Stacey Stunned By Egyptian Qualifier In Exeter

England's second seed Stacey Ross crashed out of the Devon & Exeter Open after losing to Egyptian qualifier Mohamed El Shorbagy in the first round of the inaugural PSA Tour event at Devon & Exeter Club in Exeter, in the English county of Devon.

The 16-year-old from Alexandria twice came from behind to overcome Ross 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 in 62 minutes

"I'm delighted to have beaten this great player - and I also get to miss my French exam tomorrow," said El Shorbagy, who is based at Millfield School in England, where he is coached by legendary six-times British Open champion Jonah Barrington.

In the quarter-finals, the teenager will face seventh seed Mathieu Castagnet, one of three Frenchmen to make it through to the last eight. Castagnet beat English qualifier Shaun le Roux 11-6, 11-10 (3-1), 11-6.

France's unseeded Yann Perrin also claimed an unexpected place in the quarter-finals. The 21-year-old from Marseille removed sixth-seeded Welshman Rob Sutherland 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 and will now take on England's No3 seed Chris Ryder.

1st round:
[1] Bradley Ball (ENG) bt James Snell (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7 (33m)
[5] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-7 (43m)
[4] Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-3, 11-1, 11-9 (32m)
[8] David Barnett (ENG) bt [Q] Jason Barry (RSA) 10-11 (1-3), 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 11-2 (43m)
Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [6] Rob Sutherland (WAL) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (33m)
[3] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [Q] Joe Lee (ENG) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 (42m)
[7] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [Q] Shaun le Roux (ENG) 11-6, 11-10 (3-1), 11-6 (45m)
[Q] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [2] Stacey Ross (ENG) 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 (62m)