As the actual tournaments have to make progress, we would like to get your attention on some awesome rallies from the past (TOC 2004). Lean back and enjoy …
Squash rallies part 4
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best rallies Tournament of Champions 2004 John White vs James Willstrop next parts will follow..
April 2011
TOC rallies from the past!
April 13, 2011 • Tags: New York, PSA, Tournament of Champions, USA • Categories: all posts, videos
El Hindi beat Richards to take Berkshire Title!
April 11, 2011 • Tags: Berkshire Open, PSA, Tom Richards, USA, Wael El Hindi • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
Egypt’s top seed Wael El Hindi (pic) rounded off an excellent run in the Berkshire Open by beating unseeded Englishman Tom Richards in straight games in the final at Williams College in Williamstown in the US state of Massachusetts. In a fitting climax to the 7th year of event, the US-based world No16 from Cairo romped through the event without dropping a game to pick up the eight Tour title of his career before a packed house seated behind an all-glass court set in the college’s Chandler Athletic Center. The 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 victory in 38 minutes made El Hindi the worthy winner – but unseeded Richards, the 24-year-old world No28, will be proud of his achievement of making the biggest PSA Tour final of his short career after upsetting two seeds.
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ROWE Motor Oil extend British Grand Prix Sponsorship!
April 11, 2011 • Tags: England, Manchester, PSA, Ramy Ashour, ROWE British Grand Prix • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
ROWE Motor Oil has confirmed its sponsorship of the British Grand Prix Squash Championship for the 2nd successive year. 2010, the Championship attracted a high quality field, from which Egypt’s then world No1 Ramy Ashour emerged as champion. The ROWE British Grand Prix – Manchester 2011 will take place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 19-25 September. “I was very pleased with the result of the first tournament. Especially the TV coverage in the far east countries was very impressive”, said Michael Zehe, CEO and founder of ROWE Motor Oil. This year’s event reinforces Manchester’s ambition to be recognised as one of the world’s leading squash destinations, alongside; New York, Mumbai, Cairo, Canberra, Hong Kong, Kuwait City, Doha, and Saudi Arabia.
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Nicol David celebrates Cayman Islands hat-trick!
April 10, 2011 • Tags: Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Open, Jenny Duncalf, Nicol David, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
Nicol David (pic) celebrated her 3rd successful title at the Cayman Islands Open – but the world No1 from Malaysia had to work for almost an hour, and squandered match-balls in the third game, before overcoming England’s world No2 Jenny Duncalf in the final of the WISPA World Series squash event in Grand Cayman. David had to fight 59 minutes before celebrating her title-winning 11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-4 victory. Nicol David, now the winner of 52 WISPA World Tour titles, was full of praise for her Tour rival: “Jenny played really well, especially in the 3rd she just put a lot of shots in. I knew I just had to work hard to get it back but couldn’t quite make it. It’s so great being here in Cayman – we’re all looking forward to coming back next year for the World Open”, said David.
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David and Duncalf in dream Cayman climax!
April 9, 2011 • Tags: Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Open, Donna Urquhart, Jenny Duncalf, Nicol David, Rachael Grinham, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
Nicol David and Jenny Duncalf (pic) will contest the dream Cayman Islands Open final – but the world’s top two players prevailed in highly contrasting semi-finals. Top seed Nicol David, the world No1 from Malaysia who is bidding to win the title for a 3rd successive year, ended the brave run of Donna Urquhart – despatching the Australian qualifier 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 in just 30 minutes. England’s world No2 Jenny Duncalf needed 76 minutes – and had to fight back from 1/2 down and save 3 match balls before overcoming long-time Australian rival Rachael Grinham (pic) 15-13, 10-12, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10. “It’s annoying getting so close and not winning”, said Grinham afterwards. The final will be David and Duncalf’s first meeting since last August when they contested the Hong Kong Open climax – but it will be the 26th of their careers. David leads the head-to-heads 23:2.
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Urquhart downs Perry in Cayman quarters!
April 8, 2011 • Tags: Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Open, Donna Urquhart, Jenny Duncalf, Nicol David, Rachael Grinham, WISPA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
Australian Donna Urquhart (pic) continued her giant-killing run in the Cayman Islands Open when she upset 5th seed Madeline Perry to reach the last 4 at Grand Cayman. Urquhart recovered from two games down – and saved two match balls – to overcome Perry, the new world No3, 6-11, 11-13, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 to reach the biggest semi-final of her career. Urquhart now meets defending champion Nicol David, the world No1 from Malaysia who is looking for her 3rd successive title. The top seed beat Dutch qualifier Natalie Grinham 11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4. Natalie’s older sister Rachael Grinham claimed the speediest route through to the semi-finals with an 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 win over English qualifier Sarah Kippax in 28 minutes. The 34-year-old 3rd-seeded Australian will now face another English opponent Jenny Duncalf, the No2 seed who had to come from a game down to get the better of France’s 7th seed Camille Serme 6-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 in 53 minutes.
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Kippax and Grinham with Cayman upsets!
April 7, 2011 • Tags: Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Open, Natalie Grinham, Nicol David, Rachael Grinham, Sarah Kippax, WISPA • Categories: all posts, tournaments
Sarah Kippax (pic) and Natalie Grinham continued the successful run by qualifiers in the 1st round of the Cayman Islands Open by earning unexpected places in the quarter-finals at Grand Cayman. England’s Sarah Kippax, the world No18, beats the world No11 Annie Au from Hong Kong 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8. Natalie Grinham, the former world No2, now ranked 32, is on a comeback trail after the birth of her first child. The Australian-born Dutch star overcame 6th-seeded Australian Kasey Brown 11-6, 13-11, 14-12 in 48 minutes. Natalie’s older sister Rachael Grinham, the 3rd seed, also took her place in the quarter-finals after beating local star and wildcard player Marlene West 11-5, 11-4, 11-3. Malaysia’s world No1 Nicol David ended New Zealand hopes in the event by beating world No15 Jaclyn Hawkes 11-7, 11-6, 11-3.
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WISPA president Natalie Grainger to stand down!
April 7, 2011 • Tags: Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Open, Natalie Grainger, WISPA • Categories: all posts, associations, players
Natalie Grainger (pic), the recently married former world number one who retired from the WISPA World Tour in December, is standing down as President of WISPA (Women’s International Squash Players’ Association) with immediate effect. “WISPA has been part of my life for so long, fifteen years as a touring player, thirteen as a board member and eight years as WISPA President,” said the US-based 33-year-old in her resignation letter to the Association’s members. Grainger takes an opportunity working on a project for Chelsea Piers New York. Vice-President Jaclyn Hawkes will be acting President during the interim period.
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