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16-Mar-04: PALMER FACES RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO PLAY IN LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM  Former
world squash champion David Palmer faces a race against the clock
to play in London and Birmingham on the same evening next week.Palmer kicks off the Canary Wharf Squash Classic against top seed John White on Tuesday in a re-run of their dramatic 2002 World Open final in Antwerp after performing a spectacular U-turn this week. The Australian was on the verge of withdrawing from the Classic after his National League side, Edgbaston Priory, were unable to change the date of their National League play-off semi-final clash with Hertfordshire club Broxbourne, scheduled for the same evening. However, rather than let anybody down, Palmer has decided to play in BOTH competitions. Organisers of the Canary Wharf Classic heaved a huge sigh of relief when Palmer said he would play after all, and hastily rescheduled his match against White to open proceedings at 6pm sharp on Tuesday. Edgbaston club officials will have a car on standby to whisk him up to the Midlands the moment his match is over. "It's a huge relief, to say the least," said co-promoter Tim Garner. "All the top guys are playing in the Bermuda Open this weekend and Peter Nicol was primed to approach some other players to fill the gap had David been forced to withdraw. "It shows what a great sport David is to commit himself to both his club side and our new tournament. We wish him well against Broxbourne and hope he gets a good night's sleep before travelling back to Canary Wharf on Wednesday for his match against Lee Beachill." BEST OF SEVEN IN THE FINAL: Garner also announced that the final of the Canary Wharf Squash Classic would be the best of SEVEN games in a first for squash. The event will feature experimental point-a-rally scoring to nine instead of the 15-point target currently in use in PSA competitions. Garner added: "We are looking forward to the response from both players and spectators to the new scoring system, and we wanted to make the final stand out from the other matches. For the first time in the history of squash, a player can come back from three games down to win a match."
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