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Sat 17th Feb:
"John
played extraordinarily well tonight, he made three unforced
errors, and when he plays like that, Whitey can beat anybody in
the world…" Adrian Grant
"As the players says about John, he is easy to play, but hard to
beat…" Adrian Grant
"Another youngster
out of the way!" John White
"It’s good to be here, we go all over
the world, and there are a lot of events that could benefit and
learn from the organisation, it’s perfect from start to finish…"
John White
"I thought that the whole match was a bit up and down. And it’s so
easy to keep your spirit and energy up when you are up, but then
when you are behind ........" Laura Lengthorn
 "At
8/6 up in the first I gave away two strokes straight back to myself,
which isn't very clever." Alison Waters
"Last time it was 'wow, I'm in the final' and I was a bit
nervous and overawed by the occasion, I'll try to enjoy it more
this
time." Alison Waters
"Jenny and I are good friends, but I don't know who'll coach me
in the final - maybe we'll have a little chat with each other
between games!" Alison Waters
"It
wasn't until I saw the screens yesterday that I realised I had
such a poor record against Madeline, so I thought I'd better do
something to change that!" Jenny Duncalf
"We had lots of handouts at 7-3, I just kept telling myself to
stay calm, stay calm, don't let her get any momentum." Jeny
Duncalf
"That
was tough, my legs just went." Madeline Perry
"I'm disappointed, I felt really good with my squash, I just
couldn't do it physically which is strange as I haven't really
had many tough matches to get here." Madeline Perry
 "I
don't have a 'clicky'
neck like some players and I've never had any neck problems, but
two minutes later I couldn't move it at all." Lee Beachill
"I might have been able to play if he'd kept it on my forehand, but
James is never nice when he knows someone's got a problem! Lee
Beachill
"I'm gutted for Lee, we've played each other so many times, but even
if I didn't know him it's any player's worst nightmare." James
Willstrop
"I've got high expectations of the final. It will be a tough game."
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Fri 16th Feb:
"In the fifth I knew I had to get in front and dictate again and
thankfully I managed to do that." Alison Waters
"There's still four of us left in though and any of us could win,
it's just who plays well on the day." Alison Waters
"At 7/2 in the first I just didn't believe in myself enough, when
she got a couple of points back I thought 'oh, she's going to go on
a run now' and I sort of panicked." Dominique Lloyd-Walter
"Parkie’s strength is when you are ahead, and he steps up a
notch where other players would chuck the game, he just keeps
going." Adrian Grant
"That’s Parkie all over. And that’s why today when he started
coming back, I just kept my focus and didn’t relax…"
Adrian Grant
 "I
don't really know how it happened, I just played well! I felt sharp,
my movement was good, my drops and volleys were all going in."
Laura Lengthorn
"I was always fit and strong, but I knew that to get to the next
level, to really challenge the top ten, I needed to get faster,
so that's what I've been working on recently." Laura
Lengthorn
"In the third, I didn’t exactly fall asleep, he started to play much
better, he is one of the up and coming lads." John White
 "It’s good to keep those youngsters down!"
John White
"The whole experience is really nice for us oldied to watch the
matches and to have family and friends see you play." Ann Windle
"I enjoyed the game but I didn't enjoy the defeat." Ken Johnson
I'm not looking forward to playing, John Clark, who I'm staying
with. He'll either poison me or get me very drunk tonight! Martin
Greenslade
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Thu 15th Feb:
"I felt the underdog tonight and
didn't have any pressure on me. The middle of the third was crucial,
I just battled to stay in there. "Don't wander, keep stuck in" I
told myself." Jenny Duncalf
"I knew it was a tough draw, especially with Jenny being seeded
lower, as she is always very dangerous when she is relaxed…"
Tania Bailey
"It’s really exciting to be back here. Four years ago, I was not in
contention, but this year, I think it’s pretty much open between
three or four players." Madeline Perry
"It doesn't help if you only play on a glass court once in a blue
moon, but no, I wasn't nervous. I don't do nervous." Laura Hill
 "It's
nice to be able to give some of these girls a hard game, it's just a
pity I can't beat them." Laura Hill
"I know the great results Alex had last week, the great run he had
in Sweden, but he is an old git nowadays, and he already had two
hard matches this week." Lee Beachill
"When I’m playing the way I played tonight, and move the way I did,
I’m difficult to beat…" Lee Beachill
"Of course, if I could have taken the first game, things could have
been a bit different, but he played better, and he deserved to win."
Tim Vail
"I wanted to squash any hope from early on, because if you give a
bit of confidence to that type of player you never know what may
happen." James Willstrop
"As far as my semi with Lee is concerned, I’ve been at the wrong end
of things for a long time now, and it’s about time they turned
around!" James Willstrop
 "I'd
smile if I could ... Fantastic game, full of good humour and fun ...
I'm going to enjoy a beer now." Geoff Howes
"It was a good game, it's always nice to beat a seed. The only
problem is that you tend to lose the ball on the black floor behind
the court." Malcolm McArthur
"It hurts to see footballers getting 50,000 a week and moaning,
squash players do it for love ..." Ken Barratt
"I love it here, the beer's excellent. I've been playing for 55
years and I still love it just as much." John Shaw
"I'm very happy, just beaten the number
three seed in the quarter-final"
"I'm just about to play the number two seed, I'll be even happier
when I beat him!"
Neil Nightingale & Leon Kirton (O55)
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Wed 14th Feb:
 "At
10/3, I just thought, I’m not going to give it to him, if I could
just stick in there and get three points, like 10/6, he would get
him edgy, and he did." Simon Parke
"I’ll be a bit stiff tomorrow…" Simon Parke
"I gave it everything I had.Somebody had to lose this match. Pity it
was me." Daryl Selby
"There is always a bit of agro, a bit of banter, but we get
on all right at the end of the day…" Alex Gough
"My
squash is fine, I just need to look at the mental side of
things…" Alister Walker
"I knew what to expect against him - but he played really
well." Jon Kemp
 "I’m so
pleased, it shows that when I play, I can actually play!
Now I’ve got 10 hours to train on the glass court, I play on
it about once a year, if that… " Tim Vail
"I felt better physically as the match went on, and for me
if I feel good physically that's when I play well." Lee
Beachill
"It’s common knowledge that I don’t deal that well with that type of
court, but then again, nobody does, it really levels you out."
James Willstrop
"What really amazes me with James is not so much his shots, which
yes are tremendous, but it’s more the amount of ball he gets back."
Alex Stait
"So I went back to basics, length, patience, if you can call it that
when you're talking about me…" John White
"There was a point where he hit six nicks in a row, including two
from behind me where I thought I was in control." Hadrian Stiff
"It might have been nice to sneak a game but it would only have made
me stiffer in the morning." Steve Meads
"After the first he upped the pace, but he's going to do that isn't
he, he's top 20 and if you take a game off them they're going to try
something different." Lee Drew
 "I
didn't play super well, but I pleased to get through without
dropping a game." Vicky Botwright
"I felt pretty sharp tonight, it seems to have been a long buildup to this event so I was ready for it."
Laura Lengthorn
"Maybe I should play twice a week!" Vicky Hynes
"I'm back now, and I'm playing in France next week, I just
need to get match-fit again." Laura Mylotte
"I'm very glad to get five points in the fifth, I was so tired after
the fourth I didn't think I'd get any." Lauren Siddall
 "Hopefully not having to qualify will make a difference
tomorrow on the glass court when I haven't got four games in
my legs." Laura Hill
"When
I lost the first - which I thought I'd won - I knew I didn't
have the legs for the rest of the match, I needed that one."
Kirsty McPhee
"It was a bit strange that I should get to 7-0 in the first so
quickly and then struggle for so long to finish it." Madeline
Perry
"I'm not disappointed with the way I played, just frustrated that I
didn't get many points." Georgina Stoker
"I was very fired up for that one, but it was still pretty hard. She
played well, but I seemed to have the answers to everything she
tried." Dominique Lloyd-Walter
 "It's different this year, I haven't been seeded one in a
tournament for a long time. It's a pressure, but I don't
mind it at all, I really want to go out and retain the title."
Tania Bailey
"I'm happy with how I played, but not with how the scoreline makes
it look, but she gives you no cheap points." Becky Botwright
"I
was ok for the first few points. then I got knackered." Karen
Leach
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Tue 13th Feb:
"I was really psyched up for this match, which is sad in a
way… I’m still competitive…" Steve Meads
"That
was hard work, he's a good player and you only have to give him
a sniff and he takes it, which is exactly what happened." Lee
Drew
"I would have liked to take a game, but I was happy with the way
I played today compared with the previous times where he absolutely
chopped me." Shaun Le Roux
"It's very hot on there, you really have to work the rallies to get
your opponent out of position, if you do that five or six times you
can get a winning position." Adrian Grant
"I’m really glad to have that one out of the way, there are so many
good British players nowadays, the first round can be really
tricky." Daryl Selby
"I’m trying to find a good rhythm, working specifics out, not just
going through the motions, and I try to win as well as I can."
James Willstrop
"I
have to play good squash now, because I can’t rely on my fitness
anymore. If only I had been playing like that when I was on the
tour… " Nick Taylor
"My bottle's not as good as it should be in those situations, I'm
too nervous to just go for it." Ben Ford
"I’m happy to fight another day, that’s all I say…" Peter Barker
"I felt tired from the start. I didn’t hit a good enough length,
which meant he was in control, and then I got even more tired!"
Jonny Harford
"I had two big comebacks, it worked in the first but the second just
slipped away from me." Simon Parke
"I played Alex in the English Open, he won 3/0 but they were all
tie-breaks, so I'm looking forward to that one." Alister
Walker
"I didn't play that badly, but I didn't get many points, he's so
strong and he holds the ball better than anyone I've ever seen."
Eddie Charlton
"OK, it was not the top of my game, but a win is a win. I’m really
happy to be here as I didn’t come last year …" John White
"I
really thought I could create an upset today, I know I can
beat the top 20 players, but there is a big gap with a top
10 one…" Andy Whipp
"24
matches in 21 days, that’s what I’m at the moment, and I
feel good!" Scott Handley
"So, the ankle, and a groin injury before that! But my back is
alright now I’ve changed cars, thank you for asking!" Tim Vail
"Thank heavens that's over! I'm not sure how I'll be tomorrow, but I'm very happy to be
through." Vicky Hynes
"I've no preference for who I get in the main draw, but if I get
Alison I want to get more than the four points I got against her
last year ..." Lauren Siddall
"I
was absolutely exhausted before we started, so imagine how I
feel now!" Karen Leach
"I seem to be getting good at comebacks these days ..." Rachel
Willmott
"That's easily the best I've done in this event, I didn't even
expect to win my match!" Victoria Bell
"Not pretty squash, but one more step towards the main
draw ..." Kirsty McPhee
"It's not surprising I was a bit rusty since this is my first
tournament since starting Uni in April, so it's
pleasing to get this far ..." Louise Clark
"It's hard not knowing anyone, difficult to prepare. I went to have
a look at Kirsty's match but that was when she was off with her
nosebleed!" Stacey Sephton
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