Oracle NetSuite Open final will be Egyptian

CAIRO – 30 September 2017: Egypt is guaranteed to win the Oracle NetSuite Open title in squash as both Mohamed El Shorbagy & Karim Abdel Gawad reached the final.

Shorbagy, ranked third in the world, will appear in a second successive PSA World Tour final after he overcame last year's runner-up James Willstrop in the last four of the Oracle NetSuite Open in San Francisco.
Shorbagy came through in five games against the Englishman by an 11-2, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 14-12 scoreline after 70 minutes of world-class squash.

World champion Karim Abdel Gawad, Ahly`s player, will meet Shorbagy in the men’s final after he launched a superb comeback from two games down to beat Peru’s world No.17 Diego Elias.
Gawad, ranked second in the world, came back to win three games without reply to take it 6-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 in 90 minutes.

The Egyptian champions are set to meet on Sunday 5:30 a.m. Cairo time. The last clash between them was held at Qatar Classic championship on November, 2016 which ended with Gawad getting the title.