Welsh Wizards take on the champions in Premier Squash League home action this Tuesday.
Cardiff-based Wizards will be led by Egyptian ace Omar Mosaad (see video below) against St George’s Hill and he will be backed up by four World-ranked Welsh players.
St George’s were crowned PSL champions last season, beating Tradition@RAC 3-2 in the final with World number one Mohamed ElShorbagy clinching their victory.
Now the title winners take on Wizards in front of a sell-out attendance at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff on Tuesday.
The four Welsh players are Tesni Evans, Peter Creed, Emyr Evans and Elliott Morris-devred, who all have a chance of winning.
All five St George’s players are ranked among the World’s top 100 players, while Mosaad, Creed and Tesni Evans all have crucial roles to play if the home team are to inflict a first defeat on their visitors.
All three are ranked ahead of their scheduled opponents in what is likely to be a hugely competitive evening.
PSL is the strongest club league in the World squash and Wizards are ready to take on the champions.
Neither of the ElShorbagy brothers – Mohamed plays for St George’s, Marwan for Wizards – are available for Tuesday’s clash, while the home team are also missing French World number six Gregory Gaultier.
Cairo-born Mosaad, a tell, imposing player nicknamed the ‘Hammer of Thor’, takes on England international Tom Richards in the first string match.
Rhiwbina Squash Club’s Creed plays at two for Wizards against Charlie Lee (England), while Emyr Evans faces French opponent Sebastien Bonmalais at three.
Elliott Morris-devred, who plays out of Cardiff SRC, takes on a tough match at fourth string when he plays Spain’s Carlos Cornes.
British champion Tesni, who lives in North Wales, was in line to play New Zealand’s Joelle King, but the World nu
mber seven has returned home and is replaced by Jasmine Hutton.
PSL fixtures on Tuesday, November 27
Southern Division
Current World ranking of each player in brackets
Welsh Wizards v Luxfords St George’s Hill
Omar Mosaad (17) v Tom Richards (28)
Peter Creed (50) v Charlie Lee (89)
Emyr Evans (122) v Sebastien Bonmalais (90)
Elliot Morris devred (331) v Carlos Cornes (96)
Tesni Evans (9) v Jasmine Hutton (93)
Tradition @ RAC v Bexley
Paul Coll v Olli Tuominen
Ben Coleman v Bernat Jaume
George Parker v Rui Soares
Peter Barker v Curtis Malik
Nele Gilis v Torrie Malik
Northern Division
University of Warwick/Kenilworth Squash v Team Pontefract
Raphael Kandra v James Willstrop
Mahesh Mangaonkar v Chris Simpson
Daniel Mekbib v Harinderpal Sandhu
Mark Fuller v Patrick Rooney
Sarah-Jane Perry v Laura Massaro
University of Birmingham Lions v University of Nottingham
Ryan Cuskelly v Declan James
Joel Makin v Nicolas Mueller
Jan Van Den Herrewegen v Richie Fallows
Jaymie Haycocks v Lewis Walters
Millie Tomlinson v Hana Ramadan
Friday, November 30
Southern Division
Coolhurst v Team Chichester (away team yet to be named)
Greg Lobban v
Adrian Waller v
Ondrej Uherka v
Joe Green v
Donna Lobban v
Northern Division
UWE/EliteSquash Bristol v Northumberland Club/Ncl University
Todd Harrity v Cameron Pilley
Tom Ford v Alan Clyne
David Baillargeon v Piedro Schweertman
Mike Harris v Rob Downer
Emma Chorley v Lisa Aitken
Remaining PSL fixtures in 2018
Tuesday 27: Warwick/Kenilworth v Pontefract, Welsh Wizards v St George’s, RAC v Bexley, Birmingham v Nottingham, Coolhurst v Chichester.
December
Tuesday 4: Newcastle v Warwick/Kenilworth, Bexley v Welsh Wizards, Nottingham v Bristol, Chichester v RAC, Pontefract v Birmingham, St George’s v Coolhurst.
Second Half fixtures reversed, dates to be confirmed.