Moustafa Elsirty beats top seed to progress to semi-finals of PSA Des Hauts de France 2023

January 22 2024

UNSQUASHABLE player Moustafa Elsirty defeated top seed Juan Camilo Vargas of Colombia 11-8 11-7 11-4 in 34 minutes in the quarter-finals of PSA Des Hauts de France 2023 beings staged in Lille, France.

The sixth seeded Egyptian, who last week won the Madeira International Squash Open in first PSA World Tour event since February, will play Declan James in the semi-finals.

Professional Squash Assocaition (PSA) Des Hauts de France 2023, Le Wam, Wambrechies, Lille, France
Semi-Finals:
[6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) v [9/16] Declan James (ENG)
[2] Bernat Jaume (ESP) v [9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA)

Quarter-Finals:
[6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt [1] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (34m)
[9/16] Declan James (ENG) bt [8] Valentin Rapp (GER) 11-6, 11-4, 11-9 (42m)
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt [3] Yannik Omlor (GER) 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11 (69m)
[2] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (40m)

2nd Round:
[1] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) bt [WC] Joshua Phinera (FRA) 11-8, 11-7, 13-15, 12-10 (60m)
[6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt Baptiste Bouin (FRA) 8-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-5 (32m)
[8] Valentin Rapp (GER) bt [9/16] Ondrej Vorlícek (CZE) 11-7, 11-8, 13-11 (45m)
[9/16] Declan James (ENG) bt [4] Edwin Clain (FRA) 11-8, 13-15, 11-1, 11-6 (58m)
[3] Yannik Omlor (GER) bt [9/16] Robert Downer (ENG) 11-8, 14-12, 11-9 (51m)
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt [5] Ivan Perez (ESP) 14-12, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8 (78m)
Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt [7] Macéo Lévy (FRA) 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5 (41m)
[2] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [9/16] David Bernet (SUI) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (49m)

1st Round:
[1] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) bye
[WC] Joshua Phinera (FRA) bt [9/16] Nilo Vidal (ESP) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (31m)
Baptiste Bouin (FRA) bt [9/16] Miguel Mathis (SUI) 11-8, 11-4, 14-12 (43m)
[6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bye
[8] Valentin Rapp (GER) bye
[9/16] Ondrej Vorlícek (CZE) bt [WC] Antoine Allard (BEL) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (33m)
[9/16] Declan James (ENG) bt Noah Meredith (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (35m)
[4] Edwin Clain (FRA) bye
[3] Yannik Omlor (GER) bye
[9/16] Robert Downer (ENG) bt Manu Paquemar (FRA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (34m)
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt Omar Elkattan (EGY) 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 13-11 (56m)
[5] Ivan Perez (ESP) bye
[7] Macéo Lévy (FRA) bye
Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt [9/16] Joeri Hapers (BEL) 10-12, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 (68m)
[9/16] David Bernet (SUI) bt [WC] Titouan Isambard (FRA) 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 11-3 (64m)
[2] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bye