The 24-year-old came from behind to book his place in the showpiece game of his home tournament, winning 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 14-12.

He will now face Karim Abdel Gawad for the title with a first Egyptian winner of the tournament - set at the foot of the Great Pyramid in Giza - guaranteed.

"I have the upmost respect for Mohamed - he's been the best in the game for the past two seasons hands down," said Farag.

"I knew that to have a chance I needed to be at my absolute best, but I've been preparing well since Hong Kong and got in a big chunk of training before this event that I think made the difference.

"Mohamed can be very intimidating at times with how big he makes himself on court - like any top player does - but I knew the biggest battle today would be mental. 

"I had to match him mentally and that's what I did. 

"Before the event I looked at the draw and knew it would be tough - but names are just names - you go out and play to win."

Gawad shocked another Egyptian, second seed Omar Mosaad, with an 11-8, 13-11, 11-9 victory in a little over an hour.

The women's final will also be an all-Egyptian affair as the country continues to dominate the sport.

World number one Nour El Sherbini made it through, and continued her tournament record of not dropping a single game, by beating team-mate Nour El Tayeb 11-7, 11-8, 11-4.

She will play former world number one Raneem El Welily who ended the challenge of England's Sarah-Jane Perry.

In the quarter-finals Perry earned a shock win over Malaysia's eight-time world champion Nicol David, but she was beaten in the last four 11-5, 11-7, 12-10.