Former Fortrose Academy pupil is Scottish squash champion for third time
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GREG Lobban successfully defended his Scottish squash championship title after claiming victory in Glasgow last weekend.
The North Kessock athlete cruised to victory in the final after he defeated Douglas Kempsell from Aberdeen 3–0 to win the championship for the third time in his career.
Lobban (30), who went into the competition as top seed, had little trouble in seeing off Kempsell, who was second seed, winning 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 in the final.
It is the third time that Lobban has been crowned Scottish champion having previously won the title in 2013 and 2022.
Lobban who is 28th in the world rankings has recently relocated back to Scotland.
The former Fortrose Academy pupil says winning a title in Scotland is always a special moment for him.
He said: “The nationals are slightly different to any other event we play as we are playing our training partners.
“I have moved to Edinburgh so everyone that I played was my training partner, so it is different to any other event. it is great to play in Scotland so the more events that we have here the better.”
Munlochy athlete Alan Clyne, who stepped away from the PSA Tour last year, won the Scottish championship 10 times during his career.
Inverness athlete Alasdair Prott reached the semi finals of the national championship, but was defeated by Kempsell in a five game epic 3–2.
He was 2–1 up during the semi final, but he went on to lose 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 6-11.
Prott did go on to claim the bronze medal when he defeated Elgin squash player Fergus Richards 11-9, 11-9, 11-6.
Richards lost to Lobban in the semi final 11-3, 11-3, 11-6.
Inverness player Martin Ross reached the quarter finals of the competition, but he lost to Richards 11-9, 11-3, 11-5.
