By Rod Gilmour 215PM GMT twenty-four March 2010
Grit Alister Walker (right) had difficult work out with fellow citizen Tom Richards Photo SQUASHSITE.CO.UK The dreadlocked right-handers experience told as he kick his dirty immature fellow citizen 3-1 in 48 mins to set up a quarter-final with Peter Barker. The No 4 seed had an simpler time overcoming Adrian Waller 3-0 and the Londoner"s win ensured that five Englishman would take their place in the last eight.
Leeds-based Walker, 27, has already climbed 6 places to universe squish No twelve in the last year. Born and lifted in Botswana, Walker picked up a pole elderly eleven and changed to the UK 4 years after where he was offering a grant to Wycliffe School in Gloucestershire.
In pics World squish debate Barker seeking for home amenities Matthew desirous by Ennis David and Ashour lift Kuala Lumpur titles Nicol David off to excellent begin Matthew closes universe No 1 openingRichards, though, won the second diversion with a little apt dump shots and harsh retrieval fool around but Walker sealed the compare out 11-4 with typically assertive cadence play.
World ranked 33 and still usually 23-years-old, Richards is solemnly apropos a unchanging on the universe tour. He has sufficient ammunition to exam the most appropriate and one decent run should give him certainty to climb up the rankings this year.
Meanwhile Nick Matthew, Englands No 1, will have to overcome Thierry Lincou, Frances former universe champion, if he is to go on his bid of winning a initial London title.
Lincou, 33, is the universe tours elder politician and Matthew pronounced "He"s someone I have regularly looked up to via my career."
1st turn (lower half of draw)
[7] Alister Walker (ENG) bt Tom Richards (ENG) 11-3, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4 (47m)[4] Peter Barker (ENG) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (37m)[5] David Palmer (AUS) bt [Q] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-2, 7-11, 12-10, 11-5 (61m)[2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [Q] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 11-7, 11-3, 11-2 (30m)
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