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00:00Another England-Wales encounter between Emma Evans and Rudy Clark here at the British National Squash Championships
00:06That's what we've got to do to get through to the main draw of this tournament
00:24Quick hands
00:27It shows the level though, isn't it with someone like Evans being in the first round of qualifying
00:32In this tournament unusual technique again. We're talking about
00:45There's that speed and that's a seriously good effort
00:48An apology there the right smile an apology from Clark
00:52So one game ball save there for for Clark 10-7
00:59Make that 11-7 in favor of Emira Evans the Welshman the higher seed here
01:11It's bloody touch brilliant touch just left it so short didn't he
01:16Yeah, the short game from Emira is something that's massively improved over the years
01:21And it's become one of his real strong points, especially tidying up in that front corner
01:26Yeah, five or six years ago. You wouldn't really have mentioned that too much. It wasn't that it was bad was it but it wasn't
01:33necessarily a strong point
01:36Yeah, it's all that solo practice
01:39Yeah, and then and this not rally there just sums up exactly the patterns of play that he loves to play out
01:43You know, it's sucking the player into the front corners and then punching it long with with a severe severe pace
01:50And creates opportunities like that. Yeah, very very good second game 11-5 Evans in that second game
01:58And then of course tomorrow we'll be going into the
02:01first round proper at this British Nationals and
02:05Those winners will be up against some some top seeds and some big names
02:09And that's what it's all about isn't it these qualifying rounds that it's to give people the chance to you know
02:15If you if you earn your way of passage, you get to play one of the best players in the country
02:20So it's something that players will will look to to get that chance an opportunity to show what they can do
02:26Trying to rush Evans here wherever he can
02:39That's
02:46A lovely finish just look at the proactiveness and the positivity on that technique for the volley
02:57It's quick and it's good lift there from Clark
03:00hanging in well
03:02It's almost he's come alive and his last few few points. Yeah, absolutely match ball down for match balls down
03:09just
03:11Happens a lot doesn't it people tend to relax and just let the arm go
03:22Don't think Evans of mine too much a bit more court time
03:27Close to being out, but as you can see you can't see the
03:31The out of court line on the front wall this angle see them at the sides
03:35That will definitely be an appeal if any wins this point
03:48Just fading that into the front corner
03:50But maybe just a little bit of a sense of urgency from from Rudy's sort of attack the past few points
04:05a
04:18Big smile from Rudy Clark. It's really good effort