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Australia's former world number one David Palmer beat Canadian and fellow former world number one Jonathon Power in the final of the Nine Telecom Legends of Squash at St George's Hill LT&SC in Weybridge, England, to win his second Legends trophy in four months.

The tag line 'Rivalries Never Die' was never more appropriate than in the combustible final between Palmer and Power. Both also former world champions, they went at each other toe to toe trying to wrestle the 'T' and the initiative from one another.

Palmer took the lead in the first, building up a solid 9-5 start but some unforced errors allowed Power back into it and a final one in to tin gave the Canadian first blood. The action really heated up in the second as both players stepped up court and the pressure on the referee as the match deteriorated into a bit of a street fight.

With neither player prepared to back down and recognising the potential significance of the game, the crowd was treated to an old school encounter with both players trying to manoeuvre each other with the ball and their bodies!

Power had chances to open up a two-game lead but Palmer held his nerve, saving two game balls and eventually winning it on a Power 'No Let'!

The third settled down a little as Palmer got a little bit of a stranglehold and won it in relative comfort - but Power wasn't quite done. The Canadian raised his game another notch to race to a 6-1 lead and it looked as though a decider was on the cards, but Palmer steadied the ship and charged to match ball in double quick time as Power started to look like he was in some physical discomfort.

A couple of trade mark trick shots saved two match balls but after 75 minutes of enthralling squash it was Palmer who was crowned Nine Telecom Legends Champion.

In an interesting twist of fate the two finalists will line up against each other on the opening night of the Xodus Group Aberdeen Legends on Friday. Power will be looking for revenge, and the crowd will be looking forward to another instalment in the rivalry.

Earlier US-based Scot John White beat the Legends event founder Peter Nicol 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 to win the play-off for third place