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• TODAY • 2006 Finals • SEMIS • Day SIX • Day FIVE • Day FOUR • Day THREE • DAYS ONE & TWO • WILLSTROP • Day TWO, Mon 6th Feb,
Men's Qualifying Complete ...
Day two saw two rounds of men's qualifying, with the eight left
standing progressing to Tuesday's first round proper, along with two
'lucky losers' following the withdrawal of Stacey Ross and Jonathan Kemp.
The first
round of women's qualifying also took place, with two more rounds
tomorrow. Men's
Qualifying Finals:
David Barnett bt Jaymie Haycocks **
10/11(2-4), 11/9, 6/11, 11/4, 11/4 (57m)
plays Barker
Kristen Johnson bt Nick Wall
11/4, 11/3, 11/2 (23m)
plays Genever
Chris Simpson bt Tom Pashley
11/3, 11/7, 11/8 (36m)
plays Selby
Joel Hinds bt Phil Rushworth **
11/7, 11/10(2-0), 11/10(6-4) (57m)
plays Gough
Tom Richards bt Jonathan Tate
11/4, 11/5, 6/11, 11/8 (39m)
plays Parke
Ben Ford bt Jethro Binns
11/9, 11/7, 11/6 (38m)
plays Nicol
Martin Gibson bt Jonny Harford
11/8, 11/5, 11/7 (32m)
plays Matthew
Shaun Le Roux bt Sam Miller
11/4, 11/9, 8/11, 10/5 conceded (52m)
plays Barrington
** two lucky losers - Stacey Ross & Jon Kemp withdrawn
Haycocks plays Meads, Rushworth plays
Billson
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Men's Qualifying Finals:
Ford's Wish Granted
Kent number two Ben Ford came through two qualifying rounds today
at the National Squash Centre in Manchester and promptly had his wish
granted.
"I'd like to play Peter Nicol," he said after winning his qualifying final
against Wales' Jethro Binns. "It would be good to be able to say that
you've played him ..."
Most of the other qualifiers will be jealous - we asked them all who they
would like to play in the main draw, and seven out of eight chose the
former world champion, double Commonwealth champion and winner of over 50
major titles.
Good luck Ben ... we think you might need it !
Tuesday promises to be the most hectic day of the tournament as the
age-groups get under way - 44 matches to be played including the main
men's draw ...
Harford
and Gibson
Martin Gibson bt Jonny Harford
11/8, 11/5, 11/7 (32m) plays Matthew
 "I
wanted that one, I was really up for it. He beat me last time we
played, and had the edge on me as a junior, so I’m pleased with that.
"Nick Matthew? I’ve got a game plan – get on the T and hit 27 - no, 33
- nicks!"
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Barnett
& Haycocks
David Barnett bt Jaymie
Haycocks
10/11(2-4), 11/9, 6/11, 11/4, 11/4 (57m)
plays Barker
 "I
got to the qualifying finals last year, so I was hoping to go one
better. I lost to Jaymie last time we played, but tonight was good.
"I should have won the second, and then when I lost the third I was
really tired. But he seemed to tire too, which gave me a bit of
confidence, so I stepped forward a bit and won fairly comfortably in
the end."
 "At
2-1 up I was feeling fine physically, I didn’t feel under pressure at
all. But I just didn’t do anything in the fourth and fifth.
"At least the lucky loser spot will give me a chance to make amends
for that performance."
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Tate &
Richards
 "The
first two were quite comfortable, but I could tell I was losing
concentration in the middle of the third.
"But a win’s a win, as they say …"
 "Last
year I lost in the first round of qualifiers, this year in the second
round, so I’ll be back next year looking to go one better again ..."
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Hinds &
Rushworth |
Ben Ford bt Jethro Binns
11/9, 11/7, 11/6 (38m) plays Nicol
 "It
was tough until the middle of each game, but he seemed to lose
concentration about half way through each of them.
"I was trying to just keep the ball tight and stop him volleying.
"It would be great to play Peter Nicol in the first round, if only to
say you'd played him in a tournament ..."
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Binns &
Ford
Kristen Johnson bt Nick Wall
11/4, 11/3, 11/2 (23m)
plays Genever
 "Happy
with that, I thought I played well – hitting the ball and moving well,
can’t ask for more than that.
"I played badly this morning, had to fight for it, but tonight
everything seemed to click.
"I’d love to play Peter Nicol, or if I can’t have him then somebody
injured!"
 "I
wasn’t very tight and he was, that’s all.
"It’s so hot on bouncy on there it’s hard to put the ball away … well
it was for me, anyway.
"I’ll be 35 next year, so I’ll be entering that and leaving these
youngsters to it."
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Wall &
Johnson
Shaun Le Roux bt Sam Miller
11/4, 11/9, 8/11, 10/5 conceded(52m) plays Barrington
 "I
played my first PSA tournament in Prague last week and got to the
semis, and to get through to the Nationals for the first time is just
great.
"I felt I should have won 3/0 – I let it slip in the third and it got
a bit physical in the fourth, but I knew what it would be like."
Shawn Le Roux |
Le Roux
& Miller
Joel Hinds bt Phil Rushworth
11/7, 11/10(2-0), 11/10(6-4) (57m)
plays Gough
 "Happy
to get through that in three. I came out fast in the first game,
playing lots of shots, but then I got complacent.
"I managed to sneak the second, and he wasn’t going to win from two
down. I was ahead for most of the third, and at the end he just kept
on saving match balls!"
Joel Hinds
 "I
can’t believe I lost that 3-0. It was 7-all in the first and he hit
three dead nicks, rollers.
"Then I got to ten first in the second and third games .. I could
easily have been 2-1 up and I lost 3-0."
Phil Rushworth |
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Women's Qualifying Round One:
Susannah King (Hampshire) bt Jennifer Tamblyn (Gloucs)
9-5, 10-9, 7-9, 9-4 (45m)
Fiona Moverley (Yorks) bt Katherine Quarterman (Oxfordshire)
9-4, 9-3, 9-2 (23m)
Leonie Holt (Warwickshire) bt Victoria Bell (Cumbria)
6-9, 9-1, 1-9, 9-4, 9-3 (42m)
Emma Chorley (Somerset) bt Victoria Lust (Bedfordshire)
9-6, 9-7, 6-9, 10-9 (63m)
Tina Rix (Hampshire) bt Chloe Marshall (Oxfordshire)
9-6, 9-1, 9-0 (22m)
Deon Saffery (Yorkshire) bt Emma Molyneux (Lancashire)
9-5, 9-6, 9-6 (33m)
Carrie Hastings (Cambs) bt Selina Sinclair (Durham+Cleveland)
5-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-0 (40m)
Louise Clark (Hampshire) bt Sarah Bowles (Northumbria)
Walkover
Men's
2nd qualifying round:
David Barnett (Northumbria) bt Thomas Phipps (Bucks)
11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (29m)
Jaymie Haycocks (Shropshire) bt Kris Meadows (Suffolk)
11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (22m)
Nick Wall (Yorks) bt Stephen Siviter (Merseyside)
11-5, 11-8, 10-11 (1-3), 11-8 (37m)
Kristen Johnson (Scotland) bt Philip Nightingale (Surrey)
0-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 (49m)
Chris Simpson (Hants) bt James Snell (Devon)
11-6, 4-11, 11-3, 11-4 (40m)
Tom Pashley (Sussex) bt Asa Morris (Cambs)
11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (27m)
Phil Rushworth (Yorks) bt Nick Douglas (Notts)
w/o
Joel Hinds (Derbyshire) bt Nicholas Bradley (Warwicks)
11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 11-4 (28m)
Jonathan Tate (Northumbria) bt Adrian Waller (Herts)
7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (77m)
Tom Richards (Surrey) bt Michael Waight (Cheshire)
11-10 (4-2), 11-3, 11-3 (21m)
Jethro Binns (Wales) bt Michael Pearson (Lancs)
11-5, 11-6, 11-8 (29m)
Ben Ford (Kent) bt Joe Lee (Surrey)
11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (40m)
Martin Gibson (Lincs) bt Oliver Clay (Leics)
11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 (39m)
Jonathan Harford (Glos) bt Christopher Hall (Surrey)
11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 6-11, 11-7 (69m)
Shaun le Roux (Yorks) bt Will Newnham (Sussex)
11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (27m)
Sam Miller (Warwicks) bt Lewis Walters (Notts)
11-7, 11-2, 11-5 (29m)
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Holt &
Bell
Susannah King
Quarterman & Moverley
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Day ONE, Sun 5th Feb,
Men's Qualifying round one:
The 2006 National Championships
get under way at noon at the National Squash Centre in Sportcity with the
men's first qualifying rounds ...
Qualifying Round One Results:
Thomas Phipps (Bucks) beat Eddie Charlton (Nottinghamshire)
11-7, 11-10(2-0), 11-6 (30m)
Kris Meadows (Suffolk) beat Will Hoy (Essex)
11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 (32m)
Stephen Siveter (Merseyside) beat Chris Clarke (Lancashire)
11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (21m)
[9/16] Kristen Johnson (Scotland) beat Chris Truswell (Staffs)
11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (35m)
Philip Nightingale (Surrey) beat James Earles (Yorkshire)
11-5, 11-4, 11-2 (21m)
James Snell (Devon) beat Chris Tasker-Grindley (Gloucss)
11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (37m)
Tom Pashley (Sussex) beat [9/16] Stuart Crawford (Scotland)
7-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, 11-6 (53m)
Asa Morris (Avon) beat Andrew Cross (Yorkshire)
9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 (42m)
Phil Rushworth (Yorkshire) beat Nathan Langley (Cheshire)
11-10(2-0), 11-6, 11-6 (37m)
[9/16] Joel Hinds (Derbyshire) beat Jamie Mathews (Surrey)
11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (18m)
Nicholas Bradley (Warwickshire) beat Neil Desai (Surrey)
11-3, 11-11(3-1), 11-7 (27m)
Adrian Waller (Hertfordshire) beat Luke Vaggers (Cornwall)
11-6, 11-5, 11-8 (24m)
[9/16] Jonathon Tate (Northumbria) beat Rory Pennell (Essex)
11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (28m)
Michael Waight (Cheshire) beat Nick Murrills (Cheshire)
11-10(2-0), 8-11, 11-7, 11-10(2-0) (43m)
Michael Pearson (Lancashire) beat Alex Phillips (Hampshire)
11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (26m)
[9/16] Jethro Binns (Wales) beat Alex Ingham (Surrey)
Walkover
Joe Lee (Surrey) beat Oliver Pett (Sussex)
11-2, 11-10(4-2), 11-10(2-0) (36m)
Oliver Clay (Leicestershire) beat Tom Power (Buckinghamshire)
11-8, 11-8, 11-10(2-0) (30m)
[9/16] Martin Gibson (Lincolnshire) beat Adam Murrills (Cheshire)
11-10(2-0), 11-10(2-0), 3-11, 11-10(2-0) (40m)
Chris Hall (Surrey) beat Jim Bristow (Devon)
11-5, 11-3, 11-4 (39m)
Will Newnham (Sussex) beat Paul Rawden (Surrey)
11-10(2-0), 11-4, 11-10(2-0) (28m)
[9/16] Shaun Le Roux (Yorkshire) beat Geoff Taylor (Cheshire)
11-5, 11-4, 11-8 (23m)
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James Earles, the youngest-ever
competitor, faced an uphill task
in round one ...
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