Rooney & Perry Score Super 8 Success

Whilst top seed Sarah-Jane Perry cruised to her anticipated women's title success in the AJ Bell England Squash Super 8 Championship, it was a shock triumph for Patrick Rooney in the men's final after the world No.48 secured his first win in four domestic meetings against favourite Declan James, the world No.24, at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.

In a repeat of the AJ Bell England Squash Championships final in February, Sarah-Jane Perry faced a tough test against rising star Georgina Kennedy. It was world No.6 Perry, though, who took home the title again with a composed 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 win over Kennedy, ranked 175 in the world.

Kennedy showed some of her star potential in a close second game, but Perry's experience and game management proved too much to overcome. Perry paid tribute to Kennedy in her post match interview and highlighted the importance of her competing in some PSA World Tour events.

Declan James also had the opportunity to add the Super 8 title to his AJ Bell England Squash Championship crown, but the Nottingham-based England international faced a stern test in Patrick Rooney who had kept an almost perfect record on his way to the final.

It was Rooney though who emerged victorious 11-4, 11-3, 11-8, playing some incredible squash to keep James at bay. In the post-match interview Rooney credited his victory to everything just going right for him today. A fantastic victory for him that will build his confidence ahead of some of the major events coming up this summer.