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The August News Review from Prince
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Two More…Then Relaunch For Peter Nicol
Peter Nicol, Britain's most successful squash player of the modern era and the leading Prince player on the men’s circuit, is planning to hang up his racket after more than 12 unbroken years in the world top ten – but not until he tries to add another two major trophies to his already substantial collection.
Nicol, the winner of more than 50 major international crowns, whose career includes 60 months in all at the top of the world rankings, will defend his title next month in the Mamut English Open in his final competition on home soil, before bidding his farewell at the Al-Ahram World Open in the sport's most spectacular setting by Egypt's famous pyramids in Giza in September.
"I have had a wonderful career in squash and have largely achieved all the goals I set myself, but I still feel I have two more titles in me – and I'm training as hard as ever to wrap up my competitive career with two further wins," explained Nicol at a special reception hosted in his honour by England Squash at the RAC Club in London..
"The Mamut English Open is important to me because it's the event that my company Eventis promotes, and I want to defend my title at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield – and there was no way that I was going to pass up the opportunity to play my last event by the pyramids, where I won three Al-Ahram International titles and my one World Open trophy."
Born in Inverurie, near Aberdeen, in Scotland, Nicol excelled at all sports when he was a child and took up squash when he was eight. After turning professional, he made rapid progress up the world rankings and earned some 66 caps and a Commonwealth Gold Medal for Scotland before stunning the sports world in March 2001 by changing allegiance to England to join and work with their World Class Performance Programme.
He went on to win six PSA Tour titles in the year and the following January regained his World No1 ranking, a position he held unopposed for two complete years – "none of which would have been possible without the England support," explained Nicol.
Based in London for more than 15 years, Nicol rewarded his adopted country in the strongest possible way by clinching victory for England in the Men's World Team Championships in Pakistan last year.
"This is my way of repaying England for all the support they have give me over the years – the programme, the funding, the coaching, and everything else," said Nicol, who earned 46 caps in all for England.
In March this year, he produced perhaps the most remarkable run of his career when he won the Singles gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Australia, and capped this success by successfully defending his gold medal in the Men's Doubles – bringing his gold tally for two countries over three Games since 1998 to four!
"Winning the singles gold medal in Melbourne was the best experience of my squash career – it's as simple as that. I was more passionate, more open than I've ever been on court before – it's the first time I've ever been able to let my emotions go, rather than do 'the right thing' by keeping them suppressed," said the 33-year-old who was awarded an MBE in 1999.
"It was a different side of me that hasn't been seen before – and without that I wouldn't have won."
Though he has a number of exciting new projects lined up, Nicol admits that there a lot of things he will miss about life as a professional squash player: "For a start, the training – always related to my next event. That will leave a big hole – I will still do some training, of course, but there won't be the goal.
"Then there's travelling the world, the camaraderie with other players as you arrive at a new event to prepare for the event. And that regular routine at an event of practising in the morning, then going back to the hotel to relax and watch a movie – then falling asleep in bed. I'll really miss that!
"But whilst I'm really excited about moving into a new phase of my life, I'm also terrified," admitted Nicol, whose career title haul includes four US Opens; three Hong Kong Opens, Al-Ahram Internationals, Super Series Finals and Tournament of Champions; two British Opens, PSA Masters and British Nationals; and one World Open and World Games trophy – boosted by gold medals in the Commonwealth Games singles in 1998 and 2006, and doubles in 2002 and 2006.
When Nicol began his remarkable unbroken world top 10 run in May 1994 (at No8), only four other current world top 20 players featured anywhere in the world rankings – and all were outside the top 50!
He has already identified three major projects that will occupy his time in 'retirement'. In addition to becoming a Team England Ambassador for 2010 for the Commonwealth Games Council for England these, his services have been retained by England Squash as a guide and mentor to the governing body’s National Academy.
Leading his new career will be a 'greater commitment' to Eventis Sports Marketing Ltd, the company he founded with fellow former squash players Tim Garner and Angus Kirkland. Launched in 2003, Eventis already stages two major PSA Tour events – the Mamut English Open, at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, and the ISS Canary Wharf Classic in London – and last year launched the highly-successful World Squash Awards in London.
A new venture is Peter Nicol Squash Limited, a company he has formed with David Weddell, the former team manager of Eastcote Squash Club, the first ever English club team Nicol played for - 14 years ago!
The venture, which has close links with racket brand Prince, was launched with fast-rising Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar, who now boasts a career-high world ranking of 12.
In October last year, Peter Nicol Squash attracted another Malaysian star, the record two-times women's world junior champion Nicol David. Within a few weeks of signing both to the company and Prince, David won the British Open crown for the first time – then in December clinched the World Open title to become No1 in the first women's world rankings of the New Year!
Discovery of Power-Plate, a pioneering vibration technology fitness concept, has led Peter Nicol to launch a further initiative: The LifeStyle Centre Ltd.
Nicol was introduced to the Power-Plate concept by Swiss squash international Lars Harms over a year ago – with the result that he incorporated the philosophy into his preparation for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
"I started using it in January - it ultimately gave me back my confidence and without it I would not have had the belief in my body to achieve what I did in Melbourne," said Nicol candidly. "It's a concept which can change your way of living – across the spectrum from top athletes downwards. I believe passionately in Power-Plate, which is why I am pursuing this concept in the LifeStyle Centre venture."
Nicol, in partnership with Lars Harms, will open the first LifeStyle Centre in London soon. The facility will offer a wide range of health benefits for a broad range of customers.
"I am very, very excited about all of the new initiatives which are going to occupy me from now on," said Nicol. "I feel very privileged – after all, how many people get the chance to start a completely new life, like this?
"I have had a wonderful 14 years in squash – and would highly recommend life as a professional sportsman to anyone. But I have a smile on my face and I'm now looking forward to what this new life is going to offer," concluded Nicol.
Ashour’s Perfect Prize For Prince
When Prince decided to sponsor the Men's World Junior Squash Championships in July in New Zealand, the leading racket brand undoubtedly hoped that one of its players would reach the final.
However, the climax of the event which attracted well over 100 youngsters from 18 countries could not have been more perfect for Prince – with top seed Ramy Ashour taking on Egyptian compatriot and fellow Prince player Omar Mosaad for the biggest prize in junior squash.
Ashour created squash history by becoming the first man ever to win the world junior title twice. In a sensational climax on an all-glass championship court, the 18-year-old from Cairo beat Mosaad in straight games 9-1 9-3 9-1 in 43 minutes, witnessed by a full house at the 1300-seat Arena Manawatu stadium in Palmerston North.
Mosaad, the third seed, claimed his unexpected place in the final after a 9-1, 9-5, 9-7 semi-final triumph over Pakistan's No2 seed Aamir Atlas Khan.
"I'm really, really happy to have made history by winning a second time," said the new champion afterwards.
Ashour shocked the squash world two years ago when – aged 16, and seeded only to reach the last eight – he romped through the biennial event in Pakistan to become the fourth Egyptian to win the crown since the inaugural event in 1980.
"I'm a much better player than I was two years ago," he said. "I'm fitter, and more mature too," added the 18-year-old Prince star who has already made his debut in the PSA top twenty world rankings.
He received his trophy and the winner's medal from the legendary Jahangir Khan, now President of the World Squash Federation.
"Jahangir told me to keep it up, you're going to become the senior world champion, you're improving every day," Ashour said.
Andy Bunting, Prince Sports' International Player Promotions Manager, added: "What a wonderful way to finish your junior career, by becoming the World Junior Champion for the second time in a row - that's some achievement!
"Ramy is a great talent and I'm delighted he's part of the Prince Team. I believe he will continue to have a major impact on the game over future years."
Ashour and Mosaad went on to complete a fairytale conclusion for their racquet sponsors by leading Egypt to victory in the Prince Men's World Junior Team Championship. In a dramatic climax, favourites Egypt beat second seeds Pakistan 2/1 in the final in Palmerston North, New Zealand to secure the title for only the second time since the inaugural championships in 1980.
The first match between Ramy Ashour, Egypt's record two-times individual world junior champion, and Aamir Atlas Khan went to four games in a tight battle which ended somewhat controversially when Irish referee Jack Allen called Kahn for time-wasting with the score at 9-8, handing the match to Ashour. Khan was suffering from cramp from the point before and requested time to recover, but this was denied by the official.
Defending champions Pakistan clawed back the initiative in the second match, a see-saw battle between two evenly-matched players. The advantage swung back and forth several times until Farhan Mehboob wore down Egyptian Tarek Momen to clinch a 9-6 4-9 9-6 9-5 victory in 65 minutes to level the tie.
In the tense decider, title-holders Pakistan caught sight of the winning post when Yasir Butt overturned a one-game deficit to lead Egypt's Omar Mosaad by two games to one. Mosaad, who beat the Pakistani in straight games en-route to last week's world individual final, recovered the advantage however and, after 70 minutes, thrilled his Egyptian team-mates by winning 9-4, 0-9, 4-9, 9-5, 10-8 to clinch the title.
Egyptian coach Amir Wagih thanked Allah immediately after the final as emotions overflowed following the winning point. Mosaad, accepting the trophy on behalf of the Egypt team, thanked his coach and team-mates for their support and the people of Palmerston North for their welcoming hospitality over the last two weeks.
Malaysia crowned a sensational two weeks in New Zealand by beating four-times champions England in the play-off for third place. Originally seeded seventh in the event, the Malaysian squad were elevated to fourth seeds after their showing in the individual event – then battled to a surprise 2/1 win over the third seeds. With a previous best finish of sixth in 13 appearances in the event since 1982, their bronze medal victory in Palmerston North was a notable triumph for the young team.
Germany, led by European Junior Champion Simon Rosner, beat seventh seeds India 2/0 in the play-off for fifth place to equal their previous best-ever finish in 1988. Ninth seeds and surprise quarter-finalists Hong Kong beat fifth seeds Canada in the play-off for seventh place – to celebrate their first top ten finish in 11 appearances in the event since 1982.
Prince Men's World Junior Team Squash Championship
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Final:
[1] EGYPT bt [2] PAKISTAN 2-1 (Ramy Ashour bt Aamir Atlas Khan 9-2, 9-7, 5-9, 10-8 (56m); Tarek Momen lost to Farhan Mehboob 6-9, 9-4, 6-9, 5-9 (65m); Omar Mosaad bt Yasir Butt 9-4, 0-9, 4-9, 9-5, 10-8 (70m)
3rd place play-off:
[4] MALAYSIA bt [3] ENGLAND 2-1 (Elvinn Keo lost to Tom Pashley 1-9, 4-9, 3-9 (30m); Ivan Yuen bt Joe Lee 9-5, 9-5, 3-9, 9-4 (62m); Mohd Asyraf Azan bt James Snell 2-9, 9-6, 5-9, 9-4, 9-6 (67m))
5th place play-off:
[6] GERMANY bt [7] INDIA 2-0 (Simon Rosner bt Sandeep Jangra 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 (19m); Norman Junge v Harinder Pal Sandhu (dead rubber - match not played); Florian Silbernagl bt Naresh Kumar 7-9, 1-9, 9-2, 9-4, 10-8 (69m))
7th place play-off:
[9] HONG KONG bt [5] CANADA 2-1 (Max Lee bt Keith Pritchard 7-9, 9-6, 10-9, 9-6 (52m); Leo Au bt David Letourneau 9-1, 9-7, 10-8 (36m); Fung Ji Yang lost to Andrew McDougall 5-9, 3-9, 0-9 (22m))
9th place play-off:
[8] NETHERLANDS bt [12] AUSTRALIA 3-0 (Tom Hoevenaars bt Zac Alexander 10-8, 9-3, 9-4 (42m); Bastiaan Meulenbelt bt Matt Reece 9-5, 9-6, 9-7 (37m); Sander Kock bt Rex Hedrick 5-9, 9-6, 10-8, 9-0 (54m))
11th place play-off:
[10] SOUTH AFRICA bt [11] SWITZERLAND 2-1 (Richard Colburn lost to Nicolas Mueller 10-8, 1-9, 3-9, 0-9 (34m); Jason Cole Niven bt Benjamin Fischer 9-3, 9-2, 9-3 (40m); Rudi Willemse bt Livio Catenazzi 9-2, 4-9, 9-4, 3-9, 9-3 (64m))
13th place play-off:
[14] USA bt [15] IRELAND 3-0 (Trevor McGuinness bt Rory Byrne 9-0, 9-7, 9-0 (18m); Reed Endresen bt Conor O'Hare 9-6, 9-0, 9-1 (17m); Todd Harrity bt Chris O'Kane 9-2, 9-1, 9-6 (36m))
15th place play-off:
[13] NEW ZEALAND bt [17] JAPAN 2-1 (Evan Williams bt Yuuta Fukui 9-6, 9-4, 9-4 (31m); Josh Thom bt Bumpei Kawano 10-8, 9-2, 7-9, 9-4 (47m); Lui Syder lost to Shinnosuke Tsukue 3-9, 9-10, 5-9 (37m))
17th place play-off:
[16] FINLAND bt [18] ZIMBABWE 2-1 (Pyry Poikolainen bt Deepesh Patel 9-5, 9-3, 9-7 (37m); Petteri Siren lost to Ahmed Hassan 1-9, 3-9, 8-10 (23m); Aatos Mannroos bt Ainsley Gannaway 9-4, 10-8, 9-3 (25m))
Nicol David Back In The Groove
World Champion Nicol David, the leading Prince player on the women’s circuit, was back in the groove defeating Australia’s Rachael Grinham, the defending title-holder, 4-9 9-5 9-0 9-0 in the 54 minute final of the Qatar Airways Challenge at the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, India, after a serious wobble in the semi-finals against England’s Jenny Duncalf.
The win repeated David’s victory over Grinham in the World Open Final on an open-air court in Hong Kong last November and placed the little Malaysian in prime position to reclaim the World No1 ranking finishing ahead of the present Vanessa Atkinson of The Netherlands in the Malaysian Open later last month.
She started in typical relaxed style against the fleet footed Australian but by third rally of the second game was beginning to move with greater facility and to test her opponent with testing lifted balls into the deep corners of an all-glass showcourt which, fitted with a revolutionary new glass floor, was holding the ball both in the nicks and the corners.
In the semi-finals Rachael Grinham defeated her sister, triple Commonwealth games Gold Medalist Natalie, straightforwardly for the loss of just one game, but Nicol could not find a way past the determinedly straight and persevering attack of Duncalf until facing seeming certain defeat 1-6 down in the third game
It might have been the unexpected nature of the English attack that caused the problems. Duncalf was seeded fifth but had never before played on an all-glass showcourt in the open-air. She took to it immediately and came within three points of comprehensively defeating the World Champion, but the looming prospect of such a career best straight games win appeared to break the confidence on which she had challenged the game’s leading player.
“In the final I was confident I could get back in the fight with Rachael even when she took the first game,” David said. “The ball was just hugging those back corners and opening the front court for drop shot winners. I could feel Rachael dropping of the pace of the game and I was still increasing my own pace as the fourth game started.
Qatar Airways Challenge
Hyderabad, India
Final Result:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [2] Rachael Grinham (AUS)
4-9 9-5 9-0 9-0 (54m)
Semi-finals:
[2] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [3] Natalie Grinham (AUS)
9-4 4-9 9-4 9-2 (55m)
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [5] Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
5-9 6-9 9-6 9-3 9-0 (64m)
Jansher Arrested In Peshawar
Peshawar Police arrested Pakistan's former World Squash No1 Jansher Khan last month after a court cancelled his pre-arrest bail in a dispute over ownership of a house, according to Associated Press.
Jansher was handcuffed and taken away in a police van after he emerged from the District and Sessions Court in the north-western city of Peshawar, where his interim bail against arrest was struck down, according to Dost Mohammed Khan, a Peshawar police officer.
Under Pakistani law anyone facing a criminal charge can secure bail from a court before the police arrests him. But bail has to be renewed and the court can strike it down at any time.
A Peshawar woman complained to police that Jansher and several other men stormed into her home, trying to occupy the house and forcing the family out. She also accused Jansher and the other men of beating her, her husband and a son, according to the police official.
Jansher's brother-in-law, Mehboob Khan, a former squash player and coach, was also arrested in connection with the property dispute.
Jansher, 37, won eight world squash championships and six British Open titles in his career before he formally retired from the game in 2001.
Outcome of the court case is not known at this time.
Elriani Retires Into US Coaching Role
Linda Elriani – the third most capped English woman squash player of all-time – has confirmed her retirement from competition in the sport.
The 34-year-old from Eastbourne in Sussex, who boasts 75 caps for England, has enjoyed a glittering squash career: Domestically, Elriani appeared in 18 British National Championships since making her debut in 1988 – going on to reach the women's final on six occasions and recording her maiden title win last year at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.
Married to French international Laurent Elriani, the former Miss Charman joined the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) in 1990 and has appeared in 32 Tour finals since 1993, winning 15 titles - including the Swiss Open, the Greenwich Open and Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Open twice each. In January last year, Elriani won the Dayton Open in the USA, and successfully defended the title six months ago.
The England number one achieved her highest world ranking of No3 in January 2000, the same year that she captained England to success in the World Team Championships on home soil!
Linda and Laurent are moving to the USA to take up coaching positions at the Field Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.
"I've always known I wanted to go into coaching after playing, as I've always done coaching throughout my career and really enjoyed it - so when the two jobs came up for Laurent and me in Greenwich, we decided it was a fantastic opportunity for us," said Elriani, the Chairman of WISPA.
"I'll miss competing and I'm probably going to miss the atmosphere at certain tournaments and the friendships I have with other players and people I've met in different places around the globe.
"I'm also going to miss my on-court sessions with my coach Mike Harris and when we move to the USA the biggest thing of all will be missing our family and friends in England. One thing that will soften the blow will be that we already have several friends that live in and around the area we'll be based in.
"The highlights of my career include winning the British Nationals last year - especially after so many attempts! – and winning the bronze medal in the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games doubles with my best mate Fiona Geaves and having both my parents there to see it after all the support they've given me over all the years.
"I've always loved playing for England, so I've enjoyed every one of my 70+ caps," added Elriani.
England National Coach David Pearson acknowledged that Linda will be missed by England Squash. "The one really special feature which marks Linda out is the fact that she always gave 110% when she played in an England shirt. My abiding memory of this was in 2004 in Amsterdam when we played the hosts in a crucial World Team Championship quarter-finals: Linda was two games down against Annelize Naude – who was playing the best squash of her life – and fought back to win the match in five to ensure our place in the semi-finals.
"We wish Linda all the best in her new career – she will certainly be missed," added Pearson
Jenson And Brown Are Australian Champions
Top seeds Dan Jenson and Kasey Brown lived up to their billings when they took the men’s and women’s titles at the Australian Closed Championships squash tournament in Bendigo.
Jenson beat Cameron White 6-11 11-2 11-9 11-6 while earlier in the day Brown accounted for Amelia Pittock 10-8 9-3 9-2.
Jenson and Brown have both been in very good form in recent months, notching up a string of tournament victories on the Australian satellite tour, and this showed as they fought off strong challenges from their opponents.
Jenson, the former world number four from Adelaide, cruised into the semi-finals with a straight games win over Scott Arnold, while White, from Victoria, fought out a classic semi-final with Queenslander Craig Rowland, eventually winning 9-11 11-8 11-5 4-11 11-5.
But Jenson’s class and experience showed in the final as he took the title to add to his recent wins in the South Australian Open, the Barossa Valley Open and the Naracoorte Open.
Brown and Pittock will spearhead Australia’s challenge at the Women’s World Team Championships in Canada in September but in Sunday’s final Brown showed the form that has carried her to a career high world ranking of 25.
She had won five titles on the Australian tour over the previous two months, including the Australian Open, and she was always the favourite in the closed final.
Pittock pushed hard in the first game but Brown gained control after that and never looked in real danger.
Chiu Keeps Crocodile Cup In Hong Kong
There were mixed fortunes for home players in the finals of the Crocodile Challenge Cup played at the Hong Kong Squash Centre.
While second men's seed Wong Wai Hang reached the last day the 29 year old was bettered by Karachi based World 81 Shamsul Islam Khan 11/9 11/2 11/9 in four games.
The women's final was a cause for local celebration though as holder Rebecca Chiu took the women's title again. Having beaten top seed Shelley Kitchen in the semi finals the third seed saw off the challenge of Australian Melissa Martin, herself the victor over two higher seeds in a 33 minute 9/7 5/9 9/3 9/0 final. The 27 year old world number eighteen now has six WISPA Tour titles on her record.
Marathon Title For Razik
Shahier Razik survived a marathon 140-minute final to win the Sanders Morris Harris Houston Open title at the Downtown at the Met club in Houston, USA
The top-seeded Canadian reached the final after a 65-minute battle with unseeded Frenchman Julien Balbo. The energy-sapping five-game final against England's Joey Barrington, the second seed, featured three tie-break games – one of which ended at 20-18, one of the highest game scores ever recorded on the PSA Tour.
But Razik ultimately prevailed 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 10-11 (8-10), 11-5 to secure the 13th PSA Tour title of his career.
Barrington Battles To Oklahoma Victory
England's 'marathon man' Joey Barrington battled for almost five hours over four matches to end up as the Osso/Bone & Joint Oklahoma City Squash Open champion at the Santa Fe Club in Oklahoma City, USA.
Like his famous father Jonah Barrington, the six-times British Open champion, 26-year-old Joey is no stranger to marathon encounters on a squash court.
In Texas days earlier, Barrington endured a 140-minute final in the Sanders Morris Harris Houston Open, eventually emerging as runner-up after five games – three of which went to tie-breaks!
In Oklahoma City, Colombia's fifth seed Miguel Angel Rodriguez kept Barrington on court for 132 minutes before the Somerset star finally prevailed 11-9, 2-11, 11-7, 11-8 to earn his 12th place in a PSA Tour final.
The top seed faced Canada's No2 seed Matthew Giuffre for the Osso/Bone & Joint trophy. But despite having played three-times longer in the previous round than his opponent, Barrington maintained his momentum in the final to survive an 84-minute clash to beat Giuffre 9-11, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4.
The hard-earned triumph takes Barrington's career tally to three PSA Tour titles, following his first success in the Ontario Open in Canada in March 2004, then the Brazil Open win in Brasilia in April 2005.
Grant Takes Malaysian Open
Adrian Grant provided English success when he fought back from a game down to triumph 7-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 over sixth-seeded Australian Cameron Pilley in the final of the CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships at the National Squash Centre at Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian star Nicol David thrilled local crowds when she prevailed in a dramatic five-game women's final to successfully defend the title she won for the first time last year resisting a comeback by Tania Bailey to beat the eighth seed from England 9-4, 9-6, 2-9, 5-9, 9-3 in 85 minutes.
Grant made his breakthrough in his first Malaysian Open appearance when he beat local hero Mohd Azlan Iskandar, the 2004 champion who was the event's top seed, in the semi-finals. Pilley, a 6' 4" tall Australian from New South Wales, drew the first blood - but the left-hander from London came back to clinch his 11th PSA Tour title after 60 minutes.
"Physically I felt fine but got butterflies after five minutes of the first," said the new men's Malaysian Open champion afterwards. "He had come out flying and caught me off guard and it took me a while to get into control".
Pilley was pleased with his performance: "It is my first tournament for a few months and hopefully I will take some confidence from here into the World Open.
"I am over the moon. I was aiming to get to the semis but I am really stoked to reach the final. Adrian was too strong at the last hurdle though."
Shabana Keeps Control
In a relatively-unchanged August Men's World Squash Rankings, published by the Professional Squash Association, Egypt's Amr Shabana retained his status as world number one for the fifth successive month.
The 27-year-old world champion from Cairo maintained his lead ahead of Australian David Palmer, at No2, and Frenchman Thierry Lincou at No3.
England's James Willstrop leapfrogged Anthony Ricketts to move into fourth place, while the Australian slips to No5.
Finland's Olli Tuominen also rose in the new list – overtaking Australia's Stewart Boswell to move into 14th place.
Australian Cameron Pilley became the only player in the top thirty to record a career-high ranking: the UK-based 23-year-old from New South Wales, who last month celebrated his 15th PSA Tour final appearance by reaching the climax of the CIMB Malaysian Open, moved up to No 23.
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