Millennium Irish Open 2000
Fitzwilliam LTC, 07~12 Mar, $30k

Final
Nicol's Title
Peter Nicol avenged his loss in the British Open final with a convincing 3-0 win over Jonathon Power in the Millennium Irish Open final ... more

Semi-Finals
Nicol & Power rematch
Peter Nicol and Jonathon Power won through their semi-finals to set up their first meeting since the British Open ... more

Quarter-Finals
Normal order restored
After a first round of upsets, the seeds reimposed themselves in the quarters ... more

1st Round
Chaloner stuns Barada
English qualifier Mark Chaloner scored one of his best career wins, ousting third seed Ahmed Barada in a round full of surprises ... more

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15-10 15-8 15-10

Del Harris

15-8 17-14 15-10

David Palmer

15-12 15-12 15-9

Jonathon Power

15-5 15-10 15-5

David Palmer

15-4 13-4 ret.

Simon Parke

Simon Parke

15-4 15-10 15-7

Jonathon Power

15-6 15-5 15-11

Jonathon Power

[1] Peter Nicol (SCO) bt [8] David Palmer (AUS) 15-8 17-14 15-10
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt [4] Simon Parke (ENG)   15-4 15-10 15-7

Scotland's world No1 Peter Nicol and Canada's world No2 Jonathon Power will meet in the Dublin final  in Dublin for the first time since the final of the British Open in December, when the Scot conceded the title to Power after falling ill with food poisoning.

Nicol ended Australian David Palmer's run in his first PSA Super Series semi-final, beating the 23-year-old world No11 from Lithgow, NSW  3-1 at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club.

Power, the 25-year-old from Toronto who failed to progress beyond the first round of last week's Flanders Open in Belgium, was in sparkling form as he avenged his defeat by world No4 Simon Parke in December's US Open final to beat the Nottingham-based Englishman 3-0.

The final will mark Nicol and Power's 18th career meeting since October 1995, with the Canadian currently boasting a 10-7 advantage.

 
[1] Peter Nicol (SCO) bt [7] Del Harris (ENG) 15-10 15-8 15-10
[8] David Palmer (AUS) bt [Q] Mark Chaloner (ENG) 15-5 15-10 15-5
[4] Simon Parke (ENG) bt [Q] Alex Gough (WAL) 15-4 13-4 ret.
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt Thierry Lincou (FRA) 15-6 15-5 15-11

Australia's David Palmer beat English qualifier Mark Chaloner 15-5 15-10 15-5 in the quarter-finals to reach his first PSA Super Series semi-final. The 23-year-old world No11 from Lithgow, NSW, now faces top seed Peter Nicol who defeated England's Del Harris 15-10 15-8 15-10.

The other semi-final between Canada's 2nd seed Jonathon Power and England's No4 seed Simon Parke will be the pair's first meeting since Parke beat the Canadian for the first time in December's US Open final. Power reached the Irish Open semis after dismissing France's Thierry Lincou 15-6 15-5 15-11, while Parke overcame fellow Nottingham-based Alex Gough after the Welshman retired injured at 15-4 13-4.

 
[1] Peter Nicol (SCO) bt John White (SCO) 16-17 15-4 15-8 15-5
[7] Del Harris (ENG) bt Paul Price (AUS) 13-15 15-3 15-9 15-5
[Q] Mark Chaloner (ENG) bt [3] Ahmed Barada (EGY) 16-17 15-11 15-7 15-13
[8] David Palmer (AUS) bt [Q] Joseph Kneipp (AUS) 15-8 15-12 9-15 15-9
[Q] Alex Gough (WAL) bt [6] Anthony Hill (AUS) 17-14 15-1 15-2
[4] Simon Parke (ENG) bt Derek Ryan (IRL) 15-7 15-5 15-12
Thierry Lincou (FRA) bt [5] Paul Johnson (ENG) 8-15 15-14 15-6 15-9
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt [Q] Graham Ryding (CAN) 11-15 15-9 15-12 15-13

English qualifier Mark Chaloner scored one of the best wins of his career when he upset Egypt's world No3 Ahmed Barada, the third seed, 16-17 15-11 15-7 15-13 in the opening round. Chaloner, the 27-year-old world No18 from Hertford who has struggling with a knee injury over the past year, now meets Australia's world No11 David Palmer, who dismissed compatriot Joseph Kneipp, a qualifier, 15-8 15-12 9-15 15-9.

Another clash between fellow countrymen saw Canada's world No2 Jonathon Power - beaten by Kneipp in last week's Flanders Open first round in Antwerp - successfully negotiate his way through to the quarter-finals with a 11-15 15-9 15-12 15-13 victory over fellow Torontonian Graham Ryding.

There were further upsets in this new PSA Tour event in Dublin when Australia's 6th seed Anthony Hill fell 17-14 15-1 15-2 to Welsh qualifier Alex Gough, and England's 5th seed Paul Johnson crashed out 8-15 15-14 15-6 15-9 to France's highest-ever world-ranked player Thierry Lincou.