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Veteran Daryl Selby handed out a tough lesson to Max Lee Ho-yin on Tuesday, knocking out Hong Kong’s top-ranked player in the opening round of the US$220,000 Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open.
Lee earned the wrath of the referee on numerous occasions for not clearing the ball – making room for his opponent – resulting in a spate of penalties which added up to the 11-9, 11-9, 11-6 loss.
“He was pushing me a lot. I didn’t expect it to be so physical and it broke my concentration,” said a distraught Lee.
Even though he was up against an opponent, ranked 10th in the world and 15 places above him, Lee had hoped to pull off a momentous win in front of a partisan crowd at Hong Kong Squash Centre.
But the savvy Selby, who eight years ago had trained Lee when he was just starting out, had mapped out his plan of attack, which was to be as physical as possible on court.
“I knew he would be dangerous. Just last week he defeated Borja Golan who is ranked seventh in the world and I went out with the intention of making sure he knew I was there [on court],” Selby said.

	He was pushing me a lot. I didn’t expect it to be so physical and it broke my concentration

	Max Lee
The jostling for position even resulted in a couple of heavy falls for both players.
“We both wanted the middle of the court and it was physical. I think he needs to work on his movement,” Selby said. Lee, Hong Kong’s first Chinese player to enter the main draw on merit, said he would regard last night’s outing as a “good learning experience”.
Another Englishman, James Willstrop, the winner in 2011, found Egyptian Tarek Momen too hot to handle as he became the highest seed to be bundled out, losing in straight games in the opening round.
“I’m disappointed with the result, not with the way I played. The squash was good but he is a good player and I have had problems against him in the past,” said the third-seeded Englishman who went down 11-8, 12-10, 11-9. “He was quicker and faster. It was close and I should have won the second game but he was always edging it. He is a shot player and he played the court well. It might be a surprise to many as I’m seeded three but it is only paper and I lost to him the last I played and he is probably better than many people think.”
World number one and top seed Frenchman Gregory Gaultier saw off Malaysian Mohammed Adnan in straight sets, 11-4, 11-4, 13-11. Gaultier was runner-up on four occasions in Hong Kong, from 2007 to 2010.


Experience tells as Max Lee gets a lesson  from squash veteran Daryl Selby in Hong Kong Open

Max Lee plays a shot against England's Daryl Selby at Hong Kong Squash Centre on Tuesday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Egypt's Tarek Momen (right) on his way to victory over England's James Willstrop yesterday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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