World number five, Karim Darwish clinched his first victory in World series finals after defeating  Azlan Iskandar 2-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-4) on Thursday.

Mohamed El-Shorbagy – who defeated Iskandar in the first day on Wednesday - wasn’t that fortunate as he lost to James Willstrop 2-0 (11-6, 11-7).

The English player earned his second victory in the competition after beating Karim Darwish 2-0 (11-6, 11-5) on Wednesday.

In the other group four-time World champion Amr Shabana from Egypt defeated Peter Barker 2-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-7) in the group’s opener on Wednesday.

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