Robert Makzoume (SYR) d. Matthew Bright (GBR) 3-6 7-5 6-3 (WC)Gaafar-Noureldin El Sadig (SUD) d. Joe Cooper (GBR) 6-4 6-1 (7)James Feaver (GBR) d. Tristan Farron-Mahon (IRL) 6-1 6-2
Ivan Vajda (CRO) d. (7)James Feaver (GBR) 3-6 6-1 6-4
Main draw
First Round (1)Predrag Rusevski (MKD) vs (WC)Mohammed Abbas (SUD) (q)Ivan Vajda (CRO) vs (q)Ivan Nedelko (RUS) (WC)Hamid A. Moniem (SUD) vs Maniel Bains (GBR) (7)Alexander Slabinsky (GBR) vs (q)Mario Tupy (AUT) (3)Komlavi Loglo (TOG) vs (q)Mohammed Mohazebnia (IRI) (WC)Mohamed Safwat (EGY) vs (q)Matija Palinic (CRO) Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) vs David Brewer (GBR) (6)Sherif Sabry (EGU) vs Talal Ouahabi (ALG) (5)Bogdan Leonte (ROU) vs Alexander Somogyi (SVK) Candy Idoko (NGR) vs (q)Gilles de Sousa (FRA) (WC)Ammar Assam (SUD) vs Andrei Ciumac (MDA) (4)Adam Vejmelka (CZE) vs Bertram Steinberger (AUT) (8)Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) vs Richard Ruckelshausen (AUT) (q)Roman Kelecic (CRO) vs Pavel Katliarou (BLR) John McGahon (IRL) vs (q)Issam Al Taweel (SYR) (2)Matwe Middelkoop (NED) vs Oualid Jallali (TUN)
I guess there's every chance Feaver will get a LL spot.
First Round (1)Bogdan Leonte/Komlavi Loglo (ROU/TOG) vs Issam Al Taweel/Hayn Maarouf (SYR) Christoph Lessiak/Mario Tupy (AUT) vs Maniel Bains/John McGahon (GBR/IRL) (3)Martin Hromec/Alexander Somogyi (SVK) vs Mohammed Mohazebnia/Mohamed Safwat (IRI/EGY) (WC)Mohammed Abbas/Hussan Derar (SUD) vs Candy Idoko/Yu Takahashi (NGR/JPN) Robert Makzoume/Majdi Salim (SYR) vs Andrei Ciumac/Pavel Katliarou (MDA/BLR) (4)David Brewer/Gvidas Sabeckis (GBR/LTU) vs (WC)Hussam Alamin/Mohamed Yousif (SUD) James Feaver/Alexander Slabinsky (GBR) vs (WC)Gaafar-Noureldin El Sadig/Hamid A. Moniem (SUD) (2)Richard Ruckelshausen/Bertram Steinberger (AUT) vs Motaz Abou El Khair/Gilles de Sousa (EGY/FRA)
L32: Maniel Bains WR 1180 v (WC) Hamid A Moniem (SUD) UNR (nothing but a double bagel will do!) L32:(7) Alex Slabinsky WR 626 v (Q) Mario Tupy (AUT) WR 1461 (winner to play Bains or Moniem) L32: David Brewer WR 1135 v Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) WR 811 (winner likely to play no. 6 seed Sherif Sabry (EGY) WR 613)
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Easy first two matches for Slabba but grrrr @ his quarter...Preg Rusevski lurking in there who at 269 is by far the highest ranked player in the field. He's won no less than 7 futures this year, but he has picked the weaker tourneys and judging by his challenger results, is probably overanked by about 100 places. He's played a lot of matches this year so hopefully will be feeling a little jaded
Ruckelshausen defeated the 8th seed and Rwanda F1 finalist Sabeckis. This guy is seriously on a roll, he has sprang out of nowhere the last couple of months.
Ireland's John McGahon should crack the top 1000 with his R1 win! Well done to him. He's certainly done it the hard way. Sheddie has some insights as to McGahons career that are worth hearing if you can get hold of him.