Power Surge Continues As Borja Is Beaten

Spanish qualifier Borja Golan's winning streak came to an end in the quarter-finals of the PACE Canadian Classic when he ran into a brick wall provided by world No1 Jonathon Power in the $50,000 PSA Tour event being staged for the first time in the John Bassett Theatre at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.

After beating Power's Canadian team-mate Graham Ryding in a stunning first round upset, Golan soon discovered that the top seed is an altogether different sort of player

"I rarely meet players of this calibre and pace," conceded the Spaniard after losing 11-5 11-3 11-7 to Power in 46 minutes.

The 31-year-old from Montreal - now just one match away from his 60th PSA Tour final appearance - will meet France's Gregory Gaultier in the semi-finals. The third seed from Aix-en-Provence crushed compatriot Jean-Michel Arcucci, a qualifier, 11-0 11-4 11-0 in just 29 minutes.

The other semi-final will be an all-Egyptian affair, but both players were fully tested by lower-ranked compatriots before earning their anticipated places in the last four.

Second seed Amr Shabana, the world champion from Cairo, took 48 minutes to get the better of seventh seed Wael El Hindi 11-10 11-6 8-11 11-4, whereas fourth seed Karim Darwish battled for 70 minutes before overcoming Mohammed Abbas, the eighth seed ranked 13 places lower in the world, 11-10 6-11 11-9 11-7.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt [Q] Borja Golan (ESP) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (46m)
[3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 11-0, 11-4, 11-0 (29m)
[4] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [8] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) 11-10 (4-2), 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (70m)
[2] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [7] Wael El Hindi (EGY) 11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 8-11, 11-4 (48m)