Daniel Mekbib advances to Poznan Open semi-finals

UNSQUASHABLE player Daniel Mekbib of the Czech Republic defeated Jan Wipperfürth of Germany 11-9 11-3 11-6 in the quarter-finals of the PSA Poznan Squash Open 2024 being staged at the 11Punkt Squash Klub in Poznan, Poland.

In his opening match of the tournament, the top seeded Czech overcame Laouenan Loaëc of France 11-7 11-4 1-11 11-6.

Fellow UNSQUASHABLE player Ronald Palomino of Colombia defeated Jakub Pytlowany of Poland 11-3 11-7 11-6 in the 1st round but was denied a place in the quarter-finals by 2nd seed Jakub Solnicky of the Czech Republic for closed-out a hard-fought 11-9 11-8 9-11 11-4 victory in 56 minutes.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Poznan Squash Open 2024, 11Punkt Squash Klub, Poznan, Poland
Semi-Finals:
[1] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) v [3] Alasdair Prott (SCO)
[2] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) v [9/16] Sohail El Shenawy (EGY)
 
Professional Squash Association (PSA) Poznan Squash Open 2024, 11Punkt Squash Klub, Poznan, Poland
Quarter-Finals:
[1] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bt [9/16] Jan Wipperfürth (GER) 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 (31m)
[3] Alasdair Prott (SCO) bt [6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (37m)
[9/16] Sohail El Shenawy (EGY) bt [4] Elijah Thomas (NZL) 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8 (78m)
[2] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bt [7] Sebastiaan Hofman (NED) 11-6, 11-5, 11-2 (28m)

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Poznan Squash Open 2024, 11Punkt Squash Klub, Poznan, Poland
2nd Round:
[1] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bt [9/16] Laouenan Loaëc (FRA) 11-7, 11-4, 1-11, 11-6 (39m)
[9/16] Jan Wipperfürth (GER) bt [8] Sean Conroy (IRL) 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 6-11, 11-5 (43m)
[6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt [9/16] Manuel Paquemar (FRA) 14-12, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6 (51m)
[3] Alasdair Prott (SCO) bt [9/16] Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (30m)
[4] Elijah Thomas (NZL) bt [9/16] Theis Houlberg (DEN) 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9 (56m)
[9/16] Sohail El Shenawy (EGY) bt [5] Joeri Hapers (BEL) 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (58m)
[7] Sebastiaan Hofman (NED) bt [9/16] William Donnelly (NZL) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (28m)
[2] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bt [9/16] Ronald Palomino (COL) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4 (56m)

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Poznan Squash Open 2024, 11Punkt Squash Klub, Poznan, Poland
1st Round:
[1] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bye
[9/16] Laouenan Loaëc (FRA) bt [WC] Mateusz Marcinkowski (POL) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (18m)
[9/16] Jan Wipperfürth (GER) bt [WC] Lukasz Marcinkowski (POL) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 (25m)
[8] Sean Conroy (IRL) bye
[6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bye
[9/16] Manuel Paquemar (FRA) bt Ammar Altamimi (KUW)  7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 14-12, 11-1 (58m)
[9/16] Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) bt [WC] Tomasz Matejski (POL) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 (32m)
[3] Alasdair Prott (SCO) bye
[4] Elijah Thomas (NZL) bye
[9/16] Theis Houlberg (DEN) bt Dariusz Filipowski (POL) 11-0, 11-4, 11-3 (21m)
[9/16] Sohail El Shenawy (EGY) bt Louai Hafez (SUI) 12-10, 11-5, 11-5 (43m)
[5] Joeri Hapers (BEL) bye
[7] Sebastiaan Hofman (NED) bye
[9/16] William Donnelly (NZL) bt Kajetan Lipski (POL) 12-10, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7 (48m)
[9/16] Ronald Palomino (COL) bt Jakub Pytlowany (POL) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (24m)
[2] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bye