National number one men's squash player Ong Beng Hee failed in his bid to defend his Motor City Open title as he did not get past the quarter-final match of the tournament held at Detroit, United States on Sunday.

The unseeded player, however, gave a strong fight against top seed, Mohamed El-Shorbagy of Egypt before he lost 11-5, 9-11, 6-11 and 12-14 in a gruelling 75- minute match, the tournament's website; www.squashsite.co.uk said.

The Egyptian, the 2011 champion, will meet compatriot Amr Shabana in the semi-final match scheduled Monday.

Shabana, the fourth seed cruised into the semi-final after he defeated Miguel Angel Rodriguez of Colombia 11-6, 11-7 and 11-3 in just 39 minutes.

The other semi-final match also sees two Egyptians, third seed Omar Mosaad and second seed, Karim Darwish.

Mossad booked his place after he defeated India's Saurav Ghosal 11-6, 11-8 and 11-8 while Darwish outplayed Steve Coppinger of South Africa 11-5, 11-4, 6-11 and 11-3.