Momen Maintains Momentum In Detroit

Just 24 hours after upsetting fourth seed Cameron Pilley in the first round of the Motor City Open, unseeded Egyptian Tarek Momen struck again to reach the semi-finals of the $30,000 PSA Tour squash event in its ninth year at Birmingham Athletic Club in Detroit, USA.

The 20-year-old from Cairo, ranked 29 in the world, beat fifth seed Stewart Boswell - the world No19, who is also from Australia - 11-9, 11-8, 11-7.

Momen will now face top seed Adrian Grant for a place in the final. London-born left-hander Grant, the world No11, eliminated North American interest in the event after beating Canada's No8 seed Shahier Razik 11-8, 15-13, 11-7.

Olli Tuominen produced his best result on the PSA Tour for almost a year when he upset Laurens Jan Anjema, the third seed from the Netherlands. The sixth-seeded Finn from Helsinki battled for four games to overcome Anjema 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 - and will now face second seed Borja Golan in the other semi-final.

Golan, the Spanish number one, beat Egypt's Hisham Mohd Ashour, the No7 seed, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt [8] Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-8, 15-13, 11-7
Tarek Momen (EGY) bt [5] Stewart Boswell (AUS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7
[6] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [3] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8
[2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [7] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6