Nick Matthew retained the North American Open title last night, after stopping a late 2-game fightback by Ramy Ashour. Matthew started promisingly and always looked to have the edge over his Egyptian opponent early in the match. His ‘machine-like’ approach to the game and dominantly high t-position gave Ramy very little opportunity to find any… [Read more…]
February 26, 2011
The final of the 2011 North American Open will commence in less than two hours. Last night saw World and reigning NAO champion Nick Matthew see off Amr Shabana 3/1. Their third meeting of the year so far took 40minutes as Matthew booked his place in the final with a 11/8, 5/11, 11/6, 11/5 victory. Matthew will… [Read more…]
February 25, 2011
Watching the quarter-final’s was a treat for all last night, with three out of the four matches showcasing some breathtaking squash. An in-form Azlan Iskandar faced experienced Egyptian Amr Shabana in a hugely entertaining display of attacking shots and retrieval from both players. The higher ranked player was tested throughout the match but eventually won… [Read more…]
February 24, 2011
Tom Richards came so close to completing a scalp of the Ashour family, taking a game off Ramy in his second round match last night. The Englishman claimed a place in the last 16 after defeating the older Ashour brother, Hisham in the first round and looked promising as he won the first game last… [Read more…]
February 22, 2011
The English players emerge from their round 1 contests with varying degrees of battle scars. World Champion Nick Matthew will face Canadian Shahier Razik after a 3/1 defeat of Julian Illingworth. Alister Walker will face Aussie veteran David Palmer after beating Stewart Boswell 3/2 in a 64minute marathon on Sunday. Jonathan Kemp will play no.4… [Read more…]
February 20, 2011
There is disappointment for England in the first round of the North American Open. Despite Jonathan Kemp booking a place in Round 2 with a 3/0 win over Mexican Cesar Salazar, Joey Barrington lost out 3/1 to young German Simon Rosner. Barrington was then followed out of the tournament by new British National Champion Daryl Selby who… [Read more…]
February 18, 2011
Sunday afternoon see’s the start of the 2011 North American Open, held in Richmond, Virginia. Top seed Nick Matthew will be looking to shrug off the disappointment of his National’s loss by focussing his sights reclaiming the NAO competition that started his dominance of last season. He will face a qualifier as yet to be… [Read more…]
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