30-Jun-08:
Nicol David confirms entry for
Forexx Dutch Open
World Number one and two-time World Champion Nicol David
has confirmed her entry for the Forexx Dutch Open Squash 2008.
 The
24-year old Malaysian, who also won the World Junior
Championships twice, has held a strong grip on the WISPA Tour
after moving to the top of the women’s World Ranking in August
2006. Since then David has only been beaten in 3 official
matches, one of them being a shock early defeat at the hands of
Shelley Kitchen from New Zealand during the second round of the
Women’s World Open 2007 in Madrid. David, who bases herself in
Amsterdam, was also clearly the best in last year’s Forexx Dutch
Open. In the final the petite Asian proved too strong for the
current World Champion Rachael Grinham in straight games.
 Tournament
director and former Dutch champion Tommy Berden is
naturally very upbeat about the participation of the world's
best female player and the defending champion. "It is great news
that Nicol has confirmed her entry this early. With her and
Natalie Grinham we now have the two best players in the
world entered in our event and it shows that the Forexx Dutch
Open plays an important role within the international squash
community."
On behalf of tournament organizers Next Events, 29-year
old Berden also said that they are now focusing their attention
to the men. “With the world numbers one and two in the women’s
event confirmed, we are now working hard to ensure a high
quality field for the men as well. Hopefully we will be able to
announce the first male top players shortly.”
The Forexx Dutch Open Squash 2008 will be held in Amsterdam’s
Frans Otten Stadion from 2 - 7 September 2008. With an increase
of 30 percent, and boasting a total prize fund of $83,500usd,
the Forexx Dutch Open becomes mainland Europe’s biggest
tournament. It consists of a Women’s International Squash
Players Association (WISPA) World Tour Gold championship and a
Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour 3 star tournament. |
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