Luca Lands Semi Slot After Beating Bianchetti In Brescia

Eighth seed Luca Mastrostefano scored a notable triumph in the quarter-finals of the Mega Italia Open when he upset fellow Italian Davide Bianchetti, the top seed and defending champion, in the PSA Tour event at the Millennium Sport & Fitness Centre in Brescia, Italy.

It was Mastrostefano's first Tour win over his Italian rival - and almost certainly the first defeat of the Brescia-based Bianchetti by a compatriot in many years.

The 27-year-old underdog won 6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-8 in 68 minutes - and will meet another surprise semi-finalist when he takes on unseeded Australian Tony James, the 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5 victor over Mexico's No4 seed Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira.

Quarter-finals:
[8] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) bt [1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-8 (68m)
Tony James (AUS) bt [4] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5 (46m)
[3] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [Q] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) 11-4, 11-4, 2-11, 11-9 (43m)
[2] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [5] Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-8, 2-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7 (83m)