Gaultier and Palmer in a thrilling rally!

“Even the ref is sweating from that rally”, thats the brilliant comment of commentator legend Joey Barrington about an outstanding rally between Greg Gaultier and David Palmer during their World Open match.
PSA WO Saudi Arabia 2010 – Gaultier v Palmer Rally
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Crazy action from the PSA World Open Saudi Arabia 2010 during the last 16 match featuring Gregory Gaultier and David Palmer


Nick Matthew – first Englishman who takes the World Open crown!

The final of the Saudi World Open 2010 was gone into the history books even before it started. Never ever in squash history have been two Englishmen in a World Open final and the winner would be the first English World Champion. Willstrop started impre...

Backstage video tour at Sunset Beach Saudi World Open!

Before we get to World Open final business you should have a view around the venue Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. Just sit back and enjoy some nice backstage impressions added with Steve Cubbin’s commentary. Later on tonight all the squash fans could witness, when squash history will be made: The 1st Englishman – Nick Matthew or James Willstrop – will be crowned to the new World Champion. Stay tuned.
Sunset Beach Saudi World Open 2010
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A quick tour of the venue for the 2010 Saudi PSA World Open


English World Open title for the first time!

One fact will be sure, even before the first rally will be played in tomorrow’s Saudi World Open final: For the 1st time of the World Open history (since 1976) the winner will be an Englishman. No, Peter Nicols title in Egypt 1999 did not count for E...

Four matches – two players had to retire!

In the quarter-finals of the Saudi World Open 2 of the 4 matches ended as straight games wins as the others showed 2 players who had to concede their matches. Englishman and No1 seed Nick Matthew needed 38-minutes to beat French veteran Thierry Lincou ...

World Open quarters lined up!

The 2nd part of round 2 of the Saudi World Open showed again, that all higher ranked players get through to the quarter-finals. Englishman Peter Barker needed 56 minutes to beat Australian fellow Stewart Boswell in straight games (11-6, 11-6, 11-9). Af...

Top-seeds get through to the World Open quarters!

The 1st four matches of round 3 of the Saudi World Open came out as top seed wins. English No1 seed Nick Matthew overcame Egypt Hisham Asour in style. But “it was not easy“ as Matthew commented after the match. Next player to take his quarter-final...

Ramy and Grant retired at the World Open!

In the last eight matches of the Saudi World Open’s day two, six round two matches gone the way the seedings predicted it and two ended with surprises. Australian Stewart Boswell (pic le) and Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan did benefit from their oppon...