SURREY, England, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Ernie Els battled to a 1-up win Friday in the quarterfinals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship in Surrey, England.
Els downed Angel Cabrera to move closer to his sixth title at this event.
The final match of the quarterfinals was suspended due to darkness with Miguel Angel Jimenez leading his Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer, 3-up through 28 holes. Langer had moved into the quarterfinals with a 1-up win in 37 holes over World No. 1 Vijay Singh.
Two other matches were completed. The first saw Padraig Haroington fight off a hand injury incurred during the match to beat Frenchman Thomas Levet, 1-up. Retief Goosen, who rolled to a record 12 & 11 win over Jeff Maggert in the first round, fell to Ryder Cupper Lee Westwood, 2 & 1.
