Day SEVEN : Semi-Finals
Semi-finals night in El Gouna, with four compelling matches on the menu and four places in the 2023 finals at stake.
It was a long evening at the Conference and Cultural Centre with defending men’s champion Mostafa Asal claiming the last spot in the finals at 01.40 having stopped a Mohamed ElShorbagy comeback in the fifth. He’ll meet Ali Farag in the final after the world champion came from a game down to beat top seed Diego Elias to reach his fourth major final in a row.
The women’s semis started with a marathon repeat of last year’s final, top seed Nouran Gohar finally prevailing over Hania El Hammamy in 107 minutes. Belgium’s Nele Gilis produced a stunning upset as she beat world number one Nour El Sherbini in straight games to reach her first Platinum final.
[1] Nouran Gohar (Egy) 3-1 [3] Hania El Hammamy (Egy) 15-13, 9-11, 17-15, 11-6 (107m)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (Bel) 3-0 [2] Nour El Sherbini (Egy) 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 (45m)
[4] Ali Farag (Egy) 3-1 [1] Diego Elias (Per) 7-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-7 (72m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-2 [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 11-8, 11-8, 14-16, 6-11, 11-2 (109m)
Reports & Reaction, from Fram Gommendy in Gouna
F : Farag plays Cat/Mouse with Asal for 2nd Gouna title
F : Gohar ends Gilis run to claim title
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