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ALAN THATCHER REPORTS FROM RICHMOND
Daryl Selby admitted that he was "feeling flat" as he crashed out of the NAO first round to Mohd Azlan Iskander.
The London-based Malaysian defeated Selby after losing the opening game, hitting back to win 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 in 60 minutes.
Selby said he found it difficult to repeat the fantastic form he showed a week ago to beat world champion Nick Matthew in the final of the British Nationals in Manchester.
Selby said: "I have to admit I was feeling a bit flat after winning the Nationals. It's very difficult to play that well on a regular basis and Azlan played superbly today. I didn't feel I was doing much wrong but often felt half a yard off the pace. I guess that's a sure sign that I was feeling a bit flat. But Azza deserved to win, definitely. He hardly made a mistake."
Asked about the draw, which paired the world No.10 against the world No.13 in the first round, Selby said: "I can't have any complaints. I have benefitted in the past and I am sure these things even themselves out over the year. Having said that, I have heard that some fine tuning might take place to sort out one or two possible anomalies. But no complaints. None at all."
Selby is a promising one, but comparing to Nick he's still missing something.
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