Unseeded Englishman Finnlay Withington continued his superb run at the Pittsburgh Open squash championships, stunning No.4 seed Yahya Elnawasany in four games at the Silver-level event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World No.64 Withington, who overcame Ryunosuke Tsukue in four games in the opening round at the Rivers Club, claimed back-to-back upset wins as he downed World No.13 Elnawasany by a 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 scoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This win continues Withington\u2019s strong form at the start of the season, which has recently brought him a quarter-final finish at the Charlottesville Open and a semi-final finish at the Vancouver Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awaiting Withington in the quarter-finals is [9\/16] seed Mohamed ElSherbini, who delivered a strong display to defeat No.5 seed Fares Dessouky in three games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egyptian 18-year-old Adam Hawal caused another of the seeding upsets on day two of play, battling past No.8 seed Veer Chotrani in four games. The rising talent recently reached his first Silver-level quarter-final at the Canada Cup, and he doubled this tally in impressive style after downing India\u2019s Chotrani 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere, defending champion Joel Makin kickstarted his title defence in Pittsburgh with a routine 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 win over Hungary\u2019s Balazs Farkas, while No.2 seed Marwan ElShorbagy made no mistake in progressing past compatriot Tom Walsh in straight games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. No.1 Timothy Brownell will keep home hopes alive heading into the quarter-finals after he progressed past Muhammad Ashab Irfan in an injury-curtailed clash. The No.6 seed will face No.3 seed Leonel Cardenas for a spot in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[1] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [9\/16] Balazs Farkas (HUN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 (31m)
[9\/16] Adam Hawal (EGY) v [8] Veer Chotrani (IND) 3-1: 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5 (53m)
[6] Timothy Brownell (USA) bt [9\/16] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 3-1: 11-4, 11-13, 13-11, 4-5 ret. (41m)
[3] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt [9\/16] Simon Herbert (ENG) 3-1: 10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (60m)
Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [4] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) 3-1: 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 (66m)
[9\/16] Mohamed ElSherbini (SLO) bt [5] Fares Dessouky (EGY) 3-0: 13-11, 12-10, 11-1 (45m)
[7] Juan Vargas (COL) bt David Bernet (SUI) 3-2: 5-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 (82m)
[2] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Tom Walsh (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 (42m)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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