HONG KONG, Dec 3: Amr Shabana of Egypt defeated Peter Nicol of England 11-8, 11-2, 11-6 in the men’s semifinals of World squash championships on Saturday.

Results men’s singles (semifinals): Amr Shabana (Egypt) bt Peter Nicol (England) 11-8 11-2 11-6; David Palmer (Australia) bt James Willstrop (England) 11-9 13-11 12-10

Women’s singles (semifinals): Rachael Grinham (Australia) bt Natalie Grinham (Australia) 10-8 9-6 9-4; Nicol David (Malaysia) beat 2-Vanessa Atkinson (Netherlands) 6-9 9-1 10-9 9-3.—Agencies