Encouraging signs from New Zealand's Campbell Grayson ahead of this month's World Men's Team Squash Championships in Denmark.
For the second week in a row, Grayson has qualified for the main draw of a major PSA World Tour event, winning through to the first round of the Sky Open in Egypt.
However, as with last week's British Open, the 25-year-old kiwi could not advance past the first round. Grayson, ranked 53 in the world, has gone down fighting against England's Adrian Grant, taking a game off the world number 11 before being beaten 11-7, 11-5, 3-11, 11-4 in 77 minutes.
Unfortunately, fellow kiwi Martin Knight was unable to reproduce his heroics from the British Open, losing in four to Egypt's Omar Abdel Meguid in the first round of qualifying.
Results...
Qualifying round one
Jonathan Kemp (ENG) def Mazen Gamal (EGY) 11-3, 11-7, 12-10 (28 mins)
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) def Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 (30 mins)
Mark Krajcsak (HUN) def Wael Farag (EGY) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (29 mins)
Gilly Lane (USA) def Islam El Fiky (EGY) 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (22 mins)
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) def Amr Khaled Khalifa (EGY) 11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4 (50 mins)
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) def Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) 11-8, 11-6, 3-11, 11-9 (49 mins)
Ali Farag (EGY) def Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 13-11, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-7 (76 mins)
Campbell Grayson (NZL) def Ahmed Hawas (EGY) 11-3, 13-11, 11-4 (35 mins)
Robbie Temple (ENG) def Amr Mansi (EGY) 11-1, 11-6, 11-7 (16 mins)
Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) def Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 (43 mins)
Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) def Martin Knight (NZL) 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
Tom Richards (ENG) def Mohamed El Kady (EGY) 11-2, 11-0, 11-7 (28 mins)
Stephane Galifi (ITA) def Basem Makram (EGY) 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 (27 mins)
Renan Lavigne (FRA) def Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 12-10, 11-5, 11-6
Julien Balbo (FRA) def Karim Ali Fathy (EGY) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (27 mins)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) def Mohd Sayed Mahmoud Aly (EGY) 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-1 (66 mins)
Qualifying final round
Jonathan Kemp (ENG) def Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 (42 mins)
Mark Krajcsak (HUN) def Gilly Lane (USA) 11-6, 10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6 (93 mins)
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) def Stephen Coppinger (RSA) 11-6, 3-11, 15-13, 11-9 (62 mins)
Campbell Grayson (NZL) def Ali Farag (EGY) 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 3-11, 13-11 (66 mins)
Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) def Robbie Temple (ENG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (51 mins)
Tom Richards (ENG) def Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-4, 11-9, 2-11, 11-8 (60 mins)
Renan Lavigne (FRA) def Stephane Galifi (ITA) 11-7, 12-10, 11-4 (43 mins)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) def Julien Balbo (FRA) 11-3, 11-0, 6-11, 11-9 (43 mins)
First Round Main Draw
1. Karim Darwish (EGY) def Omar Mossad (EGY) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (38 mins)
Q. Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) def 13. Stewart Boswell (AUS) 11-8, 2-11, 11-9, 11-9 (69 mins)
5. Nick Matthew (ENG) def Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-4, 11-3, 11-2 (29 mins)
16. Cameron Pilley (AUS) def Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-2 (63 mins)
4. Amr Shabana (EGY) def Q. Renan Lavigne (FRA) 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 (60 mins)
11. Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) def Q. Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-4 (54 mins)
8. Adrian Grant (ENG) def Q. Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-7, 11-5, 3-11, 11-4 (77 mins)
12. Alister Walker (ENG) def Q. Tom Richards (ENG) 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (60 mins)
10. James Willstrop (ENG) def Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (71 mins)
6. Peter Barker (ENG) def Hisham Ashour (EGY) 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-9 (78 mins)
14. Azlan Iskander (MAS) def Q. Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 (34 mins)
3. Ramy Ashour (EGY) def Q. Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 7-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-4 (30 mins)
9. Wael El Hindi (EGY) def Q. Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7
7. Thierry Lincou (FRA) def Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (45 mins)
15. Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) def Olli Tuominen (FIN) 11-3, 11-8, 15-13 (41 mins)
2. Gregory Gaultier (FRA) def Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-5, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8 (59 mins)
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