Agree 100%!!👍

Yes, it should've been a let. Dessouky was the deserving winner overall though, in this match, I think. His squash was magnificent throughout the tournament.

Totally agree

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Great to think they've got another 10 years in them, too.👍

Not even that, only a boast.

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I agree I thought it should have been a let, because Dessouky couldn't have known that Elias wasn't going to go around to his left.

7-7 stroke looked right to me. I don’t think Desouki did anything intentionally wrong, and his movement would have been correct had has ball been deeper, but it looks like it didn’t go as deep as intended, and he wound up moving right into Elias’ line to the ball. The key is how deep the ball was. Just a little deeper, and it’s just a let, and deeper yet and it’s a no let, because Elias could have gone around the other way.

11-12 was different, because the ball was deep. I understand the reason for the let decision, although it looked to me to generous for Desouki who had gone the wrong way. I believe the video referee gave a let because the ball came well off the back wall, so in the final position Elias was in Desouki’s way, but it was a bit generous because Desouki made no effort to get to the ball. I don’t think the let was given because of the original interference, and had the length been better, the no let decision would have been upheld.

I would have said 'let' for both. 🤷‍♂️

Dessouki stops and asks the referree to make a decision. Dessouki is saying he did not have access to the front wall i.e. if he had hit it, Elias was in the way. If the referee agrees then it is a stroke - point to Dessouki. If the referee thinks it is borderline i.e. that Elias was slightly in the way, the ball could probably have been played but Dessouki wasn't sure and stopped for safety reasons, then a let is awarded - replay the point. The commentators are saying that if Dessouki had moved quicker to the ball and then asked, it would have been a stroke. But because he waited until the ball was slightly past him it should only be a let. He waited so long, even a no let - point to Elias - was a possibility. As with a lot of squash decisions, the interpretations and nuances of the rules are many and the lack of consistency frustrating for players. It is part of the game that you must learn to accept, although in the heat of battle few of us manage it!

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@@splat4097 Your explanation is right, only problem is the refs made a different call lol

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I think because of the different placement？

Yes, a very poor decision at game ball.

Yes he could have only hit a boast at best.

just goes to show how subjective decisions can be. The commentators are former pros and know the game in and out, and if they can't come to the same conclusion as the video referee, it shows a flaw in the game

My goodness, fans are so pathetic that they can't handle any disagreement because it would be "unsettling"?

More on the video ref than the actual match ref.

What do you mean? He won the game on a stroke where he could have only hit a boast.