:00:18. > :00:22.Hello and welcome to Manchester for the 20 13th world Squash
:00:23. > :00:24.Championships. The best players on the planet have gathered here at
:00:25. > :00:43.Manchester the planet have gathered here at
:00:44. > :00:57.beaters as well. Here is who to look out for.
:00:58. > :01:08.The UK has been my home, I have always played well here, good
:01:09. > :01:13.memories so it is good to be back. If I could win a third world title
:01:14. > :01:21.that would be beyond my wildest dreams. To get one, was amazing. Two
:01:22. > :01:28.took that to an unimaginably level. I am competitive and I'm hopefully
:01:29. > :01:35.not going to be too far off. You have to understand that we cannot be
:01:36. > :01:56.The great thing is we are all very or it is
:01:57. > :01:59.The great thing is we are all very competitive at the top and the
:02:00. > :02:04.results are always changing. There is manoeuvrability that and I am one
:02:05. > :02:08.of the players that has a chance and I am enjoying squash, playing pretty
:02:09. > :02:15.well. England, home country for myself and anguished players. What
:02:16. > :02:22.could be better than that? So sitting on top of the pile is the
:02:23. > :02:28.dazzling Ramy Ashour, the most dazzling player of his generation.
:02:29. > :02:33.Gregory Gaultier of France's two ahead of the two Englishman, James
:02:34. > :02:37.Willstrop and Nick Matthew. And the world's top four also negotiated the
:02:38. > :02:39.first three rounds to make it into the quarterfinals. As far as
:02:40. > :02:43.entertainment is concerned, the Manchester crowd are in for an
:02:44. > :02:46.absolute treat. The flair of the Egyptians added to the army of home
:02:47. > :03:04.support for Egyptians added to the army of home
:03:05. > :03:08.the best of five games, or the 33. Games are up to 11 points but buyers
:03:09. > :03:14.must win by a clear two points. -- players must win. Nick Matthew was
:03:15. > :03:20.in the first of the quarterfinals, the two-time world champion took an
:03:21. > :03:27.Egyptian legend Amr Shabana. Nick delighted home fans by winning the
:03:28. > :03:31.first game easily. Great call for coverage but Nick Matthew pops it
:03:32. > :03:36.across there. Amr Shabana made a fight of it but Nick Matthew came
:03:37. > :03:44.out on top in straight games. There it is.
:03:45. > :03:47.In the second quarterfinal, trademark flair and inventiveness
:03:48. > :04:20.was used to slowly overcome Sian England's James Willstrop, number
:04:21. > :04:23.three seed, with another player hoping to delight the Manchester
:04:24. > :04:33.crowd with a home victory. His opponent, Mohamed Elshorbagy took
:04:34. > :04:37.the first game in the second. Willstrop but ape a fight to win the
:04:38. > :04:40.third game quite easily. -- put up a fight.
:04:41. > :04:48.It can hardly be much better for Willstrop. But it was the Egyptian
:04:49. > :04:55.who won the fourth after the match ball went to video review. The
:04:56. > :04:58.original decision was upheld and Elshorbagy took his place in the
:04:59. > :05:05.semifinals. He was quick to explain how well James Willstrop did to get
:05:06. > :05:06.as far as he did this year. He will be having a
:05:07. > :05:26.can do that so I want to congratulate him for playing that
:05:27. > :05:34.well when he had so many things in his head. Gregory Gaultier from
:05:35. > :05:40.France makes up the semifinalists. His victory over Daryl Selby was
:05:41. > :05:44.never really in doubt. The Frenchman turn things around to win the match
:05:45. > :05:50.and reached the last four without dropping a single game.
:05:51. > :05:57.COMMENTATOR: And that is the end of the match. Audrey Gauthier is
:05:58. > :06:03.through to the semifinals -- Gregory Gaultier. So the first semifinal
:06:04. > :06:09.sees Nick Matthew against the mercurial running ashore. Results
:06:10. > :06:12.don't favour the Englishman, he has been beaten by the Egyptian in their
:06:13. > :06:16.last four encounters. When the US open champion Gregory against the
:06:17. > :06:45.man who got Nick is mentally very strong.
:06:46. > :06:52.Mentally very strong. And he is very disciplined as well. Lots of players
:06:53. > :06:57.would pick him and they would pay to play him. And pay to watch him. And
:06:58. > :07:04.it is a pain to admit that. I have learned things from that, this plane
:07:05. > :07:09.and the professionalism towards the career. He has gone an amazing run
:07:10. > :07:14.and he has raised the bar and it is up to us to stop him.
:07:15. > :07:20.ORE ODUBA: The matched seem to be going to be world rankings when the
:07:21. > :07:21.Egyptian took the first game by 11 - six. Let's pick it up of the
:07:22. > :07:55.commentators. COMMENTATOR: Lovely shot on the
:07:56. > :07:57.backhand from Matthew. He draws first blood again in the
:07:58. > :08:19.game, how can he kick on? Ramy on his way back to the corner
:08:20. > :09:05.but Matthew pushed it on and Ramy, nowhere near.
:09:06. > :09:10.UMPIRE: He could have got to that. Matthew and the referee just having
:09:11. > :09:25.a chat. Tip for tat match shots! Applause
:09:26. > :09:46.from the crowd, great shot from Nick Matthew there.
:09:47. > :10:40.And Matthew now starting to dictate against Ramy and he moves into a 5-1
:10:41. > :10:45.lead, he has got the world number one running around the court, that
:10:46. > :10:54.is what he needs to do. Take the pace of play. And dictated. --
:10:55. > :11:33.dictate it. That is a beautiful shots! He moved
:11:34. > :11:41.into a 7-1 lead. When you think of the first game and actually how in
:11:42. > :11:53.control Ramy was, it has put itself and now Nick Matthew is completely
:11:54. > :12:00.in control. Such a good improviser, isn't he? Completely. Super, that
:12:01. > :12:05.backhand front corner is serving him well right now. The winners are
:12:06. > :12:27.I wouldn't be surprised here. I Matthew, the backhand, making it
:12:28. > :12:33.I wouldn't be surprised here. I wouldn't be surprised if Nick
:12:34. > :12:43.doesn't push this right through to 11-1. But a stroke therefore Ramy
:12:44. > :12:46.Ashour. Matthew does not need to use his review because he is so far in
:12:47. > :12:50.front. I think he would have probably lost it anyhow.
:12:51. > :13:03.Fine margins between the two. Yes, it is very difficult. But I think
:13:04. > :13:04.just slightly too far away from that one to actually be a stroke, I think
:13:05. > :13:37.that is the correct decision. -- backhand corner but it is almost
:13:38. > :13:41.like he pulled himself away from that shot, he almost did not play it
:13:42. > :13:47.at all. A very strange shot, not sure what that was about but the
:13:48. > :13:57.point goes to Matthew and he has eight. There it is. Ashour decides
:13:58. > :14:02.not to waste any energy and allows Nick Matthew the easiest of games
:14:03. > :14:08.and it is 1-1 here and Ashour who look so assured earlier on, six
:14:09. > :14:12.minutes ago even, he is now perhaps a little bit rocky because of Nick
:14:13. > :14:21.Matthew's performance in that second game.
:14:22. > :14:25.He has just got his eyes shut there, talking to himself, muttering away,
:14:26. > :14:45.Ashour. Matthew talking to himself, muttering away,
:14:46. > :14:51.in a bit of pain. He's going to retire. He is retiring the match.
:14:52. > :14:54.What an absolute shame, I thought for a moment that he was struggling
:14:55. > :14:59.when he walked back onto court and I was hoping not but right now, Ramy
:15:00. > :15:05.Ashour is retiring from this match, the World Championship match here,
:15:06. > :15:07.the semifinal stage and he is retiring with what I think is a calf
:15:08. > :15:17.problem. I think the retirement caught the
:15:18. > :15:22.crowd by surprise, what was going through your head when he came out
:15:23. > :15:27.to shake your hand? I mean, you sort of sense it coming in a weird sort
:15:28. > :15:30.of way, but you have to pretend it is not happening and stay in your
:15:31. > :15:35.bubble, because it can surprise you. If I added two or three bad
:15:36. > :15:36.shots, at another time, he might decide he feels all right and is not
:15:37. > :15:57.so down in the dumps, so how are you feeling? A feeling,
:15:58. > :16:03.it is not the way I want to get there, the crowd would have been
:16:04. > :16:07.disappointed, they wanted me to win, but there is no-one that wanted me
:16:08. > :16:11.to win in that way, so it will take me a bit of time, and I have to be
:16:12. > :16:15.selfish and think of tomorrow's match, and it does not matter how
:16:16. > :16:22.you get there, I have to make the most of the good fortune, it is the
:16:23. > :16:26.right word. You were not feeling good in that second game. I have
:16:27. > :16:30.been suffering from fatigue in my hamstrings for a long time now, and
:16:31. > :16:35.it caught up with me, actually from the second match, and I kept on
:16:36. > :16:40.pushing, kept on strapping my hamstring and my quads and doing all
:16:41. > :16:44.sorts of physiotherapy work. Acupuncture as well, a lot of pain.
:16:45. > :16:47., but I do not think that it really worked, and I'm glad I went that
:16:48. > :17:07.far. Of course, it is worked, and I'm glad I went that
:17:08. > :17:11.is the root of the last two, albeit in unfortunate circumstances, but
:17:12. > :17:15.who will eat take on any final? You it is used against experience,
:17:16. > :17:26.Mohamed Elshorbagy takes an Gregory Gaultier.
:17:27. > :17:32.The second semifinal did not look to be going to the script when world
:17:33. > :17:39.number six Mohamed Elshorbagy took the first game off Gregory Gaultier.
:17:40. > :17:45.He could be in trouble, Gaultier, and he is, and Elshorbagy finishes
:17:46. > :17:54.on the forehand, the front corner, and he draws first blood, taking the
:17:55. > :17:56.first game, 11-6. The Frenchman rallied to win the
:17:57. > :18:20.second game. in the fourth game with Elshorbagy
:18:21. > :18:28.holding a narrowly. -- a narrow lead.
:18:29. > :18:35.Oh, it was the spin on the ball as it came off the wall, it took it
:18:36. > :18:41.into the side wall, and it is three game balls.
:18:42. > :19:28.So three opportunities to level it up at 2-2.
:19:29. > :19:30.keep this rally alive! The pendulum swinging throughout the rally, one
:19:31. > :19:51.in control and then the other. Oh, it is in! ODSA! He just snatched
:19:52. > :19:55.that it and dragged it down. He saw the opportunity to finish the game
:19:56. > :20:00.off, but unfortunately on this occasion it has hit the bottom of
:20:01. > :20:07.the let, so Gaultier is still in the game. -- tin. One down, two to go
:20:08. > :20:38.from his point of view. left hand line. -- go likely. Going
:20:39. > :20:54.for the crosscourt nick. That is the angle he likes to use,
:20:55. > :21:00.but he has opened the backhand side of the court, and Gaultier just
:21:01. > :21:04.pummelling its down the side wall. Elshorbagy is not going to get
:21:05. > :21:09.anywhere near that one, he uses the angle to flick it across quickly,
:21:10. > :21:13.but he just left it wide open. He got it too close to the corner
:21:14. > :21:15.between the side wall and the front wall, and there was not such a big
:21:16. > :21:49.angle. No let decision.
:21:50. > :21:51.in the line of the ball. That is coming back to Gregory Gaultier, so
:21:52. > :21:55.it is going to be an interesting one.
:21:56. > :22:09.He is moving straight towards the ball, and animal-macro... Oh!
:22:10. > :22:24.I have to say, I am absolutely gobsmacked at that one. I thought it
:22:25. > :22:30.was going to be a yes lead. -- let. How contentious will that be?
:22:31. > :22:36.Elshorbagy has had three game points, he has got to put that out
:22:37. > :22:39.of his mind, he is still in with a shout to win the game, so we has to
:22:40. > :23:00.A great pick-up there for Gaultier. he's
:23:01. > :23:05.A great pick-up there for Gaultier. And again from Elshorbagy, under
:23:06. > :23:12.serious pressure now from Gaultier. Moving left and right...
:23:13. > :23:20.And a great smile from both of them, a real pressure situation, a
:23:21. > :23:24.really tense moment in the match. It is good to see that they can still
:23:25. > :24:16.have a bit of a smile and even a couple! -- couple.
:24:17. > :24:34.Yes, I think that was a let, Gaultier hoping it would go his way
:24:35. > :24:59.and he would get another point. But the let ball given.
:25:00. > :25:21.I think Elshorbagy little bit edgy with the constant
:25:22. > :25:25.asking for lets, a little bit of safety, playing for the net rather
:25:26. > :25:29.than playing for the ball. But you can blame them? Elshorbagy all over
:25:30. > :25:34.the place, trying to keep this ball alive.
:25:35. > :25:45.Doing incredibly well, isn't he? Oh, a great crosscourt nick, but
:25:46. > :25:52.Elshorbagy had no problem at all. And he is going for the video
:25:53. > :26:00.review. Well, he has to. This is why he had them, just in case. He has to
:26:01. > :26:09.run a long way round, almost every time he plays the ball, doesn't he?
:26:10. > :26:32.He cannot let it affect him if he is going to go against
:26:33. > :26:37.He cannot let it affect him if he can help it. It was all looking so
:26:38. > :26:45.good for him at 10-7, but it is now 10-11. Gregory Lee stepping the pace
:26:46. > :26:52.up on the ball, trying to put the pressure on, and a great pick-up. He
:26:53. > :26:59.is on to that crosscourt nick. You can almost feel the desperation for
:27:00. > :27:04.both of them in this rally. You can, you are absolutely right, Sue, edge
:27:05. > :27:12.of the seat stuff! Who is going to come out on top? A tight one! Oh,
:27:13. > :27:17.it's hit that in! The slice goes into the tin, and Gregory Gaultier
:27:18. > :27:39.makes it through to the world championship final for the
:27:40. > :27:41.makes it through to the world 2007 and 2011.
:27:42. > :27:47.You said you have been playing the best squash of your life, how much
:27:48. > :27:53.did you need it today? I had to really dig. It was a tough game.
:27:54. > :27:58.Mohammed has been on fire the whole week, and he was close to winning
:27:59. > :28:04.last year, so on this kind of occasion, he is really tough to
:28:05. > :28:08.beat. I did not really start well in the first game, but then I managed
:28:09. > :28:14.to find the red and make myself, you know, tough love. I was a bit loose
:28:15. > :28:18.and flat in the first game, and then I started to feel my game, get more
:28:19. > :28:24.confident and start to work in a bit. And at the end I was tense, he
:28:25. > :28:29.had three game balls, but I really wanted to stick to my tactic, and I
:28:30. > :28:30.managed to come back and win the game.
:28:31. > :28:49.managed to come back and win the players will be going through is
:28:50. > :28:53.former world number one and world championship finalist Lee Beachill,
:28:54. > :28:58.as they warm up behind us, you know what position they are in, how will
:28:59. > :29:03.they be feeling? Excited, I think, more than anything. From Nick's
:29:04. > :29:05.point of view, playing a world championship final in front of a
:29:06. > :29:12.home crowd like this in your own country, when they announced it, he
:29:13. > :29:18.would have been a target, and to find himself laying in this
:29:19. > :29:22.condition, he will be very excited. They have both said that they are in
:29:23. > :29:26.the form of their lives, where do you think it will be won and lost?
:29:27. > :29:31.Like I said, it will come down to the finest of margins, these are the
:29:32. > :29:35.best in the world right now, and it is no fluke that these two are in
:29:36. > :29:39.the final. I am sure the 1500 people in this auditorium will be wanting
:29:40. > :29:57.to play their part, so it is going to be a very
:29:58. > :30:02.to play their part, so it is going Nick Matthew, the world number four,
:30:03. > :30:03.and I am from England. Gregory Gaultier from France, world ranking
:30:04. > :30:18.number two. Greg is an incredibly dynamic
:30:19. > :30:21.player. Incredibly fast, great lateral move. The French guys have a
:30:22. > :30:28.style of their own when it comes to moving. Nick has been twice world
:30:29. > :30:32.champion, world number one. He has been a hard worker since he was a
:30:33. > :30:38.kid. Really hungry and really athletic. Greg will be an incredible
:30:39. > :30:45.champion. We have played each other before so we know what it is all
:30:46. > :30:49.about. We both want the title and it comes down to millimetres and
:30:50. > :30:50.milliseconds on the day. However accumulates them gets the space
:30:51. > :31:08.better accumulates them gets the space
:31:09. > :31:11.got off to a great start. After an attritional opening game, the
:31:12. > :31:14.Englishman eventually came up the winner by 11-9. Game two was another
:31:15. > :31:27.tight affair. COMMENTATOR: You can't help think,
:31:28. > :31:30.what's happening to Gaultier in the last three world open final but he
:31:31. > :31:56.has played in, that it is starting to creep into his mind.
:31:57. > :32:22.Matthew is thinking he might get a stroke.
:32:23. > :32:29.And it is Matthew is turned! Looking for the win there, he saw it and it
:32:30. > :32:32.was a golden opportunity -- it is Matthew's turn. You can see the
:32:33. > :33:07.pressure. The sidewall potentially can cause
:33:08. > :33:10.so many problems but not on this occasion. The rally is still going.
:33:11. > :33:36.It The crowd cheering, absolutely
:33:37. > :33:39.delighted to see Nick Matthew win that second game.
:33:40. > :33:49.APPLAUSE. Nick Matthew takes a 2-0 lead in the
:33:50. > :33:54.final and the second game that Greg has conceded the lead. Is this more
:33:55. > :33:58.about Nick's mental strength all Greg letting him off the hook? That
:33:59. > :34:03.was a massive from Nick Matthew, a bit of both. Greg controlled the
:34:04. > :34:07.game right up until about eight points and Nick was always chasing
:34:08. > :34:11.on the scoreboard and it was a huge effort, both mentally and
:34:12. > :34:16.physically. This will be a mammoth task now for Greg to get back into
:34:17. > :34:20.this match. Matthew is in a match-winning position, the crowd
:34:21. > :34:48.Against the tin! And he has a game And as we
:34:49. > :34:54.Against the tin! And he has a game ball. First won this match, can he
:34:55. > :35:10.take the opportunity? And when it first time? --
:35:11. > :36:02.Gaultier putting his hand up to say that the pick-up was not clean. Big
:36:03. > :36:08.points, these. Obvious reasons. Gregory want to get himself and has
:36:09. > :36:15.got to win this to stay in the match. A great shot from Matthew.
:36:16. > :36:22.Another superb shot from Nick Matthew. He just cannot close out
:36:23. > :36:28.that the moment, that is some backhand volley. Under that amount
:36:29. > :36:30.of pressure, just phenomenal but Gaultier can not seem to get this
:36:31. > :37:06.last point. The let is given, Gaultier was
:37:07. > :37:12.giving it the first bomb, walking away. The referee was having none of
:37:13. > :37:19.it. -- the fist pump. Stepping across Matthew's line.
:37:20. > :37:33.REFEREE: Carry on, please. Gaultier taking his time.
:37:34. > :37:41.That is a great folly and it is down! We are into a tie-break and so
:37:42. > :37:48.Matthew gets his review back and it is two points away from a hat-trick
:37:49. > :37:49.and World Championship -- hat-trick of World Championships. I cannot
:37:50. > :38:11.believe what I am seeing, three-game of World Championships. I cannot
:38:12. > :38:20.a player to win this game. This is a massive, massive point.
:38:21. > :38:30.Gaultier is down and makes the shot. And they let ball. He deserves that,
:38:31. > :38:36.that was a phenomenal get off the floor for Gaultier. That was
:38:37. > :38:42.incredible. How did he get that ball back? It looks like he has landed
:38:43. > :39:01.heavily on his side, he chipped over the left foot of Matthew. What a
:39:02. > :39:28.get. He was surprised that he came back. It would
:39:29. > :39:33.REFEREE: Yes, let. Nervous times, we are all concerned, the players and
:39:34. > :39:56.the referees. REFEREE: Yes, let. Are you OK? All
:39:57. > :40:00.going on here, isn't it? Certainly is.
:40:01. > :40:40.Matthew. I can imagine that Gaultier just cannot think what was happening
:40:41. > :40:47.here. Chris Pittman was five times runner-up in the early 80s and 90s.
:40:48. > :40:51.Is Gaultier going to run to four times the runner-up? If he wins this
:40:52. > :40:57.point, the roof of Manchester Central will lift.
:40:58. > :41:06.What I shot from Gaultier! What a finish! Fantastic. William stuff
:41:07. > :41:11.from the French man. Under severe pressure. Look at this for a shot in
:41:12. > :41:15.that kind of pressure -- Brilliant stuff. Just goes to show you the
:41:16. > :41:43.class of both of these players. Truly phenomenal.
:41:44. > :41:51.He will get a let. I don't think there is any argument about his
:41:52. > :41:53.decision, we have had it all this game. Three-game balls from Gregory
:41:54. > :42:01.Gaultier, a championship ball for Nick Matthew and Gaultier coming
:42:02. > :42:07.with an incredible shot at that championship ball point. The crowd
:42:08. > :42:09.here in Manchester Central were looking for a big match and they
:42:10. > :42:25.have certainly got it. Matthew could be in trouble. Another
:42:26. > :42:32.great shot. Matthew had to go a long way to get the pick-up. But now he
:42:33. > :42:49.is back in the point. Ooh, missed it!
:42:50. > :42:55.is back in the point. Ooh, missed it is down. What a great display of
:42:56. > :43:02.fair play. That touch the top of the tin and very, very honest from the
:43:03. > :43:07.Englishman's corner. Super to see that in such an amazing match here,
:43:08. > :43:15.that they can be that honest and fair. Wonderful to see. Another game
:43:16. > :43:21.ball at this time he has got it! Gaultier is on the board! He has
:43:22. > :43:32.saved the championship wall and trails 1-2, we are going to a four.
:43:33. > :43:35.You cannot doubt the quality of the squash and he is a three times
:43:36. > :43:40.losing finalist, he will not give up on a fourth chance? No chance! I am
:43:41. > :43:59.not sure what to say, that was such a tough physical and mental game.
:44:00. > :44:03.not sure what to say, that was such this next game, it is so important
:44:04. > :44:07.for both players. Gaultier is back in the match, it is now a Game four.
:44:08. > :44:12.And a relatively easy game as the Frenchman went on to tie the match.
:44:13. > :44:23.COMMENTATOR: Ooh! What a shot! Have some of that! If ever you want to
:44:24. > :44:29.put a crosscourt volley into the mix, that is the time you want to do
:44:30. > :44:33.it. Gaultier levels up this final with a number liveable shot, it is
:44:34. > :44:35.two games all and we are going into a fifth. -- it is an unbelievable
:44:36. > :44:47.shots. The fifth and final game of the 2013
:44:48. > :44:52.Men's World Squash Championship, two games apiece. Matthew one macro the
:44:53. > :45:12.first two, 11-9 on stroke balls, Gaultier
:45:13. > :45:24.That is a great get for Matthew there.
:45:25. > :45:36.Oh, and he sticks out the racket. Was it a frame ball? It just got
:45:37. > :45:41.above the tin. Gaultier cannot believe it. Can Matthew use that bit
:45:42. > :45:44.of fortune to kick-start this fifth game? This is a real test of nerve
:45:45. > :46:22.and character. But had the racket drawn back, it
:46:23. > :46:42.would have been a stroke. It was the wrong side and then the right side.
:46:43. > :46:51.That is a tight ball, but it was a good retrieval there... And that is
:46:52. > :46:55.a super shot! Really good shot from Nick Matthew, he started this fifth
:46:56. > :47:07.really well, almost forgiven for being a bit nervous, having seen his
:47:08. > :47:30.2-0 let eroded. -- let. He is staying calm, staying focused.
:47:31. > :47:36.That is a good get, I am surprised he did not ask for a let there. It
:47:37. > :47:40.caused all sorts of problems, that interference. I think he realised
:47:41. > :47:44.that if he could get there and get into the back court when Gaultier
:47:45. > :47:50.was... I was going to say never get it back, but he almost did. He
:47:51. > :47:56.certainly did, but the determination and look of great on Matthew's face
:47:57. > :48:01.right now! He is really trying to push this one home. And that was,
:48:02. > :48:40.again, a very casual looking drop shot from Gaultier.
:48:41. > :50:23.Another casual drop shot from Gaultier. Matthew was equal to it.
:50:24. > :50:26.That is a great shot from Matthew under pressure. Gaultier got that
:50:27. > :50:33.back under pressure. I think Greg possibly wants to stay
:50:34. > :51:05.there and have a rest! whether or not the extra 50 minutes
:51:06. > :51:10.that Gaultier played in the semifinal comes into play in terms
:51:11. > :51:14.of fitness. Well, I think at this stage, yes, they are both going to
:51:15. > :51:19.be very tired. Will it make a difference? I think the adrenaline
:51:20. > :51:25.will push him home, if he manages to make it, Ben. He will get there
:51:26. > :51:32.one-way or the other, somehow. By hook or by crook. Something like
:51:33. > :51:38.that. Gaultier was not watching. And I think the crowd of feeling that
:51:39. > :51:46.Gaultier... A bit of gamesmanship. Mind games going on.
:51:47. > :51:52.Just explain how hard it is, how rare it is to come from two games
:51:53. > :52:12.down. At this sort of level of rare it is to come from two games
:52:13. > :52:15.and even if you are two - zero down, it is still there to win. And
:52:16. > :52:28.championship ball down! There we go again. Oh, it as hit
:52:29. > :52:34.Gaultier, and Matthew moves into a 5-1 lead. You just feel there, that
:52:35. > :52:38.was a bit of a tired shot from Gaultier, trying to play that one
:52:39. > :52:48.straight, but almost did not have the energy, it seems. Like you say,
:52:49. > :52:51.maybe those legs are just... Now leaning on his racket. Just do not
:52:52. > :52:57.have enough in them to take him home. 5-1 in the deciding game of
:52:58. > :53:03.the world championship, it goes to 6-1, and five points is a massive
:53:04. > :53:25.That is down as well, and it is 7-1, to climb.
:53:26. > :53:29.That is down as well, and it is 7-1, and Gaultier, having got himself
:53:30. > :53:34.back into this match, is falling, it would appear, at the final hurdle.
:53:35. > :53:41.Yeah, and unfortunately we have seen this before.
:53:42. > :53:55.And I just feel now that Gregory Gaultier is looking somewhat
:53:56. > :54:01.dejected at the moment. He looks absolutely exhausted. And I don't
:54:02. > :54:33.think Nick Matthew is going to let this one go.
:54:34. > :54:40.fifth game. Yeah, he needed a good start, he has not got it, and now he
:54:41. > :54:45.is in real trouble. It is 9-1, and he has almost thrown in the towel. I
:54:46. > :54:52.think the writing is on the wall now. I just don't think Gaultier has
:54:53. > :54:59.got another ounce of energy in him. He has hit the wall. Well, he just
:55:00. > :55:05.swings the racket and gets the nick. It is the last throw of the
:55:06. > :55:10.die, he has hit the wall, he just does not seem to have anything in
:55:11. > :55:17.his leg, his right leg is the one he keeps flexing.
:55:18. > :55:45.To be honest... No, he cannot move, really, can he?
:55:46. > :55:58.There it is! Nick Matthew is world champion for the third time in four
:55:59. > :56:04.years, and the crowd stands to clap him. Sue, a great final, but sadly a
:56:05. > :56:09.very disappointing fifth game. Yes, such a shame for Gregory Gaultier,
:56:10. > :56:14.once again the bridesmaid, he has not won the title in four attempts,
:56:15. > :56:15.but what a fantastic achievement for Nick Matthew, absolutely awesome
:56:16. > :57:00.stuff. He wins 11-9, 11-9, He won in 2010, 2011, he had a year
:57:01. > :57:06.of last year, but now he is here to lift the trophy for the third time.
:57:07. > :57:13.The 2013 squash world champion is Nick Matthew of England!
:57:14. > :57:21.I think we can see it on your face, the 2013 world champion, how does it
:57:22. > :57:28.feel? What do you say? Moments like this, you know. That was a... That
:57:29. > :57:33.was spectacular, wasn't it? The crowd, the atmosphere, wow, that
:57:34. > :57:38.shows the way our game should be an Olympic sport, England, France, the
:57:39. > :57:42.rivalry, the battle, it was like Six Nations rugby, it was physical,
:57:43. > :58:01.mentally tough. I am so proud, I had to dig in, and
:58:02. > :58:03.mentally tough. I am so proud, I had because I had already blown a match
:58:04. > :58:08.ball in the third game, such a relief to get over the line. After
:58:09. > :58:20.going 2-0 up in the first two games, the perfect start, what was going
:58:21. > :58:23.through your head when he joined back at 2-1? Tactically I got it
:58:24. > :58:25.spot-on, I had two matches aggression, but I had to be
:58:26. > :58:27.controlled, clinical, precise. I learned from beating him in the US
:58:28. > :58:31.Open, and when I squandered that match point, it went very quickly
:58:32. > :58:37.suddenly to do - two, and I had to forget what had happened and start
:58:38. > :58:41.again. -- 2-2. This crowd were fantastic, you have got everybody
:58:42. > :58:46.who is near and dear to you here, how much did they help you pull
:58:47. > :58:54.through? They helped me, I could not have done it without them. 2013
:58:55. > :59:12.world champ. Sounds amazing, thanks. Nick Matthew on top of