Gaultier Relishing British Open Return by Nathan Clarke May 7, 2015
- Defending champion Gregory Gaultier says he's relishing the prospect
of returning to Hull to contest the 2015 Allam British Open as he guns
to win the title for a third time.
The Frenchman triumphed in emotional circumstances 12-months ago when
he beat home-favourite Nick Matthew comprehensively in the finale and
after returning to winning ways at last month's Grasshopper Cup,
following a prolonged calf-related niggle, he's looking forward to
returning to the scene of his last PSA World Series tournament triumph.
"I’m really looking forward to being back in Hull," said the 32-year-old.
"We’ve been there two times before and it’s been brilliant on both
occasions and obviously I’ve done well there as well making the final
both times and winning last year - so it's a place that I'm looking
forward to going back to.
"The tournament is fantastically organised and Dr Allam really does a
great job supporting squash and we’re all very thankful to him and all
the people involved in the tournament."
Gaultier is seeded second for the tournament, behind current World No.1
Mohamed Elshorbagy, and will face a qualifier in his opening match on
Tuesday May 12 – with a match-up with England’s Daryl Selby likely to
await in the second round.
The 2015 Allam British Open gets underway at the Airco Arena, Hull from
Monday May 11 - Sunday May 17 with tickets available to purchase via
Ticketmaster:
2015 Allam British Open - First Round Draw:
[1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) v James Willstrop (ENG)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) v Borja Golan (ESP)
Fares Dessouki (EGY) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [8] Simon Rösner (GER)
[7] Peter Barker (ENG) v Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) v Alister Walker (BOT)
Gregoire Marche (FRA) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [3] Nick Matthew (ENG)
[4] Amr Shabana (EGY) v Chris Simpson (ENG)
Cameron Pilley (AUS) v Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) v [Qualifier]
[WC] Adrian Waller (ENG) v [6] Tarek Momen (EGY)
[5] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) v Max Lee (HKG)
Omar Mosaad (EGY) v [Qualifier]
Daryl Selby (ENG) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
