06-Feb: Grant out injured, revised draw
Adrian Grant is another withdrawal in the men's draw - Tom
Richards moves to 5/8 seed in Grant's spot, Tom Ford moves into
the 9/16 spot, Angus Gillams up from qualifying ...
03-Feb: Barker out injured, revised draws
Second seed for the man's event Peter Barker was today
forced to withdraw injured, both from this week's Swedish Open
and next week's Nationals. We wish the Essex man a speedy
recovery.
James Willstrop is the new number two seed, and the
revised main draw sees virtually all the seeded players move -
it's very much a redraw. Up from qualifying is Mark Fuller,
there are only a couple of changes in that draw.
Matthew and Massaro top seeds
for 2015 Nationals
The 2015 edition of the British National Championships head for
Manchester once more, with British squash stars battling for the
prestigious national titles from 9th to 15th February at
the National Squash Centre.
Nick Matthew is top seed in the men’s draw, where the
three-time world champion will be bidding for a fourth title in
a row and a seventh overall.
 The Sheffield star’s tournament starts with a first round match
against Adam Murrills, and if all goes to seeding he
would then face Declan James, Adrian Grant, and
2011 champion Daryl Selby - who is scheduled to meet
Adrian Waller in the quarters - on the way to the final.
Matthew’s opponent in the last three finals, two-time champion
James Willstrop, is in the other half of the draw, but
having been out for several months following hip surgery the
former world number one’s ranking has dropped and he is seeded
3/4, behind Peter Barker.
If Barker is to reach a first Nationals final his scheduled
route would be wins over Joel Hinds, Joe Lee,
Chris Simpson and Willstrop in the semi-final. Willstrop’s
route is equally tough, he’s scheduled to face Ben Coleman,
Tom Richards and Alan Clyne to reach the semis.
The women’s draw predicts a final between Laura Massaro
and Alison Waters, who between them have won the title
for the last five editions.
Massaro, winner in 2011 and 2012, is top seed and faces a
qualifier in the first round, followed by scheduled meetings
with Emily Whitlock in the quarters and 2014 runner-up
Madeline Perry in the semis. Perry, having made the final
for the first time last year, would need to get past Victoria
Lust and 5/8 seed Emma Beddoes to reach that meeting
with Massaro.
Waters, champion four times including the last two events, also
starts against a qualifier and will likely face two-time
champion Jenny Duncalf, seeded 5/8, in the quarters. The
winner of that is scheduled to face 3/4 seed Sarah-Jane Perry
- should she get past a quarter-final with 5/8 seed Sarah
Kippax - for a place in the final.
Qualifying starts on Mon 9th Feb with the finals
set for Sun 15th. The Masters events, from O35 to O75,
start on Wed 11th.
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