Egypt’s Elshorbagy avenged his shock World Championship defeat to former world number one James Willstrop by defeating the home favourite 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5 at the PSA World Series event. 

It means that there will be no Englishmen in the quarter-final stage of the tournament for the first time since 1992 after Nick Matthew also exited the event yesterday.

"I’ve been waiting for this match for four months, since the World Championship," said Elshorbagy, the current world number one.

"After he got back from his injury, the first time I saw him return to his best was against me in the World Championship.

"I was really happy to see him playing that well, it’s important for the game to have someone like him to be playing very well.

"I was focused from the first point today - I thought we played such a high-quality match for a second round match.

"I got in my zone and I’m really happy that he played well so we pushed each other very hard."

France’s Serme remains on course to retain her title in the women’s event after a masterful performance against England’s Victoria Lust sent her through to the last eight.

The number five seed produced an array of sublime shots during a high-quality match as her attacking artistry at the front of the court paid particular dividends throughout the 31-minute encounter.

She put Lust to the sword in a comprehensive 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 victory to seal her spot in the next round, where she will face world number one Laura Massaro - the only English player left in the competition - in a repeat of last year’s final.

"I am just trying to focus on today and not last year," Serme said.

"I just try to focus match after match, and try to think about the tactic and not the prestigious tournament.

"It would be be a good battle [against Massaro], a good match.

"I am going to give everything I have."

Massaro came through a difficult tie against Denmark’s Line Hansen to continue her attempts to lift a second British Open crown.

The 32-year-old was made to work hard for the 11-9, 12-10, 11-5 win having come from behind to prevail in the first game and then battled through the second in determined style to triumph on the tie-break.

Some typically accurate hitting from the 2013 British Open champion saw her pull away in game three and she kept her composure to seal victory.

An injury to India’s Saurav Ghosal saw Egypt’s Marwan Elshorbagy progress to the next round where he will take on compatriot Karim Abdel Gawad.

Gawad reached the last eight at the event for the first time in his career by beating another Egyptian, Fares Dessouki, 12-14, 11-3, 12-10, 11-9.

Colombia’s Miguel Angel Rodriguez overcame Egypt’s Mohamed Abouelghar 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 to ensure he will face Mohamed Elshorbagy for a place in the semi-finals.

World junior champion Nouran Gohar of Egypt beat Hong Kong’s Annie Au 11-7, 11-3, 11-8 to set up a women’s quarter-final clash with Egypt’s Raneem El Welily, who defeated England’s Sarah-Jane Perry 11-9, 14-12, 11-6.