Diego Elías shines in Squash: he advanced to the semifinals of the Canary Wharf Classic 2021

Peruvian athletes continue to have good performances around the world and this Wednesday it was the turn of Diego Elías, our main letter in Squash. The national athlete has been participating in the Canary Wharf Classic 2021 and has managed to get to the semifinal round thanks to his good performance.

The tournament has been taking place in London, England, with the presence of prominent representatives of the discipline from different countries. Despite the great competition that exists, the Peruvian has not had many problems in advancing at a steady pace, becoming one of the candidates for the title.

During the round of the quarterfinals, Diego Elías had to measure forces with the French Gregoire Marche. The key was very even, but the national racket was able to impose conditions throughout the two sets in dispute, reaching a double 11-7 to consummate its classification to the next instance.

Now, the new test he will have will be against New Zealander Paul Coll, who has just beaten Welshman Joel Makin 2-0 (11-5 and 11-6). This meeting is scheduled for this Thursday and both will surely star in an attractive confrontation, taking into account that the pass to the grand final is very close. The other semi-final match will be between Egyptians Ali Farag and Tarek Momen.

It is worth mentioning that Diego Elías participated in the contest from the round of 16, a stage in which he was able to defeat Englishman George Parker by 11-8 and 11-3. Paul Coll, his next rival, also had a similar path and beat the Egyptian Youssef Soliman by 11-6 and 11-3.