Cabrera downs champion Casey

Defending champion Paul Casey crashed out of the HSBC World Match Play after a 4&3 loss to Argentine Angel Cabrera.

The 30-year-old Englishman trailed by one after the first 18 holes and Cabrera stretched ahead with five birdies in the afternoon.

Six-time winner Ernie Els beat Argentine Andres Romero by 6&5.

Swede Henrik Stenson downed Anders Hansen 7&6 despite the Dane's hole-in-one at the 28th hole, while Hunter Mahan beat Soren Hansen by 6&4.

The 37-year-old Cabrera, who won the PGA Championship at Wentworth in 2005, will take on American Mahan in the semi-final, while Stenson will play Els.

Stenson and Romero began the day by finishing off their held-over first-round matches.

Stenson eliminated American Woody Austin one up after making a 15-foot birdie putt at the 18th. They were all square after 35 holes when darkness halted play on Thursday following a delayed start because of fog.

Romero and Sweden's Niclas Fasth resumed on the 15th with the Argentine leading by two holes, and he won the 16th with a 10-foot birdie to wrap up the match 3&2.

Els or Stenson could go top of the European Order of Merit this weekend following the exits of leading pair Padraig Harrington and Justin Rose on the opening day.

Source: BBC Sport