CHRIS SIMPSON has missed out on a shot at the world No. 1 at the Allam British Open.

CHRIS SIMPSON yesterday faced one of the greats of modern squash as top seed Amr Shabana knocked him out of the main draw at the Bluenose Classic in Halifax, Canada.

CHRIS SIMPSON gave Adrian Grant a tiring workout yesterday but he eventually succumbed in four sets to the world number 16 at the Canary Wharf Classic.

CHRIS SIMPSON kept the world number one, Nick Matthew, on court for almost an hour and very nearly took a set off him before departing the British National Championships at the quarter-final stage in Manchester on Friday night.

WORLD number one Nick Matthew lies between Chris Simpson and a place in the National Championships semi-finals.

GUERNSEY’S Chris Simpson last night maintained his proud record of not losing a PSA Tour final as he retained the Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Pro Am title in Calgary.

CHRIS SIMPSON has missed out on a place in the main draw of the Comfort Inn Open in North Canada.

FATIGUE caught up with Chris Simpson at the worst time yesterday when he faced one of the best players in the world.

CHRIS SIMPSON has achieved his objective at the Kuwait Cup and set up a second round meeting with world squash No. 3 James Willstrop today.

THE added incentive of a potential match with the world number three will ensure jetlag is the last thing on Chris Simpson’s mind as he starts his Kuwait PSA Cup campaign today.