Four time British Open Champion Nicol David awaits England’s Alison Waters in tomorrow’s semi finals at Hull’s Sports Arena after a victory in the quarter final stages.
Water’s edged past New Zealand’s Joelle King to make the last four of the prestigious Allam British Open Squash Championships.
The Londoner said: “The semi-finals of the British Open is a big occasion, I’m really pleased to be there and I’m looking forward to it. It’s great to be playing a tournament in Britain in front of a home crowd.”
The 30-year-old now faces world no.1 and tournament favourite Nicol David who is aiming to regain the title after losing out to Laura Massaro in last year’s event.
David beat Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy in straight games and told the crowd afterwards: “I played much better today. Kawy is such a crafty player, I was really pleased to come through it and take the victory.
“I’m through to another semi final but it never gets boring, it just gets better. Everything counts, I’m so pleased to be here at the British Open in Hull again with a great crowd and it’s nice to have such a knowledgeable crowd.”
Waters joins England teammates Laura Massaro and Nick Matthew in the semi finals after both recorded wins earlier on in the day.
Women’s Quarter Finals
[2] Laura Massaro (Eng) bt Sarah Kippax (Eng) 11/8, 12/10, 11/8 (41m)
[3] Raneem El Weleily (Egy) bt [7] Low Wee Wern 11/5, 11/6, 11/8 (32m)
[5] Alison Waters (Eng) bt [4] Joelle King (Nzl) 11/4, 8/11, 11/5, 11/1 (46m)
[1] Nicol David (Mas) bt [11] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy) 11/7, 12/10, 11/4 (39m)
