Quarter-Finals Day at Hong Kong Football Club, with the top four seeds in the Men’s and Women’s draws still in contention at the start of the day.
Women’s Quarters : 
The day started with the only seeding upset as Malaysia beat fourth seeds England 2-0, denying the English a semi-final place for the first time in the tournament’s history. They’ll play second seeds USA, who beat India 2-0, in the semis.
Defending champions Egypt eased past France 2-0 while third seeded European champions Belgium came from one down to beat hosts Hong Kong, reaching the semis for the first time.
Men’s Quarters : The top four seeds will contest the men’s semi-finals after defending champions Egypt beat unseeded Germany 2-0 to set up a semi-final against third seeds France, who beat India 2-0.
Second seeds England were tested before ousting hosts Hong Kong 2-0 while fourth seeds Switzerland won the closest match of the round, beating Colombia 2-1.
Check out the results and photos below …
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Men’s Quarter-Finals :
[1] EGYPT 2-0 GERMANY
Karim Abdel Gawad 3-0 Valentin Rapp 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 (25m)
Ali Farag 3-1 Raphael Kandra 11-2, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5 (30m)
Mazen Hesham v Yannik Omlor match w/d
Comfortable win for the top seeds and defending champions, although Raphael Kandra gave Ali Farag a test as he raced to a 7-1 lead before taking the second.
[3] FRANCE 2-0 INDIA
Sebastien Bonmalais 3-0 Veer Chotrani 14-12, 11-7, 11-7 (38m)
Victor Crouin 3-0 Abhay Singh 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (26m)
Baptiste Masotti v Velavan Senthilkumar match w/d
Straightforward enough for France …
[4] SWITZERLAND 2-1 [6] COLOMBIA
Yannick Wilhelmi 3-0 Matias Knudsen 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (35m)
Dimitri Steinmann 2-3 Miguel Rodriguez 6-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11 (80m)
Nicolas Mueller 3-1 Ronald Palomino 9-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-8 (44m)
Match of the round as Yannick Wilhelmi puts the Swiss ahead, then Dimitri Steinmann fights back from 0-2 down before Miguel Rodriguez edged home to force a decider. Nicolas Mueller comes from a game down to seal it for the Swiss.
[2] ENGLAND 2-0 [8] HONG KONG
Curtis Malik 3-1 Wong Chi Him 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (41m)
Mohamed ElShorbagy 3-0 Alex Lau 11-9, 11-4, 12-10 (27m)
Marwan ElShorbagy v Henry Leung match w/d
After a scare against Spain in the previous round England looked to have their work cut out again as Wong Ch Him took the opening game. Good reaction from Curtis Malik to put England ahead, then Mohamed ElShorbagy fights back from 1-6 in the first and 7-10 in the third to take England through to a sixth consecutive semi.
Women’s Quarter-Finals :
[1] EGYPT 2-0 FRANCE
Amina Ofri 3-0 Enora Villard 11-6, 11-5, 11-2 (28m)
Hania El Hammamy 3-0 Melissa Alves 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (30m)
Rowan Elaraby v Marie Stephan match w/d
The opening match on the Glass Court on the football pitch allowed defending champions Egypt to display their skills as they despatched France to reach the semis.
[3] BELGIUM 2-1 [6] HONG KONG
Chloe Crabbe 0-3 Tong Tsz-Wing 5-11, 3-11, 9-11 (30m)
Nele Coll 3-0 Tomato Ho 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 (31m)
Tinne Gilis 3-0 Chan Sin Yuk 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (24m)
Today’s playing order meant the hosts Hong Kong had a chance to put pressure on European Champions Belgium, and Tong Tsz-Wing duly delivered. Nele Coll and Tinne Gilis made their ranking superiority show as they reeled off the necessary games to progress.
[2] USA 2-0 INDIA
Caroline Fouts 3-0 Nirupama Dubey 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 (18m)
Amanda Sobhy 3-0 Anahat Singh 12-10, 11-4, 11-3 (20m)
Marina Stefanoni v Akankshe Salunkhe match w/d
Still without number one Olivia Weaver, USA put India away with Carolne Fouts impressing in her debut tournamnent and Amanda Sobhy pulling clear after taking a close opening game against Indian starlet Anahat Singh.
[4] ENGLAND 0-2 [5] MALAYSIA
Lucy Beecroft 1-3 Aira Azman 11-5, 11-13, 7-11, 6-11 (39m)
Sarah-Jane Perry 1-3 Siva Subramaniam 11-4, 7-11, 8-11, 6-11 (40m)
Jasmine Hutton v Rachel Arnold match w/d
A repeat of the 2014 final in Niagara, this time it was Malaysia’s turn to triumph as Aira Azman and Siva Subramaniam both came from a game down to hand England their earliest exit in the tournament’s history.
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