Pilley Survives Golan Marathon In Berkshire

Australia's Cameron Pilley battled for 63 minutes to overcome Spaniard Borja Golan to reach the semi-finals of the Berkshire Open in Williamstown, Mass, USA.

Pilley, the third seed from New South Wales, survived two tie-breaks to beat fifth seed Golan 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 5-11, 11-10 (3-1) to earn a clash with Canadian Shahier Razik, the second seed who ended unseeded Englishman Mark Heather's run 11-5, 11-6, 11-6.

Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema cruised into the last four with an 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 win over USA's Christopher Gordon. The top seed will meet Egypt's sixth seed Hisham Mohd Ashour for a place in the final.

India's Joshna Chinappa pulled off a significant upset in the quarter-finals of the women's event. The 20-year-old from Chennai, seeded eight, took five games to overcome Malaysia's second seed Tricia Chuah 9-6, 7-9, 10-8, 4-9, 9-1 in 51 minutes to set up a semi-final clash with Dianne Desira, the fifth-seeded Australian who upset Canada's third seed Runa Reta 9-6 9-1 9-2.

Men's Quarter-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 (39m)
[6] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt [Q] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) 11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 11-8 (43m)
[3] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [5] Borja Golan (ESP) 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 5-11, 11-10 (3-1) (63m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Mark Heather (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (41m)

Women's Quarter-finals:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-3, 9-3, 9-3 (30m)
[4] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [6] Louise Crome (NZL) 9-7, 9-6, 9-10, 9-5 (44m)
[5] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt [3] Runa Reta (CAN) 9-6, 9-1, 9-2 (37m)
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [2] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-6, 7-9, 10-8, 4-9, 9-1 (51m)