RESULTS:        BAA Bishop's Stortford Squash Festival, Bishop's Stortford, England

Quarter-finals:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [8] Jesse Engelbrecht (RSA) 11-2, 11-7, 11-2
[7] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) bt [3] Jonathan Harford (ENG)  4-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-2
[6] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [4] Jan Koukal (CZE)  11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3
[5] Julien Balbo (FRA) bt [Q] Romain Tenant (FRA)  11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 (62m)

Top seed and local hero Daryl Selby will be the only Englishman to compete in the semi-finals of the BAA Bishop's Stortford Squash Festival amid a series of quarter-final upsets in the inaugural PSA Tour event at the Bishop's Stortford Squash Club in Bishop's Stortford.

Selby, the world No36 who is based at England's '2007 Club of the Year', gave an impressively clinical display in his match against South Africa's Jesse Engelbrecht - confirming why he is so strongly fancied to lift the title at the weekend.  As gamely as Engelbrecht played, Selby had an answer for everything that the former Zimbabwean could throw at him.  The 24-year-old Englishman ran out a comfortable 11-2, 11-7, 11-2 winner.

Selby expected to face fellow countryman Jonathan Harford in the last four.  But after starting well against No7 seed Luca Mastrostefano, the No3 seed from Gloucestershire capitulated quickly, enabling the Italian to win the next three games with ease to claim a 4-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 victory.

Not nearly so comfortable was the victory by Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet over fourth seed Jan Koukal, from the Czech Republic.  In the longest match of the evening, in which each player needed an injury break, sixth seed Castagnet finally managed to win through 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3.

The quarter-final clash between charismatic Frenchmen Julien Balbo and Romain Tenant thoroughly entertained the packed crowd.  With three out of the four games going to 11-9, the final result was always in the balance.  Fifth seed Balbo took the first 11-9, then lost the second 9-11 to qualifier Tenant.  The third game was the most decisive, going 11-5 to Balbo.  He finally managed to clinch an exhilarating match 11-9 in the fifth.

Both players heaped praise on the crowd for their squash appreciation and for providing an atmosphere that made it such an enjoyable match to play in and to watch.

Semi-final line-up:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) v [7] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA)
[5] Julien Balbo (FRA) v [6] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)