Top seeds keep their date with semifinals of McMillian Goodfellow Classic squash tourney

All the top four seeds keep their date with the semifinals of the McMillian Goodfellow Classic 2026. They confirmed their berths at the Copper level event in Toronto.

Surprise quarterfinalist Sam Osborne-Wylde was looking to continue his run in the event as he featured in the first match of the day, taking on No.3 seed Yahya Elnawasany. The Egyptian took the opening game 11-7, looking strong and composed in all areas of the court. Osborne-Wylde responded in great style in the second game to equalise at 1-1. From there, the No.3 seed moved through the gears to win the next two games 11-5, 11-7 and end the run of the Englishman and reach the semis.

His opponent in the semifinals will be top seed Greg Lobban, after he needed nearly 70 minutes to move past France’s Toufik Mekhalfi. Lobban took an important 2-0 lead, winning 11-7, 11-9 but Mekhalfi wasn’t out of the contest. The Frenchman battled back to score the third game and breathe more life in the match. Lobban continued to play smart, accurate squash and completed the victory by winning the fourth game 11-7.

The bottom half semifinal will be played between Egypt’s Mohamed ElSherbini and No.2 seed Miguel Rodriguez. ElSherbini defeated USA’s Shahjahan Khan to advance. Despite the No.4 seed dropping the third game, he always looked in control of the match and the games that he won, he won comfortably. Rodriguez was the only top seed to record a straight games win, as he beat Switzerland’s David Bernet in just under an hour. The 38-year-old won the first two games 11-9, 14-12 before cruising through the third game, winning 11-3.

Results (quarterfinals): 1-Greg Lobban (SCO) beat 8-Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) 3-1: 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7 (69m); 3-Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) beat 9/16-Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) 3-1: 11-7, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7 (64m); 4-Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) beat 9/16-Shahjahan Khan (USA) 3-1: 11-5, 11-3, 3-11, 11-5 (47m); 2-Miguel Rodriguez (COL) beat 9/16-David Bernet (SUI) 3-0: 11-9, 14-12, 11-3 (56m).

Semifinal line-up: 1-Greg Lobban (SCO) v 3-Yahya Elnawasany (EGY); 4-Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) v 2-Miguel Rodriguez (COL).