Top Four Seeds Through To Club Sportif Semis

The top four seeds claimed their anticipated places in the semi-finals of the Club Sportif Cote de Liesse Open - but Canadian favourite Shahier Razik and Brazil's fourth seed Rafael F Alarcon were both tested for more than hour in their quarter-final matches in the $15,000 PSA Tour squash event at Club CDL in Montreal, Canada.

Razik battled for 79 minutes before overcoming fifth-seeded compatriot Shawn Delierre 11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 11-6. The 29-year-old from Toronto will now meet Alarcon - who needed 89 minutes to see off Canadian David Phillips 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5.

The other quarter-finals were resolved in straight games - third seed Miguel Angel Rodriguez prevailing in an all-Colombian encounter with Bernardo Samper 11-3, 11-9, 11-7.

On the eve of his 25th birthday, Englishman Daryl Selby, the No2 seed, triumphed 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 in 39 minutes over Canada's sixth seed Matthew Giuffre.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [5] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 11-6 (79m)
[4] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [8] David Phillips (CAN) 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 (89m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt [7] Bernardo Samper (COL) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
[2] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [6] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (39m)