Top Seeds Quashed In Sharm Quarters by Howard Harding May 22, 2015
- A semi-final line-up devoid of any of the top four seeds will see the
Women's Sharm El Sheikh International Squash Championship play out its
penultimate day of action after further upsets in the WSA International
25 event at the Youth & Sports City Hall in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Fifth seed Heba El Torky now becomes the top contender for the title
after pulling off the biggest quarter-final upset. The 24-year-old
world No.26 from Alexandria battled back from a game down to beat
second seed Nicolette Fernandes, the world No.20 from Guyana, 8-11,
12-10, 11-7, 12-10.
El Torky now faces Line Hansen, the No.6 seed from Denmark who ended
Coline Aumard's run, beating the French qualifier 11-8, 11-8, 5-11,
11-4.
Fast-rising Welsh star Tesni Evans claimed one of the biggest scalps in
her career to earn a surprise semi-final slot. The world No.31 from
Rhyl survived a five-game marathon against Salma Hany Ibrahim, beating
the fourth-seeded Egyptian - ranked 12 places higher - 7-11, 14-12,
11-8, 11-13, 11-7 in 85 minutes.
Evans will now take on another Egyptian for a place in the final.
Cairo-born Yathreb Adel ousted event giant-killer Deon Saffery - the
unseeded Welsh player who upset top seed Rachael Grinham in the opening
round - 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11.
RESULTS: Women's Sharm El Sheikh International Squash Championship, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
