Richmond

World Champion Matthew survives in Richmond!

On the 2nd day of 1st round action of the North American Open in Richmond, reigning champion Nick Matthew (pic le) survived a 1st round scare before beating Colombian outsider Miguel Angel Rodriguez ...

Top seeds with top performance in Richmond!

In yesterday’s 1st round (top half) action at the North American Open in Richmond he top stars certainly delivered top performances, as James Willstrop (ENG), Greg Gaultier (FRA), Amr Shabana (EGY) and Azlan Iskandar (MAS) all produced masterful ...

Matthew and Willstrop top seeds in Richmond!

James Willstrop leads a star-studded field featuring 6 former world number ones and 5 former champions of the event which is being staged in Richmond for the 4th year in a row. Willstrop is expected to meet English compatriot Nick Matthew in ...

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...

Top seed make their way to the Richmond quarters!

The bottom half action of the 2nd round draw of the North American Open showed that all top-seeds were in control of their opponents. Only Ramy Ashour (EGY) was forced by Englishman Tom Richards to play 4 games before he won 6-11, 12-10 , 11-6, 11-9. 4...

Richards won the shoots-out versus Ashour in Richmond!

Rising England star Tom Richards (pic) played some of the best squash of his career to beat Egyptian firebrand Hisham Ashour 9-11, 15-13, 11-8, 11-7 in 56 minutes in the 1st round of the North American Open in Richmond. The 24-year-old now aims to prod...