Nobody knows Power's game better that the player who came up through the Toronto junior scene with him. And with the world champion acknowledging that this tournament is mostly for running the rust out of his game before the World Open in Cairo next month, nobody could be better prepared with his own form in an upswing to exploit the defects in the world champion's game. Barada looks strong In the bottom half of the Hong Kong draw the seedings survived to bring Scotland's Peter Nicol into semifinal confrontation with Ahmed Barada of Egypt, who withstood a 72 minute assault from Alex Gough aggressive enough to earn the little Welsh Number One three conduct warnings. Peter is the player I admire most in the game, I give him total respect, probably too much respect, I guess. Heartfelt words from a man who suffered the constant nagging and whining, and finally the temperamental storming off , of 'Bad Boy' Anthony Hill the previous evening.
Results follow separately.