Nick Matthew

Nick Matthew’s makes 5th month as World No1!

England's Nick Matthew (pic le) moves into his 5th successive month as world No1, according to the May PSA Men's World Rankings. The world champion heads an unchanged top ten, with Egyptian rival Ramy Ashour at No2; fellow Egyptian Karim Darwish - winn...

Matthew extends World No1 lead!

The Canary Wharf Classic title success in London last month has extended Englishman Nick Matthew's (pic, le) lead at the top of the Dunlop PSA Men's World Squash Rankings, according to the April list published today by the PSA. In an unchanged top ten,...

Matthew retains Canary Wharf crown!

It was the world No7 that started well in this year’s Canary Wharf final. Englishman Peter Barker played the perfect game, but just for 15 Minutes which gave him the 1:0 lead. Nick Matthew (pic), the No1 of the world, did change his tactics to get ba...

Barker downs Willstrop at London’s Docklands!

In the 1st semi-final, which showed an all-English encounter between James Willstrop (pic li) and Peter Barker (pic re), the 1st game needed 29 minutes to get a winner, which was Willstrop (16-14). Afterwards Barker showed top-form. Willstrop looked a ...

Barker and Matthew battle through at Canary Wharf!

The 1st match between Englishman Peter Barker and Australian fellow Stewart Boswell was the longest match of the quarter-finals night at the Canary Wharf Classic in London. Coming back from 1 game down Barker managed to get a 2-1 lead. The 4th was a cr...

Matthew is the old and the new NAO champion!

The English current world open champion Nick Matthew (pic) stays on top in Richmond, when he beat Egyptian world No.2 Ramy Ashour in 5 entertaining games. With this victory Matthew regains his 2010 North American Open title. As the Englishman managed t...

Dreamfinal in Richmond it set – Matthew vs Ashour!

It was current English world champion Nick Matthew (pic) who was the 1st player to reach the final of the North American Open in Richmond, when he overcame 4-times world champion Amr Shabana after 52 minutes 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5. Afterwards Ramy Asho...

Ashour survives as Palmer retires!

The 2nd quarter-final match of the North American Open ended unlucky as 2-times world champion David Palmer (pic ri) had to concede his match against current world champion Nick Matthew (ENG, pic le) as the Australian led 9-8 in the 1st game, after bot...