SquashMedia.org News James Willstrop Wins British U23 Title In a thrilling climax to the first staging of the event since 1995, second seed James Willstrop fought back from 2-1 down to beat favourite Nick Matthew 15-12 11-15 8-15 15-12 17-15 in the all-Yorkshire men's final of the Millfield Partnership British U23 National Championships at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, England. The women's title was also claimed by Yorkshire when top seed Jenny Duncalf, the world No25 from Harrogate, beat No2 seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter, from Harrow in Middlesex, 9-3 9-2 9-2 in the other final. Matthew, 22, a former British Junior Open champion from Sheffield, is ranked 26 in the world - whilst Willstrop, the 19-year-old reigning World Junior Champion from Pontefract who has only been playing full-time since leaving school last year, is ranked 11 places lower. But, though the result would appear to be an upset, Willstrop had already been selected ahead of Matthew to make his senior debut for England in next month's European Team Championships in Nottingham. It was a match of the highest quality, Matthew having reached the final after twice being forced to come from behind to overcome third-seeded Adrian Grant in a 90-minute marathon, while Willstrop dismissed fourth seed Jonathan Kemp in just 32 minutes in the other semi-final, despite dropping his first game of the tournament. Heading for victory at 2-1 up, Matthew went 4-12 down in the fourth game - but pulled back to 12-12 before Willstrop regained the advantage to level the match, then clinch the fifth 17-15 to win the title. "It's a great honour to win this prestigious national title and follow in the footsteps of great former winners like Chris Walker and Del Harris," said the new champion on his official website www.JamesWillstrop.com. "It's excellent to have this title back on the calendar and Nick made it a fantastic final. It was good too to be back at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, on the all-glass court where I enjoyed a good run in the National Championships and played Peter Nicol for the first time in the semi-finals." Men's semi-finals: [1] Nick Matthew (Yorks) bt [3] Adrian Grant (Kent) 10-15, 15-7, 12-15, 15-10, 15-10 (90m) [2] James Willstrop (Yorks) bt [4] Jonathan Kemp (Shropshire) 15-10, 15-1, 13-15, 15-7 (32m) Quarter-finals: [1] Nick Matthew (Yorks) bt [6] Andy Whipp (Cheshire) 15-5, 15-9, 15-9 (38m) [3] Adrian Grant (Kent) bt [7] Peter Barker (Essex) 15-8, 15-11, 15-7 (49m) [4] Jonathan Kemp (Shropshire) bt [5] Ben Garner (Surrey) 15-6, 17-15, 15-10 (53m) [2] James Willstrop (Yorks) bt [8] Peter Billson (Lancashire) 15-6, 15-12, 15-10 (31m) 2nd round: [1] Nick Matthew (Yorks) bt [14] Neil Priddy (Sussex) 15-7, 15-3, 15-7 [6] Andy Whipp (Cheshire) bt [9] Daryl Selby (Essex) 15-7, 15-13, 15-10 [3] Adrian Grant (Kent) bt [15] Phillip Nightingale (Surrey) 15-5, 15-5, 15-5 [7] Peter Barker (Essex) bt [11] Ashley Flathers (Yorks) 15-7, 15-9, 15-9 [5] Ben Garner (Surrey) bt [12] David Barnett (Northumbria) 15-13, 15-8, 15-8 [4] Jonathan Kemp (Shropshire) bt [10] Phillip Barker (Essex) 15-12, 15-7, 15-9 [8] Peter Billson (Lancs) bt [16] Oliver Davidson (Middx) 15-10, 15-3, 15-14 [2] James Willstrop (Yorks) bt [13] David Harris (Kent) 15-7, 15-5, 15-6 1st round: [14] Neil Priddy (Sussex) bt Craig Chappell (Staffs) 15-4, 13-15, 15-7, 16-17, 15-6 [15] Phillip Nightingale (Surrey) bt Phil Wilkins (Wales) 17-15, 15-9, 15-4 [12] David Barnett (Northumbria) bt Shaun Le Roux (Yorks) 15-14, 15-9, 15-13 [16] Oliver Davidson (Middlesex) bt Chris Truswell (Staffs) 15-7, 15-13, 15-6 [13] David Harris (Kent) bt Adam Fuller (Herts) 12-15, 15-13, 15-11, 15-7 Women's final: [1] Jenny Duncalf (Yorks) bt [2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (Middx) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2 (30m) Semi-finals: [1] Jenny Duncalf (Yorks) bt [4] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (Lancs) 9-3, 9-1, 5-9, 9-5 (47m) [2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (Middx) bt [7] Becky Botwright (Lancs) 9-0, 9-1, 9-3 (32m) Quarter-finals: [1] Jenny Duncalf (Yorks) bt [6] Tina Rix (Hampshire) 9-4, 9-7, 9-0 (24m) [4] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (Lancs) bt [5] Alison Waters (Middx) 9-4, 9-7, 8-10, 9-0 (44m) [7] Becky Botwright (Lancs) bt [3] Vicky Lankester (Warwicks) 9-6, 9-4, 10-9 (44m) [2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (Middx) bt [8] Sarah Kippax (Cheshire) 9-10, 9-3, 9-2, 9-5 (48m) 1st round: [6] Tina Rix (Hants) bt Jenny Wright (Lancashire) 9-5, 7-9, 9-2, 9-5 [4] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (Lancs) bt Georgina Stoker (Merseyside) w/o [5] Alison Waters (Middx) bt Sarah Bowles (Northumbria) 9-0, 9-3, 9-2 [7] Becky Botwright (Lancs) bt Selina Sinclair (Durham & Cleveland) 9-4, 9-0, 9-0 [3] Vicky Lankester (Warwicks) bt Emma Barnett (Northumbria) w/o [8] Sarah Kippax (Cheshire) bt Danielle Dawson (Lancashire) 9-0, 9-0, 10-8