Archive
2104 British Open
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nGdbEhHOiI
This was the ‘match of the tournament’ but neither player went on to win the tournament! The 102 minute semi final was an amazing contest, but Gregory Gaultier took the title by beating Nick in the final.
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Team is announced – to see the article in the Herald click here
To see interviews with the Scotland team click here & also click here
Whitecraigs LT&SC 2014 Club Championships
Iain McDermott left receiving the prize from Tim Ross (squash convener)
The last two weeks has seen the Whitecraigs LT&SC 2014 Club Champions crowned and in the Men’s Tournament there was a hell of a final between Iain McDermott and Steve Luker.
Iain McDermott on the ‘T’ v Steve Luker (must have been the 5th!)
Steve took the early exchanges and won the first two games and looked in total control. He volleyed well and didn’t let Iain have a sniff of the ball let alone the ‘T’. But Iain is renound for coming back from some pretty tight situations and that’s exactly what happened in this match. He began lengthening the rallies and getting Steve behind him. He also began reading Steve’s drops much better and crunching them to a length any time he saw them. So 2-1 soon became 2-2 and so to the 5th!
By now you could see that Steve was tired, but so was Iain. It was still anyone’s game to win. Steve needed to control the match more and find the corners and Iain needed to keep doing what he was doing. The crowd was deep in discussion about who would do it.
The 5th game was another high paced affair and as Steve faded Iain powered on to take the match and become the 2014 Men’s Champion. It was a great match to watch.
Calum, Mark, Steve and Oli (and me)
The Junior Club Championships were played the next week and this was a good quality tournament played as a round-robin. It all came down to the final match between Oliver Millen and Mark Taylor.
Both players had maximum points going into the final so it was winner take all. The final was a great display of determination and power. Both lads love to wallop the ball and both hate losing to each other (despite the fact they’re friends). Oli was nervous and Mark was determined to run everything down.
However a season in the Wednesday Men’s teams proved to be the difference in this match as Oli was able to move Mark around the court and keep him in the back. Mark did run many of Oli’s shots down, but in the end Oli was just too consistent and too experienced as he won the match 3-0 and became the 2014 Junior Club Champion.
Laura Massaro – World Champion (BBC Interview)
Laura Massaro is the new World Champion in Penang
To hear a Radio 5 Interview with Laura please click here
Click here to see all the details of this stunning result, which sees the first British winner since 1999
Laura won a 5 set thriller 11-7 6-11 11-9 5-11 11-9 in the final against Nour El Sherbini (and her opponent had put out the World No.1 Nicol David in the semi-finals also in 5 games).
Highlights of The 2014 Canary Wharf Classic – Matthew v Wilstrop
DLWE v Giffnock 1 – Away (Match Report) 19th March 2014
You could cut the tension with a knife as we travelled to Giffnock to play the potential league champions last night. I say potential as they still needed 1 point to secure the title. Would they do it!?!?? Could we stop them?!?!?!
We on the other hand were safe from relegation and only really turned up for the team photo and the celebration! 
David (Craig) was first on against Owen Hadden (who fancies himself……….now where was I? Oh yes fancies himself as Giffnock 1s MVP – having amassed 18 wins out of 18 this season). I can’t believe Dave lost the very first game to Owen and handed Giffnock the title; what an anti-climax!!! Congratulations Giffers.
To see the full article press ‘read more’ below. To see all DLWE articles got to Current Match Reports by clicking here
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
DLWE v Hamilton – Away (Match Report) 12th March 2014
Were we safe from relegation yet? Technically no, but probably yes. So a few points tonight would secure it for us and away to Hamilton was where we went to mine those few golden nuggets.
Rich & Sean were missing from the team, so we strengthened the line up by adding Kev Cameron! And the debutant to Division 1 went on first at No.5 against Colin McGeady. This was interesting match up to referee as Kev used his pace and Colin used his experience. The court was roasting and Kev ran about scraping everything back (just) making a real nuisance of himself, but Colin looked in control and took a good lead in the 1st game. Unassailable you might say, because it was! But only just, as he sneaked home on the tie break. Kev fought back well and took the 2nd by lengthening the rallies. In retrospect it’s easy to see that the 3rd was where the match was won, especially as it went to a tie break. Unfortunately for us Colin won it and then had the comfort of knowing he didn’t have to win the 4th (which he didn’t).
An so to the 5th!
To see the full article press ‘read more’ below. To see all DLWE articles got to Current Match Reports by clicking here
DLWE v Giffnock 2 – Home (Match Report) 5th March 2014
Well with Hamilton and Giffnock 1 left to play this season, this was our absolute last chance to get some realistic points. And to give ourselves a sniff of staying up in Division 1, as we matched up against Giffnock 2 tonight.
We’d narrowly lost to them in the 1st half and so it looked like a tough night ahead – tough but competitive!
I was delayed as I witnessed a car accident on the way to the match and stopped to give my details, which was just as well as the couple who slammed their car into the other driver were not admitting to anything; that is until I parked up and arrived back on the scene to give a ‘stroke’ against them! And my number to Julie, who had been bumped and was outnumbered!
To see the full article press ‘read more’ below. To see all DLWE articles got to Current Match Reports by clicking here
DLWE v Newlands 3 – Home (Match Report) 27th February 2014
Sorry about last week’s lack of a report, but I left on a business trip after the match and only got home late Tuesday Night (I’ll try and do a retrospective one later on this week) but now back to last night’s match.
We welcomed Newlands 3 to DLWE and first on was Richard (Cantlay) at No.4 against Brendan Forrester. I had a tough match v Brendan in the 1st half so I was wondering a) why he was playing at No.4 and b) how quickly he would chop Rich! Well after losing the 1st game Rich asked me for words of wisdom to help him win. “Get a time machine and practice a lot more 10 years ago!” was the crux of what I said, although I did sugar coat it a bit.
To see the full article press ‘read more’ below. To see all DLWE articles got to Current Match Reports by clicking here
Jason Broadberry
-
broadberrysports
- 2026 West Junior Leagues
- Match Report 22nd October 2025 v Newlands 1 (away) – West Squash Division 1
- Match Report 8th October 2025 v Glasgow Uni (away) – West Squash Division 1
- Match Report 13th November 2024 v Craighelen (home) – West Squash Division 2
- Racketball Match Reports 2024 v SSRC & Newlands (home) – West Squash 57 Division 1
- Match Report 28th February 2024 v Hamilton (home) – West Squash Division 1
- Match Report 21st February 2024 v Newlands (away) – West Squash Division 1
- West Junior Leagues – Match Day 3 at Whitecraigs LT&SC as Western 1 & 2 came to Compete Against the Whitecraigs Tigers
- Match Report 7th February 2024 v Giffnock (home) – West Squash Division 1
- Match Report 31st January 2024 v S.S.R.C.1 (home) – West Squash Division 1
Broadberry Sports 