No Americans in semi-finals of HSBC tournament

MARIA HJORTH LONE EUROPEAN

IN LAST FOUR OF WOMEN'S WORLD MATCH-PLAY

Only one European has made it through to the last four of the HSBC women's world professional match-play championship at New Rochelle, New York State - Sweden's big-hitting Maria Hjorth, pictured right, courtesy of the Ladies European Tour, a graduate of Stirling University in the early years of its golf scholarship scheme.

"Mimi," as she is known on the LPGA Tour, will play the Japanese ace, Ai Miyasato, for a place in the final against either Seon Hwa Lee or Mi Hyun Kim.
The winner of the final will receive $500,000 from the $2 million purse. The runner-up will get $300,000. Third place is worth $200,000 and fourth $150,000. The losing quarter-finalists received $50,000 and the third-round losers got $25,000. Here are Saturday's results:

THIRD ROUND

Ai Miyazato bt Christina Kim 2 and 1.
Amy Hung bt Carin Koch at 19th.
Seon Hwa Lee bt Laura Davies 2 and 1.
Lindsey Wright beat Jeong Jang 1 hole.
Mi Hyun Kim bt Rachel Hetherington 3 and 2.
Jee Young Lee bt Laura Diaz 2 holes.
Maria Hjorth beat Angela Stanford at 19th.
Meaghan Francella bt Pat Hurst 2 and 1.

QUARTER-FINALS

Miyazato bt Hung 1 hole.
Hjorth bt Francella 4 and 3.
Seon Hwa Lee bt Wright 3 and 2.
Mi Hyun Kim bt Jee Young Lee 3 and 2.

SEMI-FINALS (on Sunday)
Miyazato v Hjorth.
Seon Hwa Lee v Mi Hyun Kim