Willstrop Tops Grasshopper Cup Draw from PSA Media March 10, 2014
- English World No.5 James Willstrop will top the draw when the 2014
Grasshopper Cup gets underway in Zurich on Wednesday April 23.
The 30-year-old former
World No.1 will take on Finland’s Olli Tuominen in the first round of
the PSA International 50 event which will be played out at hall of the
"ewz selnau", a prime location in the heart of Zurich.
Defending Grasshopper
Cup champion Alister Walker of Botswana faces a tough first round
encounter with Egyptian legend Amr Shabana while home favorite Nicolas
Mueller will take on German Simon Rosner, the tournament’s number five
seed, in his opening match.
World No.6 and second
seed for the event, Borja Golan, will face a qualifier in his first
round match-up while Daryl Selby, Omar Mossad, Tarek Momen and Cameron
Pilley complete the line-up in a strong field which includes nine
players from within the World Top 20.
The 2014 Grasshopper
Cup takes place from Monday April 21 – Sunday April 27 with tickets
available to purchase on the following site http://www.gc-cup.com/index.php?id=ticketing
2014 Grasshopper Cup Draw: [1] James Willstrop (ENG) v Olli Tuominen (FIN) Nicolas Mueller (SUI) v [5] Simon Rosner (GER) [6] Tarek Momen (EGY) v [Qualifier] [WC] Reiko Peter (SUI) v [4] Daryl Selby (ENG) [3] Amr Shabana (EGY) v Alister Walker (BOT) [Qualifier] v [8] Cameron Pilley (AUS) [7] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v [Qualifier] [Qualifier] v [2] Borja Golan (ESP)
