Results tagged “Peter Barker”
Squash fans in London can look forward to a double dose of top class sport after the British Open tournament was confirmed at The O2 this May.
The Championships will take place on London Piazza at The O2 from May 14-20. It follows the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, which will be played at the East Wintergarden in March.
World Champion Nick Matthew will again be the star attraction when the ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic returns to the East Wintergarden.
Tickets for next year's event, from March 19-23, are on sale now and demand is already high as Wharfers snap up the seats to see the world's best players in action.
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.
Former World Champion Peter Nicol is giving Wharfers a taste of what to expect when the ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic starts next week.
Nicol is taking on all-comers at Wii squash in Jubilee Place Mall this afternoon, giving enthusiastic amateurs the chance to put one over one of the all-time greats.
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 four seeds in the bottom half of the draw of the squash tournament at the sold-out East Wintergarden all won their first round ties, with varying levels of difficulty.
Britain's number one squash player has had a sensational start to 2010 but there's one tournament he's determined to add to his list of honours.
Nick Matthew, ranked second in the world, is the favourite for next week's ISS Canary Wharf Classic after winning a string of events this year.
The ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic has joined the Tickets 4 Troops charity campaign.
Organisers of the tournament, which will be at the East Wintergarden between 22-26 March, has pledged to give all serving military personnel and any medically discharged veterans free tickets to top sporting and entertainment events.
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.
He's the sixth best squash player in the world but Limehouse's Peter Barker is targeting a tournament closer to home in his aims this year.
The 26-year-old ended 2009 with his highest ever world ranking but in 2010 there's one tournament he's desperate to win - the ISS Canary Wharf Classic.
Squash fans should book dates in their diaries for next March after tickets for the 2010 ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic went on sale.
The ever-popular event, which attracted eight of the world's top 10 players earlier this year, returns to the East Wintergarden between March 22-26.
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.
Squash star Peter Barker has a special reason for wanting to do well in the forthcoming ISS Canary Wharf Classic – he will soon be a local resident.
Barker, the current world No.12, is moving from Bethnal Green to Limehouse in May and said: “If the tournament was two months later I could walk from home to the venue.�
He is sure to enjoy considerable local support when the five-star PSA World Series event returns to the spectacular East Wintergarden venue from March 10-14.
The left-handed Londoner is enjoying the best form of his life, and warmed up for the Canary Wharf tournament by reaching the final of the Swedish Open on Sunday (February 10).
He lost to England team-mate James Willstrop in a superb match and the two could meet again in the ISS Canary Wharf final. However, for that to happen, Barker would need to remove the number one seed, French ace Gregory Gaultier, whom he is seeded to meet in the semi-final. Barker, 24, admitted: “I have never beaten Greg before.
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