Round 2 - Wednesday February 25th, 2009

Frenchman Thierry Lincou, World Open champion in 2004, has made quick work of Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 in 36 minutes to advance to a quarterfinal showdown Thursday with fellow World Open titleist (2008) Ramy Ashour of Egypt.
Lincou will be ceding 11 years to his opponent but should benefit from an equivalent edge in experience. 

The evening session kicks off in approximately 30 minutes with four more second-round matches, featuring 2-time World Open champion Amr Shabana of Egypt and last year's finalist here, world no. 3 Gregory Gaultier of France.

We'll update you a bit later as we get into the evening's matches...