On Tuesday, Nour El Sherbiny, and Karim Abdel Gawad advanced to the semi-finals for the PSA World Championship in Chicago, Illinois, US.
Abdel Gawad advanced to the semi-finals after beating No.1 in the international ranking, Diego Elias.
So, Abdel Gawad is paving the way for his Egyptian friend Mostafa Asal to restore the top of the international ranking once again, in case he advanced to the final.
The Egyptian Squash star and the third in PSA international ranking returned to the world tournaments after the end of his suspension in late April. Asal was suspended for six weeks and fined over incidents of dangerous play.
For women's competitions, El Sherbiny defeated Georgina Kennedy.
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