Qatar’s Abdulla al-Tamimi defended his QSF 3 title in dramatic fashion, saving three match balls en route to beating No 1 seed Eain Yow Ng in a five-game thriller in Doha. Playing on home soil as the No 2 seed, the al-Tamimi was dropped the first game 11-9. He reversed the scoreline in the second, and stormed into the lead after three, winning six straight points to go from 5-3 to 11-3. The Malaysian was not going down without a fight when he closed out game four 11-8. He then found himself on the brink of glory at 9-5 and then 10-7 up. But al-Tamimi eventually clinching the title with a stroke at 12-11 up. The win was al-Tamimi’s first over Eain Yow in five attempts, and secures his eighth title on the PSA Tour.