New Delhi, April 7 Top-ranked Indian Abhay Singh lost in a five-game thriller to world No 7 Youssef Ibrahim of Egypt in the second round of the El Gouna Open squash, a PSA Platinum event, in El Gouna, Egypt.
Abhay, ranked No. 25 in the world, started strongly, winning the first and third games on Monday.
However, the Egyptian sixth seed took control and won with a hard-fought 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 victory in 68 minutes.