WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Qatar Squash Classic, Doha, Qatar

Men's qualifying finals:
Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt Shahid Zaman (PAK) 12-15, 15-5, 15-5, 15-8 (40m)
James Willstrop (ENG) bt Stephen Meads (ENG) 15-5, 15-6, 15-13 (50m)
Stefan Casteleyn (BEL) bt Tommy Berden (NED) 7-15, 15-8, 15-12, 15-8 (50m)
Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Farrukh Zaman (PAK) 15-5, 15-12, 15-11 (57m)
Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt Cameron Pilley (AUS) 15-8, 9-15, 15-9, 15-12 (55m)
Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt Hisham Ashour (EGY) 15-10, 15-12, 15-13 (35m)
David Evans (WAL) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 15-6, 15-6, 15-13 (57m)
Peter Barker (ENG) bt Nick Taylor (ENG) 15-11, 9-15, 15-9, 15-13 (72m)

Women's 1st qualifying round:
Carla Khan (PAK) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 10-9, 9-2, 9-2
Olga Sola (ESP) bt Shabana Khan (USA) 9-2, 9-2, 9-3
Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Nehal Yehia (EGY) 9-4, 9-1, 9-0
Line Hansen (DEN) bt Katline Cauwels (BEL) 4-9, 3-9, 9-3, 9-3, 10-8
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Soha Mohamed (QAT) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Laura Lengthorn (ENG) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 10-9, 9-1, 9-6
Salma Shabana (EGY) bt Milja Dorenbos (NED) 9-2, 9-4, 7-9, 9-4
Alison Waters (ENG) bt Runa Reta (CAN) 9-3, 9-5, 9-1
Eman El Amir (EGY) bt Karen Kronemeyer (NED) 9-7, 7-9, 9-6, 9-6
Heidi Mather (AUS) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-4, 2-9, 9-4, 9-2
Kate Roe (ENG) bt Katie Patrick (CAN) 9-5, 6-9, 9-7, 9-4
Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Margriet Huisman (NED) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Vicky Lankester (ENG) bt Maha Zein (EGY) 9-8, 9-4, 9-5
Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Orla Noom (NED) 9-1, 9-1, 9-3
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt Hend Osama (EGY) 9-5, 9-4, 9-4
Wendy Maitland (SCO) bt Amnah El Trabolsy (EGY) 9-6, 9-0, 9-5

World Junior Finalists Are Qatar Qualifiers

England's James Willstrop and Peter Barker, who contested the World Junior Championship final in India almost a year ago, both claimed places in the first round of the Qatar Squash Classic after beating fellow countrymen in the men's qualifying finals at the Khalifa Squash Complex in Doha. 

Willstrop, the world junior champion from Pontefract in Yorkshire, brought the long career of Stephen Meads to end when he beat the former world No11 from Berkshire, who announced earlier that this was to be his last PSA Tour event, 15-5 15-6 15-13 in 50 minutes.  In a significant upset, Essex boy Barker defeated Manchester's world No26 Nick Taylor 15-11 9-15 15-9 15-13 in 72 minutes.

Willstrop is drawn to meet Canada's 16th seed Graham Ryding in the first round, whilst Barker will face Scotland's No2 seed John White.

The women's qualifying event also got underway at the Khalifa Complex, with sixteen players now through to the qualifying finals.

Updated Men's 1st round draw:
[1] Peter Nicol (ENG) v Paul Price (AUS)
[11] Amr Shabana (EGY) v Shahier Razik (CAN)
[6] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) v Mohammed Abbas (EGY)
[9] Lee Beachill (ENG) v [Q] Stefan Casteleyn (BEL)
[3] David Palmer (AUS) v [Q] Rodney Durbach (RSA)
[12] Joseph Kneipp (AUS) v Alex Gough (WAL)
[5] Jonathon Power (CAN) v Nick Matthew (ENG)
[14] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) v [Q] Olli Tuominen (FIN)
[10] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v Mark Chaloner (ENG)
[7] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) v Adrian Grant (ENG)
[16] Graham Ryding (CAN) v [Q] James Willstrop (ENG)
[4] Thierry Lincou (FRA) v [Q] David Evans (WAL)
[13] Martin Heath (SCO) v [Q] Dan Jenson (AUS)
[8] Karim Darwish (EGY) v Omar Elborolossy (EGY)
[15] Simon Parke (ENG) v [Q] Renan Lavigne (FRA)
[2] John White (SCO) v [Q] Peter Barker (ENG)