James Willstrop

James Willstrop ( born August 15, 1983 in North Walsham ) is an English squash player. In 2010, he was after a final defeat against Nick Matthew World Championship runner.

Life

James Willstrop has for years been in a relationship with Vanessa Atkinson. The couple were parents of a son in November 2013.

Career

In 1999, Willstrop his Tour debut, but his professional career did not begin until 2002. During the year he won the world title at junior level. In 2005, he reached for the first time the top ten in the world rankings, his best finish was second place, which he still occupied in December of that year. With the England team Willstrop also won the World Cup, so 2005 is for Willstrop one of its most successful. In addition to numerous victories with England at the European Championships, he succeeded and his compatriots the world title in 2007 to successfully defend. Willstrop In 2010, the first time to reach the final of a World Cup in the individual, but it lost to his compatriot Nick Matthew. With a total of 12 Tour titles Willstrop won two medals at the Commonwealth Games also been: . Mixed gold in 2006, together with Vicky Botwright and silver in the individual 2010 Also there was defeated Willstrop in the final of Matthew. At the end of the year 2011, we succeeded Willstrop to win three consecutive tournaments of the PSA World Series, including the PSA Masters in New Delhi. This it the first time succeeded the jump to the top of the world rankings for January 2012, where he ranked up on February the entire year. In January 2013 he lost the rank of Ramy Ashour. The Squash World Team Championship 2013 James Willstrop won his third team title. In the final, he won the decisive match against Karim Darwish 3-1.

Achievements

  • Vice World Champion: 2010
  • World Championships with the team: 2005, 2007, 2013
  • European Championships with the team: 9 tracks
  • Won PSA Title: 17
  • 11 months world number
  • Commonwealth Games: 1x Gold (Mixed 2006), 1x Silver (Single 2010)
  • World Games: 1x Silver (2009), 1x Bronze (2005)
  • British Champion: 2007, 2008
2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships World Open (squash) 2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships 2007 Men's World Team Squash Championships European Squash Individual Championships Professional Squash Association Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Squash at the World Games
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