Al-Ahram 2001

Al-Ahram International 2001

Peter Nicol returns to form with his fourth Al-Ahram title
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Al-Ahram International 2001 - $75k
1st Round Wed 05 Sep	2nd Round Thu 06 Sep	Quarters Fri 07 Sep	Semis Sat 08 Sep	Final Sun 09 Sep
[1] Peter Nicol (Eng) 17/15 15/10 15/12 54m Joseph Kneipp (Aus)	Peter Nicol 17/14 15/6 15/9 Omar Elborolossy	Peter Nicol 15/12 15/6 15/6 Ong Beng Hee	Peter Nicol 13/15 15/11 15/8 15/11 David Palmer	Peter Nicol 15/8 17/15 15/12 Jonathon Power
[16] Omar Elborolossy (Egy) 15/4 15/4 15/13 39m [Q] Mohamed Essam Hafiz (Egy)
[7] Ong Beng Hee (Mas) 15/13 13/15 15/13 14/15 15/7 101m [Q] Davide Bianchetti (Ita)	Ong Beng Hee 13/15 15/13 15/17 15/12 15/5 Mohammed Abbas
[15] Del Harris (Eng) 15/7 15/10 15/5 42m Mohammed Abbas (Egy)
[3] David Palmer (Aus) 15/8 15/12 13/15 15/9 72m [Q] Wael El Hindi (Egy)	David Palmer 6/15 15/10 15/10 15/11 Paul Johnson	David Palmer 15/12 8/15 15/10 11/15 15/13 John White
[9] Paul Johnson (Eng) 15/7 15/11 15/12 59m [Q] Mika Monto (Fin)
[6] John White (Sco) 10/15 15/10 15/5 17/14 59m [Q] Mohamed Medhat Morsi (Egy)	John White 15/9 15/12 15/12 Chris Walker
[14] Chris Walker (Eng) 17/16 13/15 15/13 17/16 99m Anthony Ricketts (Aus)
[13] Stewart Boswell (Aus) 15/13 15/6 15/6 43m [Q] Nick Matthew (Eng)	Stewart Boswell 15/17 15/12 15/11 15/9 Kareem Darwish	Stewart Boswell 12/15 17/15 17/14 15/9 Mark Chaloner	Mark Chaloner 15/9 15/13 15/10 Jonathon Power
[5] David Evans (Wal) 15/13 15/4 15/10 33m Kareem Darwish (Egy)
[10] Mark Chaloner (Eng) 15/12 15/6 15/7 49m Nick Taylor (Eng)	Mark Chaloner 15/9 15/8 15/10 Paul Price
[4] Paul Price (Aus) 15/6 15/7 17/16 52m John Williams (Aus)
[11] Alex Gough (Wal) 15/9 6/15 15/6 15/11 61m Amr Shabana (Egy)	Amr Shabana 15/4 11/15 15/14 10/15 15/9 Martin Heath	Martin Heath 15/7 15/8 15/13 Jonathon Power
[8] Martin Heath (Sco) 15/14 15/12 3/15 13/15 15/12 65m [Q] Anthony Hill (Aus)
[12] Lee Beachill (Eng) 13/15 15/9 15/7 15/7 65m Thierry Lincou (Fra)	Thierry Lincou 15/4 15/5 15/12 Jonathon Power
[Q] Renan Lavigne (Fra) 15/10 15/10 15/10 55m [2] Jonathon Power (Can)

ALAN THATCHER reports on Nicol's fourth Al-Ahram title...
PETER NICOL retained the Al Ahram title tonight by beating his great rival Jonathon Power in a magnificent battle under the desert stars.

Nicol, currently ranked third, reaffirmed his claim as the world's number one player by beating Power 15-8, 17-15, 15-12 in 60 minutes in his favourite squash venue, the spectacular open-air amphitheatre at the foot of the Great Pyramids.

Nicol said: "I won the World Open on this court and always enjoy playing here." Tonight was no exception as he took the sting out of Power's attacking play and established his own rhythm from the start.

Nicol, from bitter past experience, knows how vital the opening game is against Power and he refused to let the controversial Canadian dominate, winning comfortably with a 15-8 scoreline. However, the second game was full of ferocious exchanges as Power attacked, only for Nicol to squeeze home 17-15. Power continued to look menacing throughout the third but Nicol was tactically superior and played tight, controlled squash to nullify his opponent.

It was a triumphant return to winning ways for Nicol, who surprisingly lost in the first round to Thierry Lincou in Hong Kong. He clearly has his sights set on regaining the number one ranking spot from David Palmer, whom he removed in the semi-finals, and tonight he demolished the challenge of the world number two.

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