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Encyclopedia > Cassie Campion

Cassie Jackman (born December 22, 1972 and competing in some years as Cassie Campion) is an English squash player who won the World Open in 1999. She has been England's leading player throughout much of the 1990s and early 21st century.


Career

Born in North Walsham, Norfolk, England, Cassie was such a talented youngster that her coaches would match her against boys. She won the world Junior Women's crown in 1991, and a year later the legendary Susan Devoy claimed she was good enough to replace her at the top of women's squash, but Cassie found it hard going, losing the 1994 World Open Final to Michelle Martin 9/1 9/0 9/6.


She had no luck in he 1996 World Open Final either, losing to Sarah Fitz_Gerald 9_4 9_2 4_9 9_6 who would go on to win another four World Opens. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the doubles with Sue Wright, and a bronze in the singles.


1999 saw Cassie gain her first World Open Title, beating her great rival Michelle Martin 9_6, 9_7, 9_7 in Seattle. However, she was disappointed not to land the British Open when she lost to Leilani Joyce.


In 2000 she held the number one ranking player position throughout much of the year. Later that year saw the occurrence of a back problem that required surgery. Much of 2001 was spent recovering from that. 2003 saw Cassie reach the final again, but she lost out to Carol Owens 3-9, 9-2, 9-7, 9-3.


World Open Results

See List of World Open Squash Championship Results for more details

  • 1994: _ Runner_up (lost to Michelle Martin 9-1 9-0 9-6)
  • 1995: -
  • 1996: - Runner-up (lost to Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9-4 9-2 4-9 9-6)
  • 1997: - Q/F
  • 1998: -
  • 1999: - Won (beat Michelle Martin 9-6 9-7 9-7)
  • 2000: -
  • 2001: - Q/F
  • 2002: -
  • 2003: - Runner-up (lost to Carol Owens 3-9, 9-2, 9-7, 9-3)



  Results from FactBites:
 
BBC - Norfolk - Sport - Cassie Jackman retires (481 words)
Cassie Jackman, from North Walsham, is ranked as the world number two but she has decided to retire after suffering a third back injury.
Cassie suffered breathing problems in her semi-final against rising Dutch star Vanessa Atkinson, a match from which she was forced to retire.
It was in November 2000 when Cassie, the world number one since January that year, went under the knife for what would be the first of two disectomy operations on the same disc, a procedure that involves a partial removal of sections of the spine.
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