The 7th Edition of #ELGOUNASQUASH continues tonight with four semi-finals  (and it's Semis day in the MASTERS too).

Egyptian Clean Sweep as men's top seed and defending champion are beaten

The semi-finals, contested by the top four seeds in both events, produced four thrilling matches, four Egyptian winners and a guaranteed new men's champion as the top seed and defending champion were both beaten.

Top seed Nour El Sherbini started the evening off with a four game win over Laura Massaro, pulling away after the Englishwoman had levelled at one-all.

She'll meet Raneem El Welily in a repeat of last year's World Champs final here after the second seed came from one-two down to beat compatrion Nour El Tayeb.

In the men's semis it was Marwan who prevailed agains elder brother Mohamed in the latest all-ElShorbagy match, coming through as Mohamed faded in the fifth.

Defending champion Gregory Gaultier looked on course as he fought back from a game down against Ali Farag, but the Egyprian staged his own comeback, taking the last two games to complete the Egyptian clean sweep.

[1] Nour El Sherbini (Egy) 3-1 [4] Laura Massaro (Eng)
              11-8, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6 (42m)

[4] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-2 [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy)
              11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-2 (75m)

[2] Raneem El Welily (Egy) 3-2 [3] Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
              11-9, 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 (63m)

[3] Ali Farag (Egy) 3-2 [2] Gregory Gaultier (Fra)
                11-9, 5-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-9 (71m)
  

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