Edinburgh Sports Club beat Glasgow's Newlands to reach semi-final of Squash European Club Championships
Dubbed the Champions League of squash, this is the first time the prestigious tournament has been held in Edinburgh in its 32-year history.
Edinburgh Sports Club will now play reigning champions and top seeds Paderborn in the semi-final. The German side features World No. 5 Simon Rosner, No. 27 Raphael Kandra and No. 28 Nicolas Mueller.
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In the women's competition, Edinburgh Sports Club had a tough start to the tournament with defeats to the No 1 and 2 seeds, Pontefract and Edgbaston. However, they still have the chance of a medal.
Speaking following the win, Team Captain and Club Professional, Simon Boughton said:
“We’re chuffed with the win over our big Scottish rivals, Newlands. Given that they’re Scottish National Champions, it feels great to get a good result tonight. It’s such a great atmosphere to have this level of squash on our doorstep here in Edinburgh, but we can’t get too excited with a real uphill battle tomorrow against the Number 1 seeds in Paderborn.”