2002 British Nationals Men's
Manchester, England
Feb 21 Report
Updated: 25-feb-02 18:28

February 21 - The British Nationals       [men's draw]     [womens draw]

MACREE WINS REMATCH AGAINST BRIND
For Rebecca Macree and Stephanie Brind, it was a rematch of their close and contentious match at Grand Central Terminal in New York last month. On that occasion, Brind and Macree were doing a lot of pushing and shoving but Brind maintained her focus and ended out on top.

These two evenly matched players compete neck and neck and so the mental element will make the difference. On this occasion Brind unwisely put her focus on what her opponent was doing, rather than on her own game. As a consequence she was not able to establish a rhythm nor to take a game. She fell 9-1, 9-2, 10-8.

DEFENSIVE DAY
The rest of the day's matches went to the favored player. None of the matches was marked by any real offensive magic, rather with the classic defensive battles that are the hallmark of most of the competitors involved --- Chaloner against Johnson became a not unexpected 80 minute four game battle and Beachill against Harris, similarly a 66 minute four-gamer, with Beachill not in significant danger throughout.

The remaining quarterfinals all take place tomorrow evening.

Match results:
British Nationals, Quarterfinals
Men:
[2] Mark Chaloner bt [6] Paul Johnson 15/13, 15/9, 10/15, 15/13 80m
[4] Lee Beachill bt [7] Del Harris 15/11, 15/5, 16/17, 15/9 66m

Women:
[1] Cassie Campion bt [8] Janie Thacker 9/2, 9/2, 9/2 21m
[5] Rebecca Macree bt [4] Stephanie Brind 9/1, 9/4, 10/8 40m


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