The 26-year-old Ashour, the two-time world champion, won 11-9, 10-12, 11-1, 11-4 on Sunday to set up a date with second seed Gregory Gaultier of France for the title.
The Frenchman warded off a strong challenge from fourth seed Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt before prevailing 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6.
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