RESULTS: KIG Squash Open, Los Angeles, USA
Quarter-finals:
[1] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt [8] Chris Simpson (ENG) 8-11, 11-4, 12-10, 13-11 (53m)
[3] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [6] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 (38m)
[4] Tom Richards (ENG) bt Yasir Butt (PAK) 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8 (77m)
[2] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Stefan Casteleyn (BEL) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 (33m)
The top four seeds will contest the semi-finals of the inaugural KIG Open the after contrasting victories in the quarter-finals of the $28,000 PSA World Tour squash event at Los Angeles Athletic Club in Los Angeles, USA.
Top seed Tarek Momen was pushed all the way by England's Chris Simpson, the Egyptian ultimately winning 8-11, 11-4, 12-10, 13-11 after 53 minutes in a match that could have gone either way.
His semi-final opponent will be Canadian third seed Shahier Razik who, after a tough opening game, cruised to an 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 victory over Aaron Frankcomb, the sixth-seeded Australian who had little to give in the later stages after a marathon victory in the previous round.
Englishman Tom Richards needed five games to quell the attacking game of Pakistan's Yasir Butt. The 23-year-old fourth seed prevailed 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8 in 77 minutes and will now face fourth seed Omar Mosaad for a place in the final.
Mosaad, the No2 seed from Egypt, maintained a furiously fast pace that was too much for surprise opponent Stefan Casteleyn, the LAAC Club Pro.
The 21-year-old from Cairo disappointed the partisan home crowd by beating Casteleyn, a former world No7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Tarek Momen (EGY) v [3] Shahier Razik (CAN)
[2] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v [4] Tom Richards (ENG)