Welshman Peter Creed powered into the semi-finals of the Rhiwbina PSA $10,000 tournament in Cardiff.
He joins a trio of young English players in the last four.
Caerphilly-born Creed, who plays out of host club Rhiwbina, took on Kuwait’s Ammar Altamimi in a match of contrasting styles.
Altamimi produced a performance full of attacking intent and hit nicks from every angle when he won the second game.
Creed stuck to his game plan, hitting good width and length in a match which lasted 53 minutes.
The ability of Creed to retrieve seemingly lost causes was crucial and he emerged the winner 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5.
In the semi-finals Creed will play stylish teenager Patrick Rooney, who celebrates his 20th birthday next month and is ranked 104 in the World.
Rhiwbina attracted a capacity attendance of 150 spectators for the quarter-finals and Creed was backed by a partisan crown in his match.
Rooney, from St Helens, defeated Spain’s Carlos Cornes, who was the third seed, in five games, winning 9-11, 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-4 in 55 minutes.
The first semi-final on court today (Saturday, 3pm) will be top seed Joshua Masters against qualifier George Parker, a 21-year-old who plays out of the West Warwicks Club in the English midlands.
Big-hitting Parker is a former World number 75, but is currently at 170. He has just returned from a lengthy ban and worked hard to keep his emotions in check.
That game will be followed by Rooney v Creed, the World number 63 who will have a lot of support at Rhiwbina Squash Club.
Rhiwbina PSA $10,000 tournament, main draw:
First round results, seedings in brackets:
(1) Joshua Masters (England) beat Lyell Fuller (England) 10-12, 11-4. 11-6, 11-8
Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) beat (5) Kristian Frost (Denmark) 7-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9
(Qualifier) George Parker (England) beat (6) Jan Van Den Herrenwegen (Belgium) 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8
(4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (India) beat (Qu) Emyr Evans (Wales) 11-8, 10-12, 11-1, 10-12, 11-6.
(3) Carlos Cornes (Spain) beat (wildcard) Sam Fenwick (Wales) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
(Qu) Mark Fuller (England) beat (8) Patrick Rooney (England) 14-12, 11-4, 11-6
Ammar Altamimi (Kuwait) beat (7) Dougie Kempsell (Scotland) 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10
(2) Peter Creed (Wales) beat (Qu) Brian Byrne (Ireland) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
Quarter-final results:
(1) Joshua Masters beat Ahsan Ayaz 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (33 mins)
(Qu) George Parker beat Mahesh Mangaonkar 6-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (44 mins)
(8) Patrick Rooney beat (3) Carlos Cornes 9-11, 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-4
(2) Peter Creed beat Ammar Altamimi 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 (53 mins)
Semi-final draw:
3pm Joshua Masters v George Parker, court 4
4pm: Patrick Rooney v Peter Creed, court 4.
The Rhiwbina tournament continues on Saturday and Sunday. The final is on Sunday (3pm).