Anjema Maintains Momentum At Heliopolis

Dutch qualifier Laurens Jan Anjema maintained his giant-killing run through the Rotary Heliopolis Open when he upset sixth-seeded Egyptian Mohammed Abbas in the quarter-finals of the 4-star PSA Tour event at the Heliopolis Club in Cairo.

The 22-year-old from The Hague defeated third-seeded Canadian Graham Ryding in four games in the first round - then removed Abbas, the world No20 playing in his hometown, 11-8 11-8 1-11 11-9.

Anjema now faces a further Egyptian in the semi-finals after second seed Karim Darwish, the world No12 from Cairo, beat England's unseeded Peter Barker 11-8 11-3 11-2.

The other semi-final will also feature Egyptian interest as top seed Amr Shabana takes on Finland's fourth seed Olli Tuominen. Shabana, the former world champion from Cairo, defeated eight-seeded compatriot Wael El Hindi 11-9 5-11 11-3 11-8, while the Finn was made to fight back from 1/2 down to overcome English qualifier Jonathan Kemp 11-8 6-11 3-11 11-3 11-4.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [8] Wael El Hindi (EGY) 11-9, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8
[4] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-8, 6-11, 3-11, 11-3, 11-4
[Q] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt [6] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 1-11, 11-9
[2] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt Peter Barker (ENG) 11-8, 11-3, 11-2