Qatar’s Abdulla al-Tamimi stormed into the quarter-finals of the QSF 3 squash tournament at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Thursday. In the second round of the PSA World Tour Bronze event, the fourth seed local favourite beat Egypt’s Ibrahim Elkabbani 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 in 30 minutes. Al-Tamimi will next face USA’s Shahjahan Khan in the last eight today. Unseeded Khan defeated eighth seed Karim El Hammamy of Egypt 11-1, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3 in 46 minutes. Egypt’s top seed Tarek Momen also cruised into the last eight stage after an 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 win over compatriot Aly Hussein in 22 minutes on Thursday. Two Indian players Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh also advanced after winning their respective second round matches. Abhay advanced after France’s Auguste Dussourd retired with the Indian leading 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-5, 9-3. Senthilkumar’s opponent Omar Mosaad of Egypt also retired while on the verge of losing in straight games 13-11, 11-3, 9-3.