North American Open

Electrifying - 32 Of The World's Best

Promotional video by Dan Bogosh

Breaking News

Just heard the shocking news about referee Peter Zobelein, my room-mate in Richmond at the @naosquash My heartfelt condolences to his family — 2 weeks 1 day ago

Click here for a superb squash picture collection from @naosquash http://t.co/33bsolcOKQ Pictures by Dan Bogosh — 3 weeks 2 days ago

Squash : HotShots - Ramy Ashour - Skills - EP9 http://t.co/POjca391RH vía @youtube @FantasySquash @naosquash # squash — 4 weeks 2 days ago

Check out the new North American Open Photo Album featuring amazing photos taken by Dan Bogosh!... http://t.co/tup5IFurq9 — 6 weeks 2 days ago

@james_willstrop And so it rolls on. Now NBC are showing the clip from @naosquash See you later @yourcanarywharf — 8 weeks 5 days ago

Highlight #video. Squash player @James_Willstrop with the rare double fake shot at the @NAOsquash. http://t.co/ghfaOtAntW — 8 weeks 6 days ago

@StreetGames @naosquash unbelievable!!! We love a bit of show boating! — 9 weeks 17 hours ago

Brilliant skill from the @naosquash Comp. Think it's right up @The_BigHit street. Can you better it this w/e? http://t.co/MB27H32eqA — 9 weeks 1 day ago

@james_willstrop Your magic shot @naosquash made @guardian_sport today! http://t.co/4Zl9Qu3dgT @yourcanarywharf — 9 weeks 3 days ago

@james_willstrop @naosquash @yourcanarywharf Cheers James. I've lined up some @Wagamama vouchers for Canary Wharf! — 10 weeks 1 day ago

NAO in the News

Squash player James Willstrop nails the fake shot - video - theguardian.com

NAO Tournament Director Gus Cook promoting the 2013 NAO on the local ABC affiliate - wric.com

5 Things - rvanews.com

Elite pro squash tournament returns to Richmond - rvanews.com

Squash Championship comes to Richmond (the sport, not the food) - rvanews.com

Will Ramy Roar in Richmond? - www.brettssquashblog.com

NAO on SquashSite - NAO on SquashSite

NAO Video - youtube.com

Previous NAO Winners

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Score
2013	Ramy Ashour (Egypt)	Nick Mathew (England)	11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7
2012	James Willstrop (England)	Ramy Ashour (Egypt)	11-7, 11-8, 11-7
2011	Nick Matthew (England)	Ramy Ashour (Egypt)	11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6
2010	Nick Matthew (England)	Ramy Ashour (Egypt)	11-9, 16-14, 5-4 retired
2009	Ramy Ashour (Egypt)	Nick Matthew (England)	11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 5-11, 11-8
2008	James Willstrop (England)	Gregory Gaultier (France)	11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4
2007	Anthony Ricketts (Australia)	Lee Beachill (England)	11-8, 11-7, 12-10
2006	John White (Scotland)	Adrian Grant (England)	11-9, 11-6, 11-9
2005	Shahid Zaman (Pakistan)	Bradley Ball (England)	11-5, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9
2004	Rodney Durbach (South Africa)	Jan Koukal (Czech Republic)	15-8, 15-10, 15-11

NAO on Squash TV

NAO Blog

Ramy masters Matthew in NAO final

By ALAN THATCHER

03/02/2013

RESULTS: PSA World Series Davenport North American Open,Richmond, Virginia, USA Final: (1) Ramy Ashour (Egypt) beat (2) Nick Matthew (England) 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7 (65 mins) Egyptian maestro Ramy Ashour mastered the tenacious challenge of England's Nick Matthew to win the Davenport North American Open. Ashour, appearing in his fifth consecutive final of the tournament, continued his long unbeaten run to delight the full-house crowd of almost 1,000 spectators at the Westwood Club in Richmond, Virginia.

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Ashour meets Matthew in Richmond final

By ALAN THATCHER

03/01/2013

RESULTS: PSA World Series Davenport North American Open,Richmond, Virginia, USA (1) Ramy Ashour (Egypt) beat (3) James Willstrop (England) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8 (54 mins) (2) Nick Matthew (England) beat (4) Gregory Gaultier (France) 11-6, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7 (63 mins)

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Matthew marches past Gaultier

By ALAN THATCHER

03/01/2013

(2) Nick Matthew (England) beat (4) Gregory Gaultier (France) 11-6, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7 (63 mins) Nick Matthew meets Ramy Ashour in the final after a magnificent win over Gregory Gaultier. Matthew surged ahead from 4-4 in the first game to win it 11-6, and was even more devastating as he advanced from 4-3 to 11-3 in a second game lasting just eight minutes. The drama began to unfold in the third game as Gaultier fought back from 5-2 down to dominate a large phase of the match.. He moved 9-6 ahead and successfully repelled Matthew’s late challenge.

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Ramy's Richmond revenge over Willstrop

By ALAN THATCHER

03/01/2013

(1) Ramy Ashour (Egypt) beat (3) James Willstrop (England) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8 (54 mins) Ramy Ashour gained revenge for his defeat in last year's Davenport North American Open final by beating reigning champion James Willstrop in four games of electrifying squash. Ashour played high-octane, attacking squash throughout this semi-final of the Davenport North American Open at the Westwood Club in Richmond, Virginia. Willstrop looked slightly subdued in the opening two games as a succession of stunning winners flowed from Ashour's racket.

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Gaultier hungry for first Richmond title

By ALAN THATCHER

03/01/2013

(1) Ramy Ashour (Egypt) v Simon Rosner (Germany) 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8 (53 mins) (3) James Willstrop (England) walkover v Karim Darwish (Egypt) (4) Gregory Gaultier (France) beat (7) Amr Shabana (Egypt) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (34 mins) (2) Nick Matthew (England) beat (6) Peter Barker (England) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 (49 mins) French ace Gregory Gaultier is on the trail of a first success in the Davenport North American Open.

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Bad luck for Barker as Matthew mis-hits find the target

By ALAN THATCHER

03/01/2013

(2) Nick Matthew (England) beat (6) Peter Barker (England) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 (49 mins) Nick Matthew offered his apologies to England team-mate Peter Barker after a flurry of mis-hits helped him to reach the semi-finals. Number two seed Matthew was being unnecessarily polite, because his all-round game had been solid. Both players showed excellent court coverage, producing some astonishing retrievals, and at the front of the court they showed that Egypt does not have a monopoly on hitting nicks.

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Time Lapse Video of Court Build

Ever wondered how hard it is to setup the court? Check out this great video by the McWil team that shows the entire construction in time lapse.