[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (Eng) 3-1 [9/16] Curtis Malik (Eng) 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (56m)
Marwan ElShorbagy won his all-English matchup against Curtis Malik to advance to the quarter-finals. It was never easy, but Marwan was on top in the first two games, and although Curtis pulled one back Marwan quickly regained control to take the fourth.
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Marwan : “Curtis has been playing fantastically, he played my brother last week in the SSL and I watched it closely. He was very solid so I worked on some better tactics today and I’m happy it worked well. The third I had a lead, but credit to him for coming back, but I was very happy with the way I adapted. I was hitting good lines and moving well, hopefully tomorrow I can be a bit sharper and I’m looking forward to that.
“Once Curtis is in front, he’s very dangerous. I was trying to get him away from there, that’s his strength zone, he’s solid and if he had time, he’s dangerous. His progress has been fantastic, and I hope it keeps going.
“Joel is another player who had a good time in Australia and New Zealand. It’s good to see him back on tour, he’s an important player to have on the tour. I’m looking forward to another battle with him, it’s always tough, so I’m looking forward to it”
