Sam Todd and Marta Dominguez will make their debuts in the quarter finals of a Bronze-level event after dispatching Abhay Singh and Katie Malliff in round two of the Sportwerk Hamburg Open 2026.
Todd, who’s scooped two Copper-level titles already this season, followed up his five-game epic with Yassin Elshafei yesterday to overcome World No.22 Singh 3-1 for a place in the last eight in Hamburg.
The Englishman produced some of his best squash to see off Singh – who recently landed the JSW Indian Open crown – to win 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-2 and earn himself a quarter-final showdown with the tournament’s No.3 seed Fares Dessouky on Friday.
“I’m very happy with that performance,” he said.
“I know Abhay has been in good form recently as he had some decent results in El Gouna and won the Indian Open. I knew it was going to be a tough match today and I’ve trained with him at Pontefract, which is my club, a few times so I know his game quite well as we’ve hit together a few times.
“I’m happy to get through and play some solid squash – I felt like yesterday got a lot of rust out of me and I was able to perform a lot better today.”
Spain’s Dominguez will also feature in the last eight of a Bronze event for the first time after overcoming No.6 seed Malliff.
Dominguez, who had never beaten the Englishwoman on Tour prior to their round two clash, ended a run of six straight defeats to advance to her maiden Bronze quarter-final by triumphing 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3.
“I’m so happy,” she said.
“At this event last year I played in the second round against Lucy Turmel and was 8-3 up in the fifth game and I lost that match. This year I wanted to have a different match and I’m very happy that I won today as I knew it was going to be tough.
“I’m super excited [to play in the quarter finals of a Bronze event for the first time]. It’s going to be tough against Nele [Gilis], she’s a very good player and we played here a few years ago in the Europeans. it was a good match and hopefully it will be the same and I can get the win.”
Meanwhile home hopes were dashed following the exits of six-time national champion Raphael Kandra and tournament wildcard Maya Weishar. Former World No.13 Kandra lost 3-0 to India’s Veer Chotrani while Weishar, who stunned Hayley Ward yesterday, was foiled by the tournament’s fourth seed Melissa Alves in straight games.
Men’s Round Two :
[2] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) w/o Mazen Hesham (EGY)
Balazs Farkas (HUN) 3-1 [7] Ramit Tandon (IND) 12-10, 4-11, 11-5, 11-9 (48m)
Sam Todd (ENG) 3-1 [5] Abhay Singh (IND) 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-2 (48m)
[3] Fares Dessouky (EGY) 3-1 Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8 (47m)
[4] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 3-1 Emyr Evans (WAL) 13-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-7 (52m)
Veer Chotrani (IND) 3-0 [8] Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (30m)
[6] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 3-1 Marek Panacek (CZE) 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3 (45m)
[1] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 3-0 Patrick Rooney (ENG) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (42m)
Women’s Round Two:
[1] Salma Hany (EGY) 3-0 Marie Stephan (FRA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (32m)
[8] Joelle King (NZL) 3-1 Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4 (40m)
[5] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 3-2 Lauren Baltayan (FRA) 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9 (56m)
[3] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 3-0 Jessica van der Walt (AUS) 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (27m)
[4] Melissa Alves (FRA) 3-0 Maya Weishar (GER) 11-4, 11-8, 11-2 (22m)
[7] Hollie Naughton (CAN) 3-0 Millie Tomlinson (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 (29m)
Marta Dominguez (ESP) 3-1 [6] Katie Malliff (ENG) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3 (38m)
[2] Nele Gilis (BEL) 3-0 Hannah Craig (IRL) 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 (33m)
