QF: Joel solid against Mo 3/0
[4] Joel Makin (WAL) 3-0 [6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (48m)
[4] Joel Makin (WAL) 3-0 [6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (48m)
[6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 3-0 Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 11-7, 14-12, 11-4 (39m)
[6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 3-1 Bernat Jaume (ESP) : 11-13, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (46m)
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) 3-0 [6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (42m)
Walking off to catch the bus to the airport, Mohamed spoke with Fram about the match, and how much he rates Asal….
[3] Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-2 [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 11-8, 11-8, 14-16, 6-11, 11-2 (109m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 3-1 [5] Paul Coll (Nzl) 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (61m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 3-1 Fares Dessouky (Egy) 11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5 (58m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Eng) 3-1 Baptiste Masotti (Fra) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 (35m)
Obviously the main incentive for the players this week is to become the El Gouna Champion – but there are also ramifications in the World Rankings and World Tour Finals qualification