Ong Beng Hee (pic) provided domestic hopes in the KL Open when he became the only unseeded player to reach the semi-finals in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Hee beat his compatriot Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan 12-10, 11-13, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7.
The UK-based Malaysian, currently ranked 23 in the world, now faces Omar Mosaad. The tall No3 seed from Egypt defeated Indian number 1 Saurav Ghosal 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7.
A shock upset looked on the cards in the opening match when Hong Kong's Max Lee opened up a 2-game lead over No4 seed Adrian Grant. But the Englishman recovered and took the 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 victory. Grant will now face top seed Karim Darwish after the world No4 from Egypt despatched Hong Kong qualifier Leo Au 11-5, 11-3, 11-9.
Semi-finals:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) v [4] Adrian Grant (ENG)
Ong Beng Hee (MAS) v [3] Omar Mosaad (EGY)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [Q] Leo Au (HKG) 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 (26m)
[4] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Max Lee (HKG) 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (73m)
[3] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7 (56m)
Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 12-10, 11-13, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7 (91m)
1st round:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt Gregoire Marche (FRA) 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 (40m)
[Q] Leo Au (HKG) bt Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-3 (67m)
Max Lee (HKG) bt [Q] Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (40m)
[4] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Ivan Yuen (MAS) 6-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 (73m)
[3] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Tarek Momen (EGY) 8-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-1, 11-6 (112m)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [Q] Abdullah Al Muzayen (KUW) 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (45m)
Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [Q] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) 8-0 ret.
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [2] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-3, 11-2 (66m)
