RESULTS:        ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic, East Wintergarden, London, England

Qualifying finals:
Peter Barker (ENG) bt Daryl Selby (ENG)                                         11-5, 11-6, 4-11, 11-4
Simon Parke (ENG) bt Alex Stait (ENG)                                            11-3, 11-7, 10-11 (0-2), 8-11, 11-6
Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Tom Richards (ENG)                                   11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 11-6
Borja Golan (ESP) bt Joey Barrington (ENG)                                     11-4, 11-5, 11-9

New Champion Matthew Races To Canary Wharf Clash

Just 24 hours after winning one of the longest and most dramatic British National Championship finals on record, England international Nick Matthew will be back in action in tonight's first round of the ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf, London.

Matthew, 25, from Sheffield, saved four match balls to beat England team-mate Lee Beachill in Sunday's final on the all-glass court at the National Squash Centre in Manchester to win the title for the first time.  Three-times champion Beachill was celebrating a record sixth successive appearance in the final.

Sixth seed Matthew faces Welshman Alex Gough, ranked 19 in the world, in a repeat of their quarter-final clash last week in Manchester.

The $52,500 Canary Wharf event is making its debut on the PSA Tour in its third year in London's Docklands.  The five-star tournament boasts six of the world's top ten men, headed by Australia's British Open champion Anthony Ricketts, the world No4 and last year's runner-up, who faces English qualifier Simon Parke in the first round.

Parke joins fellow Englishmen Peter Barker and Jonathan Kemp who also survived the qualifying finals on the eve of the event.  Spaniard Borja Golan denied the host country maximum reward from the qualifiers when he beat England's Joey Barrington 11-4 11-5 11-9.

Golan is drawn to meet former world No1 Peter Nicol, the fourth seed, in the opening round.

1st round draw:
[1] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) v [Q] Simon Parke (ENG)
[8] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [Q] Jonathan Kemp (ENG)
[3] James Willstrop (ENG) v Shahid Zaman (PAK)
[7] Karim Darwish (EGY) v Olli Tuominen (FIN)
[5] Lee Beachill (ENG) v Ben Garner (ENG)
[4] Peter Nicol (ENG) v [Q] Borja Golan (ESP)
[6] Nick Matthew (ENG) v Alex Gough (WAL)
[2] Thierry Lincou (FRA) v [Q] Peter Barker (ENG)