Qatar’s No.1 squash player Abdulla Al Tamimi survived a fightback from Switzerland’s Dimitri Steinmann to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Egyptian Open Squash tournament in Cairo, on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Qatari won 3-2 (11-6, 11-8, 11-13, 7-11, 11-9) after an exciting 69 minutes match. Al Tamimi looked set to go through when he took the first two games, only for Steinmann to peg him back to 2-2. Al Tamimi, however, was able to regroup and took the match courtesy of an 11-9 win in the fifth. (TNN)