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Super Series Final ($50,000)
Broadgate Arena, Liverpool Street
London, England
June 17-21
[last update was 18-jun-02
]
Howard Harding, PSA Press Officer. 2002 SquashTalk coverage will feature regular PSA press updates accompanying Martin Bronstein's reports.
By Howard Harding, June 17 2002 © 2002 Squashtalk
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NICOL OFF TO A FLYING START WHILE PALMER SUFFERS UNEXPECTED DEFEAT
Englands world number one, Peter Nicol, started his defence of the Bank of Scotland Investment Service Super Series Squash Finals with a comprehensive victory over Frenchman Thierry Lincou at Broadgate Arena last night, whilst top seed David Palmer from Australia suffered a shock defeat to the number seven seed, Englands Mark Chaloner, in the opening match.
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| Mark Chaloner Outmuscled David Palmer (photo © 2002 Fritz Borchert) |
Nicol cruised to a three game victory (15-7, 15-13, 15-5) in just 46 minutes over Lincou who makes his debut in this tournament. Im feeling good, playing well and I love the heat on court, said Nicol sending out a warning message to all his rivals here in London.
Nicols main contender Palmer, however, lost in four games in a hot and physical match to Englands Mark Chaloner in the Harrow Group that lasted 1 hour 44 minutes and contained no fewer than 69 refereeing decisions.
Palmer now has to win both his remaining matches in order to be sure of reaching the Semi-Finals on Thursday. In the other Group matches, Scotlands John White defeated Malaysias Ong Beng Hee in four games in the Harrow Group, whilst Australias Stewart Boswell overcame Englands Chris Walker in three games in the Fleet Group.
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| John White out-shot Ong Beng Hee (photo © 2002 Fritz Borchert) |
Walker is the late replacement for Canadian Jonathon Power and showed his fatigue after an overnight flight from America. He replaced the Canadian former world number one who withdrew on Sunday with a pulled glutius minimus.
Results
HARROW GROUP
Chaloner (Eng) (7) beat Palmer (Aus) (1) 15-11, 8-15, 15-11, 15-8
White (Sco) (4) beat Beng Hee (Mal) (8) 15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 15-7
FLEET GROUP
Nicol (Eng) (1) beat Lincou (Fra) (6) 15-7, 15-13, 15-5
Boswell (Aus) (5) beat Walker (Eng) ® - 15-11, 15-11, 15-9
