David Palmer claimed his second Randall & Quilter Legends of Squash tournament title after defeating John White in Saturday night’s final at the Bermuda Squash Raquets Association courts in Devonshire.

Palmer, who beat Thierry Lincou in the 2014 final, came from behind to beat White of Scotland 10-12, 11-7, 11-8 to complete a clean sweep of round-robin wins.

The 39-year-old, who won the World Open in 2002 and 2006, had already enjoyed victories over Frenchman Thierry Lincou, Amr Shabana of Egypt and Canadian Jonathon Power.

Palmer’s match against White, the second game of the evening, was essentially the “final”, with the Australian’s opponent also winning his previous three matches against Power, Lee Beachill and Shabana, the pre-tournament favourite.

As is always the case with the Legends tournament, the players’ trick shots and outrageous pieces of skill were interjected with witty comments and gestures between both players, much to the amusement of the sell-out crowd.

Despite the jovial nature of the final, there was still plenty of competitive edge on display with Palmer, a former Bermuda resident, admitting his desire to win had not been dulled by his retirement in 2011.

“We’ll all good friends and we like to have fun on the court,” said Palmer, who lost to Lincou in last year’s final.

“It’s not quite as serious as a PSA [Professional Squash Association] event but there’s still some good quality squash on show.

“I do about two or three of these types of tournaments a year and they still get the juices flowing. I came here relaxed and I think that helped.

“I got a few lucky shots here and there and things seemed to go my way this week.”

Palmer, who was nicknamed “The Marine” during his playing days, now offloads his energy by coaching some of the world’s top players, including world No 5 Miguel Rodríguez of Colombia, at his coaching academy in Orlando, Florida.

“We’ve got all different levels of players coming through at the academy and it’s been a fun experience for me,” Palmer said.

“It’s a different side of squash but I’m still following it a lot and trying to work hard on my coaching. I’ve had some good success so far but I’m still building and I don’t want to sit back and rest on my laurels.”

Debutant Shabana, at 36 the youngest of the six players, had been tipped to win the tournament but found the going tough, losing to Palmer, Lincou and White.

Palmer, however, expects Shabana, who won the world title in Bermuda in 2007, to come back stronger next year.

“I’m sure he’ll be gunning next time,” Palmer said. “It’s his first one and I don’t think he knew quite what to expect.

“Johnny [White] jumped him on the first night and maybe if Amr had won that he would of got going and it would have been a different story.”

Earlier in the evening Englishman Beachill enjoyed a 11-9, 11-4 over Power who was suffering with an ankle injury.

Beachill, 38, said the tournament was one of the highlights on his sporting calendar.

“We all love it here, the club’s great, the audience is great and they appreciate what we do on court,” he said. “The place has been packed out and that’s what it’s about at this stage of our careers.”

In the final match of the night Lincou defeated Shabana 11-9, 8-11, 11-9. Shabana, however, said the loss had not taken the shine off his visit to the island.

“I had the best week of my life here [in 2007], so any time I can come back and get as close as possible to that feeling is a good thing.”