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British National
Squash Championships 2005
06-13 February
National Squash Centre, Manchester |
28-Jan-05:
 Lee
and Linda top
seeds for Nationals
The seedings for the 2005 National
Championships, released today, reveal Lee Beachill and
Linda Elriani as top seeds for the championships to be held at
Manchester's sportcity from 06-13 February.
Beachill, the world number two who was champion in 2001 and 2002,
will be looking for a hat-trick of titles, while Elriani,
runner-up in last year's event, is seeking her first National
crown.
The full draws will be released on Tue 1st Feb, but the seedings
promise a week of spectacular squash for fans in Manchester.
 In
the women's event Fiona Geaves, seeded five, is the only
former winner, with defending champion Cassie Jackman have retired
due to injury. All of the twelve players guaranteed places in the
main draw are in the current world top thirty.
The men's draw is similarly strong, featuring no less than 16 of
the world's top thirty.
Yorkshiremen dominate the top seedings, with Beachill followed by
Peter Nicol, James Willstrop and Nick Matthew,
four of the world's top seven, with defending champion John
White at number five.
More Masters
The masters events feature a record eight men's events, from
Over-35 to Over-70, and four women's categories.
Eight of the defending champions are top seeds for their events:
Nick Gatward (O45), David Lumdsen (O50), Phil
Ayton (O550), John Perrott (O60), John Woodliffe
(O65), Fiona Geaves (O35), Liz Brown (O45) and
Faith Sinclair (O50).
A further two defending champions are seeded two - Cumbria's
Gary Thwaite in the Men's O35, behind Ireland's Derek Ryan
making his first masters appearance, and Kent's O40 champion
Colin Payne who is seeded behind Jonathan Clark.
Steve Cubbins
©2005 SquashSite
Full story,
plus Masters and Qualifying draws
on the Nationals
website
 
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by SquashSite
NATIONALS
DRAWS
Men's Seedings:
[1] Lee Beachill (Yorkshire)
[2] Peter Nicol (Yorkshire)
[3] James Willstrop (Yorkshire)
[4] Nick Matthew (Yorkshire)
[5] John White (Scotland)
[6] Adrian Grant (Kent)
[7] Simon Parke (Yorkshire)
[8] Alex Gough (Wales)
[9] Mark Chaloner (Lincolnshire)
[10] Nick Taylor (Lancashire)
[11] Marcus Berrett (Yorkshire)
[12] Bradley Ball (Suffolk)
[13] Stephen Meads (Berkshire)
[14] Peter Genever (Sussex)
[15] Peter Barker (Essex)
[16] Joey Barrington (Somerset)
Women's Seedings:
[1] Linda Elriani (Sussex)
[2] Rebecca Macree (Essex)
[3] Jenny Tranfield (Yorkshire)
[4] Vicky Botwright (Lancashire)
[5] Fiona Geaves (Gloucs)
[6] Jenny Duncalf (Yorkshire)
[7] Madeline Perry (Ireland)
[8] Tania Bailey (Lincolnshire)
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