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10-14 Nov, Toronto, Canada, $75k

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14-Nov:
The FINAL:

[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt [1] Peter Nicol (Eng)
15-8, 15-3, 16-17, 15-7  (94m)

Nicol v Power - full head to head record

HOME WIN AT POWER'S PLACE
Doug Maybee reports

Montreal's Jonathon Power is the 2002 YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic champion after defeating his perennial rival and top-seed Peter Nicol of England in the four-game final match 15-8, 15-3, 16-17, 15-7 tonight in the glass court at Toronto's BCE Place in front of a packed house. 
 
Tonight was a battle of gladiators, each taking the others best shots and kept coming back for more battle.
 
After handily beating Nicol in the first two games, Power, the second seed in the US$50,000 tournament, twisted his right ankle at the start of game three when he stepped on Nicol's foot during a point and was carried off the court for 45 long minutes to receive treatment before returning to complete the match. 
 
"It wasn't too bad," Power told the Globe and Mail. "I was moving all right, once I got comfortable on it. I just wanted to go for it, hard, get back out there and win the match."

At every point, Power said he kept saying to himself, "Don't think about it. Don't think about it. No excuses. No excuses."
 
Nicol was leading the game 1-0 at the time, and eventually prevailed 17-16 to take the match into a fourth game.
 
Then in game four, Nicol aggravated an injury to his right ankle which he suffered in an English National League match on Tuesday, November 5.  After a three-minute delay, Nicol was back, but lacked the oomph and aggressivity he displayed earlier in the match. 
 
"It's always difficult playing Jonathon. He's so much faster-paced than anyone else, and he moves and he twists and he turns you. And you can't play him on one leg," said Nicol afterwards.
 
When play resumed, Power increased his lead and won after a total of 94 minutes of play, not including the 48 minutes for injuries.
 
"I didn't want to give it to him," said Power after the bout.  "I played so well here today.  He didn't deserve it.  So I just wanted to go for it hard, and that's what I did."
 
Power and Nicol have been battling each other for the world's No. 1 ranking the last few years. While Power was out to avenge his loss to Nicol in the 2001 tournament here in Toronto, Nicol was trying to avenge his loss last summer to Power in the gold-medal match at the Commonwealth Games. This result levels up their head to head series at 16-all.
 
Once the thunderous applause faded, Power thanked the crowd, saying it was the fans that gave him the inspiration tonight to come back and fight this fight to the finish and take back the YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic title. 
 

Nicol v Power - full head to head record

Globe and Mail Reports
Power scores painful win
Power overcomes stumble
Nicol overruns Ryding

Canadian Press Previews
Power & Nicol - opposites attract
Power's temper chills with age

Juniors mix it up with the stars
World stars head for Toronto

YMG Capital Classic 2002
1st Round
Sun/Mon
10/11 Nov
Quarters
Wed 12 Nov
 
Semis
Thu 13 Nov
 
Final
Fri 14 Nov
[1] Peter Nicol (Eng)
 
15-12, 11-15, 15-13, 15-8
Graham Ryding (Can)
Peter Nicol
15-8, 16-17, 15-8, 15-12
Rodney Durbach
Peter Nicol

15-13, 15-8, 15-6 (58m)

Stewart Boswell

Peter Nicol

 

15-8, 15-3, 16-17, 15-7  (94m)

 

Jonathon Power

[8] Martin Heath (Sco)
15-9, 15-8, 15-8
[Q] Rodney Durbach (Rsa)
[3] Stewart Boswell (Aus)
15-5, 15-7, 15-8
[Q] James Willstrop (Eng) 
Stewart Boswell
15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 15-13
Ong Beng Hee
[5] Ong Beng Hee (Mas)
16-17, 15-4, 15-6, 10-15, 15-10
Paul Price (Aus) 
Joseph Kneipp (Aus)
17-16, 15-12, 14-17, 8-15, 15-3
[6] Lee Beachill (Eng)
Joseph Kneipp
6-15, 7-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-10
John White
Joseph Kneipp

15-11, 15-1, 15-12 (59m)

Jonathon Power
[Q] Stefan Casteleyn (Bel)
13/15, 15/13, 7/15, 15/4, 15/5
[4] John White (Sco)
[Q] Simon Parke (Eng)
15-9, 12-15, 15-4, 15-13
[7] Mark Chaloner (Eng)
Mark Chaloner
11-15, 15-7, 15-12, 15-11
Jonathon Power
David Evans (Wal)
15/7, 15/8, 15/7
[2] Jonathon Power (Can)
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RESULTS & Reports
Final  


[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt [1] Peter Nicol (ENG)  
15-8, 15-3, 16-17, 15-7  (94m)

Power scores painful win Globe and Mail

Power beats arch-rival in YMG final Toronto Star

HOME WIN AT POWER'S PLACE
Doug Maybee reports

Montreal's Jonathon Power is the 2002 YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic champion after defeating his perennial rival and top-seed Peter Nicol of England in the four-game final match 15-8, 15-3, 16-17, 15-7 tonight in the glass court at Toronto's BCE Place in front of a packed house. 
 
Tonight was a battle of gladiators, each taking the others best shots and kept coming back for more battle.
 
After handily beating Nicol in the first two games, Power, the second seed in the US$50,000 tournament, twisted his right ankle at the start of game three when he stepped on Nicol's foot during a point and was carried off the court for 45 long minutes to receive treatment before returning to complete the match.  Nicol was leading the game 1-0 at the time, and eventually prevailed 17-16 to take the match into a fourth game.
 
Then in game four, Nicol aggravated an injury to his right ankle which he suffered in an English National League match on Tuesday, November 5.  After a three-minute delay, Nicol was back, but lacked the oomph and aggressivity he displayed earlier in the match.  When play resumed, Power increased his lead and won after a total of 94 minutes of play tonight, not including the 48 minutes for injuries.
 
"I didn't want to give it to him," said Power after the bout.  "I played so well here today.  He didn't deserve it.  So I just wanted to go for it hard, and that's what I did."
 
Power and Nicol have been battling each other for the world's No. 1 ranking the last few years.  While Power was out to avenge his loss to Nicol in the 2001 tournament here in Toronto, Nicol was trying to avenge his loss last summer to Power in the gold-medal match at the Commonwealth Games.
 
Once the thunderous applause faded, Power thanked the crowd, saying it was the fans that gave him the inspiration tonight to come back and fight this fight to the finish and take back the YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic title. 
Semi-Finals  


[1] Peter Nicol (ENG) bt [3] Stewart Boswell (AUS) 15-13, 15-8, 15-6 (58m)
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt Joseph Kneipp (AUS) 15-11, 15-1, 15-12 (59m)

Dream squash matchup  Toronto Star

POWER DESTROYS KNEIPP,
NICOL BRUSHES BOSWELL ASIDE
Doug Maybee reports

It was classical Jonathon Power tonight as the home favourite crushed Joe Kneipp of Australia in three straight semi-final games in only 59 minutes in front of another sold-out crowd at BCE Place, ending Kneipp's awesome roll here in Toronto. Unseed in the main draw, Kneipp knocked out sixth-seed Lee Beachill of England in a five- game match in the opening round and then ousted fourth-seed John White of Scotland in another five game match in the quarter-finals. Then he hit a brick wall.

Power handily won the semi-final match 15-11, 15-1, 15-12. Going into tonight's match, Kneipp had played 10 main draw games, compared to Power's seven. Both are 28, both are righthanders.

Kneipp was a crowd pleaser from beginning to end, full of bluster and showmanship, challenging the referees on many of their decisions. Power also had his fair share of complaints against head referee Gerry Poulton of Victoria, BC.

The first game opened with long, tough-fought rallies. Kneipp's complaining began when the score was 6-2 in Power's favour. Both showed equal talent, but in the end, Power prevailed, holding no less than a two point advantage over Kneipp.

The second game was disastrous for Kneipp. He came out strong but was held off the scoreboard while Power amassed 13 consecutive points. For points 10, 11 and 12, Power landed three dead nicks in a row to the front left. Kneipp was clearly frustrated and fatigue began to set in.

In game three, Power put Kneipp on the defensive right away, though Kneipp was the first to score a point in the game. Knowing he was facing elimination if he didn't do soemthing soon, Kneipp pulled al the stops and went point for point with Power till it was all tied at 12. Then Power pulled away and ended the semi-final match 15-12.

"Kneipp was getting in the referee's head so the referee made a few bad judgements, but there weren't that many calls," said Power after the match. "I really picked up the pace and got my drops going. He fell off the pace a little bit. I was really pissed off I didn't get that zero (sic 15-0). Those are rare.

"My strategy was to get on top of him and play fast and it worked. I have a physical advantage. He's a really skilled racquet player, but I'm quicker than he is. I just started to use my athleticism and go a little bit faster than him. That was the difference.

"Peter is not at his best. It'll be more fun to play Peter tomorrow right here in front of a home crowd.

"Against Boswell I have to play my game and get on top of him. If I play like I did today, I'll be alright. He plays really tight. He doesn't give a lot of room to use my speed and to use my shots. He plays tight against the walls. I have to do all the creating. He doesn't open up the court for me to counter-attack. So it's a tactical game tight along the wall all rally.

"For me the YMG Capital Canadian Classic is one of the most important tournaments of the year. It's the only time I play in Canada, For me it's `the only chance to showcase my squash here at home."

Quarter-Finals  


[1] Peter Nicol (Eng) bt [Q] Rodney Durbach (Rsa)  15-8, 16-17, 15-8, 15-12 (71m)
[3] Stewart Boswell (Aus) bt [5] Ong Beng Hee (Mas)  15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 15-13 (74m)

Joseph Kneipp
(Aus) bt [4] John White (Sco)  6-15, 7-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-10 (84m)
[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt [7] Mark Chaloner (Eng)  11-15, 15-7, 15-12, 15-11 (86m)

Power overcomes stumble  Globe and Mail

KNEIPP KO FOR WHITE
Doug Maybee reports
After a flat slow start, Canada's Jonathon Power managed to advance to the semi-finals after defeating England's Mark Chaloner tonight in a four-game, 86-minute match in front of yet another capacity crowd at the glass court in Toronto's BCE Place. Chaloner, seventh seed and World #10, took the first game 15-11 but from the outset of Game 2, Power took control of the "T" and played a mix of long and drop shots that sent Chaloner off his game. "Towards the end of each game, I saw that Mark was getting tired which gave me a strong edge," Power said after the match. "I had a slow start and wasn't concentrating well, but got my rhythm midway through the second." Power managed to keep a lid on his classic hot temper until early in the fourth when he threw his racquet against the front wall in disgust with himself after blowing an easy drop shot. Chalonder's lightning fast reflexes were not enough to compensate for Power's precision. Power took the last three games straight 15-7, 15-12, 15-11.

Joe Kneipp of Australia tonight upset fourth-seed John White of Scotland in a five-game match that lasted 84 minutes. White took the first two games in 20 minutes with scores of 15-6 and 15-7. But then Kneipp poured it on in the third and manged to sweep the next three games to win the match. Kneipp said that White played unbelievebale squash in the first two games. "But in the last three, I played a little tighter, a little better. I was able to capitalize on the win in the third game. I tried to limit his options, kept him moving around, got him tired, and took him off his game."

"I had what I thought would be the White/Power semi-final match on the brain," said a dejected White, who beat Power in the Qatar Classic in Doha last month. "I was thinking about tomorrow's match when I should have been focussing on beating Joe here tonight. Joe was frustrated in the first two games. By half way through the third he had so much more self-control and started playing his game and took it all the way to the end. I let him get into it in the third and I started struggling as he began playing a tighter squash. He clearly dominated the "T" in the fourth and in the fifth. My calf was fine. It didn't play a factor in tonight's loss."

"I'm really, really looking forward to playing Jonathon tomorrow in the semis," added Kneipp. "I haven't played him in about three years. I'm excited. Can't wait."

Also a winner tonight was top-seed Peter Nicol, who beat World #33 Rodney Durbach from South Africa in a four-game, 71-minute match. Nicol, who severely twisted his right ankle Tuesday of last week in an English National League match, was in top shape this evening, showing no evidence of pain at all. "Rodney did well. He made me do a lot of work." said Nicol on the physio table after the match. "At times, he did extremely well cutting down the angles. Other times he managed to get in front of me and put me under pressure." The second game was definitely Durbach's, said Nicol of Durbach's 17-16 finish. Durbach was in control most of that game, playing his best squash of the night. And in the fourth when Nicol had a 10-2 lead, Durbach managed to close the gap and win another 10 points before Nicol was able to shut him down 15-12. "He had nothing to lose," said Nicol. "And I was struggling to move a little bit and that makes a huge difference. He got his confidence back and we had a few great rallies. At that point, I was hoping to get lucky, like I did at the end!"

Semi-final play gets underway at 6 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 13 with:

Power vs Kneipp at 6 p.m.; and Nicol vs Boswell at 7 p.m.

First Round
Day two:
[1] Peter Nicol (Eng) bt Graham Ryding (Can) 15-12, 11-15, 15-13, 15-8 (71m)
[5] Ong Beng Hee (Mas) bt Paul Price (Aus) 16-17, 15-4, 15-6, 10-15, 15-10 ( 69m)
[3] Stewart Boswell (Aus) bt [Q] James Willstrop (Eng) 15-5, 15-7, 15-8 (41m)
[Q] Rodney Durbach (Rsa) bt [8] Martin Heath (Sco) 15-9, 15-8, 15-8 (39m)

Nicol overruns Ryding - Globe & Mail

RYDING PUSHES NICOL
Doug Maybee reports
Graham Ryding, the Canadian number two, tonight gave complete justification to the idea of granting a wild card to a decent home town player in major PSA World Tour squash events when he forced the world number one, Peter Nicol of England, into fiercely concentrated top gear to achieve a 71 minute 15-12 11-15 15-13 15-8 first round win in his defence of the YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic at BCE Place in downtown Toronto.

Ranked 23 in the world with a career of playing in the shadow of Jonathon Power, the Commonwealth Games champion from Montreal who is second seed for the YMG title, Ryding is a world class technician too often distracted from his own best interests by conflict with referees.

Tonight he plainly decided to show his hometown supporters the best of his craft. Only once did he offer the officials an argument, over the slow call of a penalty stroke against him at 6-12 in the fourth game, and from the first rally was a picture of concentrated skill.

He took a 3-0 lead from the opening exchanges, worked the world number one efficiently during the inevitable fightback, returned willingly to the fray from 6-11 and might be seen as unfortunate to have lost from 12-13 to an extraordinary backhand kill after an extended rally and a slight error on a forehand return.

The second game suggested Ryding might almost be ready to spring the surprise of the tournament. With the loud and happily biased supported of the packed house, he converted a 4-9 deficit into a 15-11 game win in just three hands and went to a 6-2 lead in the third.

"I was really enjoying the open play and the fight for control of the court," he said later. "I thought myself at that stage that I might even be in with a chance of a famous win. But Peter upped the pace, as he always does in those situations, and gradually the match moved away from me."

It was a backhand straight pass from Nicol for 6-7 after a long and patient testing rally that signalled the end of the Canadian challenge in real terms. From that point on the rallies were just a bit too long, the deliveries a bit to tight and accurate, the pace a bit too sharp for the wild card to stay in the race.

Ryding contested that third game to 13-14, but he lost it to a tightly clinging backhand dropshot. Then he saw the increasingly mobile lefthanded Englishman assemble an 8-3 lead before taking time off court to change a broken racket and to retie his shoelaces.

After that he managed a few fresher rallies and went as close as 8-12, but Nicol had the finish in sight by that time and produced an overhead backhand reverse angled dropshot for 14-8 that left the local hero sufficiently dispirited to fire just a looping backhand return into the tin at matchball.

BENGY BENEFITS FROM PRICEY'S PAIN
In the adjacent quarter the fifth seeded Asian Champion, Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia, took 69 minutes to defeat Australia's Paul Price 16-17 15-4 15-6 10-15 15-10, but was never seriously in danger of losing to an opponent only recently back in action after eight weeks off with an ankle sprain and plainly inhibited in his court movement.

There was plenty of splendid racket work from Price, the world number nineteen on the latest PSA world ranking list, but Ong Beng Hee, under insistent corner instruction from Nicol, his London training partner, kept him moving on a heavily strapped right ankle, twice benefiting from sprawling falls by the Australian.

On the second fall, as price virtually nosedived into the top right corner to give away a penalty stroke for matchball at 14-9 in the fifth game, a laconic Australian voice from the back of the players box asked : "Do they have earth quakes in Toronto ?"

ONE QUALIFIER GOES THROUGH
Third seed Stewart Boswell, last year's runner-up, quickly ended qualifier James Willstrop's hopes of further progress, not letting the favourite for next month's World Junior Championship into double figures in any of the games.

Rodney Durbach, the other qualifier in action, fared better though, putting out eighth seed Martin Heath with a similarly emphatic scoreline.


Day one:
[4] John White (Sco) bt [Q] Stefan Casteleyn (Bel) 13-15, 15-13, 7-15, 15-4, 15-5 (101m)
[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt David Evans (Wal) 15-7, 15-8, 15-7 (49m)
Joseph Kneipp (Aus) bt [6] Lee Beachill (Eng) 17-16, 15-12, 14-17, 8-15, 15-3 (91m)
[7] Mark Chaloner (Eng) bt [Q] Simon Parke (Eng) 15-9, 12-15, 15-4, 15-13 (86m)
 
Kneipp beath Beachill - photo from Hugh McLeanPOWER ADVANCES, BEACHILL CRASHES ...
Doug Maybee reports

Canada's Jonathon Power, 28, advanced to the quarter-final round of the 2002 YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic this evening in the glass court at BCE Place before a sold-out crowd, defeating World #29 David Evans of Wales three games straight in a 49-minute opening round match 15-7, 15-8, 15-7. Sporting his new line of squash shoe and dressed in Canadian red and white, Power made quick work of the 6'3" Welshman.  With only a few choice outbursts at the referees, Power dominated the court, disarming Evans with precise drops and amazing wrist shots. "I wanted to go out there and get settled in right away," said Power post-match.  "I'm happy with tonight's match.  I think this is indicative of how the tournament is going to go."
 
Also advancing to the quarter-final round is 28-year-old World #3 John White of Scotland who, in the first match of the tournament, defeated World #24 Stefan Casteleyn of Belgium in an evenly contested 101-minute fight to score a 13-15, 15-13, 7-15, 15-4, 15-5 win.  Casteleyn earned his spot in the main draw from the qualifying matches earlier this week.  Casteleyn opened the match with flare, but seemed to run out of steam in game four.  At the beginning of game five, Casteleyn's knee caught White's right calf, but White managed to shake it off and soundly routed Casteleyn, who has ranked as high as seventh, robbing him of any chances of advancing in the tournament. "With a little more stamina and a little more willpower, I think he could have taken me," said White after the match.  "But I held on and played him deep in the final games to beat him in the end."
 
In other opening round play this evening, unseeded Joseph Kneipp of Australia, World #13, upset sixth-seed Lee Beachill of England, World #8, in a 91-minute five-game match 17-16, 15-12, 14-17, 8-15, 15-3.
 
Seventh-seed Mark Chaloner of England, World #10, beat fellow countryman Simon Parke, World #26, in the fourth match of the evening 15-9, 12-15, 15-4, 15-13 i 86 minutes of play.  Parke played a five-game qualifying match yesterday to earn his spot in the main draw.
Qualifying


Qualifying Finals:
Rodney Durbach (Rsa) bt Shahier Razik (Can)  7/15, 15/3, 8/2, rtd
Stefan Casteleyn (Bel) bt Shawn Delierre (Can) 15/4, 15/12, 15/8
Simon Parke (Eng) bt Victor Berg (Can)  13/15, 15/7, 15/9, 10/15, 15/4
James Willstrop (Eng) bt Del Harris (Eng) 15/14, 15/11, 15/13

First Round:
Stefan Casteleyn (BEL)  bye
Shawn DeLierre (CAN) bt Dan Jenson (AUS)    15-12, 17-15, 9-15, 9-15, 15-7
Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Ian Power (CAN)  15-6, 15-8, 15-8
Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt Scott Handley (ENG) 15-10, 8-15, 14-17, 15-12, 15-10
Simon Parke (ENG) bt Mathew Giuffre (CAN)   15-10, 15-5, 15-7
Viktor Berg (CAN) bt Sabir Butt (CAN)   15-9, 15-5, 15-9
James Willstrop (ENG) bt Bradley Ball (ENG) 15-2, 15-7, 15-8
Del Harris (ENG)    bye

Preview


WORLD SQUASH STARS
HEAD FOR TORONTO


The 2002 YMG Capital Canadian Classic is the next battlefield for 11 of the top 16 male squash titans – including Canada’s own and Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Jonathon Power – who will fight it out for the $75,000 purse in Canada’s only major professional squash event November 10 to 14 in the Allen Lambert Galleria of downtown Toronto's BCE Place. The main draw event, which commences at 4 p.m., Sunday, November 10, will be played in a glass squash court with seating for 550 ticketed spectators.

Top seed is World #1 Peter Nicol of England, Power’s perennial rival and winner of the 2001 YMG Capital Canadian Classic. The 29-year-old lefthander hopes to widen his 16-15 lead in head-to-head professional matches over Power.

Power, 28 of Montreal, the #2 seed, is looking to regain the hot tempo he set at the beginning of this year’s professional squash tour when he boasted five consecutive wins over Nicol. That streak ended September 1 in Hong Kong at the Cathay Pacific Open when Nicol turned the tide against Power in a 109-minute four-game match. However, both Nicol and Power went down to early defeat in last month’s 2002 US Open. Power lost to World #4 Stewart Boswell of Australia in the quarterfinals; Nicol was ousted by World #3 David Palmer of Australia who went on to take this year’s US Open title, defeating Boswell in the final.

“The YMG Capital Canadian Classic is definitely one of the highlights of the year for me,” said Power. “Toronto is a great squash city and the venue is first class all the way. The opportunity to play in front of family, friends and local fans is always exciting. It gives me that little extra motivation and determination. After losing a close match in the semis last year to Nicol, I am extremely focused on avenging that loss and reclaiming the title I won two years ago.”

“You can’t miss this,” said John Nimick, president of Event Engine, Inc. and Tournament Director. “The top players of one of the most demanding sports in the world are playing in the heart of downtown Toronto in a venue that offers both reserved seating and free public viewing. Squash is like chess: it’s a game won over time through strategic use of the entire playing surface. We’ve chosen BCE Place, not some closed private destination, to showcase this fascinating and compelling sport so that tens of thousands of fans and passers-by can appreciate all or part of the action.”

Of the world’s top five male squash professionals, only David Palmer has not registered for the 2002 Canadian Classic. Canada’s second highest world ranking player, Graham Ryding, currently #23, has been granted a wildcard entry for the tournament and will compete in the main draw.

The third annual YMG Capital Canadian Classic is the tenth largest tournament on the 2002 Professional Squash Association World Tour.


Read the full press release

Juniors mix it up with world stars
For the first time in Canada, 40 junior squash players from clubs across the Greater Toronto Area and the Niagara Region of Ontario will get valuable court time with the world’s top-seeded player, Peter Nicol of England, and nine other pro squash athletes on Sunday afternoon, November 10. This Junior-Pro Clinic will take place at the Mayfair Racquet & Fitness Club, 801 Lakeshore Boulevard East (at Logan Avenue) in Toronto, one of the premier squash facilities in North America.

In addition to Nicol, the top pros include Stewart Boswell of Australia (#3), Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia (#7), Martin Heath of Scotland (#11), Paul Price of Australia (#18) and Canada’s Graham Ryding (#24).

the 40 rising stars ranging in age from 10 to 16 will be divided into 10 pods of four juniors per court. Each pod will have a 15-minute session with a pro on a specific skill set, such as drives, boasts, cross-court shots and drops, and then rotate to the next court for another 15-minute session with another pro. By the end of the clinic, each junior will have been on court with at least five different world-class pros.

“Squash is all about an extreme physical challenge wrapped up in a game that is fun and incredibly rewarding,” said John Nimick, Tournament Director of the 2002 YMG Capital Canadian Squash Classic. “Giving young squash players the opportunity to meet the stars of the sport is a further motivation to reach for their athletic goals of maybe competing professionally themselves.”

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