HONG KONG Football Club Eagle Star beat Rubicon 7-6 after a countback and completed the first round of the U2 Premier League at the Hong Kong Squash Centre last night.

But the match went to a countback. Eagle Star's Peter Hill and Ian Hardy each won their rubbers in straight games but Alan Hicks and Joseph Kwok both went down. Kwok's single game in a 1-3 loss proved decisive.

Eagle Star share the lead at the top of the standings with Express on 19 points.