Adnan Brothers On Course For Kuala Lumpur Final

Malaysian brothers Nafzahizam Adnan and Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan are on course to meet in the second PSA Tour final in their home town in a month after surviving today's quarter-finals of the NSC Satellite No2 at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur.

Second seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, the younger of the pair and winner of the April clash, took just 24 minutes to beat Egyptian qualifier Karim AGA Samy 11-5, 11-4, 11-10 (6-4) - and will now face England's sixth seed James Snell for a place in the final.

Nafzahizam, the 22-year-old third seed, battled through three tie-break games before overcoming compatriot qualifier Elvinn Keo 10-11 (1-3), 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 4-11, 11-10 (3-1) in 53 minutes. His semi-final opponent will be Egypt's top seed Mohd Ali Anwar Reda.

Hong Kong's fifth seed Annie Au produced the only upset in the women's event when she beat Malaysia's Lim Yoke Wah, the fourth seed, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 in 43 minutes.

The 18-year-old Asian Junior champion will now take on Margriet Huisman, the second seed from the Netherlands who defeated local player Nessrine Ariffin 9-4, 9-2, 9-1.

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [8] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (3-1), 11-7 (40m)
[3] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 10-11 (1-3), 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 4-11, 11-10 (3-1) (53m)
[6] James Snell (ENG) bt [Q] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9 (66m)
[2] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-5, 11-4, 11-10 (6-4) (24m)

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Line Hansen (DEN) bt [7] Shin Nga Leung (HKG) 9-6, 9-0, 9-2 (31m)
[3] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [6] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 9-0, 9-1, 9-6 (24m)
[5] Annie Au (HKG) bt [4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 (43m)
[2] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) 9-4, 9-2, 9-1 (17m)