Karim Darwish defeated Tarek Momen
Egyptian champions Karim Darwish and Amr Shabana have prevailed in their second round ties to beat compatriots Tarek Momen 3-1 and Hisham Ashour 3-0 respectively on Thursday.
Darwish, who dropped three places to number six in this month PSA world ranking, defeated Momen in 41 minutes 11/3, 11/2, 5/11 and 11/7 while Shabana was faster against Hisham Ashour as he beat him 11/5, 11/7 and 12/10 in 31 minutes.
Elsewhere, in-form Mohamed El-Shorbagy conceded a stunning defeat against Mohd Azlan Iskandar from Malaysia 3-1, (6/11, 11/6, 14/12 and 11/7). Omar Mossaad also lost to Frenchman Gregory Gaultier 3-1 (11/6, 4/11, 11/4 and 11/6) who has been in an outstanding performance this year.
Gaultier, who will turn 29 next month, will face world number one Nick Matthew from England in the quarters in a replay of the final of the World Championship Open.
Darwish will play Stewart Boswell and Shabana will be tested by Iskandar.
Quarter-final line-up:
Nick Matthew (Eng) v Gregory Gaultier (Fra)
James Willstrop (Eng) v Peter Barker (Eng)
Karim Darwish (Egy) v Stewart Boswell (Eng)
Amr Shabana (Egy) v Mohd Azlan Iskandar (Mas)
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