King falls short in bronze medal match

4:42 am on 4 August 2022

Defending Commonwealth Games champion Joelle King lost the bronze medal match in Birmingham to England's Sarah Jane Perry.

New Zealand squash player Joelle King.

Joelle King Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Ranked sixth in the world to King's No.5, Perry lost the first two games 6-11 9-11 but and trailed King 4-8 in the third before finding her length and taking the game 11-8.

She repeated that scoreline to win the fourth, then ground out a 14-12 victory in the fifth to win the 76-minute match.

World No.2 Paul Coll will play Welshman Joel Makin the men's singles final later today.