RESULTS: Sheikha Sheikha Saad Al Sabah International, Hawally, Kuwait

Semi-finals:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) bt [3] Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy (EGY) 11-1, 11-2, 11-2 (18m)
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 11-6, 13-11, 4-11, 11-5 (38m)

Top seeds Annie Au and Dipika Pallikal will contest the final of the Women's Sheikha Sheikha Saad Al Sabah International, the inaugural $11,600 WISPA World Tour squash event at the Qadsia Sporting Club in Hawally, Kuwait.

Hong Kong favourite Au raced to her second successive match win in under 20 minutes by despatching Egypt's third seed Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy 11-1, 11-2, 11-2 in just 18 minutes.

Second seed Dipika Pallikal needed four games to book her anticipated place in the climax. The 18-year-old world No40 from Chennai battled for 38 minutes to get the better of Japan's fourth seed Misaki Kobayashi 11-6, 13-11, 4-11, 11-5.

Pallikal is celebrating her third appearance in a WISPA Tour final, while 21-year-old Au, ranked 17 in the world, is marking her ninth final.