Doha, September 13 (QNA) - The 2026 QTerminals Qatar Classic Squash Championship continued successfully on Sunday, with the tournament featuring some of the world's leading players and organised by the Qatar Squash Federation.

Seven second-round matches were played on Sunday, with the remaining matches scheduled for Monday on the main glass court at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.

Egypt's Mostafa Asal, the world No. 1, advanced to the quarter-finals with a commanding 3-0 victory over Switzerland's Yannick Wilhelmi, winning 11-5, 11-4, 11-3.

Asal's victory underlined his strong form and kept him firmly in contention for the title. He will contest his quarter-final on Tuesday.

England's Marwan ElShorbagy also booked his place in the last eight after defeating compatriot Curtis Malik 3-0, winning 11-5, 11-9, 11-7.

France's Gregoire Marche secured another quarter-final berth after overcoming American Timothy Brownell 3-1 in a closely contested encounter. Marche lost the opening game 5-11 before responding strongly to win the next three 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.

Brownell had produced one of the tournament's biggest upsets in the opening round on Saturday, defeating third-seeded Peruvian Diego Elias, a two-time Qatar Classic champion in 2021 and 2024, 3-2.

In the women's competition, defending champion and world No. 1 Hania El Hammamy of Egypt reached the quarter-finals with a convincing 3-0 victory over England's Lucy Turmel.

El Hammamy controlled the contest from the outset, winning 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 to continue her title defence in impressive fashion.

Fellow Egyptian Nouran Gohar also progressed to the quarter-finals after overcoming compatriot Malak Khafagy in a marathon 91-minute battle.

Gohar prevailed 3-2 in a fiercely contested match, winning 11-7, 9-11, 13-11, 12-14, 11-9.

Malaysia's world No. 4 Sivasangari Subramaniam also advanced after defeating Egypt's Salma Hany 3-0. The Malaysian won 12-10, 11-6, 11-5.

Belgium's Tinne Gilis completed the list of women's quarter-finalists from Sunday's matches after overcoming rising Indian star Anahat Singh in a five-game battle.

Gilis won 11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3 to progress to the next round.

Singh, the reigning world junior champion, had caused a major upset in the opening round on Saturday by defeating Egypt's Farida Mohamed, the world No. 16, 3-2. (QNA)