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Simpson beats The Prince of Egypt

Chris Simpson has made it into the last 16 of the big El Gouna International in Egypt, where last evening he caused a major shock in defeating Amr Shabana in five sets.

Simpson beats The Prince of Egypt
Simpson beats The Prince of Egypt / Guernsey Press

Shabana, one of the world's finest players and known in the squash world as The Prince of Egypt, opened a two sets to nil lead before Simpson hit back and, taking advantage of his opponent's back problems, won the final three sets 11-5, 11-4, 11-5.