Nick Matthew beat James Willstrop in the final of the Tournament of Champions, just two weeks ago, to retain the world No1 spot he dropped in January (photo: Steve Line) This year’s British Nationals might be the most prestigious ones as the two top seeds are the No1 and No2 in the world. As Nick Matthew (pic le) and James Willstrop (pic ri) are the top 2 contenders in Manchester.
In the predicted final there will be much more on the line than “just” the British Nationals title. Make you calls, who will be the next champion …
Quarter-finals:
[1] James Willstrop (Yorks) v [6] Chris Ryder (Herts)
[4] Adrian Grant (Kent) v [14] Eddie Charlton (Notts)
[3] Daryl Selby (Essex) v [8] Adrian Waller (Herts)
[2] Nick Matthew (Yorks) v [7] Chris Simpson (Hants)
2nd round:
[1] James Willstrop (Yorks) bt [12] Andy Whipp (Cheshire) 11-4, 11-3, 11-9 (24m)
[6] Chris Ryder (Herts) bt [16] Anthony Graham (Glos) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (47m)
[4] Adrian Grant (Kent) bt [9] Robbie Temple (Glos) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 (48m)
[14] Eddie Charlton (Notts) bt [5] Tom Richards (Surrey) w/o
[8] Adrian Waller (Herts) bt [10] Joe Lee (Surrey) 10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 (58m)
[3] Daryl Selby (Essex) bt [11] Joel Hinds (Derbyshire) 11-9, 13-11, 6-11, 11-8 (54m)
[7] Chris Simpson (Hants) bt [13] Charles Sharpes (Surrey) 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 (51m)
[2] Nick Matthew (Yorks) bt [15] Jaymie Haycocks (Shropshire) 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (46m)
1st round:
[1] James Willstrop (Yorks) bt [Q] Kevin Moran (Scotland) 11-3, 9-11, 11-4, 11-4 (35m)
[12] Andy Whipp (Cheshire) bt Declan James (Notts) 11-5, 12-14, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (67m)
[6] Chris Ryder (Herts) bt [Q] Oliver Holland (Notts) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (30m)
[16] Anthony Graham (Glos) bt [Q] Richard Birks (Shropshire) 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (62m)
[4] Adrian Grant (Kent) bt Neil Cordell (Yorks) 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (24m)
[9] Robbie Temple (Glos) bt [Q] Stuart Crawford (Scotland) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (26m)
[5] Tom Richards (Surrey) bt [Q] Mark Fuller (Notts) 4-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 (46m)
[14] Eddie Charlton (Notts) bt Adam Murrills (Cheshire) 11-13, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 (56m)
[10] Joe Lee (Surrey) bt Stephen Siveter (Merseyside) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (34m)
[8] Adrian Waller (Herts) bt [Q] Andrew Widdison (Yorks) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (27m)
[11] Joel Hinds (Derbyshire) bt Jason David Pike (Wilts) 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-6 (33m)
[3] Daryl Selby (Essex) bt [Q] Nathan Lake (Glos) 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5 (40m)
[13] Charles Sharpes (Surrey) bt Simon Parke (Yorks) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 (44m)
[7] Chris Simpson (Hants) bt Ben Coleman (Essex) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (44m)
[15] Jaymie Haycocks (Shropshire) bt Alex Ingham (Surrey) 11-5, 12-10, 11-7 (37m)
[2] Nick Matthew (Yorks) bt [Q] James Earles (Yorks) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (32m)
