Walters Waltzes Into Mega Semis

English qualifier Lewis Walters burst into the semi-finals of the Il Leone Shopping Center Mega Italia Open after upsetting fifth-seeded Italian Luca Mastrostefano in the 12th staging of the $10,000 PSA Tour squash event at Il Leone Shopping Center in Brescia, Italy.

The 20-year-old from Nottingham recovered from a game down to defeat Mastrostefano 6-11, 11-1, 13-11, 11-7 in 47 minutes.

After overcoming local player Marco Vercesi in the first round, Walters will meet his third Italian in the semi-finals when he takes on favourite Davide Bianchetti, the 2006 champion.

Home hero Bianchetti, the world No31 from Brescia, despatched sixth-seeded Dane Morten W Sorensen 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.

The other semi-final will be the US/German affair predicted by the seedings. Germany's No2 seed Simon Rosner beat Denmark's Rasmus Nielsen 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 and will now face Gilly Lane, the fourth seed from the USA who knocked out Englishman Tom Pashley 11-8, 12-10, 11-8.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [6] Morten W Sorensen (DEN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 (31m)
[Q] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [5] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 6-11, 11-1, 13-11, 11-7 (47m)
[4] Gilly Lane (USA) bt [7] Tom Pashley (ENG) 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (38m)
[2] Simon Rosner (GER) bt Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (29m)