The World No.24 trailed 8-5 in the opener before pegging the score back to 8-8 and saved both of Eleinen\u2019s game balls before converting in the tiebreak. <\/p>\n
Singh, who defeated Eleinen 3-2 at the El Gouna International earlier this month, had to withstand an Eleinen comeback in the second when the Egyptian was 7-3 down before levelling, but the strength of Singh\u2019s backhand helped him win 12-10, 11-9. <\/p>\n
He will next take on Egyptian world No 4 Karim Gawad for a place in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
“What a match!”, Singh said after the win as quoted by PSA Tour. \u201cIn the deep end of both games I had to show some real fight to come back with the deficit in the first. I think that was deja vu with a similar situation. I had it with him in El Gouna. Credit to Jimbo (James Willstrop) he put together a good plan, as I was going to be in a deficit in the first, and that paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the opening round, Singh beat Swiss David Bernet 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, while compatriot Ramit Tandon lost to Egypt\u2019s Fares Dessouky 6-11, 9-11.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Iker Pajares are through to the quarter-finals of a Gold-level event for the first time after ousting No.6 seed Youssef Soliman.<\/p>\n
Pajares, who\u2019s reached the last eight of Platinum events previously, produced another impressive performance to down Soliman in straight games having taken out Swiss No.1 Dimitri Steinmann in round one. <\/p>\n
Home hopes were dashed after 14-time Swiss national champion Nicolas Mueller was defeated by Joel Makin. <\/p>\n
Pajares, who\u2019s reached the last eight of Platinum events previously, produced another impressive performance to down Soliman in straight games having taken out Swiss No.1 Dimitri Steinmann in round one. <\/p>\n