Ibrahim had already beaten the older ElShorbagy brother, former world number one Mohamed, in the previous round and followed it up with an 11-5, 6-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-0 victory which saw both players penalised for dissent.

"I expected the match to have a lot of mind games involved," said Ibrahim, who is the first unseeded player to reach the Windy City Open final since Pakistan’s Yasir Ali Butt in 2012.

"The last time we played, the same thing happened, and I unintentionally got dragged into his game.

"He's the best at playing that type of game, so I have to give this to him.

"I’m happy that I dealt with it after the third game I lost."

Ibrahim will meet 2020 runner-up Paul Coll of New Zealand, who celebrated his first day as the new world number one, in the final.

Coll beat Egypt's Tarek Momen 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-5 in a gruelling 89-minute fixture.

In the women's final, world number three Hania El Hammamy and world number two Nouran Gohar will go head-to-head in an all-Egyptian battle.

El Hammamy achieved a sensational comeback from two games down to versus and world number one Nour El Sherbini 5-11, 15-17, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5

"I have no words to explain how happy I am with today’s win," said El Hammamy.

"I’ve beaten Nour twice before, but I think today is a little more special.

"Being 2-0 down is amazing to be able to win in five.

"She’s been world number one for 17 months and been a world champion and she needs no introduction.

"Her confidence and stamina are so hard to break, and to win that after being 2-0 down means a lot to me."

Gohar dispatched New Zealand's Joelle King in ruthless fashion, closing out an 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 win in just 32 minutes.

"I’m very happy with it, having a 3-0 match before the final definitely helps to prepare for that as it’s the most important match of the tournament," Gohar said.