Willstrop and Matthew renew their rivalry

Englishmen James Willstrop and Nick Matthew are separated by only 3 years in age. Both are from Yorkshire and have tussled o a regular basis for world No 1 status recently. Willstrop, 30, and Matthew, 33 also contend in a game that has united behind 3 failed tries to get entry to the Olympic Games.

Still, there have been any emotional link between them. Next week, they would fight it out for dominance again at World Championships that will take place in Manchester.

World number three James Willstrop told that everyone knows they were not the best of friends. It has not been the easiest of relationships but he thinks that people have relished that niggle as well as the difficulties they have had on the court. The latest sports betting makes Willstrop the slim favourite on the Unibet website.

They have debated when contending against one another and scrambled to create a cohesive squad even when coupled with each other in order to win the Commonwealth gold. Matthew told that their attempt in the Melbourne Games in 2006 was doomed to fail from the start. The pair were defeated in the quarter final match. Matthew told that the selectors thought their individual talent would combine well, but the fact that the team work was lacking.

He added that he does not think that anyone wants to see kissing and hugging following every point, they want to see people getting stuck into one another and one is always guaranteed that when he and James play as a team.

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