Men's Round Two :

[1] Nick Matthew 3-0 Greg Lobban                         11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (34m)
Joe Lee 3-2 Richie Fallows                  11-8, 11-13, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5 (65m)
Tom Richards 3-1 Eddie Charlton                   11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5 (61m)
[3/4] Daryl Selby 3-1 Chris Ryder                11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 (58m)

[3/4] Adrian Grant 3-1 Alan Clyne              10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (60m)
Chris Simpson 3-0 Declan James                           11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (32m)
Adrian Waller 3-0 Ben Coleman                            11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (44m)
[2] James Willstrop 3-0 Charles Sharpes              11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (32m)

Women's Round One:

[1] Laura Massaro 3-0 Carrie Ramsey                     11-2, 11-5, 11-1 (28m)
Sarah-Jane Perry 3-0 Lisa Aitken                          12-10, 11-7, 11-9 (35m)
Emily Whitlock 3-0 Dominique Lloyd-Walter              11-3, 11-7, 11-8 (36m)
[3/4] Madeline Perry 3-1 Tory Temple-Murray 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4 (38m)

[3/4] Jenny Duncalf 3-0 Julianne Courtice              11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (25m)
Sarah Kippax 3-1 Deon Saffery                    8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-5 (51m)
Emma Beddoes 3-0 Fiona Moverley                        11-9, 11-5, 11-2 (23m)
[2] Alison Waters 3-0 Amina Helal                         11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (26m)

Sixteen Seeds safely through to the quarters

Day four of the British Nationals Championships in Manchester saw the top eight seeds in both men’s and women’s competitions progress to the quarter-finals.

The afternoon session at the National Squash Centre saw defending champions Nick Matthew and Alison Waters safely through to the quarter-finals, Matthew beating Scotland’s Greg Lobban and Waters beating qualifier Amina Helal, both in straight games.

Matthew now faces Joe Lee, who needed all five games to see off the challenge of Lucy Loser Richie Fallows.

“It wasn’t my best match,” admitted Lee, “but he didn’t allow me to play my game. It was a very mature performance from him, he proved he deserves to be in the main draw and got in my face and made it difficult. He just needs a bit more consistency which will come very quickly.”

In the other top-half quarter-final Daryl Selby and Tom Richards will meet for the fourth year in a row. Richards beat Eddie Charlton, also for the fourth year in a row, in an hour-long four-game match.

“Eddie is always tough to play,” admitted Richards, “he just needs one of those big wins to propel him up the rankings, I’m sure he’ll get it soon.”

Selby, the 2011 champion, also needed four games to get past unseeded Chris Ryder.

“Chris is a really good player for anyone to learn from,” said Selby. “He controls the ball very well, has good touch and doesn’t overhit the ball. I’ve had a lot of tough battles with him so I knew it wasn’t going to be easy.”

In the women’s draw Waters will face Emma Beddoes while two-time champion Jenny Duncalf meets Sarah Kippax, who reached a seventh quarter-final in row after coming from a game down to beat Deon Saffery, ending Welsh interest in the main draws.

The evening session brought more victories for the seeds as the quarter-finals lined up as predicted.

Adrian Grant was given the sternest test as he came from a game down to beat Scottish number one Alan Clyne.

“He’s always tough to beat,” said Grant, “he came out firing in the first and at the start of every game, I really had to dig in, he so difficult to shake off.”

The last match of the day saw Adrian Waller beat Ben Coleman in three tight games to set up a meeting with second seed James Willstrop .

“I’ll have nothing to lose,” said Waller, “and it will be good to see how I stack up against one of the very top players in a competitive match.”

Quarter-finals begin at noon, all on the glass court.

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