NATHAN Hill will be bidding for a third successive York Men's Open Squash Championships crown next week.

The championships start at Clifton Park, York on Sunday with the finals being on Saturday, February 17.

Hill's main opposition will come from his Yorkshire Premier team-mate Jamie Hopwood (seeded two) and former champion Matthew Inglis (3).

Wigginton's Yorkshire League and National League player Matthew Lowery will be a danger at seed four.

The other seeds are Milford's Anton Green (5), York RI's Paul Adams (6), York's Steve Hodgson (7) and Wigginton's Ian Tooms (8).

Championships organiser Alison Sellars said: "This year is probably one of the strongest opens in recent years with a good standard throughout."

In the Ladies Open, Trish Kocjaniec from Thirsk is seeded to meet former champion Katie Watson (2) in a repeat of last year's final.

Katie's twin, Natalie, another former winner, is seeded at three with Heslington's Sharon Bradford at four.

Veterans' runner-up Bob Robinson enters the York Men's Vintage Championships for the first time and is expected to give top seed Dave Booth, last year's winner, a run for his money.

The other seeds are Stuart Gray (Wigginton) at three and Pete Renton (York) at four.

It is the first time the Vintage Championships will take place alongside the Men's Open. It was previously held in conjunction with the Veterans' Championships.

York Men's, Ladies and Men's Vintage Open Squash Championships - Order of play

Sunday, February 11 - Clifton Park

6.20 I Cordell v S Whitehead, P Buckland v L Bryans.

6.40 P Turner v S Chadwick, R D Robinson v D Shiel.

6.50 K Cordell v F Howell, A Hartland v J Sedgewick.

7.10 V Eccles v A Karley, W Shepherd v F Critchley.

7.20 M Burn v M Lowery (4), O Humphries v P Robson.

7.40 B Fletcher v H Chambers, A Green (5) v A Richardson.

7.50 D Widdowson v G Woodward, S Ewing v J Rollinson.

8.10 M Ward v J Duffield, M Woodworth v P Adams (6).

8.20 P Bowden v T Kocjaniec (1), A Mayne v K Watson (2).

8.40 C Pethulis v S Bradford (4), G Wright v A Williams.

8.50 S Hodgson (7) v R Burton, B Prokop v P Duck.

9.10 C Plowman v D Calvert, M Stephenson v N Robinson.

9.20 B Nicholls v A Robinson, B Sedgewick v P Marsh.

Monday, February 12 - Clifton Park

6.20 L Fawcett v Cordell or Howell.

6.40 H Grewer v Buckland or Bryans, I Tooms (8) v Turner or Chadwick.

6.50 P Walkington v Prokop or Duck, B Unsworth v Ward or Duffield.

7.10 N Clifford v Humphries or Robson, M Inglis (3) v Widdowson or Woodward.

7.20 A Williams (4) v Harland or Sedgewick, L Barrat v F Parkinson.

7.40 N Watson (3) v Eccles or Karley, Mrs C Kettle v Shepherd or Critchley.

7.50 S Gray v Wright or Williams.

8.10 N Hill (1) v Cordell or Whitehead, J Hopwood (2) v Stephenson or Robinson.

If there are any queries about playing times please contact Alison Sellars on 01904 624003.

Updated: 10:58 Saturday, February 10, 2001