• MCO Qualifying: Abbas, Golan, Clyne, Cuskelly advance to Main Draw

    2009 champ Golan gets #2 seed El Shorbagy Alan Clyne (right) in full stride against Lee. (Birmingham Athletic Club photo) Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – The top seeds held their ground and advanced out of the qualifying… Read More

  • Motor City Qualifying: 2009 champ Golan continues comeback

    Lee upsets Mueller; Koukal survives Borja Golan (left), in action during the 2009 MCO. (Birmingham Athletic Club photo) Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – First round qualifying matches kicked off the 2011 Motor City Open presented by the… Read More

  • Top seed Anjema, former World #1 Palmer headline Motor City Open

    Top seed Laurens Jan Anjema (left). (Birmingham Athletic Club photo) Birmingham, Mich. – Top seed and World #9 Laurens Jan Anjema of the Netherlands leads nine of the world’s Top 25 in pursuit of a record… Read More

  • Motor City Open Notes

    Darwish and Tuominen back in 2004’s Motor City Open. (Birmingham Athletic Club photo) Welcome back, Karim The last time Karim Darwish came to the Motor City Open it was 2004, he was a rising star at… Read More

  • Imperious Darwish Dominates Iskandar

    In top form, Egyptian blitzes tournament without dropping a game Top seed Karim Darwish hit his stride against Azlan Iskandar in Monday’s Motor City Open final. (Birmingham Athletic Club photo) Birmingham, Mich. – If there were… Read More

  • Darwish and Iskander Advance to Motor City Final

    Malaysian wears down two-seed Lincou in five; Darwish rolls over Aziz Top seed Karim Darwish winds up against OmarAbdel Aziz in their semis duel. (Birmingham Athletic Club photo) Birmingham, Mich. – And then there were two…. Read More