Once again, it’s Natalie Grinham
Posted by Nicol David in Kaohsiung World Games, Nicol David, The Stars, Tournaments on 24. Jul, 2009 | 3 Comments
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 [...]
Keeping Omneya at bay
Posted by Nicol David in Kaohsiung World Games, Nicol David, The Stars, Tournaments on 23. Jul, 2009 | Comments
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 [...]
Playing Joey Chan
Posted by Nicol David in Kaohsiung World Games, Nicol David, The Stars, Tournaments on 22. Jul, 2009 | Comments
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 [...]
It’s the World Games at Kaoh Siung!
Posted by Nicol David in Kaohsiung World Games, Nicol David, The Stars, Tournaments on 21. Jul, 2009 | Comments
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 [...]
