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By Alan Thatcher

Egyptian No.3 seed Mohamed El Shorbagy is hoping to break the domestic stranglehold on the Canary Wharf Classic.

El Shorbagy is the lone non-English player in the semi-finals after surviving a massive battle with Finnish qualifier Henrik Mustonen.

Canary Wharf Squash Classic, First Round
East Wintergarden, London

By Alan Thatcher

One week after beating former world champion Nick Matthew in Kuwait, Daryl Selby set up another possible giant-killing clash with No.2 seed James Willstrop in the Canary Wharf Classic.

Rising star Daryl Selby warmed up for Canary Wharf Squash Classic with a stunning shock victory over England team-mate and former world champion Nick Matthew.

Essex ace Selby, who is unseeded at the East Wintergarden next week, beat Matthew 11-6, 11-6, 12-10 in a gripping battle in the Kuwait Cup.

The Canary Wharf Squash Classic is heading back to the East Wintergarden with a host of leading stars set to provide a week of stunning entertainment on the all-glass court.

English aces Nick Matthew and James Willstrop, with three titles each, are all set to renew their rivalry.

Squash fans should book dates in their diaries for next March after tickets for the 2010 ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic went on sale.

The ever-popular event, which attracted eight of the world's top 10 players earlier this year, returns to the East Wintergarden between March 22-26.