Hi-Tec S700
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Tarek Momen
Racket: Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Adidas Court Stabil 10.1
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Max Lee
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Domain 2
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Olli Tuominen
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Pro GT-X 130
Shoes: Victor SH8600 ACE
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Omar Abdel Meguid
Racket: Harrow Vapor
Shoes: Hi-Tec S700
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Karim Abdel Gawad
Racket: Harrow Vibe
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 3
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Joe Lee
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 4
Photo by Steve Cubbins
LJ Anjema
Racket: Head Argon 145
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 4
Photo by Steve Cubbins
Greg Gaultier
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Elite
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10
Photo by Steve Cubbins
kkc88 says
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I think Nafiizwan Adnan is wearing Gel Blast 4
Pierre Bastien says
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Good catch! I have updated. Thanks