Squash: Joelle King reaches quarter-finals of Black Ball Open 15 Mar, 2021 05:10 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald New Zealand's world No.8 Joelle King put on a masterclass performance to down 17th ranked Nadine Shahin (Egypt) in straight games to reach the quarter-finals of the CIB Black Ball Open. The Waikato player was beaten by Shahin the last time they played but was responded with a 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 scoreline in 28 minutes. "It was by no means easy," said King, aged 32 to SquashTV. "I actually lost to Nadine the last time we played 3-0 last year in March, so I had that in the back of my mind. I know that I'm a different player to what I was in March. It was far from easy, mentally I had to keep my focus the whole time. As we saw the other day she never gives up until the last point is over.