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Matthew stayed on top of dramatic match against Shabana!

While the 1st semi-final at the tournament of Champions between Ramy Ashour and James Willstrop was only 39 minutes, the 2nd semi-final between England's World No1 and current World Champion Nick Matthew (pic back) and Egypt's 4-times World Champion Am...

Ashour destroys Willstrop in Central Station!

After his heavy injury Ramy Ashour (pic front) was suffering since the World Open in December the Egyptian is back on fire. In the 1st semi-final of the Tournament of Champions Ashour combined excellent movement with outstanding shot-making to overcame...

Matthew an Shabana secured last two semi-final spots!

At the 2nd quarterfinal day at the Tournament of Champions which is held in New York’s Grand Central Station the 2 higher seeded players took their semi-final slots in different styles. While Egyptian Amr Shabana had to go through 4 more or less toug...

Peter Barker just survived Hisham Ashour’s firework!

The last four 2nd round matches at Grand Central Station in New York have been contrasting, but the top-seeds came through in the end. Egyptian 4-times World Champion Amr Shabana had no worries whatsoever to beat English Daryl Selby in straight games (...

Top seeds eased through so far in Grand Central!

Four matches of round 2 of the Tournament of Champions which is held in New York’s Grand Central Station are played and the top-seed players more or less eased through. Only Egypt’s runner up of last Year Ramy Ashour droped the 1st game against Aus...

Mueller and Ashour against the odds!

In the bottom half of the 1st round at the Tournament of Champions the 2 qualifiers Egyptian Hisham Ashour and Swiss Nicolas Mueller (pic) overcame their opponents. While Ashour needed 5 games to out Australian Cameron Pilley 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 14-12, 1...

TOC on the way – Richards outs Beng Hee!

Qualifier Tom Richards (pic) from England did produce the 1st upset in the Tournament of Champions when he overcame Malaysian world no.21 Ong Beng Hee in straight but very tight games 11-6, 12-10, 12-10. The 7 other matches went the direction as the se...

TOC qualifying finals played!

England's Tom Richards (pic) and Chris Ryder will both make their Grand Central Terminal debuts in the JP Morgan Tournament of Champions while the remaining six qualifying spots were earned by players who will be making return trips to the first PSA Wo...