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Tranfield Subdues Brind In Qatar

England's Jenny Tranfield pulled off a notable upset in the second round of
the $102,500 Qatar Women's World Open Squash Championship when she dismissed
seventh-seeded compatriot Stephanie Brind to reach the quarter-finals for the
first time in her career.

Tranfield, the 27-year-old world No19 from Yorkshire who gained a PhD in
Sports Science from Loughborough University at the beginning of the year,
beat Brind 9-1, 9-10, 9-7, 9-0 in 50 minutes. Unlike her opponent, Brind was
a member of the England team which reached the world team final in Denmark
earlier this month. The world No8 from Kent had been a quarter-finalist in
three of the last four World Opens.

Tranfield will now face 2nd seed Carol Owens, the 2000 champion from
New Zealand who triumphed 9-4, 9-3, 9-4 over tenth-seeded Australian Natalie
Grinham.

Natalie's older sister Rachael Grinham, the sixth seed, took just 25 minutes
to overcome England's ninth seed Fiona Geaves 9-4, 9-3, 10-9 to reach the
last eight for the first time in eight attempts.

Australia's defending champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald moved into the
quarter-finals with an easy win over Omneya Abdel Kawy, beating the
17-year-old from Egypt 9-6, 9-1, 9-5 in 26 minutes.

"Winning here is very important for me - victory here will give me the fifth
World Open title and I am very keen to create a new record," said the
delighted top seed afterwards. Fitz-Gerald praised her teenage opponent:
"Omneya played some amazing shots and put me under some pressure. She has
good shots, but she must improve her all-round game to succeed in big events
like the World Open."

England's Peter Nicol, favourite in the men's $120,000 Qatar Classic, beat
Amr Shabana of Egypt 15-10, 15-8, 15-6 to claim his place in the
quarter-finals where he will meet Australia's Anthony Ricketts. The ninth
seed claimed a modest upset when he beat England's eighth seed Lee Beachill
15-10, 15-11, 15-6 in 51 minutes.

"I have played Anthony before," said Nicol. "Like Amr Shabana, he is a very
talented player who is rising in the world rankings. He has improved his
game greatly in recent times. It should be a tough match," said the defending
champion.

Australia's third seed David Palmer, who lost last year's Qatar Classic final
to Peter Nicol, beat England's Mark Chaloner 15-9, 17-14, 15-11 in match that
took 63 minutes to complete.

"We've always had close matches," said the Belgium-based Australian. "Mark
plays incredibly hard and rarely gives away any free points. The same was
the case tonight, Chaloner gave nothing away. He makes it so tough for his
opponent and it's always such a nice feeling to beat a tough player like him."

RESULTS:

Qatar Women's World Open Squash Championship, Doha, Qatar

2nd round:
[1] Sarah Fitz-Gerald (AUS) bt [13] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 9-6, 9-1, 9-5
(26m)
[5] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt [16] Ellen Petersen (DEN) 9-4, 9-0, 9-3 (24m)
[4] Linda Charman (ENG) bt Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 9-0, 9-3, 9-2 (44m)
[8] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt Annelize Naude (NED) 9-3, 9-2, 9-1 (23m)
[6] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [9] Fiona Geaves (ENG) 9-4, 9-3, 10-9 (25m)
[3] Natalie Pohrer (ENG) bt [14] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) 9-4, 9-2, 9-3 (23m)
[15] Jenny Tranfield (ENG) bt [7] Stephanie Brind (ENG) 9-1, 9-10, 9-7, 9-0
(50m)
[2] Carol Owens (NZL) bt [10] Natalie Grinham (AUS) 9-4, 9-3, 9-4 (36m)

Qatar Squash Classic, Doha, Qatar
2nd round:
[1] Peter Nicol (ENG) bt Amr Shabana (EGY) 15-10, 15-8, 15-6 (37m)
[9] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) bt [8] Lee Beachill (ENG) 15-10, 15-11, 15-6
(51m)
[4] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Renan Lavigne (FRA) 15-9, 9-15, 17-15, 15-8
(63m)
[7] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Alex Gough (WAL) 15-6, 17-15, 15-6 (52m)
[6] Thierry Lincou (FRA) bt [12] Chris Walker (ENG) 15-11, 15-13, 15-11
(52m)
[3] David Palmer (AUS) bt [10] Mark Chaloner (ENG) 15-9, 17-14, 15-11 (63m)
[5] John White (SCO) bt [Q] Stefan Casteleyn (BEL) 13-15, 15-7, 15-3, 15-4
(61m)
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) bt [15] David Evans (WAL) 15-6, 15-10, 15-2 (44m)

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