[4] Gregory Gaultier bt [7] Thierry Lincou 11/6, 8/11,11/5, 11/5 (63m)
Gaultier moved so easily between attack and defence, held so many tactical options, and so often played at such a high pace during his 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 win that Lincou did well to extend a fine match for more than hour.
There were moments in the second game when it looked as though Gaultier might trample all over his compatriot, especially as his 32-year-old compatriot had worked unnecessarily hard to qualify at close to midnight the previous 
evening, after misunderstanding how little had been need for him to qualify for the final.
But Lincou worked his way back into the final well, finding a way of controlling the rallies at an economical pace, while Gaultier sometimes became distracted by impassioned disputes with the referee.
When he refocused and made Lincou move further and faster than was comfortable for him, Gaultier was in charge again, controlling the tee, establishing early leads in the third and fourth games, and eventually winning with something to spare.
“I can't think about whether I am the best in the world right now,” Gaultier said, when asked if he felt he could make the top spot. “I just want to to win as many tournaments as I can and then I can get to the number one.
“But it is totally true that I did feel as if I was flying this week.
And today I won because I wanted it more.”
Gaultier was ominously in charge when leading by a game and 3-1, but at
8-6 he collided slightly with Lincou, fell, and rolled spectacularly over, claiming theatrically that he deserved a let, though replays suggested otherwise.
He spent much of the rest of that game fuming about imagined injustices, allowing Lincou an unexpected path back to parity; then hit the glass back wall angrily with the edge of his racket after losing the second game and glared at the officials as he left the court to sit down.
But he refocussed well during the third game and only restarted his shenanigans in the fourth, once blowing an ironic 
kiss at the officials after he got a decision which went his way, and then coming out of the court at the end of a huge rally which caused the crowd to applaud for more than 30 seconds.
During that time Lincou mimed his appeal hilariously to the referee, and on another occasion the older man mimicked Gaultier's chattering complaints with moving fingers behind his compatriot's back.
At the end the two Frenchman embraced on the court, and then did so again off it, underlining themselves as strong friends – a contrast to their public row after their match at the Super Series finals at London's Broadgate Arena last year when Lincou bellowed “you are not my brother.”
By contrast this was often a graciously beautiful contest and always exciting contest at the Queens Club, which ended with Gaultier flamboyantly kissing the Duchess of Gloucester on both cheeks.
Gaultier clearly revels in moments of great triumph, so much that it made you wonder whether he will eventually capture the biggest prize in the sport, the World Open. But the Egyptians, two of whom appear to have kept their powder dry for at least two of the last four days, will undoubtedly have a great deal to say about that.
Final places.-
1, Greg Gaultier (France);
2, Thierry Lincou (France);
3, Karim Darwish (Egypt);
4, Amr Shabana (Egypt);
5, James Willstrop (England);
6, David Palmer (Australia);
7, Wael El Hindi (Egypt);
8, Ramy Ashour (Egypt).
By: Richard Eaton