Selby Sails Into Semis

England's unseeded Daryl Selby burst through to the last four of the Par-Fyum Goodlife Open in Ottawa, Canada, to claim his fourth appearance in the semi-finals of a PSA Tour event this year against the odds.

After upsetting fourth-seeded Canadian Shawn Delierre in the opening round, the 22-year-old from Essex despatched Australian qualifier Wade Johnstone 11-7 11-4 7-11 11-10 in a 41-minute quarter-final.

Ranked outside the world's top 200 a year ago, Selby now boasts a career-high 83 ranking. Winner of the last event in which he competed in Canada, the La Sportheque Pro-Am in Quebec, Selby faces compatriot Jonathan Kemp for a place in the Ottawa final. Second seed Kemp beat France's No8 seed Laurent Elriani 10-11 11-4 11-5 11-3.

Local interest will be focussed on the other semi-final in which top seed Shahier Razik takes on Welshman Gavin Jones. Razik, 27, from Toronto, beat Australia's fifth seed Simon Carruthers 11-6 11-5 11-5 while Jones, the third seed, defeated New Zealander Callum O'Brien 11-5 11-2 11-7.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [5] Simon Carruthers (AUS) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (33m)
[3] Gavin Jones (WAL) bt [6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 (37m)
Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [Q] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-10 (2-0) (41m)
[2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [8] Laurent Elriani (FRA) 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (43m)