World champion Nick Matthew and world number one James Willstrop will continue their decade of contention in the final of the Tournament of Champions.
The career-long rivals created a dream final when Matthew defeated France’s Greg Gaultier in four tight, fraught, and sometimes contentious games 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4.
Willstrop reached the final by outplaying Daryl Selby, the British national champion, winning 11-2, 11-3, 11-3 against an opponent who had little left after his triumph against Karim Darwish.
“It will be a big, big match,” said Willstrop, who considers winning the 2010 event as the most important title of his career.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 27th, 2012.
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