Hungry Brady one step away from another title

He may have reached this point three times in his career to date, but, ahead of tonight’s World Championships Open Singles final, Paul Brady has declared: “I’m hungrier than ever”.

The Cavan dual star booked his place in his fourth World Open Singles final with a straight games win last night, 21-10, 21-9 over clubmate Michael Finnegan – a surprise semi-finalist who recorded two career-best wins over American opposition on Sunday.

It was another sublime display by Brady in front of 3,000 spectators at CityWest in a match refereed by hurling and handball legend DJ Carey.