Selby equals best world ranking

Selby equals best world ranking

Essex’s Daryl Selby today equalled his best ever world ranking when he climbed to ninth in the PSA Tour’s October list. The Chelmsford-based 31-year-old, who rises one place, last achieved that berth four years ago, occupying it from April to September 2010....
Barker continues fine PSA tour run

Barker continues fine PSA tour run

Essex’s Peter Barker continued his impressive recent sequence of results last night by cruising into the semi-finals of the $70,000 NetSuite Open in San Francisco. The 31-year-old third seed, who was runner-up earlier this month in the China Open, overwhelmed...
11 points on fitness with Adrian Grant

11 points on fitness with Adrian Grant

Adrian Grant has recently returned from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he and Nick Matthew teamed up to win silver medals in the men’s doubles, narrowly missing out on adding a second gold to the one’s they won in Delhi in 2010. Adrian has also been a key...
Hip op’ for Willstrop after Chinese takeaway

Hip op’ for Willstrop after Chinese takeaway

Newly-crowned China Open champion James Willstrop entered hospital yesterday for a hip operation with his summer mission accomplished. The world no.7 from Yorkshire wanted to experience a home Commonwealth Games and a first PSA Tour event in China before having his...
Peter Barker edged out in gripping China Open final

Peter Barker edged out in gripping China Open final

Yorkshire’s James Willstrop marked his last PSA Tour event before a hip operation with his first Tour title since March 2013 when he pipped England team-mate Peter Barker from Essex to the China Open trophy. The world no.7 justified his top seeding by defeating the...
Essex pair fall in Hong Kong quarter finals

Essex pair fall in Hong Kong quarter finals

English interest in the PSA Tour’s Hong Kong Open ended when Essex pair Peter Barker and Daryl Selby fell to higher-ranked opponents in the quarter-finals of the $150,000 event. World no.10 Selby lost 3/0 to top seed Gregory Gaultier in 45 minutes, while world no.8...