James Willstrop
December 17, 2010 •
Tags: Amr Shabana, Delhi, Hisham Ashour, India, James Willstrop, Nick Matthew, PSA, PSA Masters • Categories: all posts, tournaments
The big upset of today’s PSA Masters quarter-final matches was produced by Hisham Ashour (pic le), the elder brother of Egypt’s world No.1 Ramy Ashour (pic ri). Hisham was on fire, when he beat French 34-year-old World Champion 2004 Thierry Lincou ...
December 15, 2010 •
Tags: Cameron Pilley, India, James Willstrop, New Delhi, PSA, PSA Masters • Categories: all posts, tournaments
There were no surprises on the opening day in the $192,500 Punj Lloyd PSA Masters, the 10th and final PSA Super Series championship of the year at the Indian capital city New Delhi. England's James Willstrop led the day's action on the ASB all-glass co...
December 14, 2010 •
Tags: India, James Willstrop, Nick Matthew, PSA, PSA Masters • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
This week's Punj Lloyd PSA Masters, the tenth and final event of the 2010 PSA Super Series, has attracted a star-studded field led by last week's new World Open champion Nick Matthew (pic) and runner-up James Willstrop. The Englishmen are the top two s...
December 10, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, James Willstrop, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
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...
December 10, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, James Willstrop, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, tournaments, videos
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 witne...
December 10, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, James Willstrop, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
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...
December 8, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, Amr Shabana, James Willstrop, Men's World Open, Nick Matthew, Peter Barker, PSA, Saudi Arabia • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments
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 ...
December 7, 2010 •
Tags: Al-Khobar, James Willstrop, Karim Darwish, Men's World Open, Mohamed El Shorbagy, PSA, Saudi Arabia, Stewart Boswell • Categories: all posts, tournaments
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...