"I'm probably in the best shape of my life," Gaultier told MC Andy Kay afterwards. "I've been playing well over the last few months. Tonight I had a lot of motivation and lots of confidence - and I didn't feel under any pressure." In the last quarter-final match of the AJ Bell World Championship 2nd seed Frenchman Greg Gaultier beat Englishman Daryl Selby in straight games (11-7, 11-4, 12-10) to book the last ticket for tomorrow’s semi finals.
Semi-finals:
[1] Ramy Ashour (EGY) v [4] Nick Matthew (ENG)
[2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (48m)
[4] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [8] Amr Shabana (EGY) 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (43m)
[6] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) bt [3] James Willstrop (ENG) 12-10, 11-6, 2-11, 11-9 (78m)
[2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [13] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 (60m)
