Nicol's march at world champs continues, Wee Wern halted

Nicol David of Malaysia takes a shot in the women's world championship quarter-final match against Camille Serme of France on Thursday

The 31-year-old Nicol dug in deep before emerging triumphant with an 11-9, 11-7, 13-11 win in the quarter-finals at the Wadi Degla Squash Club in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday.

It was just classic faultless squash from Nicol who bounced back from 6-9 down in the first set, taking five straight points for the crucial opening set.