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25-Mar, SEMIS:
Glory day for the English in
Hull
as defending champions bow out
 With
two reigning champions and five former champions in the lineup
the semi-finals promised a great deal, and they duly delivered.
Laura Massaro came from two games down to beat defending
champion Nour El Sherbini, then Sarah-Jane Perry set up
the first all-English women's final for 26 years as she stunned
five-time champion Nicol David.
Nick Matthew put in another tremendous performance to
beat two-time defending champion Mohamed Elshorbagy - ending the
Egyptian's reign as world #1 in the process - and he'll meet
Gregory Gaultier in the final after Ramy Ashour retired
injured after the Frenchman took the first game.
[5] Laura Massaro (Eng) 3-2 [1] Nour El Sherbini (Egy)
5/11, 7/11, 11/5, 11/3, 11/6 (62m)
[7] Sarah-Jane Perry (Eng) 3-1 [6] Nicol David (Mas)
11/8, 7/11, 13/11, 11/7 (56m)
[4] Nick Matthew (Eng) 3-1 [1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egy)
11/8, 11/8, 8/11, 11/5 (74m)
[3] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) 3-0 [5] Ramy Ashour (Egy)
11/9 rtd (14m)
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