Rampant Ramy Rallies On In Dayton

Egyptian qualifier Ramy Ashour claimed his second successive seed scalp in the EBS Dayton Open when he beat Canada's seventh seed Shahier Razik 8-11 11-9 11-3 11-6 in the men's quarter-finals of the PSA Tour event in the US state of Ohio.

The 18-year-old world junior champion from Cairo, who upset Malaysia's third seed Ong Beng Hee in the first round, will now face Finland's second seed Olli Tuominen for a place in the final.

There will be a surprise Egyptian in the other semi-final when Mohammed Abbas takes on Scotland's top seed John White. Abbas, the fifth seed, upset fourth-seeded fellow countryman Wael El Hindi 11-10 10-11 11-5 11-2.

White, aiming to win his first Dayton title, overcame a first game deficit to beat Australia's eighth seed Cameron Pilley 8-11 11-4 11-4 11-7.

The top two seeds will meet in the women's final. English favourite Linda Elriani beat long-time English rival Fiona Geaves, the third seed, 9-3 9-1 6-9 9-5, while Egypt's second seed Omneya Abdel Kawy cruised to a 9-2 9-0 9-4 win over Scotland's fourth seed Pamela Nimmo.

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] John White (SCO) bt [8] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
[5] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) bt [4] Wael El Hindi (EGY) 11-10 (2-0), 10-11 (1-3), 11-5, 11-2
[Q] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt [7] Shahier Razik (CAN) 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6
[2] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt Dan Jenson (AUS) 10-11 (1-3), 11-5, 11-7, 11-3

Women's semi-finals:
[1] Linda Elriani (ENG) bt [3] Fiona Geaves (ENG) 9-3, 9-1, 6-9, 9-5
[2] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [4] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) 9-2, 9-0, 9-4