Squash legend peter nicol comes to canary wharf

By Simon Hayes on February 20, 2008 1:58 PM |

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SQUASH fans will have the chance to meet one of the game’s greats in Canary Wharf and win tickets to a top tournament at the same time.

Former world champion Peter Nicol will be at Cabot Place East between 11am and 2pm on Monday (February 25). Nicol will be signing autographs, answering questions and overseeing a draw for tickets to the ISS Canary Wharf Classic tournament.

The event takes place at the East Wintergarden in Bank Street from March 10-14, and special gold tickets for prime back-wall seats at the tournament will be drawn by Nicol at 12 noon, 1pm and 2pm on Monday.
Nicol, who won the world title in 1999 and also picked up a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, is co-promoter of the Canary Wharf event and he’s excited about the prizes on offer.

He said: “These tickets are like gold dust but fans will have the chance to catch all the action from some of the best seats in the house. But make sure you get down to Cabot Place early to register your name for the draw.

“We always get an amazing response from the Canary Wharf crowds and I’m sure this year will not be any different.”

The Canary Wharf tournament has become firmly established on the squash calendar since it was first held in 2004 and this year a host of star players will be battling it out to pick up the coveted title. Names confirmed in the draw include top seed, Frenchman Gregory Gaultier, who recently won the British Open, Mohammed Abbas of Egypt and defending champion, England’s James Willstrop.

Anyone not lucky enough to have their name picked out of the hat can buy tickets online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or on the ticket hotline on 0844 847 2419. For more information on the tournament log onto www.canarywharfsquash.com.

simon.hayes@wharf.co.uk