Chinatsu Charges On In Hong Kong Challenge

Japan's unseeded Chinatsu Matsui continued her charge in the Women's Crocodile Challenge Cup when she upset sixth seed Olga Ertlova to reach the semi-finals of the $16,000 WISPA World Tour squash event at the Hong Kong Squash Centre in Hong Kong - becoming the only non-local player to make the last four.

The 31-year-old from Kawasaki - who made her breakthrough in the first round where she ousted local star Christina Mak, the third seed - beat higher-ranked Ertlova, from the Czech Republic, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7.

Matsui will now face rising star Annie Au for a place in the final. Second seed Au defeated fellow Hong Kong player Elise Ng 11-3, 11-4, 11-5.

Top seed Rebecca Chiu and fourth seed Joey Chan will meet in an all-Hong Kong semi after straightforward quarter-final wins. Former Asian Games gold medallist Chiu beat South Korea's Song Sun-Mi 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 - while Chan celebrated an 11-2, 11-6, 11-7 victory over unseeded compatriot Liu Tsz-Ling.

Australian Bradley Hindle stands in the way of an all Hong Kong line-up in the final of the men's $6,000 PSA World Tour Super Satellite event.

The 28-year-old top seed beat Hong Kong's Wai Hang Wong 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 and will now face a second local player Leo Au for a place in the final. Au beat fellow qualifier Ali Farag, of Egypt, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.

The other men's semi is the one predicted by the seedings - a domestic clash between second seed Dick Lau and third seed Max Lee.

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [7] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4
[4] Joey Chan (HKG) bt Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) 11-2, 11-6, 11-7
Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) bt [6] Olga Ertlova (CZE) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [5] Elise Ng (HKG) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 11-6, 11-7, 11-3
[Q] Leo Au (HKG) bt [Q] Ali Farag (EGY) 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
[3] Max Lee (HKG) bt [6] Tom Pashley (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
[2] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [7] Anson Kwong (HKG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-13, 11-3