It was Laurens Jan Anjema (pic ri) who produced the only upset in the 3rd round of the Kuwait Cup. The 10th seed Dutchman won in 5 tough games (11-9, 3-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-9) against 8th seed Frenchman Thierry Lincou (pic le) to reach the quarters.
Further 3rd round results: [1] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [13] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (52m); [7] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt [9] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 (50m); [3] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [16] Alister Walker (BOT) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (34m); [15] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Simon Rosner (GER) 7-11, 11-5, 12-10, 12-10 (67m); [5] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [12] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5 (50m); [6] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [14] Adrian Grant (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 11-1 (55m); [2] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [11] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (34m).