But Alison wanted it too - less demonstrative maybe, but equally determined, from the outset of the second she started playing more varied squash, and gradually wrested the control from her opponent's grasp.

It was the local girl who started better, clearly 'up for it' controlling the rallies, keeping Alison to the back and pulling clear from 7/6 to take the lead. Her "C'MON" told us what we knew already, that she really wanted this.

Not that it was ever easy, but Alison worked for, and maintained leads during the second and third games, where Laura's drive seemed to be slightly down from that first game.

It was back for the fourth though, more purposeful again Laura took an early 4/0 lead and consolidated it to 8/4.

Alison fought back to level at 9-all, winning all but one of those points with her own winners, then finished the match off with a wonderful volley drop at the end of a long, hard rally and an equally good pushed dropshot to give her the title at the third attempt.

"In the first it felt like it was length, length, length, I don't think I played one dropshot in that game. Then I tried to up the pace and mix the game up more, moving her from side to side.

"When she was ahead in the fourth I managed to pull it back, then was lucky enough to hit a couple of good winners to finish it off.

"Third time lucky - first time it was a bit of a surprise, last year I wanted it and it was a good five game battle, but this year I really really wanted it ... delighted."