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Selby Sails Into Vancouver Semis

5 Nov 2005

Unseeded Daryl Selby forced fourth seed Lee Drew out of the Coastal Contacts Jericho Grand Prix when he upset his fellow Englishman 10-11 11-6 11-10 9-11 11-3 in the quarter-finals in Vancouver, Canada.

Selby, who celebrated his 23rd birthday this week, now faces Spaniard Borja Golan for a place in the final. Golan, the second seed, brushed aside German qualifier Simon Rosner 11-5 11-6 11-8.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt [5] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-2
[3] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [Q] Luke Margan (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [4] Lee Drew (ENG) 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-3
[2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Simon Rosner (GER) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8