Denise Kyme, Bermuda's leading female squash veteran and current national number one, returned to the Island earlier this week clutching silverware after beating the number three seed at the World Squash Masters in Helsinki, Finland.

Kyme defeated Australian Yvonne Cooke in the consolation final of the over 50s category.

Despite suffering an unfortunate draw in the main event, where she came up against the number two seeded British player, Faith Sinclair, in the first round, Kyme quickly put defeat against that opponent behind her, and proceeded to race through the consolation division.

She ultimately defeated Cooke, a player ranked well above her, in three straightforward games.

"It was disappointing to get such a poor draw but it is just one of those things," she said.

"Coming from a small place like Bermuda where most of us do not have any international record to speak of, there is nothing you can do about things like that because the people who decide these things have no idea how good you really are."

And although she lost in the first round of the main event, Kyme maintained that she had an excellent game with the British player and did not feel in any way outclassed.

Also, with only an hour's notice, she got to play on the all-glass championship court which was a completely new experience for the Bermudian.

"I was actually pretty pleased with the way I played against her (Sinclair) and the first two games in particular were very tight," she said.

"The glass court was completely different from a normal court but I cannot say it affected my game that much. It just sounded strange and the lighting in some parts was not that great.

"But we were on court for three quarters of an hour so the match was pretty well contested."

After winning the consolation final, Kyme had the thrill of receiving her award on court from Jahangir Khan, now president of the World Squash Federation and arguably the greatest player ever to pick up a squash racquet.

Asked whether she intended to carry on competing at international tournaments, Kyme said she had been "galvanised" by her experiences in Finland and in Australia two years ago, and had no immediate intention of winding down her training.

"We hope the next event will be in South Africa in two years' time," she added.

"With an established record behind me, hopefully I will get a better draw.

"I am definitely in the same league as all of those girls and with a little more match practice who knows what could happen. I'll start training next week!"