The first round of the 2019 Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic gets underway today at London’s East Wintergarden, where a best-of-three games format is being trialled.
The action begins at 13:00 GMT, with Egypt’s Mazen Hesham facing former World No.1 James Willstrop on the glass court. They will be followed by another Englishman in Adrian Waller, who faces Raphael Kandra.
The eight matches today will decide who faces the eight seeded players in the second round, which starts tomorrow. In amongst those eight seeds are former World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy, and New Zealand’s Paul Coll, who reached the final of the Canada Cup last time out.
Matches from the glass court inside East Wintergarden will be live on SQUASHTV (rest of world), Eurosport Player (Europe only) and Facebook (excluding Europe and Japan).
Can’t watch the action? You can also follow the live scores from Canary Wharf.
Day One Schedule
Willstrop Dispatches Hesham in Day’s First Match
James Willstrop (right) v Mazen Hesham (left)
Three-time winner James Willstrop got his campaign at the 2019 Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic off to a winning start as he defeated Egypt’s Mazen Hesham in the opening match of the PSA World Tour Gold event.
Hesham got the better of Willstrop in their only other meeting on the PSA Tour, winning in straight games at the Houston Open two years ago.
But, inside a sun-drenched East Wintergarden, Willstrop showed his class in a controlled display that saw him limit Hesham’s attacking prowess to win 2-0.
The Canary Wharf Classic is trialling a best-of-three games format for a second year running and the opening game was crucial as Hesham pushed Willstrop all the way as he showed glimpses of his shot-making talents.
But 35-year-old Willstrop drew on his experience to close out the opening game and he controlled the ’T’ well in the second to complete an 11-9, 11-7 victory in 29 minutes.
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