2017 NASH Cup – Day 4 – Pre-Game

Day 4 – The Quarter Finals

There were some significant upsets last night, and the Vegas odds makers are reeling. All remaining players are ranked in the world’s top 100, and the top 3 seeds on each side of the draw have advanced. Two from the qualifier draw – Jan Van Den Herrewegen (BEL) and Nouran El Torky (EGY) – managed big wins last night against opponents who outranked them significantly. Four Canadians – Samantha Cornett; Danielle Letourneau; Nikki Todd; and Nick Sachvie – have advanced.

A rematch of the 2016 final between Misaki Kobayashi (JAP) and Danielle Letourneau (CAN) remains a possibility.

Play will begin at 5:30 today on both courts. Matches are scheduled each hour, but the quarter finals have a history of running late. Despite the arrival of fall today London Ontario is in the middle of a heat wave expecting a record high of 29 degrees (and a feel of 37). The courts will be VERY lively and spectators should expect some long rallies.

There are a number of other things taking place today of note:

A BarBQ lunch was held at London Squash and Fitness (76 Albert St.) from 11:30-1:30 with a portion of each meal going to the Western squash programs. All members and guests invited. This was a great opportunity to meet many of our visiting professionals.

The annual Pro/AM Doubles Calcutta featuring 8 teams began play at noon. Spectators are welcome

The 1st NASH Cup Exhibition Match will take place at Maple City Squash in Chatham tonight at 6:30 featuring Hollie Naughton (40) and Sarah Cardwell (42); Shawn Delierre (80) and Charles Sharpes (53). A sold out crowd is in place and ready for them.

The London Squash doubles court will be closed by 4:30 and converted to a player reception/lounge for the next two days as we prepare to welcome over 90 amateurs to the competition tomorrow.

Reminder: Don’t hold back on posting NASH Cup items on social media. The tournament actively uses Facebook; Twitter; and Instagram. The NASH Cup live stream has been watched in over 35 countries so far, and the facebook post reach is approaching 150,000.

Thursday Matches (time; court; name; seed; country; world rank) – PSA head to head history

5:30pm 1 Millie Tomlinson [1] (ENG;22) vs. Nouran El Torky [Q] (EGY; 71) – 2-2
5:30pm 2 Misaki Kobayashi [6] (JAP;39) vs. Nikki Todd (CAN;62) – 1-0

6:30pm 1 Tom Richards [1] (ENG;39) vs. Farhan Zaman [8] (PAK; 61) – No PSA History
6:30pm 2 Nathan Lake [5] (ENG; 52) vs. Jan Van Den Herrewegen [Q] (BEL; 96) – 1-0

7:30pm 1 Samantha Cornett [3] (CAN;29) vs. Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL;44) – 3-1
7:30pm 2 Danielle Letourneau [8] (CAN; 43) vs. Fiona Moverley [2] (ENG; 24) – No PSA History

8:30pm 1 Youssef Soliman [3] (EGY; 48) vs. Ben Coleman [7] (ENG;54) – 0-1
8:30pm 2 Nick Sachvie (CAN; 69) vs. Joel Makin [2] (WAL; 47) – No PSA History