YMG
Capital Classic 2000
Toronto, Canada, 27-Nov ~ 01-Dec,
$50k
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POWER SCORES EASY HOME WIN
Final:
[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt [1] Peter Nicol (Sco) 15/8, 15/4,
15/5
Jonathon Power delighted a packed gallery at the BCE centre
in Toronto, winning the final of the new $50,000 event with a comprehensive
victory over world #1 Peter Nicol to conclude an historic return of
professional squash to Canada after a gap of more than a decade.
Nicol was clearly suffering the effects of a two month
lay-off and three long matches to reach the final, and was only able to put up
significant resistance for the first half of the first game. From 5-4 up in
that first game Nicol fell away as Power levelled their personal head to head
record at 11-11.
The announcement that YMG Capital Management would continue
sponsorship for at least another year delighted the audience, champion Power
and promoter John Nimick, who all see this event as providing a launch pad for
a surge in the game in Canada.
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YMG
Capital Classic |
1st Round
- Mon/Tue 27/28 Nov |
Quarters
- Wed 29 |
Semis
- Thu 30 |
Final
- Fri 01 |
[1] Peter Nicol (SCO)
14-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10
Graham Ryding (CAN)
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Peter Nicol
11-15, 15-13, 15-13, 13-15, 15-9
Mark Chaloner
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Peter Nicol
10-15, 17-15, 15-12, 15-8
Ahmed Barada
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Peter Nicol
15-8, 15-4, 15-5
Jonathon Power
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Mark Chaloner (ENG)
15-8, 16-17, 11-15, 15-7, 15-3
Anthony Hill (LL)
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[4] Ahmed Barada (EGY)
11-15, 15-6, 17-15, 15-13
Del Harris (ENG)
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Ahmed Barada
15-11, 15-4, 15-4
Paul Price
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[8] Paul Price (AUS)
15-12, 10-15, 15-12, 13-15, 17-14
[Q] Mark Cairns (ENG)
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[6] Paul Johnson (ENG)
16-17, 15-6, 15-8, 11-15, 15-8
[Q] Rodney Durbach (RSA)
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Paul Johnson
13-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-11
Martin Heath
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Martin Heath
15-9, 15-8, 7-15, 15-8
Jonathon Power
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[3] Simon Parke (ENG)
15-14, 12-15, 15-13, 15-6
Martin Heath (SCO)
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[7] David Palmer (AUS)
15-12, 15-12, 15-13
[Q] Nick Taylor (ENG)
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David Palmer
15-11, 17-14, 15-9
Jonathon Power
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[2]
Jonathon Power (CAN)
15-13, 15-8, 15-10
[Q] Stewart Boswell (AUS)
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RESULTS & Reports |
Qualifying
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1st qualifying round:
John White (SCO) bt Stefan Casteleyn (BEL)
15-10, 15-10, 15-17, 17-16
Mark Cairns (ENG) bt Shawn Delierre (CAN)
15-4, 15-7, 15-6
Anthony Hill (AUS) bt Jason Jewell (USA)
15-9, 15-10, 15-11
Nick Taylor (ENG) bt Shahir Razik (CAN)
15-12, 12-15, 15-12, 15-6
Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt Joe Kneipp (AUS)
15-10, 15-10, 15-11
Derek Ryan (IRL) bt Josh MacDonald (CAN)
13-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-8
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Kelly Patrick (CAN) 15-5, 15-10,
15-7
Thierry Lincou (FRA) bt Ian Power (CAN)
15-5, 15-10, 15-13
Qualifying finals:
Mark Cairns (ENG) bt John White (SCO)
15-9, 15-12, 15-8
Nick Taylor (ENG) bt Anthony Hill (AUS)
15-5, 17-14, 15-12
Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt Derek Ryan (IRL)
15-12, 15-7, 15-8
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Thierry Lincou (FRA) 14-17,
15-10, 15-10, 6-15, 15-7
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First
Round |
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In a disappointing day for England on the
first day of the new $50,000 YMG Capital Squash Classic in Toronto,
Canada, three English players failed to survive the first round.
Qualifier Mark Cairns, the 33-year-old former British National
champion from Oxfordshire, twice fought back from behind against 8th
seed Paul Price, the 24-year-old world No8 from Melbourne.
Price, a surprise finalist in last
month's British Open, ultimately overcame the determined opposition,
winning 15-12, 10-15, 15-12, 13-15, 17-14 in 101 minutes - the longest
match of the day.
Price now meets 4th seed Ahmed Barada in Wednesday's second round at
BCE Place - after the Egyptian overturned a one-game deficit to beat
England's world No10 Del Harris 11-15, 15-6, 17-15, 15-13 in 92
minutes.
Local hero Jonathon Power, the 26-year-old world No2 from Toronto
playing in his first PSA Tour event in his hometown since topping the
world rankings last year, opened the day's play with a 75-minute
15-13, 15-8, 15-10 win over Australian qualifier Stewart Boswell.
The second seed's opponent in the next round will be another
Australian David Palmer, the 24-year-old world No7 from New South
Wales who ended title-holder Power's run in last month's British Open.
Palmer needed 65 minutes to quash English qualifier Nick Taylor 15-12,
15-12, 15-13.
1st round (1st day):
[4] Ahmed Barada (EGY) v Del Harris
(ENG)
11-15, 15-6, 17-15, 15-13
[8] Paul Price (AUS) v [Q] Mark Cairns
(ENG)
15-12, 10-15, 15-12, 13-15, 17-14
[7] David Palmer (AUS) v [Q] Nick Taylor
(ENG)
15-12, 15-12, 15-13
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) v [Q] Stewart Boswell (AUS)
15-13,
15-8, 15-10
WORLD CH7AMPION NICOL BACK TO FORM IN
TORONTO
Scotland's world champion Peter Nicol showed signs that his recent
leg injury is now behind him as he overcame a one-game deficit to
beat local star Graham Ryding 14-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10 in the
first round of the $50,000 YMG Capital Squash Classic in Toronto,
Canada.
The London-based Scot was forced to miss last month's British Open
as a result of his injury, then suffered his first opening round
defeat for more than four years when he made his comeback in the
Florida Open three weeks ago. The 27-year-old world No1 from
Aberdeen, the top seed, beat the Toronto-based Pan American Games
champion in 63 minutes, and now faces fellow Briton Mark Chaloner in
the quarter-finals at BCE Place.
The unseeded Chaloner, ranked 11 in the world, was due to play
British Open champion David Evans, but the fifth-seeded Welshman
withdrew on the eve of the event with an Achilles injury.
Australia's Anthony Hill, the former world No5 who was beaten by
England's Nick Taylor in qualifying, stepped in as a late 'lucky
loser' - and led 2-1 before the England international gained the
upper-hand to win 15-8, 16-17, 11-15, 15-7, 15-3 in 100 minutes.
Scotland's Martin Heath pulled off the only upset of the day when he
beat England's 3rd seed Simon Parke, the world No3 from Nottingham,
15-14, 12-15, 15-13, 15-6 in 61 minutes. Edinburgh-based
Heath, 27, from Oban, now faces another Englishman in the last
eight. Paul Johnson, the world No6 from London, dismissed
South African qualifier Rodney Durbach -Nicol's conqueror in
the Florida Open - 16-17, 15-6, 15-8, 11-15, 15-8.
1st round (2nd day):
[1] Peter Nicol (SCO) bt Graham Ryding (CAN)
14-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10
Mark Chaloner (ENG) bt Anthony Hill (AUS)
15-8, 16-17, 11-15, 15-7, 15-3
[6] Paul Johnson (ENG) bt [Q] Rodney Durbach (RSA) 16-17,
15-6, 15-8, 11-15, 15-8
Martin Heath (SCO) bt [3] Simon Parke
(ENG)
15-14, 12-15, 15-13, 15-6
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Quarter-Finals |
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NICOL JOINS FELLOW SCOT HEATH IN TORONTO
SEMIS
World champion Peter Nicol was fully extended by England's Mark Chaloner in
the quarter-finals of the $50,000 YMG Capital Squash Classic in Toronto,
Canada, but will join fellow Scot Martin Heath in tonight's (Thursday)
semi-finals at BCE Place.
It took 86 minutes for top-seeded Nicol, the 27-year-old world No1 from
Aberdeen, to conquer his great rival Mark Chaloner 11-15, 15-13, 15-13, 13-15,
15-9. The Scot, winning matches in his first PSA Tour event since
withdrawing from October's British Open with a leg injury, now faces Egypt's
world No4 Ahmed Barada, who quickly dismissed Australia's Paul Price,
runner-up in this year's British Open, 15-11, 15-4, 15-4 in 33 minutes.
Unseeded Martin Heath, 27, from Edinburgh, removed his second seed of the
tournament when he beat England's world No6 Paul Johnson 13-15, 15-11, 15-8,
15-11 in 59 minutes. In a repeat of the final of the Florida Open earlier this
month, the Scot will now meet local hero Jonathon Power, the Toronto-based
world No2 who overcame Australia's David Palmer 15-11, 17-14, 15-9 in 63
minutes.
[1] Peter Nicol (Sco) bt Mark Chaloner (Eng)
11-15, 15-13, 15-13, 13-15, 15-9
[4] Ahmed Barada (Egy) bt Paul Price (Aus)
15-11, 15-4, 15-4
Martin Heath (Sco) bt [6] Paul Johnson (Eng)
13-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-11
[1] Jonathon Power (Can) bt [7] David Palmer (Aus) 15-11, 17-14, 15-9
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Semi-Finals |
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NICOL & POWER SET FOR TORONTO SHOWDOWN
Scotland's world champion Peter Nicol and Canada's
world No2 Jonathon Power will contest the final in Power's hometown Toronto in
an eagerly-awaited clash which will be the pair's 22nd of all-time, but only
the first in Canada since their maiden encounter in the final of the Canadian
Open in Burlington in October 1995.
Power, the sport's greatest showman, will be hoping that local support in the
first major PSA Tour event in his homeland in more than a decade will spur him
on to level the head-to-head tally between the world's top two players, which
currently stands at 11-10 in favour of the Scot.
In the opening semi-final at BCE Place, top seed Nicol fought back from a game
down to overcome 4th seed Ahmed Barada 10-15, 17-15, 15-12, 15-8 in 73
minutes. It was the 27-year-old world No1 from Aberdeen's fourth successive
victory over the Egyptian superstar this year, and extends Nicol's four-year
head-to-head record against the 23-year-old from Cairo to 11-2.
Later, in a repeat of this year's Tournament of Champions and Florida Open
finals in the USA, Power defeated Scotland's unseeded Martin Heath 15-9, 15-8,
7-15, 15-8. The 70-minute victory was Power's fourth successive four-game win
over the 27-year-old world No9 from Edinburgh.
Semi-Finals:
[1] Peter Nicol (Sco) bt [4] Ahmed Barada (Egy) 15-9, 15-8, 7-15, 15-8
[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt Martin Heath (Sco) 10-15, 15-7, 15-2, 15-8
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Final |
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[2] Jonathon Power (Can) bt [1] Peter Nicol
(Sco) 15-8, 15-4, 15-5
Jonathon Power delighted a packed gallery at the BCE centre
in Toronto, winning the final of the new $50,000 event with a comprehensive
victory over world #1 Peter Nicol to conclude an historic return of
professional squash to Canada after a gap of more than a decade. Nicol was clearly suffering the effects of a two month
lay-off and three long matches to reach the final, and was only able to put up
significant resistance for the first half of the first game. From 5-4 up in
that first game Nicol fell away as Power levelled their personal head to head
record at 11-11.
The announcement that YMG Capital Management would continue
sponsorship for at least another year delighted the audience, champion Power
and promoter John Nimick, who all see this event as providing a launch pad for
a surge in the game in Canada.
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