Canadian Men’s Open Quarter-Final Roundup: Farkas Continues Incredible Run To Gatecrash Semis

Hungary’s Farkas Balazs continued his spectacular run at the Canadian Men’s Open Presented by AirSprint Private Aviation as he took down Swiss No.7 seed Dimitri Steinmann to reach a first ever PSA World Tour semi-final.

The unseeded World No.53, who yesterday shocked No.4 seed Abdulla Al Tamimi, was composed throughout the contest and thrilled the crowd at Calgary’s Bow Valley Club with a number of exciting winners as he completed an impressive 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 win in 52 minutes.

“It’s a really good feeling and I’m really happy I’ve been through this big battle,” he said afterwards.

Farkas will face top seed and World No.3 Diego Elias in the semi-final tomorrow, after the Peruvian former World No.1 took down Canadian home favourite and No.8 seed David Baillargeon in brutal fashion, recording an 11-0, 11-6, 11-2 win in just 27 minutes.

In the other half of the draw, No.2 seed Mazen Hesham will face Egyptian compatriot and No.3 seed Youssef Soliman, after the pair recorded wins over Swiss duo Yannick Wilhelmi and Nicolas Mueller, respectively.

Hesham made a torrid start to his quarter-final, going 7-0 down in game one before recovering his composure to take the match 11-9, 11-9, 11-9.

Soliman, meanwhile, played some excellent squash in a comprehensive 11-7, 11-2, 11-8 victory over No.5 seed Mueller.

The semi-finals take place in Calgary tomorrow, 06 March, at 17:45 (GMT-7), with play streamed live on SQUASHTV.

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Results – Second Round: Canadian Men’s Open 2024 Presented by AirSprint Private Aviation
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt [8] David Baillargeon (CAN) 3-0: 11-0, 11-6, 11-2 (27m)
Farkas Balazs (HUN) bt [7] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (52m)
[3] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt [5] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 3-0: 11-7, 11-2, 11-8 (41m)
[2] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 3-0: 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (41m)

Draw – Semi-Finals
[1] Diego Elias (PER)v Farkas Balazs (HUN)
[2] Mazen Hesham (EGY) v [3] Youssef Soliman (EGY)