Simpson beat Wales' Gareth Owen in the first round of the competition

Guernsey's Chris Simpson is through to the quarter-finals of the British National Squash Championships after a straight sets win in round two.

Simpson made light work of defeating Yorkshire's Laurence Delasaux, winning 11-7 11-7 11-5 in only 41 minutes.

The Sarnian, ranked eighth in the tournament, will now take on number one seed Nick Matthew on Thursday.

Matthew, from Sheffield, beat qualifier Adam Murrils 11-4 11-4 11-0 in his second round tie.

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