Marwan Makes Cairo Semis

Egyptian teenager Marwan El Shorbagy became the only unseeded player to reach the semi-finals of the inaugural Egyptian People Tournament after beating compatriot Karim Ali Fathi in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event at the Heliopolis Club in Cairo.

Fathi, a qualifier, made his breakthrough in the opening round where he knocked out second seed Omar Abdel Aziz.

And the 18-year-old from Cairo took the opening two games against El Shorbagy, also 18, but ranked more than 130 places higher in the world rankings.

But El Shorbagy, the recently-crowned world junior champion, dug deep and - taking advantage of a hamstring injury sustained by Fathi early in the third game - took control of the match to draw level before claiming victory in an 8-11, 3-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 scoreline.

El Shorbagy will now face third seed Ali Farag following the 19-year-old from Cairo's 11-3, 12-10, 11-8 win over fellow countryman Omar Abdel Meguid.

The other semi will also be an all-Egyptian affair, between top seed Karim Abdel Gawad and Andrew Wagih Shoukry, the No4 seed.

Gawad, the Alexandria-born world No38, recovered from a game to beat Ali Farag's older brother Wael Farag 11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5, while Shoukry despatched Mazen Gamal 11-6, 12-10, 11-7.

Semi-final line-up:
[1] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v [4] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY)
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) v [3] Ali Farag (EGY)