Evans is 6 ft 3, bringing a height and reach advantage to his game. He only took up the sport seriously at 16 years of age. Evans was an eight-time
Welsh national champion, winning the title every year from 1994 to 1999 and again from 2003 and 2004. The feat remained a men's record until
Peter Creed won a 9th title in 2019. Evans represented the
1998 Welsh team at the
1998 Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the
squash events. He reached the quarter-final after victories over Damian Tam and
Simon Parke before losing to
Jonathon Power of Canada. He won the
British Open in 2000, beating
Paul Price of Australia in the final 15-11, 15-6, 15-10. Two years later Gough attended a second Commonwealth Games after being selected for the
2002 Welsh team at the
2002 Commonwealth Games in
Manchester, England, where he competed in the
squash events. In the singles he was eliminated in the last 16 by England's
Lee Beachill. A third Commonwealth Games ensued at the
2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne, Australia and Evans reached the quarter-finals of the men's doubles with
Alex Gough. With no Welsh squash team at the
2010 Commonwealth Games, Evans missed the opportunity to go to another games but in 2014 was able to attend a fourth and final games for the
Welsh team at the
2014 Glasgow games. He performed well reaching the quarter-finals of the
men's doubles with Peter Creed. == References ==