Gaultier kept up his good form from earlier in the tournament, showing good movement and stopping Karim from hitting decisive shots. Points won often came due to errors by the opposite player, rather than an own winner.

In saying that, the quality of squash was still immense with some amazing pick-ups and rallies, much to the applause of an excited crowd in Linköping Sporthall. Gaultier eventually won the first game by 11-3.

The second game continued much in the same fashion, high quality squash from both players with Gaultier in control and Karim seemingly frustrated by the lack of clear opportunities to finish of rallies. 11-6 to Gaultier was the score in the second game and local Linköping squash player Andre Wikström noted that it would be an uphill task for Karim to get back in this game now.

So it proved as well with Gaultier controlling the game comfortably and finally coming out as a winner of the third game by 11-8.

Always enjoy coming to Linköping to play this tournament. Greg today was simply too good for me to handle. We’ve played against each other since we were 10 years old, but I’ve never seen him play this good. I would love to come back here for next year’s tournament. Many thanks to Fredrik and his team for a very well organised event.