Squash Players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games - Peter Nicol, Jonathon Power, Cassie Jackman, Sue Wright, Leilani Rorani, Glen Wilson (Paperback)

Chapters: Peter Nicol, Jonathon Power, Cassie Jackman, Sue Wright, Leilani Rorani, Glen Wilson, Paul Johnson, Mark Chaloner, Sarah Cook, Alex Gough. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Peter Nicol, MBE (born 5 April 1973 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire), is a former professional squash player from the United Kingdom, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK to hold the World No. 1 ranking. During his career, he won one World Open title, two British Open titles, and four Commonwealth Games Gold Medals. He is widely considered to be one of the most outstanding international squash players of his time. During his career, Nicol was well known for his excellent retrieving game, as well as being an extremely tough competitor to break down. His rivalry with the Canadian player Jonathon Power was amongst the most famous and extended in the history of squash. Nicol was ranked World No. 1 for a total of 60 months during his career, including a continuous 24 month stint in 2002-2003. After finishing runner-up at the World Open in 1997 and 1998, Nicol won the title in 1999, beating Ahmed Barada of Egypt in the final 159, 1513, 1511. He continued to hold the title of "world champion" through to 2002 as the men's World Open was not held in 2000 or 2001 due to difficulties in securing sponsorship for the event. After initially representing Scotland in international squash, Nicol switched his representation to England in 2001, claiming that he felt he was not receiving sufficient support from Scottish Squash, the national governing body. Nicol enjoyed considerable success at the Commonwealth Games, where squash became a medal sport in 1998. In 1998, rep...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=294727