Swelim Sweeps Into Saskatoon Semis

Unseeded Italian Amr Ramsy Swelim swept into the semi-finals of the Prairie Autohaus Saskatoon Boast Open in Canada when he upset second seed Gonzalo Miranda in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event in its tenth year at the YMCA in Saskatoon.

It took just 33 minutes for the Cairo-based 27-year-old to dismiss Miranda, the world No115 from Argentina, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5.

"Swelim was all smiles after the match and noted his game plan was to slow down the game and not play the fast retrieving game the South American players loved to play," said event spokesman Daryl Foreman. "He gave full marks to Miranda and advised he was a talented and improving player."

Swelim will now face fellow non-seed Dane Sharp, the 26-year-old from Toronto who ensured Canadian interest in the lower half of the draw by beating Malaysian qualifier Kam Hing Choong 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 in 47 minutes.

Fourth seed Andrew Schnell leads local interest in the top half of the draw following his 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7 win over fellow countryman Thomas Brinkman.

Calgary-born Schnell will line up against Zac Alexander after the top seed from Australia defeated Spanish qualifier Alejandro Garbi Caro 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4.

Semi-final line-up:
[1] Zac Alexander (AUS) v [4] Andrew Schnell (CAN)
Amr Ramsy Swelim (ITA) v Dane Sharp (CAN)

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