RESULTS:    CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Men’s semi-finals:
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt [1] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 8-11, 13-11, 2-11, 11-4, 12-10 (75m)
[4] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [Q] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (54m)

Women’s semi-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [4] Alison Waters (ENG) 14-12, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7 (64m)
[2] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt [Q] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10 (54m)


Egyptian outsider Tarek Momen secured an unexpected place in the final in the CIMB Malaysian Open after upsetting top-seeded compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy in today's (Friday) semi-finals of the men's $52,500 5-star PSA World Tour squash event at The Curve Shopping Mall in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

Seventh seed Momen claimed his surprise semi-final berth when he ousted 2007 runner-up Stewart Boswell, the No3 seed from Australia, in the quarter-finals.

And the world No23 from Cairo delivered another giant-killing performance to beat El Shorbagy, ranked nine places higher, 8-11, 13-11, 2-11, 11-4, 12-10 in 75 minutes to reach the fifth Tour final of his career.

Looking for his maiden PSA title, Momen will face local hero Mohd Azlan Iskandar after the No4 seed ended Farhan Mehboob's successful run by beating the Pakistan qualifier 11-7, 11-7, 11-7.

Iskandar, the Malaysian Open champion in 2004 and 2007, is celebrating his 22nd Tour final appearance – and hoping to become the sixth local winner of the title since 2000.

By contrast, the climax of the women's $53,500 WISPA World Tour Gold event will be the one predicted by the seedings, with Malaysian favourite Nicol David, the world number one, facing England's second seed Jenny Duncalf, the world number two.

But David had to work hard to reach her eighth final in a row.  The 26-year-old from Penang battled for 64 minutes to overcome England's fourth seed Alison Waters 14-12, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7 – to earn her 60th WISPA Tour final appearance!

Duncalf, a quarter-finalist for the past three years, claimed her maiden appearance in the final by beating Raneem El Weleily – ending the Egyptian qualifier's brave run 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10.

The win takes Duncalf into her 15th final – and her third successive Tour final meeting with David this year.