The Finals of the Team Event

Canada played England for 5/6 position and it turned out to be decided quickly due to illness and injury. England’s top player was sick and so the 2,3,4 players were playing off against Laura and Sam and Jenn for Canada. However in the second game it was clear that Kimberly Hay for England was injured and she withdrew when she was down 2-0. So the first point went to Canada.
The second point went to Canada also as Sam made quick work of her English opponent. She was much fitter than her hard hitting opponent and used a series of drops and hard low drives to force errors and won the first 2 games easily. The 3rd game was much closer but Sam won it 14-12 to win 3-0 and take the match and 5th place for Canada. It was somewhat anticlimactic since we were expecting a much closer match up with England.
In the other matches, the USA lost the bronze medal to India in the 5th game of the 3rd match. This was a great game of chess with very tight drops and great boasts to move each player all over the court.
The gold medal game was played on the centre glass court facility. This facility is spacious and it is quite nice; although a bit hot. Egypt was clearly the favorite but Hong Kong were the spoilers so far and should not be taken lightly since they were out to win.