Millfield U23

The BSPA is delighted to announce the first tournament of a new Under 23 circuit we have put together, thanks to the efforts of Steve Cave & the support of The Millfield Partnership.

Hallamshire Open | British U23 Champs | Essex Open | Sawyers Open

Hallamshire U23 Open,
18-20 April

Nick Matthew lived up to his top seed status, winning the final event of the inaugural BSPA U23 circuit at his home club of Hallamshire in Sheffield.

Matthew, the world number 26, enjoyed an easier passage to the final than his opponent, second seed Andy Whipp, and completed a 15/7, 15/4, 14/15, 15/7 victory in just 37 minutes.

Andy Whipp and Nick Matthew >>>

Hallamshire U23 Open
1st Round Fri 18th	Quarters Sat 19th	Semis Sat 19th	Final Sun 20th
[1] Nick Matthew (Yorks) Chris Truswell	Nick Matthew 17/16, 15/17, 15/11, 15/11 Phil Barker	Nick Matthew 15/11, 15/6, 15/5 Daryl Selby	Nick Matthew 15/7, 15/4, 14/15, 15/7 (37m) Andy Whipp
Nick King 19.30 [5/8] Phil Barker (Essex)
Daryl Selby (Essex) Busani Xaba 20.15	Daryl Selby 15/7, 15/6, 15/14 Scott Fitzgerald
Craig Chappell (Staffs) 20.15 [3/4] Scott Fitzgerald (Wal)
Vikram Apte 18.00 David Barnett (N'bria)	David Barnett 15/10, 15/11, 15/14 Peter Billson	Peter Billson 12/15, 10/15, 15/12, 15/6, 15/11 Andy Whipp
Stuart Crawford (Sco) 18.00 [5/8] Peter Billson (Ches)
Chris Gordon (USA) 18.45 [5/8] Peter Hughes (AUS)	Peter Hughes 15/7, 13/15, 15/9, 15/13 Andy Whipp
bye [2] Andy Whipp (Ches)
On-site organiser: Hedley Matthew Tel: 0114 2662153 e-mail: Hallamts@aol.com

PETER BEATS BIG BROTHER
PHIL IN ESSEX UNDER-23 FINAL
Alan Thatcher reports
Congratulations to Paul Selby for organising an excellent Essex Under-23 Open tournament at Harlow Sports Centre, which was part of the rapidly expanding BSPA Grand Prix circuit. Paul was delighted with the response and the commitment shown by the players, with the younger competitors enjoying an excellent main final between the Barker brothers.

Paul writes: "The final turned out to be an all-Barker affair with Peter the younger beating the elder statesman Phil into second place 15-13, 15-8, 15-11. It was a great game between two players who know their games inside out. Peter's full-time career told as the game went on and the rallies became more intense. Pete was able to keep the rally going as Phil progressively looked to kill it off. Both players were a credit to the game, as were all the Under-23s who played. They all competed with a passion and were good role models for the young pretenders who had entered the Under 17s and Under 19s running alongside."

Essex
Under 23 Open
at Harlow Sports Club
17/19 January 2003

Total Prize Fund: £1,000

Poster & Form (pdf)

Essex U23 Open, 17-19 Jan 2003
1st Round Fri 17th	Quarters Sat 18th	Semis Sat 18th	Final Sun 19th
[1] Andrew Whipp (Ches) bye	Andrew Whipp 15/9, 11/15, 15/8, 15/11 Matthew Bolt	Andrew Whipp 16/17, 15/13, 15/12, 17/14 Phil Barker	Phil Barker 15/13 15/8 15/11 68 mins * Peter Barker *
David Harris (Kent) Matthew Bolt (Norf) w/o
Chris Gordon (USA) 15/3 15/9 15/5 Will Jones (Gloucs)	Chris Gordon 15/8, 15/5, 15/11 Phil Barker
Obe Ejikeme (London) [3/4] Phil Barker (Essex) w/o
[3/4] Daryl Selby (Essex) 15/7 15/10 15/13 Oliver Davidson (Leics)	Daryl Selby 15/12, 15/13, 15/17, 15/8 Jesse Engelbrecht	Daryl Selby 15/12, 17/14, 15/3 Peter Barker
Naseem Tekhali (PAK) Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) w/o
Toby Mortimer (Surrey) 15/2 15/5 15/5 Tom Overton (Essex)	Toby Mortimer 15/5, 15/7, 15/8 Peter Barker
bye [2] Peter Barker (Essex)
For full tournament details contact Paul Selby on Paul@Selbs.freeserve.co.uk

First event:
Sawyers U23 Open
15/17 November 2002
Sawyers Health Club
Haywards Heath, Sussex
Total prize fund £1000

Malaysia's Azlan Iskander claimed the first title on the new BSPA Millfield Partnership U23 circuit, beating Andrew Whipp 15/11, 11/15, 15/11, 17/14 in the final of the Sawyers U23 Open.

The final looked to be heading for a fifth game when Whipp established an lead in the fourth, but Azlan recovered to gain match balls at 14-11 before eventually clinching the title with three unanswered points in the 'tie-break'.

James Willstrop

Sawyers U23 Open
1st Round Fri 15th	Quarters Sat 16th	Semis Sat 16th	Final Sun 17th
[1] Azlan Iskander (MAS) bye	Azlan Iskander 15/7, 15/10, 15/6 Chris Gordon	Azlan Iskander 15/12, 15/6, 15/7 Peter Billson	Azlan Iskander 15/11, 11/15, 15/11, 17/14 Andrew Whipp
RichardRowley (Essex) 15/8, 15/12, 15/1 Chris Gordon (USA)
Matthew Bolt (Norfolk) ~~Neil Priddy~~ (Sussex)	Matthew Bolt 15/6, 12/15, 15/9, 15/7 Peter Billson
bye [3/4] Peter Billson (Lancs)
[3/4] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bye	Jesse Engelbrecht 15/10, 15/12, 15/13 Phil Barker	Phil Barker 15/17, 17/14, 15/13, 15/9 Andrew Whipp
bye Phil Barker (Essex)
~~Will Jones~~ (Gloucester) Toby Mortiner (Sussex)	Toby Mortiner 15/5, 15/6, 15/4 Andrew Whipp
bye Andrew Whipp (Lancs)
Sawyers: 01444 413993 info@sawyers.uk.com