And as a result, the world's second ranked squash player will find himself sitting on the sidelines when the Schroders Bermuda Open concludes tonight.

Last night, Eyles suffered his second successive defeat, going down in straight sets to a determined Del Harris.

Eyles arrived late on the Island after losing a hard-fought final of a tournament in Qatar to top-ranked Jansher Khan on Thursday and then was swept by Australian Anthony Hill in his first match on Sunday.

In his defence, Eyles has been suffering from a bad back.

And Harris took advantage of Eyles' lack of mobility, moving quickly around the court and using his dropshot for a 15-4, 15-11, 15-8 triumph.

The victory moved Harris into the third-place match tonight against Brett Martin, who stopped Chris Walker 15-7, 15-10, 13-15, 15-9 in last night's other contest.

The world's third-ranked player, Harris, described by at least one of his fellow pros as squash's answer to David Copperfield, alternated drop shots and power drives to thrill a packed house at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association courts in Devonshire.

Martin, 34, is a crowd favourite and frequent visitor to the Island, having won the Bermuda Open three previous times.

The final will pit Simon Parke, the world's number seven of England, against Hill, who is ranked number nine.

Each topped their three-man groups with 2-0 records in the round-robin.

Walker, who will join Eyles on the sidelines, lost to Parke 3-1 on Sunday. In first-round matches, Hill defeated Harris and Parke beat Martin.

Third-place match goes at 6.30 tonight, followed by the final. The tournament featured six of the world's top ten players, vying for a total purse of $17,000. Admission is $25.