The Guernseyman recorded his first career win over long-time training partner Alister Walker of Botswana this afternoon – 11-2, 13-11, 11-9 in 42min. in Cairo.
'I'm really happy to get through to the second round,' said the Sarnian afterwards.
Simpson will now face 16th seed Max Lee of Hong Kong tomorrow for a place in the last 16.
