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Gaultier Returns to PSA World No.1 after 4 years
Greg is world No.1
Greg Gaultier has returned to World No.1 for the first time since Nov 2009 and his intention is to stay there this time. On the 1st occasion he was on the top spot for just one month and in an incredible turn of events he held the first ever joint No.1 position in February of this year when he joined Nick Matthew at the top.
But April see’s Greg take the title solo, by just 180 points, with a win in the Windy City Open in Chicago in early March.
Nick Matthew will no doubt be determined to challenge Greg for the World No.1 spot next month, but both players will have to look over their shoulders as Mohamed El Shorbagy has hit a career high of No.3 which is an amazing result for the 23 year old from Egypt.
The full PSA world rankings are available by clicking here
It’s also good to see Scotland’s 2 Harrow stars moving up Alan Clyne at No.37 (up 1 place) and Greg Lobban at No.75 (up 2 places).
Not to mention Douglas Kempsell and Kevin Moran at No. 122 and 136
Highlights of The 2014 Canary Wharf Classic – Matthew v Wilstrop
18th-22nd March – Canary Wharf Classic – London 2014
Mingling with the bankers in London’s financial district on Monday will be 16 of the world’s top squash players. It is day one of the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, the capital’s coolest little tournament – and the only one played out entirely inside a small glass box.
Here to defend his title is James Willstrop, the world No.5 from Yorkshire. In the decade this event has been running, he’s won it four times.
Willstrop is a maverick athlete. In person he is unexpectedly charming. Famously sportsmanlike on court, he is regularly written off as being too nice – something he disputes. ‘I believe that sport should be played with respect,’ he said.
‘I’ve been to world No.1 and won world team championships. So you can win being – people call it “nice”, don’t they? – and I don’t know whether it is nice. It’s just respectful.’ 
To see the draw for the tournament click here
To see the history of the tournament click here
Matthew & Walters Wins 2014 British Championships
Nick Matthew won the 2014 British Closed Championships this weekend in Manchester to secure his 6th title. He beat an inform James Wilstrop 3-1 in a tough 78 minute match.
James joked that he was 800-1 down in the series against Nick and although it’s not 800 it has been 7 years since James beat Nick in a PSA tour match (in 2007). 
In the women’s event Alison Walters defended her title beating Madeline Perry 3-0 to collect her 4th British Closed Championship. She made the most of her record-equalling eighth appearance in a Nationals Final as she beat first-time finalist Madeline Perry 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 in just over half an hour to claim her second title in a row. Read more…
Tournament of Champions 2014
Amr Shabana is the 2014 New York ‘Tournament of Champions’ winner.
In an amazing run he beat Gregory Gaultier (No.1 seed) in the Final at Grand Central Station 3-0 (11-4 13-11 11-8) to claim his 3rd ToC title – and the last one was 8 years ago!
And on the way he beat the seeds 2 & 4 in Nick Matthew and James Wilstrop to seal an amazing win for the No.7 seed.
Nicol David beat Laura Massaro in the women’s W.S.A. final to take her 1st ToC championship and she was delighted to do it saying “I get goose bumps every time I walk into Grand Central.”
It’s great to see 2 legends of the game on the top of their games.
To see both draw’s click here
To see some more about the tournament click here
No.1 v No.2
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg proved himself a good sport – by daring to take on world squash champion Nick Matthews from Sheffield.
Nick became world champion for the third time in November and tonight he launched a new scheme which he’s hoping will deliver the squash stars of the future.
Mr Clegg, the MP for Sheffield Hallam, joined him at the Hallamshire Tennis and Squash club – and bravely accepted his invitation for a knockaround.
World Squash Championship 2013: BBC to show tournament
The 2013 World Squash Championship will be shown on the BBC from the quarter-final stage.
Nick Matthew and James Willstrop are two of the British competitors featuring in the event which begins on 26 October and runs to 3 November.
The BBC Sport website will show the quarter-finals and semi-finals live.
The final will be aired on the Red Button and also on the BBC Sport website and connected TVs with a highlights programme on BBC Two.
2013 U.S.Open in Philly
Greg and Nicol take the U.S. Open titles in Philly!
The finals on Friday night saw some great squash with a really exciting 3-2 in the W.S.A. women’s event and a master class in the P.S.A. men’s event.
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What a women’s final to mark the first ever World series event to offer equal prize money for the women and the men!
It was a meeting of the world No. 1 and world No. 2 and Nicol David retained her U.S. Open title with a thrilling five-game victory over Laura Massaro—eighty-four minutes of captivating play that could have been choreographed to say to to the men’s finalists “follow that if you can!”
What followed was a masterful performance from Gregory Gaultier as the French top seed added to his U.S. Open title of 2006 with a straight games win over Nick Matthew, the third seed and 2007 champion.
Picture left shows Harrow’s James Simpson take on the Number 2 seed James Wilstrop in the 1st round.
To see the men’s U.S. Open Draw click here
To see the women’s U.S. Open draw click here
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2013 British Open – Results so far
The 2013 British Open kicked off yesterday in Hull, with the 1st rounds of the Open Tournament being played at the K.C. Football stadium.
To see the Open Draw click here
To see the Woman’s Draw click here
To see the Masters Draws click here
The top 2 seeds in the Men’s Draw are Ramy Ashour (No.1) and Nick Matthew (No.2 and defending champion) – and they could meet for a showdown on Sunday. However James Willstrop (No.3), Greg Gaultier (No.4 seed) will no doubt have something to say about that!
In the Women’s Event it’s once again hard to see past Nicol David to retain her title, but the big challenge may come from Laura Massaro (seeded No.2)
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