RESULTS:    Movida International Squash Open, Toulouse, France

Quarter-finals:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [6] John Rooney (IRL) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 (62m)
[Q] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt Romain Tenant (FRA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-1 (36m)
[5] Amr Mansi (EGY) bt [4] Bradley Hindle (AUS) 10-12, 11-8, 1-11, 11-9, 11-6 (82m)
[2] Julien Balbo (FRA) bt Johan Bouquet (FRA) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 (48m)


French qualifier Stephane Galifi continued his giant-killing run in the Movida International Open when he scored his second successive upset to reach the semi-finals of the inaugural $10,000 PSA Tour squash event at Movida Castanet in Toulouse, France.

The unranked 29-year-old from Rouen, competing in his first Tour event for three years, defeated compatriot Romain Tenant 11-3, 11-7, 11-1 in 36 minutes.

"I’m so happy, as everything is going my way at the moment," the former world No40 told www.sitesquash.com .  "The Toulouse audience is so fantastic, who could ask for anything more!"

Galifi will now take on top seed Davide Bianchetti after the Italian beat Ireland's John Rooney 11-6, 11-8, 11-3.

There will be local interest in the other semi-final where second seed Julien Balbo takes on Egyptian Amr Mansi.  Balbo, 29, from Chambery, disappointed local fans when he beat Toulouse-based Johan Bouquet 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.

Mansi, the fifth seed, twice came from behind to upset fourth-seeded Australian Bradley Hindle 10-12, 11-8, 1-11, 11-9, 11-6 in 82 minutes.

Semi-final line-up:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) v [Q] Stephane Galifi (FRA)
[2] Julien Balbo (FRA) v [5] Amr Mansi (EGY)