Peter The Great Is A Legend!

Peter Nicol took the Nine Telecom Legends of Squash title with an impressive performance against arch rival Jonathon Power at St George's Hill LT&SC in Weybridge.

Power started brightly leading in the first before Nicol managed to squeeze a couple of errors from the Canadian's racket.

Looking slightly demoralised, Power got off to a poor start in the second but seemed to give himself a talking to before launching himself back into the match with trademark kills and deft drops.

However, an overhead volley that clipped the top of the tin saw his game point slip away and Nicol took full advantage to close out the crucial second to move two games ahead.

The quality of the squash was world class and, as one observer commented, they looked five years younger than when launching the tour back in January at the Tournament of Champions! Power lost that day and, clearly keen to avoid a repeat, he upped the pace in the third to pull one back.

Nicol sensed the danger and responded in kind, forcing Power into taking risks. His movement and quality eventually paid dividends and Nicol clinched the title 11-9, 12-10, 12-14, 11-5 after 60 minutes of pulsating squash.

A highly successful event closed with co-organiser Danny Lee thanking sponsor Nine Telecom, the club & its staff and finally the players for a wonderful weekend of squash.

Next stop on the Legends Tour is Baltimore in mid October.