Nicolas Mueller (SUI) secured home interest as he beat Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 to reach the semis of the Grasshopper Cup in Zurci (photo: Helen Ree) All 4 seeds scored straightforward straight games wins in the Grasshopper Cup in Switzerland to set up the predicted semi-finals in Zurich.
Egypt's Karim Abdel Gawad, at 20 the youngest of the 4, swiftly despatched newly-crowned Danish champion Kristian Frost Olesen 11-5, 13-11, 11-5 in just 24 minutes.
The 4th seed from Cairo will now face local hero Nicolas Mueller (pic), the Swiss No1, who knocked out Gawad's compatriot Omar Abdel Meguid 11-5, 11-7, 11-3.
The other semi will feature English favourite Daryl Selby and 'Flying Finn' Olli Tuominen, the No3 seed. Selby, the world No11, defeated Czech No1 Jan Koukal 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 and Tuominen showed all his experience to overcome the 20-year-old Charles Sharpes (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) v [3] Olli Tuominen (FIN)
[2] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) v [4] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (34m)
[3] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt Charles Sharpes (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (36m)
[4] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) 11-5, 13-11, 11-5 (24m)
[2] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (34m)
