WORLD SQUASH NEWS
Nicol & Power Set For Seville Clash
England's Peter Nicol and Canada's Jonathon Power are set to add another
chapter to their long-standing duel, according to the draw for the Seville
Spanish Open Squash Championship which was announced today.
World No1 Nicol and Montreal-based Power, who has slipped to a six-year low
of No4 in the world, are the top two seeds in the $45,000 event which takes
place in Seville from 26-29 June - marking the return after ten years of one
the PSA Tour's leading events.
The pair last met in May's final of the Brit Insurance Super Series Finals
in London - where the Canadian won in five to take a 17-16 lead in their
career head-to-head tally.
The 2003 Spanish Open, a four star event, will be staged on an all-glass
court in the main town square in Seville during the week before the town
hosts its traditional annual fiesta.
The full draw for the event is:
[1] Peter Nicol (ENG) v Qualifier
[7] Simon Parke (ENG) v Qualifier
[4] Karim Darwish (EGY) v Borja Golan (ESP)
[8] Mark Chaloner (ENG) v Nick Taylor (ENG)
[5] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) v Qualifier
[3] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) v Amr Shabana (EGY)
[6] Joseph Kneipp (AUS) v Qualifier
[2] Jonathon Power (CAN) v Mohammed Abbas (EGY)