Fellow internationalSPORTgroup players Alister Walker and Peter Barker however both succumbed to injuries. Alister Walker was trailing trailed 11-4 9-3 when he was forced to withdraw from his 3rd round match against Amr Shabana whilst Peter Barker, restricted by a hamstring injury sustained in the recent Hong Kong Open, was beaten 11-7 4-11 11-3 11-3 by Bordia Golan.
Defending champion Nick Matthew defeated Tarek Momen 11-8 11-9 13-11 in the 3rd round of the Qatar PSA World Squash Championship and will now face 4 time World Champion Amr Shabana in the quarter-finals.