RESULTS: Internacional Sporta Open, Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala
Quarter-finals:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6
[3] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [7] James Snell (ENG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-3
[4] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [6] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 11-9, 11-2, 11-6
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [Q] Omar El Kashef (EGY) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
Mexican twins Arturo Salazar and Cesar Salazar will face each other for the first time in the main draw of a PSA World Tour squash event when they contest the semi-finals of the $15,000 Internacional Sporta Open at Sporta in Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala.
The 22-year-olds from San Luis Potosi both overcame their quarter-final opponents in straight games - world No54 Arturo, the second seed, despatching Egyptian qualifier Omar El Kashef 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, while Cesar, the fourth seed ranked 14 places below his brother, ousted England's sixth seed Eddie Charlton 11-9, 11-2, 11-6.
There will also be Mexican interest in the other semi-final where favourite Eric Galvez takes on Italian Stephane Galifi. Galvez, the world No51 from Puebla, defeated seventh-seeded Englishman James Snell 11-9, 11-5, 11-3, while France-based Galifi, the No3 seed, ended qualifier Rodrigo Torres' run - beating the 29-year-old Colombian 11-5, 11-5, 11-6.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) v [3] Stephane Galifi (ITA)
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) v [4] Cesar Salazar (MEX)