After their dominating presence in the quarterfinals, three squash stars from England could make no further progress as all of them lost their next matches. Nick Matthews was the lone Englishman, who still stood out but he had to bow out of the tournament next day under tragic circumstances. In the quarterfinal matches played on April 8, 2015, Mohamed Elshorbagy had defeated Peter Barker, Ramy Ashour accounted for James Willstrop and Frenchman Gregory Gaultier had ended the heroics of Daryl Selby. But world no.2 Nick Matthews had come through to set up a semifinal clash with one of the best squash players in the world, Mohamed Elshorbagy