After three days of 32 matches we were down to a mere 24 today, as the men's first round concluded and the women's main draw was completed. James Willstrop and Aisling Blake were the first winners of the day, and just as Shahier Razik joined them with two more matches under way, off went the power and the lights (and the internet).

Defending champion and world No1 Nick Matthew eased through today's first round of the PSA World Open in Rotterdam to set up a second round clash with Tarek Momen, the Egyptian ranked outside the world top 25 who beat the Englishman in this month's Qatar Classic.

The men's main draw kicked off with a huge upset as Nicolas Mueller sensationally beat fifth seed Amr Shabana - who won the US Open just a few days ago - in straight games.

It was a good day for Egypt at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha as men's qualifying for the 11th Qatar Classic concluded.

The 11th Qatar Classic got off to a quiet start as men's qualifying top seed Alan Clyne, due on court in the first batch of matches, was informed while he was warming up for the match that the late withdrawal of Jonathan Kemp meant that he was through to the main draw - against David Palmer - without having to step on court.

De squashers van Didacticum Victoria Rotterdam wonnen gisteravond uiterst verrassend in de eredivisie hun uitwedstrijd tegen All Inn Squash Utrecht: 7-9 voor de regerend landskampioen. Victoria ’s teammanager John de Paauw had uiteraard vurig gehoopt op het positieve resultaat, maar vooraf absoluut niet verwacht dat zijn team met een overwinning op zak de terugreis naar Rotterdam zou aanvatten.

Defending champion Nick Matthew, the world number one from England, is expected to retain his title in next month's PSA World Open, according to the draw for the sport's most prestigious event made in Rotterdam.

The longest match of the championship brought the inaugural NetSuite Open to a close when Laurens Jan Anjema held off Egyptian challenger Omar Mosaad in a tie-break decider to win the PSA World Tour International 35 squash title at the Arillaga Center for Sports & Recreation at Stanford University in California, USA.

Omar Mosaad upset the seedings at the inaugural NetSuite Open in the US state of California when he defeated favourite Daryl Selby to reach the final of the PSA World Tour International 35 squash event at the Arillaga Center for Sports & Recreation at Stanford University.

Regerend landskampioen squash Didacticum Victoria Rotterdam had gisteravond tijdens de eerste thuiswedstijd van het nieuwe seizoen weinig in de melk te brokkelen tegen Squash Zwolle. De gasten wisten al na minder dan anderhalf uur dat ze de overwinning (2-12) op zak hadden.

Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema upset eighth seed David Palmer in the second round of the Delaware Investments US Open to record his career-first Tour victory over the Australian veteran in the fifth PSA World Series squash event of the year at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

De Rotterdamse landskampioen Didacticum Victoria is het nieuwe seizoen in de eredivisie gisteravond uitstekend begonnen. Het team van manager John de Paauw versloeg in Dronten het plaatselijke KEAN Flevoparq met duidelijke cijfers: 3-9.

Favourites England and title-holders Egypt will contest Sunday's final of the WSF Men's World Team Squash Championship after contrasting semi-finals in Paderborn, Germany.

Favourites England will face fourth seeds Australia and title-holders Egypt will take on third seeds France in the dream semi-finals of the WSF Men's World Team Squash Championship after all four nations comfortably overcame their opponents in today's quarter-finals in Paderborn, Germany.

Het nieuwe squash seizoen staat voor de deur en de Kean tour zet zich voort! Dit jaar met meer dan 16 evenementen, waarvan twee met internationale PSA wedstrijden. Hierdoor is de KEAN tour de grootste squash tour van Nederland!