It’s the finals again—with Natalie, the big match that everyone has been anticipating the whole day. It was a neck to neck race and we both got the crowd going with precise shots and rallies that were intense right through the match. It was 6-6, in the first set, the rallies were long and we were waiting for each other to make the first mistake. Then there was this very, very,very long rally that I [...]

Semi-finals day. In my match with Omneya, I was expecting her to play an array of attacking shots that comes so naturally for her. This made me stay more focus on what I had to do to keep her going during the rallies. Throughout the first and second game, my movement and shots were coming in well while she made a few unforced errors to give me more of a lead in both games. In [...]

It’s the quarter finals today! A number of up and coming players from Hong Kong are making their way through the rankings and Joey is no exception. As she is a left-handed player, I had to readjust and be ready for a different style of play. This match felt much better than yesterday’s matches and I could feel the rallies going my way a lot more today. It was my first time playing Joey so [...]

Today is the start of the squash event at the Martial Arts Stadium and I was first up on the glass court. Played with Helga Kecse-Nagy from Hungary and it’s her first participation in the World Games. The World Games encourages players from various countries to represent their country so it’s great to see new faces here. I won 3-0 and I had to be ready for my second match later in the day. Later, [...]