9/11, 11/6, 11/1, 11/8 (47m)
 

Alex Gough

10/12, 11/9, 11/5, 11/5 (67m)

Bradley Ball 

11/7, 7/11, 11/9, 11/8

Alex Gough

11/7, 11/4, 11/8

Bradley Ball

Bradley Ball 

11/5, 5/11, 11/7, 11/7 (67m)
 

Qualifying, Thu 3rd:

Kris Johnson Beat Tom Pashley 6 /11, 7/11, 11/7, 12/10, 11/6
Tom Richards v  W/O
Eddie Charlton v  W/O
Jethro Binns v  W/O
Chris Truswell v  W/O
Chris Simpson Beat Rob Shepherd  13/11, 11/7, 12/10
Shahid Khan Beat David Barnett  13/11, 8/11, 5/11, 11/3, 11/9
Nick Douglas Beat Oliver Davidson  11/7, 8/11, 11/6, 14/12
Stuart Crawford Beat Issa Kamara  11/6, 11/4, 11/3
Shaun Le Roux Beat Oliver Clay  11/5, 12/14, 11/1, 11/6
Darren Lewis Beat Harry Leitch  11/7, 14/16, 6/11, 6/11, 11/5
Andy Learoyd Beat Craig Chappell  11/8, 11/4, 11/9
Joel Hinds Beat Neil Hitchens  11/7, 11/4, 11/8
Chris Hall Beat Jamie Mathews  11/2, 11/2, 11/1
Martin Gibson v  W/O
Chris Tasker-Grindley Beat John Freeman  6/11, 11/5, 7/11, 11/8, 11/9
Jaymie Haycocks Beat James Wright  11/7, 11/9, 13/11

9/7, 9/0, 9/5 (44m)

9/4, 10/8, 9/7 (67m)
 

9/5, 9/3, 9/6 (37m)

Gough goes for Grantham Glory

With the withdrawal of the top three seeds John White, Anthony Ricketts and Adrian Grant with flu, and the shock defeat of 3/4 seed Marcus Berrett in the quarters, Welsh Champion Alex Gough was left as the effective no 1 seed in Grantham, and is looking to take advantage. 

In today's matches Gough beat first Ben Garner, then Steve Meads, both in four games, to reach the final. His opponent will be Sussex's Bradley Ball, who today beat Peter Billson, Berrett's vanquisher, followed by Stacey Ross in the semis.

The women's final will feature the top two seeds, Rebecca Macree and local girl Tania Bailey, who both won today's quarters and semis in straight games.

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Flu Epidemic Hits Grantham
It's that time of year, when everyone seems to be coming down with, suffering from, or getting over a bout of 'the dreaded lurgy', but the Grantham Open has been hit especially hard.

First top seed John White withdrew, feeling under the weather, and was replaced by Anthony Ricketts. Then on Thursday event second seed Adrian Grant fell victim, and on Friday morning Ricketts reported in sick!

Let's hope John and Adrian can recover in time for the Nationals next week, and a speedy recovery to Anthony ...

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Directions to Grantham:
From North: use the A1 and leave at the A607 junction signposted to Grantham and Melton Mowbray. At roundabout take 2nd exit to ‘T’ junction. Turn right towards Melton Mowbray and club is 50 yards on right (before A1 bridge).

From South: use the A1 and leave at the A607 junction signposted to Grantham and Melton Mowbray. At ‘T’ junction turn right towards Grantham and club is 50 yards on left (after A1 bridge).

From West: approach Grantham on the A607 and club is on left (after A1 bridge). If approaching on A52 turn South onto A1 and then follow directions as above for approaching from North.

From East: follow signs through the Town onto A607 Club is on Right immediately before A1 bridge.

Accommodation. The Marriott Hotel is situated some 200 meters from the Club and have offered the following:
Bed and Breakfast rate £37.00 per person per night sharing a twin/double room with a minimum of two nights stay. Single rooms available at £20.00 supplement.
Telephone: 01476 593000 – mention Grantham Squash Club when booking.

Also there are two Granada Travel Lodges on the A1. One is situated 4 miles North of the Club at Gonerby Moor (01476 563451), the other eight miles South at Colsterworth (01476 861077). Alternatively, call central reservations on 0870 0850950

There are also a number of bed & breakfast in Grantham. Numbers available from Ron Moules at club.

Nearest train station: Grantham BR Station, on mainline from London – Leeds.