Sudbury Canada
S A National champion, Steve Coppinger won the 2014 Northern Ontario Open when he beat Egyptian Marwan El Shorbagy 11-6 13-11 11-4 in the final played at the Sudbury YMCA at the weekend.
Seeded second Coppinger had accounted for 5th seed Joe Lee (England) in straight games in the semi-final while Shorbagy had been extended to 89 minutes and a gruelling five games in his win over the top seed Adriaan Grant, also of Engand.
Results:
Final : 2 – Steve Coppinger (RSA) bt 3-Marwan El Shorbagy (Egy) 11-6 13-11 11-4
Semi-finals: 2- Coppinger bt 5- J Lee (Eng) 13-11 11-3 12-10; 3-Shorbagy bt 1- A Grant (Eng) 6-11 1-0-12 11-9 11-4 11-7