Seventh seed Sivasangari came out tops against Nele Gilis of Belgium 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 in 34 minutes in the second round of the tournament held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.

A tough test awaits Sivasangari next as she is set to play second seed Hania El Hammamy after the 2023 champion from Egypt came from a set down to beat Jasmine Hutton of England 8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-9.

Aira, 21, took 29 minutes to see off Egypt’s Zeina Mickawy 11-8, 11-7, 13-11 and set up a last eight clash against Amina Orfi.

Earlier, the fourth seed from Egypt thumped American player Marina Stefanoni 11-3, 11-7, 11-3.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) platinum-tier event offers a total prize pool of US$231,500 (about RM976,000) each for the men’s and women’s category.