2001 Qatar Classic Results 2001 Daily Reports
2001 Men's Draw 2001 Women's Draw
08-Oct: Finals

Joyce blown away by Fitz Powerplay
Sarah Fitz-Gerald
bt Leilani Joyce  9/0 9/2 9/1  32m

Sarah Fitz-Gerald claimed the inaugural Qatar Classis crown with an awesome performance. The new world #1 was just too fast, too powerful and too committed for Leinani, who admitted afterwards, "Sarah was really in the zone. Her performance was awesome and I just couldn't do anything about it. No complaints." Paul Walters reports

Nicol pips Palmer in thriller
Peter Nicol
bt David Palmer  15/12 15/5 10/15 12/15 15/10  121m

A classic final for a classic tournament. Peter Nicol was hauled back from a 2-0 advantage by David Palmer, but eventually triumphed in a  gruelling fifth game, with both players suffering badly from fatigue. Palmer cramped up while Nicol suffered a dead leg. Paul Walters reports

07-Oct: Semi-Finals

Palmer & Nicol set for Qatar showdown
David Palmer
bt Stewart Boswell  9/15 15/10 15/3 15/13  54m
Peter Nicol bt John White  15/13 12/15 15/7 15/10  61m

Another WISPA Classic in the making
Leilani Joyce
bt Cassie Campion  9/4 9/6 9/4  47m
Sarah Fitz-Gerald
bt Stephanie Brind  9/2 9/0 9/3  21m
 

06-Oct: Quarter-Finals:
White stuns Power in Qatar Quarters

David Palmer bt Thierry Lincou  15/7 15/11 15/14  51m
Stewart Boswell bt Mohammed Abbas  15/12 17/14 15/3  50m
Peter Nicol bt David Evans  15/9 15/17 15/10 15/4  59m
John White bt Jonathon Power  15/14  15/11 15/9  59m
Palmer, Nicol show no mercy ...

Joyce & Campion storm into semis ...
Leilani Joyce
bt Suzanne Horner  9/3 9/7 9/5  34m
Cassie Campion bt Vanessa Atkinson  9/4 9/5 9/5  30m
Stephanie Brind bt Fiona Geaves  9/6 3/9 9/5 2/9 9/4  60m
Sarah Fitz-Gerald bt Rachael Grinham  9/2 9/1 9/0  22m
 

Big guns boom into Quarters ...
05-Oct:
Men's Second Round:
David Palmer bt Del Harris  15/10 17/15 15/12  51m
Thierry Lincou bt Alex Gough  15/11 12/15 15/7 13/15 15/8  93m
Mohammed Abbas bt Shahid Zaman  15/13 10/15 17/15 15/12  63m
Stewart Boswell bt Mark Chaloner  15/11 16/17 15/9 15/2  102m
David Evans bt Anthony Ricketts  11/15 15/2 12/15 15/7 15/13  82m
 
 * conduct game against Ricketts at 14-13 to Evans in 5th
Peter Nicol bt Lee Beachill   7/15 15/7 15/6 15/8  65m
John White bt Paul Johnson  12/15 15/5 13/15 15/9 15/10  96m
Jonathon Power bt Chris Walker  15/9 15/13 15/11  54m

Charman-Smith sent packing ...
Women's First Round:
[1] Leilani Joyce (Nzl) bt Rebecca Macree (Eng)  9/2 9/4 9/6  31m
[6] Suzanne Horner (Eng) bt Pamela Nimmo (Sco)  9/5 9/2 9/7   36m
Cassie Campion (Eng) bt [3] Linda Charman-Smith (Eng)  7/9 9/3 9/3 9/4  53m
[8] Vanessa Atkinson (Ned) bt [Q] Senga Macfie (Sco)  9/2 4/9 9/1 9/3  36m
[5] Stephanie Brind (Eng) bt [Q] Natalie Grinham (Aus)   4/9 9/7 10/8 9/7  49m
[4] Fiona Geaves (Eng) bt [Q] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy)  9/0 9/7 9/2  23m
[7] Rachael Grinham (Aus) bt Vicky Botwright (Eng) 9/4 9/4 1/9 5/9 9/7  62m
[2] Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Aus) bt [Q] Maha Zein (Egy)  9/0 9/0 9/2  19m

Fitz-Gerald hungry for more ...

04-Oct: Men's 1st round (bottom half)
Anthony Ricketts
(Aus) bt  [10] Martin Heath (Sco) 17/15 9/15 15/4 15/6
[5] David Evans (Wal) bt Omar Elborolossy (Egy) 15/13 15/10 4/15 17/16
[14] Lee Beachill (Eng) bt [Q] Derek Ryan (Irl)  15/10 13/15 15/9 15/6
[3] Peter Nicol (Eng) bt Graham Ryding (Can) 11/15 15/6 15/11 15/10
[13] Paul Johnson (Eng) bt Nick Taylor (Eng)  9/15 15/13 15/13 15/11
[6] John White (Sco) bt John Williams (Aus) bt  15/9 15/7 15/13
[15] Chris Walker (Eng) bt [Q] Davide Bianchetti (Ita)  15/9 15/13
[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt [Q] Mansoor Zaman (Pak)  15/3 15/3 15/7

First round day two report

03-Oct: Men's 1st round (Top Half)
[1] David Palmer (Aus) bt [Q] Peter Marshall (Eng) 15/9 15/11 15/9  53m
[16] Del Harris (Eng) bt Olli Tuominen (Fin) 15/9 15/5 9/15 15/14  66m
[8] Thierry Lincou (Fra) bt [Q] Nick Matthew (Eng) 15/12 17/14 4/15 14/15 17/16 96m
[12] Alex Gough (Wal) bt Kareem Darwish (Egy) 15/13 12/15 9/15 15/7 15/11 90m
[Q] Shahid Zaman (Pak) bt [4] Paul Price (Aus) 10/15 15/12 15/11 11/15 15/6  58m
[Q] Mohammed Abbas (Egy) bt [11] Ong Beng Hee (Mas) 8/15 15/8 15/2 12/15 17/15  93m
[7] Mark Chaloner (Eng) bt [Q] Peter Genever (Eng) 15/13 11/15 15/8 15/10  74m
[9] Stewart Boswell (Aus) bt Joseph Kneipp (Aus) 10/15 15/4 15/7 15/10  57m

Alan Thatcher reports on the shocks

03-Oct: Women's Qualifying
[Q] Natalie Grinham (Aus) bye
[Q] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy) bt Soha Mohamed (Egy) 9/0 9/0 9/0
[Q] Maha Zein (Egy) bt Eman El Amir (Egy) 9/7 9/4 9/2
[Q] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt Ellen Petersen (Den) 9/2 9/2 9/0
02-Oct: Men's Final Qualifying round
Mansoor Zaman bt Stacey Ross 15/11 15/10 13/15 15/10 72m
Nick Matthew bt Mika Monto 15/14 15/8 15/7 51m
Davide Bianchetti bt Rodney Durbach 15/12 15/11 15/7
Shahid Zaman bt Farrukh Zaman 12/15 15/12 15/13 12/15 15/10
Peter Marshall bt Saud Al Sulatti 15/3 15/5 15/5 25m
Derek Ryan bt Adrian Grant 15/5 15/10 5/15 11/15 15/11 86m
Mohammed Abbas bt Duncan Walsh 15/4 15/4 15/6
Peter Genever bt Shamshul Islam Khan 15/7 15/3 15/4
01-Oct: Men's 1st qualifying round
Saud Al Sulatti bt Muhammed Faheem Khan 15/2 15/8 15/2
Duncan Walsh bt Ali Al Kashooti 15/2 15/3 15/1