Nick Matthew Out Of Qatar Classic by Nathan Clarke October 26, 2015 -
World No.2 Nick Matthew has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming
2015 Qatar Classic, PSA World Series tournament, due to an abdominal
injury.
As a result top ranked Swiss player Nicolas Mueller moves into the main
draw automatically where he will face England’s Adrian Waller when the
action gets underway on Saturday October 31 while World No.3 Gregory
Gaultier moves up to occupy the number two seeding and will face
Spaniard Borja Golan in the first round.
35-year-old Matthew will now face a race against the clock in order to
recover fully to compete in the 2015 Men’s World Championship which
gets underway in Bellevue, Washington in less than three weeks.
Draw: Men’s Qatar Classic - PSA World Series
[1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) v [WC] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) James Willstrop (ENG) v [Qualifier] Max Lee (HKG) v [Qualifier] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) v [5] Simon Rösner (GER) [7] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v [Qualifier] Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) v Chris Simpson (ENG) Adrian Waller (ENG) v Nicolas Mueller (SUI) Cameron Pilley (AUS) v [3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) [4] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v [Qualifier] Mazen Hesham (EGY) v [Qualifier] Daryl Selby (ENG) v [Qualifier] [Qualifier] v [6] Peter Barker (ENG) [8] Tarek Momen (EGY) v Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Tom Richards (ENG) v [Qualifier] Fares Dessouki (EGY) v Saurav Ghosal (IND) Borja Golan (ESP) v [2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
