World No 1 Nick Matthew Confirms ROWE British Squash Grand Prix Entry
May 18, 2011-England’s
world number one Nick Matthew has confirmed his entry to
September’s ROWE British Grand Prix Squash Championship in
Manchester.
The ROWE British Grand Prix –
Manchester 2011, one of the year’s nine PSA World Series
championships and the biggest event to be staged in the UK in 2011,
will take place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 19-25
September.
Matthew, the 30-year-old from
Sheffield who last June became the first Englishman to top the rankings
for six years, is delighted to be returning to the National Squash
Centre.
"It's my favourite venue and I am really looking forward to playing there again,” said the illustrious Yorkshireman.
The venue, which was built to host
the 2002 Commonwealth Games Squash Championships, has been the scene of
numerous Matthew triumphs. In February 2010, he won his third
British National title on the spectacular all-glass show court –
and a few months earlier he followed his remarkable success in 2006
when he became England’s first British Open champion for 67 years
by winning the world’s most prestigious title for a second time
at the NSC.
He previously won the British Grand
Prix in Manchester in 2006, the same year that he won the British Open
and the British Nationals.
But it was at the 2010 ROWE British
Grand Prix that Matthew was struck down by food-poisoning on the eve of
the event’s first round in Manchester.
“My experience last year will
make my return to Manchester this year even more fulfilling –
particularly with the fantastic crowds which events there always
attract.
“And to play on that court as
the world number one will be extra special,” added Matthew.
“I can’t wait!”
The ROWE British Grand Prix, for the
second year the biggest event to be held in England, will be the fourth
PSA World Series event of the year, following the Australian Open in
Canberra in August. Tickets for the ROWE British Grand
Prix – Manchester 2011 can now be booked online at
www.isportgroup.com/ticketing or by telephone on 0844 8797 949. For
further information email: sales@isportgroup.com
From Rowe British Grand Prix