Diego Elias has become the first South American to reach the semi finals of the CIB PSA World Championships after ousting former World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad
QF: Diego Elias 3-0 Karim Abdel Gawad
[3] Diego Elias (PER) 3-0 [5] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 11-5, 11-1, 11-6 (34m)
QF: Mostafa Asal 3-1 Mazen Hesham
[4] Mostafa Asal (EGY) 3-1 [6] Mazen Hesham (EGY) 11-4, 2-11, 11-8, 11-3 (58m)
QF: Nour ElSherbini 3-0 Tinne Gilis
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) 3-0 [7] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 11-2, 11-8, 11-5 (27m)
QF: Paul Coll 3-0 Mohamed Elshorbagy
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) 3-0 [7] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 14-12, 11-6, 11-2 (49m)
QF: Ali Farag 3-0 Tarek Momen
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) [8] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6 (52m)
QF: Olivia Weaver 3-1 Fayrouz Aboelkheir
[8] Olivia Weaver (USA) 3-1 Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 11-9, 11-6, 3-11, 11-3 (40m)
Day Seven – As It Happened
The quarter finals of the CIB PSA World Championships begin today, with six matches split across two venues in Cairo, Egypt
R3: Mostafa Asal 3-1 Joel Makin
[4] Mostafa Asal (EGY) 3-1 [10] Joel Makin (WAL) 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9 (73m)
R3: Mazen Hesham 3-0 Youssef Soliman
[6] Mazen Hesham (EGY) 3-0 [12] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7 (44m)
R3: UPSET Rowan Elaraby 3-2 Georgina Kennedy
[9] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 3-2 [6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 7-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (52m)
R3: Hania El Hammamy 3-0 Siva Subramaniam
[2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 3-0 [14] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 15-13, 11-6, 11-5 (44m)
R2: Paul Coll 3-0 Eain Yow Ng
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (39m)
R3: Nouran Gohar 3-0 Sabrina Sobhy
[3] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [12] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 11-3, 11-4, 11-1 (28m)
R3 : Mohamed Elshorbagy 3-1 Marwan Elshorbagy
[7] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 3-1 [9] Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (54m)
R3: Nour El Tayeb 3-0 Satome Watanabe
Nour El Tayeb 3-0 Satome Watanabe 11-7, 12-10, 11-9
Day SIX : Round THREE concludes
Round Three concludes with an upset win for Rowan Elaraby over Gina Kennedy at the Museum and a Mohamed win over Marwan at Palm Hills
Day Six – As It Happened
Round three of the CIB PSA World Championships continues with eight matches split across two venues at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and the Palm Hills Club. All the matches can be watched live on SQUASHTV and you can also keep track of the live scores by clicking here. For more information
Amendments made to Schedule
Amendments have been made to the schedule for the CIB PSA World Championships between Tuesday May 14 – Thursday May 16 due to unforeseen issues at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
R3: Karim Abdel Gawad 3-0 Dimitri Steinmann
[5] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) 3-1 Dimitri Steinmann (Sui) “9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (66m)