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Power Makes it Three Straight over Nicol

Canada's world No3 Jonathon Power will face Australia's world No5 Stewart Boswell in the unexpected final of the $120,000 PSA Masters Squash Championship in Doha, Qatar, while top seeds Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Carol Owens will meet in the predicted final of the WISPA Women's World Grand Prix Finals.

Power makes it three in a row over Nicol in 29 meetings (D Tessier, File Photo © 2002

Third seed Power reached his 45th PSA Tour final after upsetting long-time rival Peter Nicol, the top seed from England, 15-10 15-13 7-15 12-15 15-7. The 92-minute battle was a repeat of the World Open final on the same court in December 1998, which was also won by the Canadian. It was Power's third successive win over the world No1, which closed the career head-to-head gap between the pair to 15-14 in Nicol's favour.

"We've had exciting matches on many occasions and today's semi-final was just another one of those," said Power afterwards. "It's a delight to beat Nicol who, I feel, was on top of his game.

The same could be said of me as well. I hope my good form here will push my ranking up. That's one of my goals for this year," the Canadian added.

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Stewart Boswell's 15-9 15-10 12-15 15-4 triumph over fellow Australian David Palmer, the No2 seed, in the other semi-final marked the 23-year-old from Canberra's first ever win over the former world No1 from Lithgow - and reversed the result of the pair's previous meeting on the same court in the Qatar Classic in October. The 75-minute win also brings Boswell to his first PSA Super Series final.

Doha PSA Masters Fans enthralled by Fitz-Gerald's escape from Campion's grip

Fitz-Gerald and Owens reached the Women's Grand Prix Finals climax in contrasting styles. Owens, the world No2 from New Zealand, crushed England's 4th seed Linda Charman-Smith 9-1 9-0 9-2 in 30 minutes while, in the other semi-final, top seed Fitz-Gerald overcame her most severe test since losing in the Hong Kong Open semi-finals last August when she beat England's third-seeded Cassie Campion 9-2 6-9 9-6 7-9 9-7 in 79 minutes.

"I think I was a bit lucky to survive this tough match," said the four-times world champion from Australia afterwards. "I must admit there were a few odd decisions that went my in favour and against Cassie in the deciding game. She had quite a big lead in the fifth game, but luckily failed to capitalise on that."

RESULTS:
PSA Masters Squash Championship, Doha, Qatar  <Draw >

Semi-finals:
[4] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt [1] Peter Nicol (ENG) 15-10, 15-13, 7-15, 12-15, 15-7 (92m)
[6] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [2] David Palmer (AUS) 15-9, 15-10, 12-15, 15-4 (75m)

WISPA Women's World Grand Prix Finals, Doha, Qatar <Draw and semis matchups>

Semi-finals:
[1] Sarah Fitz-Gerald (AUS) bt [3] Cassie Campion (ENG) 9-2, 6-9, 9-6, 7-9, 9-7 (79m) [2] Carol Owens (NZL) bt [4] Linda Charman-Smith (ENG) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 (30m)

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