In March, Nicol beat the Frenchwoman in straight sets in the quarter-finals of the British Open. Better luck next time: Malaysian Nicol David going for the ball against Camille Serme of France in the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open yesterday. 1 and top seed Gregory Gaultier of France 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 in 55 minutes. Mohamed beat Mohamed Abouelghar, also of Egypt, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9 in the quarter-finals. QUARTER-FINAL RESULTSMen: Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) bt Gregory Gaultier (Fra) 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6; Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egy) bt Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9; Ali Farag (Egy) bt Declan James (Eng) 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6; Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) bt Tarek Momen (Egy) 12-10, 11-7, 12-14, 11-7.

Source: The Star November 18, 2017 00:56 UTC