It was the No1 seed Nicol David (pic ri) from Malaysia who had the upper hand from the beginning of the women’s final. The World No1 never gave anything away to her Irish opponent Madeline Perry as David secured a 11-2, 11-7, 11-3 victory to retain her title in Doha. It was the 1st Qatar title for the Frenchman Greg Gaultier (pic le) after he overcame English World No4 James Willstrop in a thought 4 games encounter (11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8). The French World No6 needed 70 minutes before he was able to lift the Qatar trophy and celebrate his big success.
David and Gaultier took Qatar Classic crowns!
Nicol David (MAS) and Greg Gaultier (FRA) are the two winners of the Qatar Classic 2011 (photo: SquashSite)