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ALEXANDRIA - Two fifties have made it to the finals in the second Egypt ranking tournament. Khaled Salem was the winner after beating Magued Elias 40-35.
Two stars of the opening sessions, Ihab El Messery and Sameh Sidhom, were outplayed for the final match. El Messery started with a 1.667 match, Sidhom averaged 1.538.
Khaled Salem is a salty dog, who shows up regularly in the circuit since the 2011 World Cup in Vienna. In the Grand Prix in Alexandria he passed the 1/16th final against Henry and then defeated Hares, playing for his home crowd.
The match for the semifinal against Sameh Sidhom, who is the leader in the rank, was decided by a penalty serie when the regular match ended up in a tie. Khaled Salem scored an amazing six run and qualified for the final.
In the final match Salem won after an exciting battle 40-35 against Magued Elias.
With this result, Sidhom is still the first with 118 points, Salem the 2nd with 96 points, Elias 3rd with 80 points, Messery 4th with 80 points and Nadi 5th with 76 points
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