Results tagged “Gregory Gaultier”

Top class squash returns to the East Wintergarden next week when some of the best players in the world battle it out to win the ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic.

This year's tournament promises to be one of the best, with World Champion Nick Matthew hot favourite to retain the title he won in style last year.

Nick Matthew lived up to his billing as top seed when he won the ISS Canary Wharf Classic in convincing style.

The world number two beat Frenchman Gregory Gaultier three 12-10, 6-11, 13-11, 11-3 at the East Wintergarden on Friday night to claim his first Wharf crown.

There was drama at the ISS Canary Wharf Classic last night when a titanic match between Nick Matthew and James Willstrop came to a premature end.

After a marathon two hour battle Willstrop was forced to concede the match through injury, just as Matthew set up a matchpoint for himself.

It will be a clash of the titans in the semi-finals of the ISS Canary Wharf Classic this evening when Nick Matthew meets James Willstrop.

Top seed Matthew, the world number two, and three-time Wharf winner Willstrop should serve up a feast of top quality squash at the East Wintergarden.

The ISS Canary Wharf Classic will see the cream of English talent slug it out at the East Wintergarden next month.

The draw for the event was made on Monday, with top seed Nick Matthew likely to meet three-time Wharf champion James Willstrop in the semi-finals.

The action is hotting up in the ISS Canary Wharf Classic with the semi-final line-up now confirmed.

Defending champion James Willstrop and top seed Amr Shabana both went through last night, although in vastly differing circumstances.

There were no more shocks in the first round of the ISS Canary Wharf Classic last night, but there were some marathon games.

Limehouse resident Peter Barker was involved in the longest match in the six-year history of the tournament as he beat Daryl Selby in four sets.

Gregory Gaultier lost a five game thriller on Tuesday night to produce the first big shock at the ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic.

Qualifier Alister Walker produced a sensational fightback from the brink of defeat to beat the top seeded Gaultier to reach the quarter-finals. It was an astonishing performance by the world No.32 to remove the reigning British Open champion.

The French maestro, the world No.3 and runner-up in the last two World Open finals, dominated the opening game but Walker stepped up a gear to win the second.