Last year's runner-up Dipika Pallikal has moved into the semifinals of the Granite Open squash tournament. In the quarterfinals held in Toronto yesterday, she recorded a convincing win over Egyptian Salma Hany Ibrahim. The 17th-ranked Indian and second seed defeated her 27th-ranked opponent in straight games 12-10, 11-2, 11-4. Except in the first game where the fifth seeded Egyptian went close, Pallikal kept things her way to complete her task in 34 minutes. She faces Nicolette Fernandes, the sixth seed from Guyana, in the semifinals.