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13/09/2009, Masters Competition - British Open 2009 - Results

Results for the internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open Masters – Manchester 2009 which comprise Men’s championships across O35, O40, O45, O50, O55, O60, O65 & O70 age group categories and Women’s championships across O35, O40, O45, O50 & O55 age group categories.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009: SKY Sports Coverage

Thanks to one of the greatest men’s finals ever, in which Nick Matthew defeated compatriot James Willstrop 8-11 11-8 7-11 11-3 12-10 to clinch the world’s most prestigious title for a second time, the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 will be remembered as a genuine classic.

Nick Matthew Wins internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009

National Squash Centre, Manchester

Men’s Championship Final:

[4] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [10] James Willstrop (ENG) 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10 (122m)

England No.1 Nick Matthew defeated compatriot James Willstrop 8-11 11-8 7-11 11-3 12-10 to win the internationalSPORTgroup British Open - Manchester 2009 at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.

Rachael Grinham Wins internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009

National Squash Centre, Manchester

Women’s Championship Final:

[2] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [5] Madeline Perry (IRL) 11-6, 11-5, 12-10 (39m)

Rachael Grinham of Australia defeated Madeline Perry of Northern Ireland 11-6, 11-5, 12-10 to win the women’s championship in the internationalSPORTgroup British Open - Manchester 2009 at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 Mens Semi-Finals

An historic day at the internationalSPORTgroup British Open, played at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, England, saw Nick Matthew and James Willstrop record resounding straight game semi-final wins to set-up the first all-English final of the world's oldest and most prestigious squash championship for 70 years.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009

Madeline Perry became the first ever Irish player to reach the women's final of the world’s oldest and prestigious squash championships after beating England’s Alison Waters 10-12 11-8 11-7 11-9 in the penultimate round of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open, played at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, England.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 Womens Quarter-Finals:

Defending champion Nicol David, the Malaysian super star who this month began her fourth successive year as World No.1, crashed out of the women's championship of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 after squandering three match balls in the third game to Ireland's Madeline Perry.

Matthew Takes Home Hopes Into British Open Final

Yorkshireman Nick Matthew scored a resounding straight games win over his England team-mate Peter Barker in today's (Sunday) semi-finals of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open - Manchester 2009 to reach the final of the world's oldest and most prestigious squash championship for the second time in four years.

Defending champion Nicol David, the Malaysian super star who this month began her fourth successive year as World No.1, crashed out of the women's championship of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 after squandering three match balls in the third game to Ireland's Madeline Perry.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 Quarter-Finals

A day of high drama in the quarter-finals of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 saw a series of spectacular matches and significant results, including a breakthrough win by sixth seeded Englishman Peter Barker which puts three Englishmen into the semi-finals for the first time in the professional era.

In a dramatic day of second round upsets in the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009, World No.1 Karim Darwish was forced to retire from his match to gift England’s James Willstrop a quarter-final place in the PSA World Tour Super Series squash event at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.

Squash Legends Launched At internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open

Promoters of the internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open Squash Championships, currently being staged at the National Squash Centre in

Manchester,have announced the launch of Squash Legends – the first match of which will be played on the Finals evening on Monday 14th September.

Barker Upset Guarantees English Interest In British Open Final

A major upset by Londoner Peter Barker in today's (Saturday) quarter-finals of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 has ensured that an Englishman will be in Monday's final of the world's oldest and most prestigious squash championship at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.

"I've had a terrible record against Greg, so I'm over the moon to have beaten him - especially here in the British Open," said Barker. "I'm going to enjoy today before preparing myself for tomorrow.

Selby Leads English Trio Into British Open Quarters

English outsider Daryl Selby secured his second successive upset in the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 today (Friday) when he beat England team-mate Adrian Grant, the No8 seed, in four games to earn a place in the quarter-finals of the world's oldest and most prestigious squash championship for the first time.

11/09/2009, Squashed Out In Manchester

Formula One and squash went head-to-head on the airwaves on Thursday. BBC Sport’s Jonny Saunders was trying to lure Nigel Mansell onto Chris Evans's Radio 2 show. Media shy Mansell wasn't 100 per cent committed and squash-friendly Saunders had England No 1 Nick Matthew up his sleeve as back-up. Mansell duly obliged this time - or was it a proud father promoting the fact a father and his two sons would be on the same Silverstone track this weekend in the 1000km endurance race? Moreover, it's the second time Matthew has missed out on the drivetime slot. Third time and all that.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 Day 2

England's Daryl Selby and New Zealander Kashif Shuja shared major upsets in the opening round of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 to claim unexpectedplaces in the last sixteenof the $92,500 PSA World Tour Super Series squash event at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.

British Squash Open still Holds Sway With Top Players, Says Former World No 1 Peter Nicol

Peter Nicol, the former world No 1 responsible for stopping the Khan dominated run of titles in his home tournament, says that the British Open still holds “huge significance” for today’s top players.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 Mens Finals Qualification

Guernsey's Chris Simpson became the only Briton to progress in the men's qualifying finals of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 when he beatSouth African Stephen Coppinger at The Northern Club in Manchester to earn a place in the main draw of the world's oldest and most prestigious squash championship.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 Women’s 1st Round Qualification

England’s Fiona Moverley produced the only upset in the first round of the women's qualification at the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 staged at The Northern Club in Manchester, when she celebrated the best win of her career by beating India's World No.35 Joshna Chinappa 12-10 10-12 11-7 11-9 in 36 minutes.

internationalSPORTgroup British Open: Mens's 1st Round Qualification

Three Englishmen battled through to the qualifying finals of the internationalSPORTgroup British Open – Manchester 2009 afterthe first qualifying session at The Northern Club in Manchester.

‘The Voice of Squash’ To Present 2009 British Open Squash Championships

internationalSPORTgroup have announced that they have secured the services of Robert Edwards to present the forthcoming internationalSPORTgroup British Open Squash Championships to be staged in Manchester from the 10th to 14th September.

internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open Exclusive Online Auction

As part of the biggest ever promotion of the British Open squash championships, event promoters internationalSPORTgroup™ are offering an unrivalled and exclusive opportunity to be a part of the finals of the internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open - Manchester 2009 to be staged on the stunning all-glass show court at the National Squash Centre on Monday 14th September.

World No1 Nicol David Seeded To Win Her Fourth British Open Title

World No.1 Nicol David is expected to reach her fifth successive women's final in next month's internationalSPORTgroup British Open Squash Championships, and is seeded to join a distinguished castof players who have won the title four times in the historic event which was first played at Queen's Club in London in 1922.

Nicol David Confirmed As British Open Women’s No.1 Seed

Country: Malaysia

Date of birth: 26 August 1983

Place of birth: Penang, Malaysia

Place of residence: Penang, Malaysia

Marital status: Single

Highest world ranking: No.1 (Jan 2006)

World Tour titles: 39

World Tour finals: 54

Natalie Grainger Confirmed As British Open Women’s No.2 Seed

Country: USA

Date of birth: 8 July 1977

Place of birth: Manchester, England

Place of residence: Washington DC, USA

Marital status: Single

Highest world ranking: No.1 (June 2003)

World Tour titles: 23

World Tour finals: 44

Rachael Grinham Confirmed As British Open Women’s No.3 Seed

Country: Australia
Date of birth: 22 January 1977

Place of birth: Toowoomba, Australia

Place of residence: Harrogate, England

Marital status: Single

Highest world ranking: No.1 (Aug 2004)

World Tour titles: 28

World Tour finals: 51

Alison Waters Confirmed As British Open Womens No.4 Seed

Country: England

Date of birth: 19th March 1984

Place of birth: London, England

Place of residence: London, England

Marital status: Single

Highest world ranking: No.5 (December 2009)

World Tour titles: 2

World Tour finals: 8

internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open – Manchester 2009 Women’s Preview By Paul Walters

Nicol David’s capture of her third British Open title in Liverpool last year saw the young Malaysian bursting with atonement and revenge after what she endured during the most prolonged brinkmanship a British Open final had seen when the world’s most prestigious squash championships was last staged in Manchester in 2007.

World No1 Karim Darwish Seeded To Win First British Open Title

Egypt's World No.1 Karim Darwish is named as top men's seed in next month's internationalSPORTgroup British Open Squash Championships and is expected to win the world's most historic Squash title for the first time.

Twenty-Four Direct Entries Confirmed For internationalSPORTgroup British Open Men's Squash Championships

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have today confirmed the twenty-four direct entries to compete in the internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open Squash Championships which will be staged in Manchester from the 8th to 14th September.

Adrian Grant Confirmed As No.8 Men's Seed

Country: England

Date of birth: 6th October 1980

Place of birth: London, England

Place of residence: London, England

Marital status: Single

Highest World ranking: 9 (August 2009)

World Tour titles: 16

World Tour finals: 20

Thierry Lincou Confirmed As No.7 Men's Seed

Country: France

Date of birth: 2nd April 1976

Place of birth: Reunion Island

Place of residence: Marseille, France

Marital status: Married

Highest World ranking: 1 (January 2004)

World Tour titles: 19

World Tour finals: 36

Peter Barker Confirmed As No.6 Men's Seed

Country: England

Date of birth: 26th September 1983

Place of birth: London, England

Place of residence: London, England

Marital status: Single

Highest World ranking: 7 (May 2009)

World Tour titles: 13

World Tour finals: 18

David Palmer Confirmed As No.5 Men's Seed

Country: Australia

Date of birth: 28th June 1976

Place of birth: New South Wales, Australia

Place of residence: USA

Marital status: Married

Highest World ranking: 1 (September 2001)

World Tour titles: 24

World Tour finals: 51

Village Manchester Ashton & Village Cheadle Announced As internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open Official Hotels

The internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open – Manchester 2009 squash championships, to be held in Manchester from the 8th to 14th September, have announced the Village Manchester Ashton and Village Cheadle as the events Official Hotel partner.

Peter Schmidl Appointed Press & Media Manager For internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open - Manchester 2009

Peter Schmidl of Zaksport-Management GbR has been appointed as Press & Media Manager for the internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open – Manchester 2009 to be staged at the National Squash Centre and The Northern Club in Manchester from the 8th to 14th September

Karim Darwish Confirmed As No.1 Men's Seed

Country: Egypt
Date of birth: 29 August 1981
Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
Place of residence: Cairo, Egypt
Marital status: Married
Highest world ranking: No.1 (January 2009)
World Tour titles: 15
World Tour finals: 25

Gregory Gaultier Confirmed As No.2 Men's Seed

Country: France

Date of birth: 23 December 1982

Place of birth: Epinal, France

Place of residence: Aix En Provence, France

Marital status: Single

Highest world ranking: No.2 (March 2007)

World Tour titles: 16

World Tour finals: 34

Amr Shabana Confirmed As No.3 Men's Seed

Country: Egypt

Date of birth: 20 July 1979

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt

Place of residence: Cairo, Egypt

Marital status: Married

Highest world ranking: No.1 (April 2006)

World Tour titles:23

World Tour finals: 34

Nick Matthew Confirmed As No.4 Men's Seed

Country: England

Date of birth: 25 July 1980

Place of birth: Yorkshire, England

Place of residence: Yorkshire, England

Marital status: Single

Highest World ranking: 5 (October 2004)

World Tour titles: 8

World Tour finals: 27

internationalSPORTgroup™ and event partners England Squash & Racketball, Manchester City Council and HEAD Sport have announced that this year's British Open Squash Championships will be staged at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from the 8th to 14th September and will "fly in the face of the worldwide recession."

German Jens Schoor Announced As internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open Wildcard

internationalSPORTgroup™, promoters of the British Open, the world’s most prestigious and longest established squash tournament, have announced that German player Jens Schoor has been awarded the Wildcard for this years championships which will be staged in Manchester from the 8th to 14th September.

British Open - Liverpool 2008 Review by Richard Eaton

Thanks to one of the greatest men’s finals ever, the British Open - Liverpool 2008 will be remembered as a genuine classic. As well as David Palmer’s epic win over James Willstrop to clinch the world’s most prestigious title for a fourth time, Nicol David collected her third title from her fourth successive final with a straight games victory over surprise finalist Jenny Duncalf.

internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open – Manchester 2009 Men’s Preview

Egypt is the new capital of world squash, according its Head Coach Amir Wagih, speaking in the first flush of delight immediately following the Men’s World Open in Manchester last year which featured two of his country’s players.

The internationalSPORTgroup™ British Open – Manchester 2009 will be staged at the National Squash Centre and The Northern in Manchester from the 8th to 14th September and promises to “fly in the face of the worldwide recession.”

Simon Parke, formerly based in Nottingham for almost two decades, made a successful return to the city when he beat Oxfordshire's Scott Handley 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 in the first qualifying round of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships, being staged at the University of Nottingham for the first time.

A galaxy of squash stars – including nine world number ones and six world champions - will arrive in Nottinghamthis week for the 2006 Dunlop British Open Squash Championships. Staged at the University of Nottingham for the first time, the historic British Open – with roots back to the early 1920s and this year featuring world-class men's, women's and masters events – gets underway on Friday (15 September) leading to finals on the all-glass court on the following Monday.

World Champion Palmer In Rare Double Bid In Dunlop British Open At Nottingham

Australia's David Palmer arrives in Nottingham this week for the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships with a double in his sights.

Barker & Grant In Dunlop British Open Qualifying Bid In Nottingham

Adrian Grant and Peter Barker,the only two Englishmento survive the second qualifying round of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships,meet each otherin today's (Thursday) qualifying finals for a place in the main draw of the blue riband event which is being staged at the University of Nottinghamfor the first time.

Barker Survives Marathon To Win Dunlop British Open Qualifier In Nottingham

Peter Barker vindicated his England team selection over Adrian Grant in this year's European Championships when he beat his fellow left-hander in a 96-minute marathon in today's (Thursday) qualifying finals of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships at the University of Nottingham.

White Hot Nottingham Star Ousts World No1 In Dunlop British Open

Former world number one John White marked his homecoming to Nottingham in perfect stylein today's (Friday) first round match in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships when hefought back from 2/1 down to beat Egypt's reigning world number one Amr Shabana, the event favourite, at the University Sports Centre.

Willstrop Wilts As Matthew Marches Into Dunlop British Open Semi-Finals

The battle between England team-mates James Willstrop and Nick Matthew in today's (Saturday) quarter-finals of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships at the University of Nottingham proved to be a match too far for England number one Willstrop, who retired after two games when it was clear that he was still suffering from the effects of the illness which prevented him from competing in the World Open in Egypt earlier this month.

World Champion Downed As Lincou Reaches Dunlop British Open Final

A dramatic conclusion to today's (Sunday) semi-finals session of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships at the University of Nottingham saw France's Thierry Lincou stage a mighty recovery to beat Australia's world champion David Palmer to reach the final of the world's most prestigious event for the first time.

Men's Over-35

Final:

[1] Alex Gough (Wales) bt [2] Galen le Cheminant (Cambs) 10-8, 9-3, 10-8

Matthew's Historic British Open Success To Inspire England's World Title Bid

England national squash coach David Pearson believes that Monday's historic success by Nick Matthew in the Dunlop British Open will inspire England's women in next week's Women's World Team Championship in Canada.

English players claimed ten out of the 13 Masters squash titles in the Dunlop British Open - Manchester 2007 at the National Squash Centre in Manchester this week.

Dunlop British Open To Climax In First All-French Final

For the first time in the event's 77-year history, the British Open Squash Championships will climax in an all-French men's final, after Gregory Gaultier and Thierry Lincou both upset higher-ranked opponents in the semi-finals of the Dunlop-sponsored event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester

Champion Dethroned As Bailey Leads Lone Home British Open Challenge

England's defending champion Nick Matthew crashed out of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007, leaving Tania Bailey to lead a soleEnglish challenge into the semi-finals of the world-renowned event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

Barker Battles Into British Open Quarters

Essex's Peter Barker ensured that there will be English interest in all but one of the quarter-finals in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 after pulling off an impressive upset over No7 seed Wael El Hindi in the second round of the world-renowned event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

Champion Matthew Eases Into British Open Second Round

England's Nick Matthew successfully began the defence of his men's title in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 with a straight games win over compatriot Daryl Selby in the first round of the world-famous event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

Qualifying Trio Boosts English Hopes In British Open

A trio of Englishmen - Jonathan Kemp, Stacey Ross and Daryl Selby - boosted domestic chances of success in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 after coming through the men's qualifying finals of the world-famous event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

Only five Englishmen survived the first day of men's qualifying action in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007, and two did so after receiving byes when three players failed to make the deadline after being held up in traffic on the way to the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

England's Nick Matthew and Malaysia's Nicol David will be in Manchester next week to defend their titles in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity, from 20-24 September.

David Palmer & Nicol David Win Dunlop British Open Titles

Thanks to one of the greatest men’s finals ever, the Dunlop British Open - Liverpool 2008 will be remembered as a genuine classic. As well as David Palmer’s epic win over James Willstrop to clinch the world’s most prestigious title for a fourth time, Nicol David collected her third title from her fourth successive final with a straight games victory over surprise finalist Jenny Duncalf.

The Dunlop British Open – Liverpool 2008 squash championships will be staged in Liverpool from the 8th to 12th May as part of the city’s European Capital of Culture and never has the championships comprised so many potential winners.

The Way We Were & Perhaps Ought Not To Have Been by Richard Eaton

There’s a well-known story about the London business man who had been so pre-occupied the city and his job that after a good few years he was no longer up to much else. “Darling,” his wife said to him after he returned home late one evening. “Do you think we could go upstairs and make love?” “Darling,” he replied. “I don’t think I could possibly do both.”

The 2008 Dunlop British Open will be staged in Liverpool from the 8th to 12th May as part of the city’s European Capital of Culture and never in its seventy-six year history has the championships ever comprised so many potential winners.

England Squash have announced a five-year agreement with sports management company internationalSPORTgroup™ which will guarantee the future of the British Open as one of the world's leading squash events until 2012.

Jonah Barrington – Looking Forward To A New Era For The British Open

We may have found a cure for Jonah Barrington’sdepression. Those who have heard the world record raconteur and six times former British Open Champion still spouting forth might be surprised that he needed one.

Gregory Gaultier & Rachael Grinham Win British Open Titles

It took Nicol David a week before she could talk publicly about her defeat. It’s a devastating experience when you are the hope of multi-millions, reach match point, and suffer one of the most dramatic British Open defeats in its 75-year history.

When Hashim Khan returned home after winning his first British Open in 1951, he was driven through Peshawar in an open top car amidst celebrations so great that schools were closed for the day.

Matthew & David 2006 British Open Changes By Richard Eaton

Nick Matthew forgot to get his entry in for the 2005 Dunlop British Open, but his timing and his preparation was excellent in every way this year.

Nicol David became the first Malaysian to win a British Open title, and the first Asian to win the women's crown, when she beat Australia's Natalie Grinham in the women's Dunlop British Open final in straight games

Anthony Ricketts Wins Dunlop British Open

Anthony Ricketts needed just three straight games to overcome England’s James Willstrop in the men's final of the Dunlop British Open at the National Squash Centre in Sportcity,

Manchester, to keep the world's most prized trophy in Australian hands.

Your chance to Spin the Racket to start the British Open Finals

Two of the best players in the world are knocking-up ready to compete for this most sought-after squash title, and you are called onto court to spin the racket which will decide who will serve first in the final…

Just days after claiming his twenty-fifth successive month at the head of the Men's World Rankings, thereby claiming the longest unbroken run as World No.1 since the legendary Pakistani Jansher Khan more than ten years ago.

Nick Matthew, who made an indelible mark on squash history in 2006 when he became the first home-grown British Open Champion for 67 years, has been forced to withdraw from next month's Dunlop British Open – Liverpool 2008 to be staged in Liverpool from the 8th to 12th May.

The 2008 Dunlop British Open will be staged in Liverpool from the 6th to 12th May as part of the city’s European Capital of Culture 2008 and never in the championships' eight-six year history has the championships ever contained so many potential winners.

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