Matthew keeps his world bid on track

DEFENDING champion Nick Matthew remains the only British hope in the World Championships in Doha.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Nov 2014, 21:59 BST
NICK MATTHEW: The sole remaining British player in the men's World Championships in Doha. Picture: squashpics.comNICK MATTHEW: The sole remaining British player in the men's World Championships in Doha. Picture: squashpics.com
NICK MATTHEW: The sole remaining British player in the men's World Championships in Doha. Picture: squashpics.com

The 34-year-old, from Sheffield, safely negotiated his way through to the third round of the event with a 40-minute 3-0 victory over France’s Gregoire Marche.

Matthew will now take on Indian No 1 Saurav Ghosal – coached by Pontefract-based coach Malcolm Willstrop, to keep his hopes of a fourth world title alive.

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“I was very respectful of Greg today because he’s a talented player on the rise,” said Matthew.

“He’s got a great future ahead of him and he likes a fast game so I tried to use my experience to my advantage today and I’m very happy to win and go through.

“I’ve been very lucky to play a sport I love for a living and I’m happy to be playing at the moment and hopefully I have a few years left in me yet as long as the hunger is there.”

A 3-1 defeat Guildford’s Tom Richards by Egypt’s Tarek Momen ensured Matthew is the sole surviving British player.

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Results - Second Round, Bottom Half: 2014 Qatar PSA World Championship, Doha

[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Gregoire Marche (FRA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 [40m]

[14] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 3-1: 11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4 [51m]

Max Lee (HKG) bt [15] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 3-2: 13-11, 3-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8 [78m]

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[5] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 3-1: 11-7, 201-8, 8-11, 11-4 [62m]

Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 [43m]

[10] Tarek Momen (EGY)b bt Tom Richards (ENG) 3-1: 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 [53m]

[11] Simon Rösner (GER) bt [Q] Lucas Serme (FRA) 3-1: 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 [64m]

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[2] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-1 [29m]

Third Round Draw

[1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [9] Omar Mosaad (EGY)

Alister Walker (BOT) v Cameron Pilley (AUS)

[6] Borja Golan (ESP) v Fares Dessouki (EGY)

[12] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) v [4] Ramy Ashour (EGY)

[3] Nick Matthew (ENG) v [14] Saurav Ghosal (IND)

Max Lee (HKG) v [5] Amr Shabana (EGY)

Stephen Coppinger (RSA) v [10] Tarek Momen (EGY)

[11] Simon Rösner (GER) v [2] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY)

Related topics:Malcolm WillstropSheffieldFrancePontefract