Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand

After last winning the title in 2004 - and finishing in 10th place two years later - Australia re-established their authority in women's world squash by beating England in today's final of the Women's World Team Championship in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

The second seeds' 2/1 win over favourites England extends Australia's record to nine titles in the 17 World Squash Federation championships since 1979.

Sarah Fitz-Gerald, the five times world champion who came out of retirement to play this event, gave the Aussies a perfect start with an 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 demolition of Sarah Kippax in the opening match at the International Pacific College.

However, England's world number two Jenny Duncalf hauled the top seeds back into the tie with an 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 win over Australian number one Rachael Grinham to send the final into a decider between Laura Massaro, the world No9, and Kasey Brown, the Australian number two ranked two places higher.

Brown raced to a 2/0 lead, but Massaro has already proven she can fight back after pegging New Zealander Joelle King back yesterday. Once again, the 27-year-old from Preston showed her grit, taking the third. However, Brown would not be denied, reclaiming the ascendancy in the fourth to close out an 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8 victory.

Brown, who played in 2006 when the team finished 10th and again in 2008 when they finished 6th, is thrilled to have taken her side over the line.

"This is the first time I've been part of the winning team - we've had such a big history in squash, it feels amazing to be part of it."

Brown says the return of Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Rachael Grinham have played a huge part in the success. She says team manager Michelle Martin also deserves a lot of the credit.

Meanwhile, it was a disappointing final day for hosts New Zealand.

After going close to beating England in the semi-finals, the fourth seeds had to settle for fourth, following a 2/1 loss to Malaysia.

Shelley Kitchen finished the event unbeaten after an 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 win over Malaysian Sharon Wee, but Jaclyn Hawkes was predictably beaten in straight games by world number one Nicol David.

Low Wee Wern and Joelle King were left to decide the bronze medal. Just three days ago they squared off in pool play with King winning in four, but this time the Malaysian turned the tables with an 11-13, 11-2, 11-8, 11-1 victory.

The win gives Malaysia their third successive third-place finish.

Earlier, third-seeded Egypt - the defending champions - ended the Championships on a high, with a straightforward two-nil win over France in the playoff for fifth place.

Despite the defeat, sixth place still gives France their best ever finish in 13 appearances since 1987.

 

Final:
[2] AUSTRALIA bt [1] ENGLAND 2/1
Sarah Fitz-Gerald bt Sarah Kippax 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (30m)
Rachael Grinham lost to Jenny Duncalf 5-11, 6-11, 5-11 (35m)
Kasey Brown bt Laura Massaro 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8 (77m)

3rd place play-off:
[4] MALAYSIA bt [5] NEW ZEALAND 2/1
Sharon Wee lost to Shelley Kitchen 5-11, 9-11, 6-11 (28m)
Nicol David bt Jaclyn Hawkes 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (35m)
Low Wee Wern bt Joelle King 11-13, 11-2, 11-8, 11-1 (54m)

5th place play-off:
[3] EGYPT bt [6] FRANCE 2/0
Nour El Tayeb bt Coline Aumard 11-7, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7 (42m)
Omneya Abdel Kawy bt Camille Serme 11-2, 11-5, 12-10 (26m)

7th place play-off:
[9] USA bt [7] IRELAND 2/0
Olivia Blatchford bt Zoe Barr 5-11, 3-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 (46m)
Natalie Grainger bt Aisling Blake 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6 (46m)

9th place play-off:
[8] NETHERLANDS bt [11] SOUTH AFRICA 2/1
Orla Noom lost to Milnay Louw 11-7, 12-14, 8-11, 4-11 (35m)
Vanessa Atkinson bt Tenille Swartz 11-2, 9-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-6
Annelize Naude bt Siyoli Waters 5-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7

11th place play-off:
[10] INDIA bt [13] HONG KONG 2/0
Anaka Alankamony bt Carmen Lee 6-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-5 (38m)
Dipika Pallikal bt Liu Tsz-Ling 11-9, 4-11, 11-4, 11-3 (29m)

13th place play-off:
[12] CANADA bt [15] JAPAN 2/1
Stephanie Edmison bt Yuki Sakai 10-12, 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 (43m)
Miranda Ranieri lost to Misaki Kobayashi 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11 (27m)
Alexandra Norman bt Miwa Maekawa 11-8, 11-4, 11-8 (21m)

15th place play-off:

[14] MEXICO bt [16] AUSTRIA 2/0

Imelda Salazar Martinez

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Judith Gradnitzer

11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (19m)

Samantha Teran

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Birgit Coufal

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Egypt[EGY] - [RSA] South Africa: 3-0

South Africa[RSA] - [MEX] Mexico: 3-0

France[FRA] - [RSA] South Africa: 3-0

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South Africa[RSA] - [CAN] Canada: 2-1

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Coppinger Scores Sao Paulo Success

Marathon matches were the order of the day before second-seeded South African Steve Coppinger finally clinched the Sao Paulo Open title at the Academia Grupo Pão de Açúcar in Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.

The Dublin-born 26-year-old survived a 69-minute semi-final against Christopher Gordon, the third seed from the USA, before coming up against top-seeded Brazilian - and home town favourite - Rafael  Alarcon in the final.

Alarcon had taken 79 minutes to dispose of Dutchman Bart Ravelli, the No7 seed, in a five-game quarter-final, before digging deep to quell English qualifier Chris Fuller in a 69-minute semi to reach his fifth Tour final of the year.

Despite the final ultimately being resolved in straight games, another 79 minutes elapsed before Coppinger finally emerged triumphant - the world No45 taking out the player now ranked just a single place lower 11-6, 13-11, 12-10.

The victory marks Coppinger's first Tour title for almost a year, and the fifth of his career.
 

Sao Paulo Open 2010
19-24 Oct, Brazil, $10k Round One
21 Oct Quarters
22 Oct Semis
23 Oct Final
24 Oct [1] Rafael Alarcon (BRA)
11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (28m)
Fred Reid (CAN) [1] Rafael Alarcon
8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-4 (79m)
[7] Bart Ravelli [1] Rafael Alarcon

 5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (74m)

[Q] Chris Fuller

[1] Rafael Alarcon

 11-6, 13-11, 12-10 (79m)

[2] Steve Coppinger

[7] Bart Ravelli (NED)
2-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-6 (82m)
Adam Murrills (ENG) [4] Esteban Casarino (PAR)
11-9, 11-3, 11-5 (31m)
 Josimar Silva (BRA) [4] Esteban Casarino
 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (57m)
[Q] Chris Fuller [8] Nahuel Hernan Ramos (ARG)
11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (27m)
[Q] Chris Fuller (ENG) [Q] Ronivaldo Santos (BRA)
11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 (47m)
[6] Jose Facchini (ITA) [6] Jose Facchini
11-5, 11-9, 11-4 (31m)
[3] Chris Gordon [3] Chris Gordon

6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 (69m)
Final:

[2] Steve Coppinger

[Q] Max Camiruaga (CHI)
11-8, 11-4, 11-5 (29m)
[3] Chris Gordon (USA) [Q] Vinicius Rodrigues (BRA)
13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9 (55m)
[5] Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) [5] Gonzalo Miranda
 11-5, 11-2, 11-2 (26m)
[2] Steve Coppinger Colin Ramasra (TRI)
11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (28m)
[2] Steve Coppinger (RSA)
Qualifying finals:
Chris Fuller (ENG) bt Julio Caseiro (BRA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (35m)
Max Camiruaga (CHI) bt Pedro Veiga (BRA) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (30m)
Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) bt Jose Pl de Escobar (BRA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (32m)
Vinicius Rodrigues (BRA) bt Edilson Nunes (BRA) 4-11, 11-4, 8-11, 17-15, 11-8 (80m)

World Squash Day Theme: 20/10 for 2010

 

The theme for this year’s World Squash Day on Saturday 6 November is to encourage clubs and associations all over the globe to increase playing numbers.

So, on November 6th, the challenge for every club in the world is to attract:

20 new junior players, and
10 new adult members

World Squash Day is supported by the World Squash Federation (WSF), and Chief Executive Andrew Shelley says: “This is a wonderful idea to create an explosive worldwide rise in participation levels.

“Countries like Egypt are leading the way when it comes to producing wave after wave of fantastic junior players but the springboard for this is the sheer number of juniors at nearly every club in the country.

“If other nations wish to compete at the highest level then the starting point is to increase junior participation levels – as part of the main thrust to ensure that the lifeblood of our sport, the next generation, keeps expanding of course.”

As leading squash players from all over the world arrive to compete in the Commonwealth Games in India, the plan for World Squash Day 2010 is to create a platform to encourage stars of the future.

World Squash Day founder Alan Thatcher, chairman of the Kent SRA in England, added: “Squash has a massive worldwide following with some 20 million players enjoying the game in more than 120 countries.

“Participation levels are increasing in a huge number of countries but here in the UK the game has suffered because of court closures. However, it has been heartening to see that trend being reversed in many regions.

“The single most important thing that we can do for the sport is to bring on a new generation of squash players to safeguard the future of the sport.

“Therefore it is essential that clubs and squash associations all over the globe get behind World Squash Day to produce a significant increase in participation levels.”

Last year World Squash Day generated a massive global show of support for squash’s Olympic bid.

This year clubs and federations can announce their activities on the event website www.worldsquashday.com

Thatcher added: “The website has a list of ideas for clubs to get involved and organise events to showcase our fantastic sport.”

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England’s Nick Matthew Wins Gold In Delhi

Posted on 08 October 2010. Tags: Commonwealth Games 2010

England’s world number two squash player Nick Matthew achieved “the most important thing in my career so far” when he beat fellow countryman James Willstrop in the men’s Commonwealth Games singles final at the Siri Fort Complex inDelhi to win his first gold medal in his second appearance in the event.

In the sport’s first 1-2-3 in the Games, third-seeded Englishman Peter Barker clinched the bronze medal when he beat Malaysia’s sixth seed Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-5, 11-4, 11-2 in the third place play-off.

Matthew, the 30-year-old from Sheffield who topped the world rankings in June, then suffered an illness setback last month, struggled earlier in the tournament – but was on top form to beat fellow Yorkshireman Willstrop, ranked four in the world, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 in 67 minutes.

Cheered on by a boisterous crowd of more than 2,000, Matthew and Willstrop produced an exhilarating display of world-class squash on the spectacular all-glass showcourt in the Indian city’s new sports complex.

“This is the most important thing in my career so far,” enthused Matthew after his triumph. “This was a massive goal. Four years ago I came fourth and saw what it was like. It’s amazing to get gold – I’ll savour it for a long time.

“I remember sitting at home watching Peter Nicol win gold in 1998 – then saw him win it again in Melbourne four years ago when I came fourth, which was quite hard to take. I’ve worked such a long time for this.

“I’m also so happy for Pete, winning bronze. I was at the same stage last time. I’m captain of the team and I’m so proud of them.

“The match was so tough – after all James is four in the world. I had to try and forget it was a Commonwealth Gamesfinal. I was a little bit lucky as James had played two tough games earlier.”

When asked what his thoughts were of Delhi, Matthew replied: “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s fantastic – I’ll remember this for the rest of my life.

“The crowd were right behind both of us today – they were fantastic. They were cheering for squash.”

Willstrop, from Leeds, was full of praise for his England team-mate: “I’m disappointed with the result – but that was some performance from Nick. He has a fantastic record. He played too well for me – I really had no answer.

“He played out of his skin, though I thought I played pretty well too. He’s playing at a standard that’s higher than anyone else. He keeps asking more questions of me.

“It might be the best he’s ever played against me – so that’s a nice thing to take from the match. He’s dismantled me the last few times. So whilst it’s disappointing, I’ve got to keep learning.

“I have no regrets – I’ve won the silver medal,” added the 27-year-old. “It was a great atmosphere today.”

Peter Barker was also delighted with his bronze medal achievement. “I played really well today. Winning this medal has to be one of the highlights of my career.

“It’s a strange feeling – normally when you lose (as in the semi-finals), you pack your bags and go home. Nick said to me yesterday ‘don’t make the same mistake I did last time’. I took his advice and got my head together and told myself it’s a massive match.

“It’ll take a little while to sink in – but not many people win a Commonwealth Games medal. My Mum and girlfriend are here. This’ll probably mean more to my Mum!

“Azlan did incredibly well to get here. He and I are good friends. We train together in London. It’s never easy, playing a friend. But I wanted to show something for my efforts,” added the world No8 from London.

When asked to comment on England’s success, the left-hander said: “We’re pretty strong in squash at the moment – we really wanted a 1/2/3 and hope this will help get us some media coverage back home. To get all the medals in the men’s event really shows the dominance of our players.

“What a lovely position for England to be in.”

England men’s coach David Campion highlighted the background to the country’s success. “This is the culmination of a lot of effort over the last 18 months by a number of people. It’s testament to all the hard work and effort that all the players have put in.

“We’re absolutely delighted to bring home all three medals in the men’s event,” added the former junior international. “And it’s a great shame that Alison (Waters) had to pull out of the women’s bronze medal match. She looked in great form yesterday and was a great prospect in the doubles too.

“The Commonwealth Games is such a big occasion for any squash player – something to cherish for life. It’s big for England Squash and the English Institute of Sport – and a lot of people there have contributed to this success.

“I am very proud to be part of it.”

Men’s final:
[1] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [2] James Willstrop (ENG) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (67m)

Bronze medal play-off:
[3] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [6] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2 (45m)

Nick Matthew Celebrates Double Gold In Delhi

Posted on 13 October 2010. Tags: Commonwealth Games 2010

England’s Nick Matthew brought his 2010 Commonwealth Games Squash campaign to a magnificent climax in Delhi tonight when, with Adrian Grant, he won gold in the Men’s Doubles to add to the gold medal he won in last week’s singles final at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.

In the final match on the spectacular all-glass showcourt, the favourites battled for more than two hours to hold off an Australian challenge from second seeds Stewart Boswell & David Palmer – and recovered from losing the second game to win 11-9, 6-11, 11-5 in 133 minutes.

The success means that the Men’s Doubles gold medal stays in England hands for the fourth time since the sport’s maiden appearance in the Games in 1998.

“Four years ago, a legendary English squash player Peter Nicol got two golds – and I delighted to have been able to emulate him,” said the jubilant 30-year-old from Sheffield immediately afterwards.

“Winning two gold medals is an amazing feeling – and doubles is so different from singles squash. It’s all about camaraderie with your partner. You almost feel that the racket isn’t attached to your arm – you are just doing it for your partner.

“And when we got our heads back together after the second game, we were amazing.

“It’s definitely the biggest moment of my career,” added the world No2. “I didn’t get the chance to celebrate my singles success, but now I will be able to as I made a good decision not to play a major Tour event in Egypt later this week. I put aside thoughts of regaining my world number one ranking for the sake of two gold medals.”

In describing their marathon encounter – their third three-game win over the top Australian pair since March – Matthew admitted: “We always have a tough battle with them. David was chasing that elusive gold medal

“But it’s all about team work – and Adrian and I have known each other since we were nine years old – and that’s what made it work. I think it got a bit scrappy in the second, but we let our squash do the talking in the third.”

Grant, the London-born world No14 who is based in Leeds, said: “After Nick had done such a fantastic job in the singles, I had to give him the motivation to push harder in the doubles. In doubles, you’ve got to take world rankings out of it – you’ve got to understand each others’ games. We never took anybody for granted.”

The outcome provided Stewart Boswell with his third successive silver medal in the event. It also gave David Palmer, the former world number one and two-time world champion, a record-equalling sixth Commonwealth Games medal since 1998.

“It’s definitely nice – but you’ve got to put it into perspective. Tonight’s wasn’t the colour I wanted. It was a tough schedule – and, looking back, perhaps I should have pulled out of one,” said the 34-year-old from Lithgow, NSW, after his farewell appearance in the event.

New Zealand grabbed the first gold medal of the day when the fourth-seeded pairing Jaclyn Hawkes & Joelle Kingshocked fancied English duo Jenny Duncalf & Laura Massaro, the third seeds, 11-9, 11-10 in the Women’s Doublesfinal in exactly one hour.

Duncalf and Massaro, who reached the gold medal play-off after upsetting top-seeded Australians Kasey Brown & Donna Urquhart in the semi-finals, led in the first game and had game-balls from 10-6 in the second.

But the Kiwis kept up the pressure before leaping for joy after their surprise gold medal triumph.

“We are OVER the moon,” said a beaming Hawkes, the world No14 from Auckland. “Not in my wildest dreams did I expect to do this – I am so happy to have won gold.

“It’s the first time we’ve played together,” continued the 27-year-old. “It’s great to get New Zealand’s fourth gold in the Games.”

Just before rushing back to the court to prepare for the next match – her Mixed Doubles final which followed immediately -Joelle King paid compliments to Hawkes: “My partner here was pretty awesome.

“When I was a little girl, I dreamed about winning a Commonwealth Games medal,” added the 22-year-old from Cambridge.

Duncalf was inevitably despondent: “We had the confidence to win gold. There’s a very fine line in doubles between winning and losing – they did really well to come back.”

Massaro added: We weren’t expecting to be paired up, and have had very little practice together, but I thought we did well.

“But it’s horrible to lose your final match – but I’m sure we’ll celebrate silver later,” suggested the 26-year-old world No7.

It was a first squash gold medal of the 2010 Games for Australia when favourites Kasey Brown & Cameron Pilley saw off New Zealand outsiders Joelle King & Martin Knight, the 11th seeds, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 in a 96-minute Mixed Doublesfinal.

Clearly uplifted by her gold medal performance some 20 minutes earlier, King led the Kiwis to a first game lead before the top seeds turned up the power to storm to gold.

Is it a relief, the winning Aussies were asked by a home reporter? “No, it’s not a relief,” said Brown. “Yes, it is,” interjected Pilley. “It’s a relief to finish doubles!

“We both played two matches today we didn’t lose,” added Pilley, the world No16 from Yamba, New South Wales. “Gold again in 2014 in Scotland? That’s definitely the goal!”

When asked how it felt to win his county’s first squash gold medal this time, the tall 27-year-old responded: “It’s special – but more so because you’re playing for all of squash in Australia. It’s an honour to put on the Australian colours – it gives you something extra, and I think that showed when we came back from one-nil down.”

Both players agreed that a beer was one of their priorities.

“Gold means everything – it’s incredible,” said Brown. “To get gold for your country is pretty amazing.”

After winning bronze in the singles event, and bronze earlier in the day in the Women’s Doubles, Brown became the only player to win three medals in Delhi.

“Winning three medals is a fantastic feeling – a gold medal means so much, especially representing Australia,” added the world No8 from Taree, NSW.

“This year I’ve been working really hard and I feel I’ve really improved. I was confident I could do well.

“But the first thing I need to do is ring my Mum!”

A downbeat Martin Knight conceded that the best pair won: “Today, they just played better,” said the Wellington-born 26-year-old. “I set goals every day and today we were going for gold – and there’s no reason why we could have expected that. But I will go away with good memories.”

For more info, visit the WSF’s dedicated Commonwealth Games site www.cwgsquash.com

Men’s Doubles Final:
[1] Adrian Grant & Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [2] Stewart Boswell & David Palmer (AUS) 11-9, 6-11, 11-5 (133m)
Bronze medal play-off:
[4] Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [5] Alan Clyne & Harry Leitch (SCO) 11-5, 11-7 (52m)

Women’s Doubles Final:
[4] Jaclyn Hawkes & Joelle King (NZL) bt [3] Jenny Duncalf & Laura Massaro (ENG) 11-9, 11-10 (60m)
Bronze medal play-off:
[1] Kasey Brown & Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt [2] Lisa Camilleri & Amelia Pittock (AUS) 11-4, 10-11, 11-5 (54m)

Mixed Doubles Final:
[1] Kasey Brown & Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [11] Joelle King & Martin Knight (NZL) 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 (96m)
Bronze medal play-off:
[3] Nicol David & Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [8] Donna Urquhart & David Palmer (AUS) 11-9, 11-6 (35m)

World Open Champions 1975 - 2009

1975 Geoff Hunt (Australia) bt Mohibullah Khan (Pakistan)
7-9, 9-4, 8-10, 9-2,9-2 . Host Nation - England

1976 Geoff Hunt (Australia) bt Qamar Zaman (Pakistan)
9-5, 9-4, 8-10, 9-2, 9-2. Host Nation -Australia

1979 Geoff Hunt (Australia) bt Qamar Zaman (Pakistan)
9-2, 9-3, 9-2. Host Nation - Canada

1980 Geoff Hunt (Australia) bt Qamar Zaman (Pakistan)
9-0, 9-3, 9-3. Host Nation - Australia

1981 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) bt Geoff Hunt (Australia)
7-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-2. Host Nation - Canada

1982 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) bt Dean Williams (Australia)
9-2, 6-9, 9-1, 9-1. Host Nation - England

1983 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) bt Chris Dittmar (Australia)
9-3, 9-6, 9-0. Host Nation - Germany

1984 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) bt Qamar Zaman (Pakistan)
9-0, 9-3, 9-4. Host Nation - Pakistan

1985 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) bt Ross Norman (New Zealand)
9-4, 4-9, 9-5, 9-1. Host Nation - Egypt

1986 Ross Norman (New Zealand) bt Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)
9-5, 9-7, 7-9, 9-1. Host Nation - France

1987 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Chris Dittmar (Australia)
9-5, 9-4, 4-9, 9-6. Host Nation - England

1988 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) bt Jansher Khan (Pakistan)
9-6, 9-2, 9-2. Host Nation - Holland

1989 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Chris Dittmar (Australia)
7-15, 6-15, 15-4, 15-11, 15-10. Host Nation - Malaysia

1990 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Chris Dittmar (Australia)
15-8, 17-15, 13-15, 15-5. Host Nation - France

1991 Rodney Martin (Australia) bt Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)
14-17, 15-9. 15-4, 15-13. Host Nation - Australia

1992 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Chris Dittmar (Australia)
15-11, 15-9, 10-15, 15-6. Host Nation - South Africa

1993 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)
14-15, 15-9, 15-5, 15-5. Host Nation - Pakistan

1994 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Peter Marshall (England)
10-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-4. Host Nation - Spain

1995 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Del Harris (England)
15-10, 17-14, 16-17, 15-8. Host Nation - Cyprus

1996 Jansher Khan (Pakistan) bt Rodney Eyles (Australia)
15-13, 17-15, 11-15, 15-3. Host Nation - Pakistan

1997 Rodney Eyles (Australia) bt Peter Nicol (Scotland)
15-11, 15-12, 15-12 Host Nation - Malaysia

1998 Jonathon Power (Canada) bt Peter Nicol (Scotland)
15-17, 15-7, 15-9, 15-10 Host Nation - Qatar

1999 Peter Nicol (Scotland) bt Ahmed Barada (Egypt)
15-9, 15-13, 15-11 Host Nation - Egypt

2000/1 No World Open held

2002 David Palmer (Australia) bt John White (Scotland)
13-15, 12-15, 15-6, 15-14, 15-11 Host Nation - Belgium

2003 Amr Shabana (Egypt)bt Thierry Lincou (France) 15/11 11/15 15/8 15/14 Host Nation - Pakistan

2004 Thierry Lincou (France) bt Lee Beachill (England)
5-11 11-2 2-11 11-10 (2-0) 11-8
Host Nation - Qatar

2005 Amr Shabana (Egypt) bt David Palmer (Australia) 11-6 11-7 11-8
Host Nation - Hong Kong

2006 David Palmer (Australia) bt Gregory Gaultier (France) 9-11 9-11 11-9 11-10 11-2 Host National Egypt

2007 Amr Shabana (Egypt) bt Gregory Gaultier (France) 11-7 11-4 11-6 Host Nation Bermuda

2008 Ramy Ashour (Egypt) bt Karim Dariwsh (Egypt) 5-11 11-8 11-4 11-5 Host Nation England

2009 Amr Shabana (Egypt)bt Ramy Ashour (Egypt) 11-8 11-5 11-5
Host Nation Kuwait

 

 

 

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Here is an excellent guide from an Australian website called Physioworks.

 

Squash Injuries

Common Squash Conditions

Treatments

 

Draws & Results

 

Men’s Singles 1st round draw:

[1] Nick Matthew (ENG) bye
Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) v Hartaj Bains (KEN)
[10] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) v Masud Rana (BAN)
Colin Ramasra (TRI) v Jules Snagg (SVG)
[7] Cameron Pilley (AUS) v Joe Chapman (IVB)
Siddharth Suchde (IND) v Michael Hopkins (JEY)
[14] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) v Sandeep Jangra (IND)
Bradley Hindle (MLT) v Navin Samarasinghe (SRI)
[3] Peter Barker (ENG) v Kelvin Ndhlovu (ZAM)
Alan Clyne (SCO) v Nick Kyme (BER)
[11] Saurav Ghosal (IND) v Ian Rukunya (UGA)
Patrick Chifunda (ZAM) v Lyall Paterson (SCO)
[8] Stewart Boswell (AUS) v Chris Small (SCO)
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) v Shopon Pervez (BAN)
[13] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) v Samuel Kyagulanyi (UGA)
Yasir Butt (PAK) v Chris Binnie (JAM)
Lefika Ragontse (BOT) v Harry Leitch (SCO)
[16] Campbell Grayson (NZL) v Ray Simbule (ZAM)
Robin Clarke (CAN) v Othniel Bailey (SVG)
[6] Azlan Iskandar (MAS) v James Bentick (SVG)
Chris Simpson (GGY) v Aubrey Taulo (MAW)
[15] Martin Knight (NZL) v Hardeep Reel (KEN)
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) v Bruce Burrowes (JAM)
[4] Daryl Selby (ENG) v Michael Rucklinger (PNG)
Lekgotla Mosope (BOT) v Shawn Simpson (BAR)
[9] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) v Lazarus Chilufya (ZAM)
Andrew McDougall (CAN) v Orumu Ofoyuru (UGA)
[5] David Palmer (AUS) v Julius Taulo (MAW)
Shawn Delierre (CAN) v Henry Birch (GGY)
[12] Shahier Razik (CAN) v Kawooya Nsaale (UGA)
Ivan Yuen (MAS) v James Matewere (MAW)
[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bye

Women’s Singles 2nd round draw:

[1] Nicol David (MAS) v Karen Meakins (BAR)
[15] Joshna Chinappa (IND) v Sharon Wee (MAS)
[5] Laura Massaro (ENG) v Lisa Aitken (SCO)
[16] Alana Miller (CAN) v Anwesha Reddy (IND)
[4] Madeline Perry (NIR) v Sharya Guruge (SRI) or Safina Madhani (KEN)
[13] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) v Frania Gillen-Buchert (SCO) or Ashley Khalil (GUY)
[6] Kasey Brown (AUS) v Miranda Ranieri (CAN) or Kate Cadigan (JEY)
[11] Delia Arnold (MAS) v Kerrie Sample (TRI) or Issey Norman-Ross (GGY)
[12] Joelle King (NZL) v Jeannine Cowie (JEY) or Barbara Stubbings (PNG)
[8] Donna Urquhart (AUS) v Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) or Khaaliqa Nimji (KEN)
[14] Dipika Pallikal (IND) v Natalie Dodd (GGY) or Stephanie Edmison (CAN)
[3] Alison Waters (ENG) v Samantha Cornett (CAN)
[9] Low Wee Wern (MAS) v Zoe Barr (NIR)
[7] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) v Amelia Pittock (AUS)
[10] Sarah Kippax (ENG) v Anaka Alankamony (IND)
[2] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) v Zephanie Curgenven (GGY)

Men’s Doubles Pools:

Pool 1: [1] Adrian Grant & Nick Matthew (ENG); [16] Patrick Chifunda & Lazarus  Chilufya (ZAM); Malton Blair & Alex Fraser (CAY)
Pool 2: [2] Stewart Boswell & David Palmer (AUS); [15] Lekgotla Mosope & Lefika Ragontse (BOT); Kelvin Ndhlovu & Ray Simbule (ZAM); Gye Duncan & Duncan Gray (NFK)
Pool 3: [3] Peter Barker & Daryl Selby (ENG); [14] Michael Fiteni & Bradley Hindle (MLT); Peter Christian-Bailey& Mal Rundell (NFK)
Pool 4: [4] Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley (AUS); [13] Robin Clarke & Shawn Delierre (CAN); James Bentick &Jules Snagg (SVG)
Pool 5: [5] Alan Clyne & Harry Leitch (SCO); [12] Yasir Butt & Danish Atlas Khan (PAK); James Matewere &Julius Taulo (MAW)
Pool 6: [6] Azlan Iskandar & Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS); [11] Sandeep Jangra & Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND); Kawooya Nsaale & Orumu Ofoyuru (UGA); Shopon Pervez & Masud Rana (BAN)
Pool 7: [7] Campbell Grayson & Martin Knight (NZL); [10] Aamir Atlas Khan & Farhan Mehboob (PAK); Samuel Kyagulanyi & Ian Rukunya (UGA)
Pool 8: [8] Gaurav Nandrajog & Siddharth Suchde (IND); [9] Lyall Paterson & Chris Small (SCO); Hartaj Bains &Hardeep Reel (KEN)

Women’s Doubles Pools:

Pool 1: [1] Kasey Brown & Donna Urquhart (AUS); [8] Tamsyn Leevey & Kylie Lindsay (NZL); Samantha Cornett & Miranda Ranieri (CAN); Kate Cadigan & Jeannine Cowie (JEY)
Pool 2: [2] Joshna Chinappa & Dipika Pallikal (IND); [7] Lisa Aitken & Frania Gillen-Buchert (SCO); Delia Arnold & Low Wee Wern (MAS); Zephanie Curgenven & Issey Norman-Ross (GGY)
Pool 3: [3] Lisa Camilleri & Amelia Pittock (AUS); [6] Tania Bailey & Laura Massaro (ENG); Zoe Barr & Madeline Perry (NIR); Nicolette Fernandes & Ashley Khalil (GUY)
Pool 4: [4] Jenny Duncalf & Alison Waters (ENG); [5] Jaclyn Hawkes & Joelle King (NZL); Anaka Alankamony & Surbhi Misra (IND); Safina Madhani & Khaaliqa Nimji (KEN)

Mixed Doubles Pools:

Pool 1: [1] Kasey Brown & Cameron Pilley (AUS); [12] Sharon Wee & Ivan Yuen (MAS); Samantha Cornett &Robin Clarke (CAN); Kerrie Sample & Colin Ramasra (TRI)
Pool 2: [2] Jenny Duncalf & James Willstrop (ENG); [11] Joelle King & Martin Knight (NZL); Jeannine Cowie & Michael Hopkins (JEY); Safina Madhani & Hartaj Bains (KEN)
Pool 3: [3] Nicol David & Ong Beng Hee (MAS); [10] Harry Leitch & Lisa Aitken (SCO); Stephanie Edmison &Andrew McDougall (CAN); Khaaliqa Nimji & Hardeep Reel (KEN)
Pool 4: [4] Dipika Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal (IND); [9] Frania Gillen-Buchert & Alan Clyne (SCO); Marlene West & Cameron Stafford (CAY); Barbara Stubbings & Michael Rucklinger (PNG)
Pool 5: [5] Jaclyn Hawkes & Campbell Grayson (NZL); [8] Donna Urquhart & David Palmer (AUS); Karen Meakins & Shawn Simpson (BAR)
Pool 6: [6] Alison Waters & Adrian Grant (ENG); [7] Joshna Chinappa & Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND); Sharya Guruge & Navin Samarasinghe (SRI); Zephanie Curgenven & Henry Birch (GGY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team from 2007

 

 

 5th WORLD DEAF SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

General Information

(Update March 2010)

 

 NEW ZEALAND - PALMERSTON NORTH

Monday 4th October to Sunday 10th October 2010

 

 

Proudly hosted by:

 

 

 

The Bedfordview Vets have a very special request to make of the squashball community. One of their team mates, Armando Capazario, is friends of the Mitev family.

 

The Mitevs are in need.

 

 

 

Little Caysie’s diagnosis of the deadly AML leukemia 15 months ago has led to the most traumatic events and experiences for this genuinely good family. AML leukemia is incredibly rare, especially in children. Little Caysie suffered incredibly for months on end last year while receiving treatment at the Donald Gordon. Nicole, her mother, spent a lot of time with her and still managed to work as a beauty therapist from time to time to try and earn some form of income. Thankfully Caysie went into remission, and things were starting to get back on track when suddenly Donny, Caysie’s father, fell very ill and had a stroke at age 32. It was certainly the long-term stress of his daughter’s illness that caused this. Donny has not been able to work since the stroke - and won’t for at least another few months will he receives therapy, making things even more difficult.

Unfortunately, to everyone’s complete shock, Caysie relapsed with the AML last month…

 

 

Caysie is completely reliant on medication at the Unitas Oncology Unit at the moment. She is on antibiotics for infections, Dormacan to relax her (but this makes her hallucinate), she is on morphine for pain, takes something to help her sleep, and is pumped with a vicious cocktail of the deadly, yet life-saving, chemotherapy. She also has regular lumbar punctures of chemotherapy straight to her spine. Nicole relentlessly helps make her every movement and requirement as comfortable as possible. She gives her warm baths and gentle pedicures, she patiently tries to get as much nutrients in as possible, and holds onto her with all the love that only a mother knows. She also does not sleep from the financial worry that faces them, so please let us help where we can!     

 

The family has a basic hospital plan and Resolution Health have been brilliant with paying bills of hundreds of thousands of rands. The Donald Gordon has also been incredible with subsidizing certain expenses. However, as you can imagine, there are massive out-of-hospital costs for medication, doctors’ consultations, scans, blood tests, and more. Caysie has moved to UNITAS and faces her last attempt at getting well with intense chemo, as well as a bone marrow transplant. This family is truly taking strain right now: emotionally, spiritually and financially.

 

 

Please help us raise R150 000 to help ease their burden.

 

CJ Mitev

Absa savings account 9250256797

Branch code   632005

“Squash Nick Blues”
Sung to the tune of “The Sound of Silence” Simon and Garfunkel

Here I am on court two,
Obsessed with what I want to do,
I don’t care if I lose the game,
All I want is the instant fame,
The amazing feat of smashing the ball dead,
Fills my head,
It’s the Squash Nick Blues.

Every shot I try to find,
That damn nick but I’m so blind,
Impossible angles at every turn,
It’s a mental disease - I just wont learn,
So I just hit harder and continue to hack and hack,
And hope for crack,
It’s the Squash Nick Blues.

I even seem to have to nerve,
To go for it off every serve,
Aiming where the wall and floor meet,
Damn, I missed again by three feet!
And another point lost thanks to my stupid greed,
There’s really no need,
For the Squash Nick Blues.

“Fool” they say, “You do not know,
That your racquet technique really blows”,
When the point is done I don’t care anymore,
Unless the ball is rolling along the floor,
I remember once long ago slotting the nick right in,
But it hit the tin,
It’s the Squash Nick Blues.

And then one day I bowed and prayed,
At the best nick shot I ever made,
A volley reverse backhand boast overhead,
When it hit the floor it came out dead,
I screamed and yelled but realized with a groan,
I was playing alone,
And forever stuck in…The Squash Nick Blues.

The Squash Poet

 

THE SQUASH JOINT