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I have just finished competing in the Zain Kenya Open. limited internet access so I was unable to give a match to match account of the event.

In the first round I played Austrian National Champion Aqueel Rehman. I played pretty solid not giving much away and won 11-1 11-9 11-4. I was happy with this as I still wasn’t sure if my body had recovered from food poisoning from the previous week. 

In the quarters I played spains David Vidal. I won the 1st 11-4 but lost the second 12-10 with a slip of concentration. However, I was playing at a high tempo and dominated most of the set and it took its toll on him as I won the next two sets 11-2 11-2.

Now onto the semis and I played Clinton Lleuw of South Africa. I had a freak accident before the match in hich and I tore a quad muscle. I tried playing on it for a bit as I felt I was playing well enough to win the event. I took the first set but once i sat down in betwen my leg siezed up completly. I played the next game but had to stop. I was gutted but that’s the way it goes i suppose!

I am hoping the damage isn’t too bad and that I can train hard for the next 2 weeks leading up to the Nationals in December.