Sorry for the break - internet problems here at ECF HQ with too much contention. Now on a hotspot (thanks Yousri!) so should be fine.

Hanan (BK) took the first 7-5 but trails 1-3 in game 2.

K at R 2y SSE 5 from 4y - misses; Y to 2y SSW 5; B tries to block R but hits W upright and bounces W; R fails 5 into jaws; K from 1y S EPA at R from 15y - misses; Y stop-clears B to 12y W C2; B 2y SSW peg; R runs to 2ft ENE 6; 4-1 Yasser

K 2ft WNW 6; Y 2y SSW 6; B runs 6 from 10y! 4-2 Yasser

R blocked by B to 7 so tries to hamper K instead; K splits R to 14y E C2, K to 5y NE 7; Y 3y N 7; B 2y N 7; R 1ft W Y; K clears Y to Wb with K to C2; Y at B from 7y - hitsB to 5y NE 6; B at R from 10y - cuts R to 3y E C2, B to 6y S C2; R 2.5y N 7; K2y NNNW 7; Y at K - misses right, hits R and then K (to 10y S 7)! B 5y N 7; R 6in N 7; K at R via hoop 2 - misses; Y tries to cuddle B but falls 6in short;

B clears R to 5y WSW 7 via hoop with B 5y ESE 7; R 2y N 7; K just fails 7 from Nb - in then out, ending 1y SSSW 7; Y to 2y NNNE 7 wired from K; B misses R from 6y; R fails 7 from 2y, ending on W wire; K into jaws from S; Y goes for jump but fails, bouncing back to 1ft N 7 and R 2ft NW 7; B 3y N 7; R aims to cut clear K through 7 and sends it 12y S 7 wired from Y; K at Y via hoop 2 - almost makes it ; Y runs 7 to 6y S 8; 6-1 Yasser

B rushes K to 5y NW 8; R from Eb to 2y NE 8; K runs 8! 6-2 Yasser

Y to 1y S 9; B (glued to back of 7) to 4y W 10; R to 3y SSSW 9; B misses Y; Y runs 9; Yasser 6-3

B 4ft E 10; R 2ft SSW 10; K 2.5y S 10; Y 18in S 10 blocking B at R; B hits Y onto R sending R to 3y short Wb; R 3y S 10 leaving K 2.5y 10 but misses; Y clears B from 4y N of B to 5y SE 5; B clears R from 20y! R 2y ESE 10; K clears R to 3y S C3 with K 10y S c3; Y from 4y N EPA to 4ft SSE 10; B 4ft S 10; R at B from 9y - hits, sending B to 3y SE 2 and R to 5y SSE 1; K at Y from 6y - misses. Y at 10 from 4ft SSE for game - runs.

Wins game 7-2. Match 1-1 after 1hr 15min actual play. Started 1627 and there was about 8 minutes break between games.

Hanan started strongly but has looked less confident in game 2 while Yasser has been the reverse and is now hitting much better.

It has been an excellent World Championship with a great deal of very high class play. The weather has been hot without being oppressive during the day. The situation now, at 1800 local, is perfect playing conditions - 26 degrees, not a breath of wind (although the breeze from the Nile can make its presence felt from time to time). The courts have been mown and rolled during the event and the three ECF courts and courts 1 and 2 at the Gezira Club have never been better. Court 3 at Gizera lost its water supply for three weeks which did not help. The ECF has done a great job again.

The new GC Rules were explained in a teach-in last Friday and have been adopted without a ripple. There have been very few wrong balls with players and referees forestalling promptly. Prevention is indeed better than cure.

Everyone has had as much play as they wanted with a full play-out of places from 1 to 32 (although a few withdrew for a variety of reasons). This provided 10 best-of-3 matches with two matches on days 1 and 2 and one match for the remaining six days which, given the climate, is very acceptable.

We are having another extended break between games with all the hoops being reset. 10 minutes now since Yasser squared the match.