[4] Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt [1] Amr Shabana (Egy)        11/5, 11/3, 12/10 (34m) Hail the new Prince It was the final that so many people wanted to see, and even though it wasn't a five-game thriller, as a display of attacking brilliance it would be hard to beat. Ramy started off like a steam train, and apart from a period in the middle of the third he just kept on going. At 10/6 to Amr another game or two looked likely, but Ramy was not to be denied tonight as reeled off the next six points to capture the most valuable title of his - or anybody's - career to date. "When you start so well, hitting winners and moving well like I did, you're always going to have a drop off at some point. I've been trying to work on my focus to make sure I don't relax after a good start. "I don't think I relaxed in the third, I just got a bit loose, but I always thought I could come back and I was ready for another one or two games if necessary. "I didn't expect it to be like that, I thought it would be much harder, but I think he was suffering with his blisters. I'm really happy with how I played, and the new rackets work well, "I'm really excited about what happened here today, but I'm sure it will be much tougher next time I play him. "I'm going to go up in the rankings, which is the most important thing - oh, and the size of the cheque too of course!

"He was very good, but I didn't start well, I opened up the court too much, but managed to keep it tighter in the third. You have to do that for the whole match these days or you won't win. I felt that if I'd taken the third it would have been a different story, but it was so close, so far. "We may play in the semis next week in Qatar, but he's got to get past his brother first, everyone will be watching that one. If we do meet then I'd like to think revenge will be sweet."

[1] Nicol David (Mas)  bt [2] Natalie Grinham (Aus)        9/6, 10/8, 2/9, 9/1 (93m) It's Nicol again After two mammoth matches between these two in recent months we had a fair idea of what to expect, and the world'stop two players duly delivered once again. In stark contrast to the men's match which followed Nicol and Natalie patiently worked the rallies, moving the ball to all parts of the court, demanding retrieving and accuracy of the highest order from each other. The first game, close all the way, took 25 minutes. The second, with Natalie recovering from a 5-0 deficit to earn one game ball, was 30 minutes. Far from deterred at being two down, the Australian quietened the many Malaysian fans in the audience, striking back in the third and at the end of that 14-minute game it was the Malaysian who looked more tired. More tired she may have been, but she came out in the fourth with obvious attacking intent, and forced Natalie into some desperate retrieving. Three loose shots cost Natalie dear as three strokes helped Nicol to a 5/1 lead. There was no stopping Nicol now, who was dominating the front court, and although it took three attempts from 8/1, the fourth was converted and she was still the champion in Kuwait and the Malaysian flags were flying again ... "She played very well, the best game she's played for quite some time, it was dominant, intelligent, solid squash. She had a bit of a slump in the third, but sometimes you're better off losing games like that so you can reassess, which is what she did. "She's in good shape and she keeps working on her game, this match just reinforces what she's doing."

"It's very disappointing, I was up in the first and the second, and I can't believe I've come off still feeling so fresh. I should have expended more energy out there. "I wish I was paid by the hour!" "I was very very happy with my game, I really stuck to it in the first two games even though I had a little dip in the second. "I wasn't feeling comfortable with what I was doing in the third, I was opening up the court too much and she got the momentum and started to take control. "I had to take it back in the fourth, and even though there were so many crazy rallies I had to fight for each point until I got a big enough lead, working hard to make her make the next error. "It's great to win here a second time and retain my title, it's been a fantastic week.