Egyptian shocks Pilley

17-Apr-2010 - Squash Australia

Egyptian seventh seed Tarek Momen shocked Australia’s Cameron Pilley in the semi-finals of the Indian Challenge squash tournament in Kolkata on Friday.
Momen, a semi-finalist at the 2009 Australian Open, came back from losing the first game in a tiebreak to take the match 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6.
He moved into a final against third seeded fellow countryman Mohamed El Shorbagy, who ended the hopes of hometown hero Saurav Ghosal.
The women’s final will see second seeded Emma Beddoes up against Indian glamour girl Dipika Pallikal.

Semi-final results – prefix denotes seeding:

Men

3-Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt 8-Saurav Ghosal (IND) 5-11, 11-9, 11-3, 14-12
7-Tarek Momen (EGY) bt 2-Cameron Pilley (AUS) 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6

Women

4-Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt 1-Sharon Wee (MAS) 8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9
2-Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt 3-Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8