Nigeria F1 - Ogbe Guinness International Championships
Benin City, Nigeria
February 18-24, 2008
Surface: Hard
Main Draw      : 32
Qualifying Draw: 16
$15,000

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Lawal Shehu - 1309)
1. Marek Semjan
2. Bogdan Leonte   WD
3. Jan Stancik
4. Edward Seator
5. Alessandro Accardo
6. Valentin Sanon
7. Motaz Abou El Khair
8. Alexander Somogyi

First Round
(1)Marek Semjan (SVK) d. Ivan Nedelko (RUS) 4-6 6-1 6-2
(q)Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. (q)Ash Misquith (CAN) 3-6 7-5 6-3
Mario Tupy (AUT) d. Maniel Bains (GBR) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
(7)Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) d. Mahmoud Ezz (EGY) 5-7 7-5 6-3
(3)Jan Stancik (SVK) d. Omar Hedayet (EGY) 6-1 6-3
(q)Noam Yitzhaki (ISR) d. Augustine Nwokedi (NGR) 6-3 3-6 6-3
(q)Martin Hromec (SVK) d. (WC)Destiny Da Silva (NGR) 6-2 7-6(3)
(8)Alexander Somogyi (SVK) d. Lawal Shehu (NGR) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3
(6)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (WC)Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) 6-0 6-2
(q)Taiwo Owolabi (NGR) d. (q)Kingsley Enosoregbe (NGR) 6-2 6-1
Adolfo Gomez-Pinter (ESP) d. (q)Hubert Holzler (AUT) 3-6 7-5 6-3
(4)Edward Seator (GBR) d. Alexei Filenkov (RUS) 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
(5)Alessandro Accardo (ITA) d. Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) 1-6 6-2 6-1
(WC)Clifford Enosoregbe (NGR) d. (WC)Henry Atseye (NGR) 6-4 6-2
Antoine Tassart (FRA) d. (q)Andrew Fitzpatrick (GBR) 6-2 6-4
John McGahon (IRL) d. (LL)Ruslan Legar (ISR) 6-4 6-1   [Legar replaces Leonte]

Second Round
(q)Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. (1)Marek Semjan (SVK) 6-2 6-4
(7)Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) d. Mario Tupy (AUT) 6-3 6-2
(3)Jan Stancik (SVK) d. (q)Noam Yitzhaki (ISR) 6-1 6-2
(8)Alexander Somogyi (SVK) d. (q)Martin Hromec (SVK) 3-2 ret.
(6)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (q)Taiwo Owolabi (NGR) 6-3 6-4
(4)Edward Seator (GBR) d. Adolfo Gomez-Pinter (ESP) 6-1 6-2
(5)Alessandro Accardo (ITA) d. (WC)Clifford Enosoregbe (NGR) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
Antoine Tassart (FRA) d. John McGahon (IRL) 7-6(3) 6-3

Quarterfinals
(q)Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. (7)Motaz Abou El Khair (EGY) 7-5 6-4
(3)Jan Stancik (SVK) d. (8)Alexander Somogyi (SVK) 6-2 3-6 6-1
(6)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (4)Edward Seator (GBR) 7-5 6-3
(5)Alessandro Accardo (ITA) d. Antoine Tassart (FRA) 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
(q)Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. (3)Jan Stancik (SVK) 6-3 6-0
(6)Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. (5)Alessandro Accardo (ITA) 3-6 6-1 6-3

Finals
(q)Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. (6)Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-3 7-6(4)


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Augustine Nwokedi/John Otu - 1269+UnR)
1. Marek Semjan/Jan Stancik
2. Martin Hromec/Alexander Somogyi
3. John McGahon/Edward Seator
4. Alexei Filenkov/Valentin Sanon

First Round
Adolfo Gomez-Pinter/Fabio Lavazza (ESP/ITA) d. (1)Marek Semjan/Jan Stancik (SVK) 4-6 6-3 (10-7)
Abdul-Mumin Babaloa/Destiny Da Silva (NGR) d. Motaz Abou El Khair/Mahmoud Ezz (EGY) 6-4 4-6 (10-8)
Jeremy Blandin/Antoine Tassart (FRA) d. (4)Alexei Filenkov/Valentin Sanon (RUS/CIV) 6-4 7-5
Hubert Holzler/Mario Tupy (AUT) d. Alessandro Accardo/Omar Hedayet (ITA/EGY) 6-3 3-6 (10-8)
(WC)Ash Misquith/Taiwo Owolabi (CAN/NGR) d. Maniel Bains/Andrew Fitzpatrick (GBR) 5-7 6-2 (10-8)
(3)John McGahon/Edward Seator (IRL/GBR) d. (WC)Henry Atseye/Monday Igbinovia (NGR) 6-1 6-4
Augustine Nwokedi/John Otu (NGR) d. (WC)Clifford Enosoregbe/Kingsley Enosoregbe (NGR) 6-4 6-3
(2)Martin Hromec/Alexander Somogyi (SVK) d. Sunday Emmanuel/Lawal Shehu (NGR) 6-2 6-3 

Quarterfinals
Abdul-Mumin Babaloa/Destiny Da Silva (NGR) d. Adolfo Gomez-Pinter/Fabio Lavazza (ESP/ITA) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
Hubert Holzler/Mario Tupy (AUT) d. Jeremy Blandin/Antoine Tassart (FRA) 3-6 6-4 (10-8)
(3)John McGahon/Edward Seator (IRL/GBR) d. (WC)Ash Misquith/Taiwo Owolabi (CAN/NGR) 6-3 6-3
(2)Martin Hromec/Alexander Somogyi (SVK) d. Augustine Nwokedi/John Otu (NGR) w/o

Semifinals
Hubert Holzler/Mario Tupy (AUT) d. Abdul-Mumin Babaloa/Destiny Da Silva (NGR) 2-6 6-4 (10-3)
(3)John McGahon/Edward Seator (IRL/GBR) d. (2)Martin Hromec/Alexander Somogyi (SVK) 7-5 6-3

Finals
(3)John McGahon/Edward Seator (IRL/GBR) d. Hubert Holzler/Mario Tupy (AUT) 6-1 6-4