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World Junior Championship 2022 |
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World Junior Championship 2022, Squash Club “Le Rêve” & TSB Jarville,
Nancy, France |
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World Junior Championship 2022
Men's Draw
11 - 21 Aug
Nancy, France |
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Final:
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) 11-4,
12-10, 11-8 (35m)
Semi-finals:
[3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [1] Hamza Khan (PAK) 11-2, 11-9,
5-11, 11-13, 11-2 (57m)
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [9/16] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) 11-13, 17-15,
11-8, 11-8 (70m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt [5/8] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 11-3, 5-11, 9-11,
11-5, 11-7 (63m)
[3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) 11-8,
11-6, 8-11, 12-10 (54m)
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bt Juan Jose Torres (COL) 11-8, 9-11, 11-8,
11-9 (60m)
[9/16] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt [9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) 10-12, 11-3,
11-3, 6-11, 11-6 (65m)
Last sixteen round:
[1] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) 11-8,
11-6, 11-6
[5/8] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bt [9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) 11-6, 11-5,
8-11, 11-9
[9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) bt [5/8] Joachim Chuah (MAS) 11-3, 7-11,
3-11, 11-1, 11-9
[3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [9/16] Arnaav Sareen (IND) 12-10,
11-9, 11-7
Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt Krishna Mishra (IND) 13-11, 11-7, 11-3
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [9/16] Denis Gilevskiy (IRL) 11-9, 11-5,
11-8
[9/16] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Salman Khalil (EGY) 7-11, 11-3, 11-9,
13-11
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt [2] Noor Zaman (PAK) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11,
11-4
3rd round:
[1] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt Joo Young Na (KOR) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4
[9/16] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) bt Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 11-9,
11-9, 11-6
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 11-6, 9-11, 8-11,
11-7, 11-8
[5/8] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bt Javier Romo (ECU) 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4
[5/8] Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt Joe Smythe (NZL) 11-7, 11-2, 11-2
[9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) bt Karim Michael (CAN) 11-2, 12-10, 11-8
[9/16] Arnaav Sareen (IND) bt Antonin Romieu (FRA) 11-6, 11-2, 11-8
[3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Avi Agarwal (USA) 11-7, 5-11, 11-5,
11-6
Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt [3/4] Karim El Torkey (EGY) 11-9, 11-9, 7-11,
4-11, 11-9
Krishna Mishra (IND) bt Tad Carney (USA) 12-14, 3-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-3
[9/16] Denis Gilevskiy (IRL) bt Oscar Curtis (AUS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bt Franklyn Smith (ENG) 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7
Salman Khalil (EGY) bt [5/8] Omar Said Sobhy (EGY) 11-4, 11-8, 11-6
[9/16] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Laszlo Godde (FRA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt Jacob Lin (CAN) 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10
[2] Noor Zaman (PAK) bt David Bernet (SUI) 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 4-11, 11-4
2nd round:
[1] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt José Santamaria (COL) 11-7, 12-10, 11-3
Joo Young Na (KOR) bt Dylan Moran (IRL) 11-3, 11-9, 11-6
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt Rishi Srivastava (USA) 11-8, 11-6, 11-4
[9/16] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) bt Aryan Pratap Singh (IND) 11-2,
11-5, 11-5
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Knut Hogervorst (NED) 11-2, 11-1, 11-5
Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt Damian Groenewald (RSA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
Javier Romo (ECU) bt Alex Yuzpe (CAN) 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 13-11
[5/8] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bt Yuvraj Wadhwani (IND) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7
[5/8] Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt Jakub Gogol (POL) 11-7, 11-1, 11-7
Joe Smythe (NZL) bt Timofey Radionov (UKR) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
Karim Michael (CAN) bt Luke Eyles (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 4-11, 12-10
[9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) bt Juan Irisarri (COL) 11-1, 11-9, 11-4
[9/16] Arnaav Sareen (IND) bt Harith Danial (MAS) 11-6, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9
Antonin Romieu (FRA) bt Syan Singh (CAN) 10-12, 3-11, 11-4, 11-6, 14-12
Avi Agarwal (USA) bt Mason Smales (NZL) 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
[3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Tam Tsz Shing (HKG) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
[3/4] Karim El Torkey (EGY) bt Rhys Evans (WAL) 11-1, 11-1, 11-8
Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt Youssef Elgammal (GER) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9
Tad Carney (USA) bt Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (GUY) 11-6, 11-9, 11-2
Krishna Mishra (IND) bt [9/16] Andrik Lim (MAS) 11-7, 13-11, 14-12
[9/16] Denis Gilevskiy (IRL) bt Jia Rong (MAS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
Oscar Curtis (AUS) bt Luke Jacoby (RSA) 11-4, 11-9, 11-4
Franklyn Smith (ENG) bt Dumitru Goian (ROM) 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-13,
11-7
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bt Paarth Ambani (IND) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
[5/8] Omar Said Sobhy (EGY) bt Abdallah Eissa (ENG) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3
Salman Khalil (EGY) bt Florian Stöger (GER) 11-1, 12-10, 11-2
Laszlo Godde (FRA) bt Shaurya Bawa (IND) 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6
[9/16] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Law Arthur Pak Ki (HKG) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt Low Wa Sern (MAS) 11-6, 8-11, 13-11, 11-5
Jacob Lin (CAN) bt Jack O'Flynn (IRL) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2
David Bernet (SUI) bt Leon Krysiak (POL) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
[2] Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Seojin Oh (KOR) 11-3, 11-9, 11-3
1st round:
[1] Hamza Khan (PAK) bye
José Santamaria (COL) bt Abdul Rahman Al Hashem (KUW) 11-4, 11-5, 12-10
Dylan Moran (IRL) bt Shomari Wiltshire (GUY) 11-3, 11-2, 11-4
Joo Young Na (KOR) bt Robert Hiroki Murata Albani (JPN) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt Titouan Isambard (FRA) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
Rishi Srivastava (USA) bt Otto Månberg (SWE) 11-4, 11-2, 11-1
Aryan Pratap Singh (IND) bt Tom Marshall (NZL) 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 7-11,
11-6
[9/16] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) bt Nathan Masset (BEL) 11-2, 11-6,
11-4
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Alex Kelar (CZE) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4
Knut Hogervorst (NED) bt Dennis Welte (GER) 9-11, 11-0, 11-7, 11-6
Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt Brendan Macdonald (AUS) 11-2, 12-10, 11-3
Damian Groenewald (RSA) bt Raphaël Magron (LUX) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
Javier Romo (ECU) bt Arav Bhagwati (USA) 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9
Alex Yuzpe (CAN) bt Akifumi Murakami (HKG) 11-4, 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-6
Yuvraj Wadhwani (IND) bt Nero Harms (SUI) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
[5/8] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bye
[5/8] Joachim Chuah (MAS) bye
Jakub Gogol (POL) bt Jarrod Cousins (RSA) w/o
Timofey Radionov (UKR) bt Fabian Igelbrink (GER) 8-11, 12-10, 8-11,
11-8, 11-9
Joe Smythe (NZL) bt Sean Murphy (IRL) 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 12-10
Karim Michael (CAN) bt Omar Azzam (EGY) 16-14, 9-11, 3-11, 11-5, 11-2
Luke Eyles (AUS) bt Ali Alnejadah (KUW) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Juan Irisarri (COL) bt Fabian Seitz (SUI) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
[9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) bt Tae Kyung Jung (KOR) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4
[9/16] Arnaav Sareen (IND) bt Nicholas Verwey (GUY) 11-1, 12-10, 11-5
Harith Danial (MAS) bt Archie Turnbull (WAL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
Antonin Romieu (FRA) bt Sam Gerrits (NED) 13-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9
Syan Singh (CAN) bt Luhann Groenewald (RSA) w/o
Avi Agarwal (USA) bt Dylan Classen (AUS) 12-10, 13-11, 11-5
Mason Smales (NZL) bt Daniel Lynch (IRL) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
Tam Tsz Shing (HKG) bt Saad Mohamed Al Suwaid (KUW) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
[3/4] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bye
[3/4] Karim El Torkey (EGY) bye
Rhys Evans (WAL) bt Tse Jat (HKG) 13-15, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
Youssef Elgammal (GER) bt Brett McLachlan (RSA) 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4
Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt Joseph Toth (CAN) 11-5, 11-9, 11-1
Tad Carney (USA) bt Mattéo Carrouget (FRA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (GUY) bt Bani Almutairi (KUW) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7
Krishna Mishra (IND) bt Josh Porter (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7
[9/16] Andrik Lim (MAS) bt Elliot Kelly (IRL) 11-3, 11-2, 11-2
[9/16] Denis Gilevskiy (IRL) bt Anas Ali Shah (PAK) 11-9, 11-4, 1-11,
11-6
Jia Rong (MAS) bt Dima Scherbakov (UKR) 11-13, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7
Luke Jacoby (RSA) bt Lasse Widmer (SUI) 11-6, 11-3, 11-4
Oscar Curtis (AUS) bt Rehan Luthra (USA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
Franklyn Smith (ENG) bt Jeong Uk Ryu (KOR) 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7
Dumitru Goian (ROM) bt Khaled Alfaresi (KUW) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
Paarth Ambani (IND) bt Paul Moran (NZL) 11-2, 11-7, 11-2
[5/8] Rowan Damming (NED) bye
[5/8] Omar Said Sobhy (EGY) bye
Abdallah Eissa (ENG) bt Zane Patel (USA) 8-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-6
Florian Stöger (GER) bt Farid Farrag (CZE) 11-2, 11-1, 11-5
Salman Khalil (EGY) bt Mohamed Kamal (CAN) 11-0, 11-5, 11-9
Laszlo Godde (FRA) bt Kian Englund Jonsson (SWE) 11-1, 11-5, 11-3
Shaurya Bawa (IND) bt Andre Lynn (AUS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
Law Arthur Pak Ki (HKG) bt Michael Alphonso (GUY) 11-5, 11-3, 11-6
[9/16] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Apa Fatialofa (NZL) 11-6, 11-4, 11-1
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt Hjalmer Mols (NED) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
Low Wa Sern (MAS) bt Juan Hernandez (COL) 11-9, 13-11, 11-7
Jack O'Flynn (IRL) bt Abdulrahman Almaghrebi (KUW) 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
Jacob Lin (CAN) bt Gregory Chan (AUS) 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8
David Bernet (SUI) bt Lukas Kazemekaitis (USA) 11-0, 11-3, 11-4
Leon Krysiak (POL) bt Oliver Dunbar (NZL) 11-5, 10-12, 10-12, 11-3, 11-3
Seojin Oh (KOR) bt Seth Flisberg (RSA) 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
[2] Noor Zaman (PAK) bye |
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World Junior Championship 2022
Women's Draw
11 - 21 Aug
Nancy, France |
Final:
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) 9-11, 1-11, 11-6,
11-3, 11-7 (70m)
Semi-finals:
[5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt [1] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 11-9, 7-11, 11-7,
11-6 (50m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [3/4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 9-11, 9-11, 11-9,
11-2, 12-10 (66m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt [5/8] Saran Nghiem (ENG) 10-12, 11-2, 11-8,
5-11, 11-7 (51m)
[5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt [3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
(24m)
[3/4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [9/16] Anahat Singh (IND) 11-7, 6-11,
11-6, 11-8 (46m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [5/8] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 11-6, 11-9, 13-11
(45m)
Last sixteen round:
[1] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt [9/16] Asia Harris (ENG) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5
[5/8] Saran Nghiem (ENG) bt [9/16] Yee Xin Ying (MAS) 7-11, 11-7, 11-5,
11-7
[5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt [9/16] Nardine Garas (EGY) 11-4, 11-7, 11-2
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bt [9/16] Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) 11-6, 8-11,
11-8, 11-7
[3/4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [9/16] Lucie Stefanoni (USA) 11-4,
11-3, 11-9
[9/16] Anahat Singh (IND) bt [5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 6-11,
11-7
[5/8] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt [9/16] Kirstie Wong (HKG) 11-5, 9-11, 11-5,
11-5
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [9/16] Caroline Fouts (USA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
3rd round:
[1] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt Chloé Crabbé (BEL) 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
[9/16] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Maria Min (CAN) 6-11, 8-11, 11-1, 12-10,
12-10
[9/16] Yee Xin Ying (MAS) bt Moa Bönnemark (SWE) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7
[5/8] Saran Nghiem (ENG) bt Noa Romero (ESP) 11-9, 11-7, 11-3
[5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt Toby Tse (HKG) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6
[9/16] Nardine Garas (EGY) bt Savannah Ingledew (RSA) 11-1, 11-4, 11-6
[9/16] Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) bt Yuvna Gupta (IND) 11-4, 11-4, 11-8
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bt Khushi Kukadia (USA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8
[3/4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Amelie Haworth (ENG) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4
[9/16] Lucie Stefanoni (USA) bt Aishwarya Khubchandani (IND) 12-10,
5-11, 11-8, 11-5
[9/16] Anahat Singh (IND) bt Emma Bartley (ENG) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
[5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Ona Blasco (ESP) 11-7, 11-5, 13-11
[5/8] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt Madison Lyon (AUS) 12-10, 11-8, 11-3
[9/16] Kirstie Wong (HKG) bt Ocean Ma (CAN) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
[9/16] Caroline Fouts (USA) bt Akari Midorikawa (JPN) 7-11, 11-2, 11-8,
11-9
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt Lauren Baltayan (FRA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
2nd round:
[1] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt Sonya Sasson (USA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-5
Chloé Crabbé (BEL) bt Anne Leakey (NZL) 11-7, 8-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-2
Maria Min (CAN) bt Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3
[9/16] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Awande Malinga (RSA) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8
[9/16] Yee Xin Ying (MAS) bt Wai Sze Wing (HKG) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
Moa Bönnemark (SWE) bt Maya Weishar (GER) 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5
Noa Romero (ESP) bt Kurstyn Mather (AUS) 11-3, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5
[5/8] Saran Nghiem (ENG) bt Shameena Riaz (IND) 8-11, 12-10, 11-0, 11-3
[5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt Lilou Brevard-Belliot (FRA) 11-2, 11-2,
11-4
Toby Tse (HKG) bt Hannah Slyth (AUS) 12-10, 11-9, 11-6
Savannah Ingledew (RSA) bt María Clara Ramirez (COL) 12-10, 9-11, 13-11,
11-2
[9/16] Nardine Garas (EGY) bt Spring Ma (CAN) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5
[9/16] Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) bt Sophie Hodges (NZL) 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
Yuvna Gupta (IND) bt Goh Zhi Xuan (MAS) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
Khushi Kukadia (USA) bt Rose Lucas Marcuzzo (FRA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bt Jeanne Dael (BEL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
[3/4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Miriam Cheng (HKG) 11-8, 11-3, 12-10
Amelie Haworth (ENG) bt Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
Aishwarya Khubchandani (IND) bt Maiden-Lee Coe (NZL) 11-2, 11-0, 11-4
[9/16] Lucie Stefanoni (USA) bt Nicola Bentley (RSA) 11-3, 11-2, 11-6
[9/16] Anahat Singh (IND) bt Marie van Riet (BEL) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4
Emma Bartley (ENG) bt Sophie Fadaely (AUS) 9-11, 11-4, 12-10, 7-11, 11-3
Ona Blasco (ESP) bt Naomi Nohar (NED) 11-3, 11-2, 12-10
[5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Ana Margarita Quijano (COL) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4
[5/8] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt Emma Trauber (USA) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
Madison Lyon (AUS) bt Ashton Weir (RSA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-0
Ocean Ma (CAN) bt Ella Galova (FRA) 11-8, 11-13, 12-10, 11-13, 11-7
[9/16] Kirstie Wong (HKG) bt Abhisheka Shannon (IND) 11-13, 11-3, 11-6,
11-0
[9/16] Caroline Fouts (USA) bt Jena Gregory (NZL) 11-5, 11-0, 11-0
Akari Midorikawa (JPN) bt Jhansi Bhavsar (USA) 14-12, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5
Lauren Baltayan (FRA) bt Rachel Shannon (RSA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt Erin Classen (AUS) 11-3, 11-0, 11-0
1st round:
[1] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bye
Sonya Sasson (USA) bt Ana Munos (FRA) 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 8-11, 11-9
Anne Leakey (NZL) bye
Chloé Crabbé (BEL) bye
Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) bye
Maria Min (CAN) bt Maggie Goodman (AUS) 7-11, 12-10, 13-11, 12-10
Awande Malinga (RSA) bt Maria Camila Sabogal (COL) 11-7, 11-1, 11-6
[9/16] Asia Harris (ENG) bye
[9/16] Yee Xin Ying (MAS) bye
Wai Sze Wing (HKG) bt Jagoda Góra (POL) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2
Maya Weishar (GER) bt Amal Izhar (CAN) w/o
Moa Bönnemark (SWE) bye
Noa Romero (ESP) bye
Kurstyn Mather (AUS) bt Andreea Ghiorghisor (ROM) 9-11, 11-1, 11-7, 11-7
Shameena Riaz (IND) bt Anabel Romero Gemmell (NZL) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3
[5/8] Saran Nghiem (ENG) bye
[5/8] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bye
Lilou Brevard-Belliot (FRA) bt Renske Huntelaar (NED) 8-11, 11-9, 11-9,
9-11, 11-9
Hannah Slyth (AUS) bye
Toby Tse (HKG) bye
Savannah Ingledew (RSA) bye
María Clara Ramirez (COL) bt Milena Velychko (UKR) 11-3, 11-8, 8-11,
11-4
Spring Ma (CAN) bt Pooja Arthi Raghu (IND) 8-11, 16-14, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9
[9/16] Nardine Garas (EGY) bye
[9/16] Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) bye
Sophie Hodges (NZL) bt Hannah McGugan (IRL) 11-5, 13-11, 11-4
Yuvna Gupta (IND) bt Sofie Hausknotzová (CZE) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
Goh Zhi Xuan (MAS) bye
Khushi Kukadia (USA) bye
Rose Lucas Marcuzzo (FRA) bye
Jeanne Dael (BEL) bt Amity Alarcos (PNG) w/o
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bye
[3/4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bye
Miriam Cheng (HKG) bt Iman Shaheen (CAN) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE) bye
Amelie Haworth (ENG) bye
Aishwarya Khubchandani (IND) bye
Maiden-Lee Coe (NZL) bt Tola Otrząsek (POL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
Nicola Bentley (RSA) bt Aimee McConnell (IRL) 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3
[9/16] Lucie Stefanoni (USA) bye
[9/16] Anahat Singh (IND) bye
Marie van Riet (BEL) bt Alyx Kelleher (WAL) 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 8-11,
13-11
Sophie Fadaely (AUS) bt Flavia Miceli (ITA) 11-6, 12-10, 11-2
Emma Bartley (ENG) bye
Naomi Nohar (NED) bye
Ona Blasco (ESP) bye
Ana Margarita Quijano (COL) bt Ella Lash (NZL) 6-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-4
[5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bye
[5/8] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bye
Emma Trauber (USA) bt Sofiia Zrazhevska (UKR) w/o
Ashton Weir (RSA) bt Sara Natalia Caicedo Ortiz (COL) 8-11, 11-4, 6-11,
11-9, 11-9
Madison Lyon (AUS) bye
Ella Galova (FRA) bye
Ocean Ma (CAN) bt Stella Kaufmann (SUI) 11-7, 11-4, 11-1
Abhisheka Shannon (IND) bt Camillia Hendy (NOR) 10-12, 11-9, 11-1, 11-8
[9/16] Kirstie Wong (HKG) bye
[9/16] Caroline Fouts (USA) bye
Jena Gregory (NZL) bt Alex Brown (CAN) 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7
Jhansi Bhavsar (USA) bt Lea-Iris Murrizi (GER) 11-2, 11-3, 11-1
Akari Midorikawa (JPN) bye
Lauren Baltayan (FRA) bye
Rachel Shannon (RSA) bye
Erin Classen (AUS) bt Ioanna Zoi (GRE) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bye
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The Netherlands' Damming and Egypt's Orfi crowned 2022
WSF World Junior Squash Champions
Rowan Damming became the first-ever Dutch player to win a WSF World
Junior Squash Championship as he downed England's pre-match favourite
Finnlay Withington 3-0 to lift the title, while in the women’s draw
Amina Orfi became the first-ever player to fight back from two games
down in a final as she beat Egyptian compatriot Salma El Tayeb 3-2.
3/4 seed Withington and 5/8 seed Damming had met as recently as the
final of the European Junior U19 Championship this April, when
Withington came from a game down to win 3-1.
This time, however, Damming had his revenge.
The Dutchman dominated from the beginning, with his excellent movement
and solid fundamentals better suited to the sweltering conditions than
the more attack-minded Withington.
After winning the first game 11-4, Damming was pushed hard in the second
by Withington, who began forcing previously unseen errors from the
Dutchman as rallies grew longer.
After taking a 5-2 lead, Damming was reeled in and Withington had a game
ball at 10-9. This was saved by the 17-year-old, who tightened his grip
on the match with a 12-10 win against the tiring Englishman.
When Damming stretched into a 9-4 lead in the third game, the match
appeared all but over, before four unanswered points from Withington
brought the 18-year-old to within a point of the Dutchman’s lead.
Damming, however, was able to stay cool and delivered a first World
Championship for the Netherlands with an 11-8 victory, sparking wild
celebrations from Damming and the Dutch bench, who rushed the court.
Afterwards, Damming said: “It feels amazing. I don’t know what to say.
I’m so incredibly happy to get this title. I have no words!”
On what he learned from his last encounter with Withington, he added: ”I
watched a lot of his matches and I saw some things that I brought into
my game. I played more on my backhand and tried not to make a lot of
unforced errors. And I think I didn’t make a lot of unforced errors.
That was the difference today.”
While Egypt have now won 10 consecutive Women’s Championships, few
finals have been as intense as the one played out by Orfi, whose
remarkable comeback against El Tayeb made her the youngest champion
since 13-year-old Nour El Sherbini in 2009.
Orfi made the worst imaginable start to the final as she lost the first
game 11-9 and the second 11-1, with the 15-year-old keeping too far back
in an attempt to hit with more power.
The Egyptian, though, is no stranger to adversity, with the No.2 seed
battling back from two games down to record an unlikely 3-2 victory in
her semi-final win over Fayrouz Abouelkheir.
It looked like this might be one match too many, though, for Orfi as El
Tayeb pulled away from 2-2 to take a 5-2 lead in game three.
At this point, the younger player appeared to change tactics as she
began using her dangerous boasts to put pressure on the 18-year-old.
This was immediately rewarded as the Cairo native took the third game
11-6 and then coasted into a fifth game with an 11-3 win in the fourth.
Both players threw everything at each other in the opening phases of the
final game, and with the scores level at 5-5 either player could claim
to be in the ascendency.
Orfi, though, belied her inexperience and maintained her now-consistent
accuracy to break clear and complete another brilliant comeback with an
11-7 win.
Afterwards, Orfi said: “I feel so happy. I never imagined that I was
going to play this year because I didn’t play any under-19 tournaments.
So I was playing with new competitors and I didn’t know how they would
play. So I was just like ‘I’m just going to give it my all and hopefully
I can win.’
“I never like to lose. And I didn’t play my best in the first two games.
So I thought ‘I’m 2-0 down. I’m just going to play my best and give it
all because I don’t have any more matches.’
“I want to give this tournament to my mom and my sister in Cairo,
because they were watching me live and they were so tense, even though
they’re not the ones playing and I obviously want to give it to my dad
[her coach]. He helped me a lot during the tournament and in training.
And I want to thank my coaches back in Egypt. The national team coaches,
also, for helping us get ready for the tournament in the first three
days we arrived.”
With no bronze medal playoffs, third place was shared by beaten
semi-finalists Hamza Khan of Pakistan and Mohamed Zakaria of Egypt in
the men’s draw, and Egyptian duo Fayrouz Abouelkheir and Kenzy Ayman in
the women’s draw.
The WSF World Junior Championship Medallists
Today also saw the conclusion of the plate matches and place playoffs.
Click here for the full results.
With the conclusion of the individual championships, attention now moves
to the WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championships, which begin from 10:00
(GMT+2) tomorrow (17 August). You can watch the action live and free on
the
WSF YouTube channel.
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first all-European final in 20 years in men's draw, Egypt guaranteed
winners in women's
Finnlay Withington
The top seeds in both the men’s and women’s draws were felled on a day
of drama in the WSF World Junior Squash Championships semi-finals in
Nancy, France.
In the men’s draw, 3/4 seed Finnlay Withington survived a fightback from
Pakistan’s No.1 seed Hamza Khan to become the first English player to
reach the men’s final since 2002, while in the women’s draw 5/8 seed
Salma El Tayeb downed No.1 seed Kenzy Ayman in the first of two
all-Egyptian semi-finals.
Elsewhere, Rowan Damming became the first ever Dutchman to reach a World
Junior Championship final and Amina Orfi fought back from two games down
to beat Fayrouz Abouelkheir.
Rowan Damming
Ahead of their hotly-anticipated semi-final, both Khan and Withington
may have been forgiven for feeling the weight of history and
expectations, with Pakistan last sending a player into the men’s final
in 2008 and England enduring a 20-year drought stretching back to an
all-English final in 2002, which was also the last time two European
players featured in the final.
Withington, however, appeared full of confidence in the opener as he
made a furious start, blowing Khan away with both aggressive and
controlled squash to take the first game 11-2.
Khan improved in game two and attempted to speed up the play, but was
unable to prevent Withington from doubling his advantage when the
Englishman edged the second game 11-9.
The Pakistani's recovery continued in the third and fourth games, which
he took 11-5, 13-11 to force Withington into a fifth.
The 18-year-old, however, was in a brutal mood and never looked back
after storming into a 5-2 lead, with the 3/4 seed brushing aside the
shell shocked Khan 11-2 to reach the final.
Afterwards, Withington said: “It means a lot to be the first English
player through [since 2002] especially with it being Jimbo’s [Willstrop
– who beat fellow Englishman Barker in the 2002 final] birthday today, I
had to do it for him, and my family too. Doing it for England means so
much.
“It feels different, because I’m representing my country. I’ve got to
show everyone back home what England can do and how good we are as a
country!”
In a repeat of this year’s European Junior U19 Championship final,
Withington will face fellow history-maker Damming, who recorded a 3-1
victory over 14-year-old Egyptian Mohamed Zakaria.
Damming had made a good start to the first game to lead 4-0, before the
attacking instincts of Zakaria came to the fore and the Egyptian took a
one game lead with a 13-11 win.
In a nerve-shredding second game, Damming made another rapid start and
took the opening five points, before the brilliant Zakaria forced
mistakes from the Dutchman and pulled 8-6 ahead.
After trading points, both players had numerous game ball chances, with
Zakaria – the youngest player to reach this stage in 18 years – having
golden opportunities at 10-9, 11-10, 12-11, and 14-13. The Egyptian was
unable to convert, however, with Damming eventually levelling the match
with his third game ball to take the game 17-15, before closing out the
contest with a pair of 11-8 wins.
Afterwards, Damming said: “I’m so happy I won this. I made so many
unforced errors and I really made it difficult for myself, I’m very
happy I made it. I don’t know what to say.
“I loved the crowd, there are so many people here and they’re so nice!
Especially the Dutch people!”
There were more shocks in the women’s draw, as top seed Ayman fell to
5/8 seed El Tayeb.
Salma El Tayeb
Ayman had appeared to recover from a nervous start as she began finding
good line and length, only for the hassling coverage and strong backhand
of El Tayeb to prove the difference as the 18-year-old took the lead
with an 11-9 win.
Ayman struck back with an 11-7 win in game two to restore parity, only
for her previously reliable shots to the back to abandon her in game
three as El Tayeb reclaimed the lead with an 11-7 win of her own.
From here, the 5/8 seed looked the more confident player and she
eventually wrapped up the match with a decisive 11-6 win in game four.
“I’m overwhelmed! I feel so happy. I’ve been playing so well this
tournament and I’m so happy to be able to beat the No.1 seed. Kenzy’s a
very good player and has beaten me many times in the past, so I’m happy
to be able to get the win here in the World Champs,” El Tayeb said
afterwards.
El Tayeb will hope she can stun another higher seed in tomorrow’s final
when she faces No.2 seed Orfi, who fought back from two games down
against Abouelkheir in a scrappy encounter.
Orfi looked likely to be another high-profile casualty as she went 2-0
down after two 11-9 defeats in the opening games.
Amina Orfi
The No.2 seed finally gained a measure of control over the match as she
took the third game 11-9 – though she would have been alarmed to almost
allow a 10-4 lead to slip – and then the fourth 11-2.
In a tight fifth game, it was the 15-year-old who better held her nerve
as, after seeing two game balls saved at 10-8, she clinched a spot in
the final with a 12-10 win to become the youngest player to reach the
women’s final since 13-year-old Nour El Sherbini in 2009.
After the match, Orfi said: “I thought about the match before me, where
Hamza was 2-0 down. And I thought ‘this is the World Championship,
anything could happen. Match ball up you can lose, match ball down you
can win.’ So I gave it my all to win the match.”
The finals begin from 14:20 (GMT+2) tomorrow (August 16), starting with
the women’s final between El Tayeb and Orfi. You can watch the action
live and free on the WSF YouTube channel, alongside the Olympic Channel,
Sport en France and other streaming partners.
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Zakaria stuns
to become youngest Men's World Junior Championship semi-finalist since
2004
Egypt’s Mohamed Zakaria became the second youngest ever player to reach
the men’s World Junior Championships semi-finals, and the youngest since
2004, as he broke home hearts by coming from a game down to beat
France’s Brice Nicolas 3-2 in Nancy, while in the women’s draw his
compatriots enjoyed a perfect day as Egypt took all four semi-final
places.
Home favourite Nicolas had made a confident start to his match against
Zakaria, with the 18-year-old’s pace and accurate winners too much for
the Egyptian to handle as the Frenchman edged the first game 12-10.
Zakaria’s response, though, shocked the home crowd. The Alexandrian
played with previously unseen intensity to snatch the momentum with a
brace of dominant 11-3 wins.
Now it was time for Nicolas to hit back and, roared on by the vocal
French crowd, he took the match into a fifth game with a hard-fought
11-6.
Zakaria did not appear flustered, though, and flew into a 5-1 lead in
the decisive game. As the rallies became stretched and increasingly
desperate, it was the 14-year-old who better held his nerve and length
to seal an 11-6 win of his own and become the youngest man since Aamir
Atlas Khan to reach the final four.
Zakaria will play fellow history maker Rowan Damming in the semi-final
after the 17-year-old 5/8 seed became the first Dutch player to reach
the semi-finals with a 3-1 win over unseeded Colombian Juan Jose Torres
Lara.
Afterwards, Zakaria said: “I feel amazing, I’ve always dreamed of
playing on an amazing court like this, with an amazing crowd! It’s all
thanks to my coaches. I’ve trained for a long time for this day and I’ve
been waiting for it for a long time. I’m thankful that my hard work paid
off.
“Egypt is the most supportive team ever. To be part of such a
prestigious team is a dream. I was so thankful to have them in my
corner, cheering every point.”
In the other half of the men’s draw, top seed Hamza Khan of Pakistan
fought back from 2-1 down to setup a semi-final against 3/4 seed Finnlay
Withington, who beat fellow Englishman Sam Osborne-Wylde 3-1.
Hamza Khan
Khan had looked strong as he took the opening game 11-3, before the
physicality of 5/8 seed Mohammed Nasser upset the 16-year-old’s rhythm
and he went 2-1 down after 11-5, 11-9 wins for the Egyptian.
The World No.163 was able to reset for the fourth, though, and became
the first Pakistani since Israr Ahmed in 2016 to reach the semi-finals
with deserved 11-5 and 11-7 wins.
“First, my thanks to Allah for the win and I am so happy for the support
of my parents, the Pakistan Squash Federation, and Pakistan. Today is
Independence Day for Pakistan, so it’s a gift for Pakistan that I won! I
hope to do my best,” Khan said.
“Even after the second game, I never lost my confidence. I just had to
focus on my squash. Today I am so happy, Inshallah I will do my best! I
want to thank my coaches, they work very hard for me here and at my
squash club, my thanks to all!”
In the women’s draw, 5/8 seed Salma El Tayeb upset Malaysia's 3/4 seed
Aira Azman on a day of Egyptian domination.
Salma El Tayeb
El Tayeb and Azman went into the match having met as recently as last
month, where Azman recorded a 3-1 victory in the in the final of the
Tuanku Muhriz Trophy.
Today, though, El Tayeb had her revenge. The World No.69 was in dominant
form throughout, with her immaculate squash wearing down the Malaysian,
who was hassled into too many errors.
After taking the first game 11-7, El Tayeb pushed on, winning the second
11-8 to move into a commanding position.
Although Azman pushed hard early in the third, she was unable to get the
better of the 18-year-old, who wrapped up the match with an 11-6 win in
the third game.
El Tayeb will play top seed and compatriot Kenzy Ayman in tomorrow’s
semi-final, after the competition's highest ranked player narrowly
avoided a shock defeat to England's 5/8 seed Saran Nghiem by coming back
from 1-0 down to win 3-2.
Afterwards, El Tayeb said: “It’s fun playing with Aira, we’ve been
playing since we were 11 years old and it’s always 50/50 and I’m so
happy I got the win today. She’s a very good player and I’m so happy
with my performance.
Kenzy Ayman
“I’m so excited to be playing Kenzy tomorrow, we’ve played a lot of
times in Egypt, so I’m excited to see what it’s going to be like playing
outside of Egypt.”
Ayman added: “I’m seeded one, and in the first game of my first match, I
felt really nervous because I’m top seed and you feel you have to win
the whole championship. But I told myself to play with all I have and if
I win, plan from there and keep going, and if I lose then I’ll learn why
and learn about what I can do.”
Fayrouz Abouelkheir
The other women’s semi-final will be contested by 3/4 seed Fayrouz
Abouelkheir and No.2 seed Amina Orfi. With Orfi’s fiery victory over 5/8
seed Malak Khafagy in the last match of the day an all-Egyptian
encounter, Abouelkheir’s measured performance to beat India'a 9/16 seed
Anahat Singh guaranteed an entirely Egyptian semi-finals for the fourth
time.
The semi-finals begin from 13:40 (GMT+2) tomorrow (August 15) with Ayman
v El Tayeb. You can watch the action live and free on the WSF YouTube
channel.
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France’s Nicolas shocks No.2 seed to reach WSF World
Juniors quarter-final.
Brice Nicolas
It was a day of upsets and history in the WSF World Junior Championships
in France as French 9/16 seed Brice Nicolas stunned No.2 seed Noor Zaman
to reach the quarter-finals, India’s 14-year-old Anahat Singh shocked
5/8 seed Torrie Malik, and Juan Jose Torres Lara and Rowan Damming
became the first players from Colombia and the Netherlands to reach the
last eight.
Nicolas came into the match an outsider, with the powerful 18-year-old
Zaman, grandson of the great Noor Zaman, fancied to add to this year’s
u19 Asian Championship title.
The last French player left in the competition, though, was hungry from
the beginning and took the first game 11-5 on the back of his impressive
speed.
Nicolas then moved into a commanding position after an 11-8 win in game
two, with excitement growing amongst the home crowd as they sensed a
famous upset.
Although Zaman struck back well after an injury break to reduce the
deficit with a 11-9 win, Nicolas was able to complete the shock result
with a hard-fought 11-4 victory, sparking wild celebrations.
Afterwards, Nicolas said: “I am so happy and I don’t think I’ve realised
I am in the quarters yet. We did a lot of work during the month to
prepare the tournament, with a lot of fitness sessions, and it’s great
to see it pay off.
“I think I played a great match, and the support of my team as well as
the crowd helped me a lot. I hope it will be the same tomorrow!"
Nicolas will face Egypt’s 9/16 seed Mohamed Zakaria in the quarter-final
after the 14-year-old came through an all-Egyptian clash with Salman
Khalil.
Brice’s win was far from the only upset of the day, with 9/16 seed Singh
knocking out England’s 5/8 seed Malik courtesy of a 3-1 win.
Despite her young age, Singh is fast becoming a household name in the
world of squash following her exploits on the junior circuit and at the
recent Commonwealth Games, where she reached the second round.
Anahat Singh
Just as in Birmingham, Singh was fearless today, playing a number of
brilliant winners as she caught the 5/8 seed cold with an 11-5 win in
game one before taking the second game by the same scoreline.
The 9/16 seed was pegged back 11-6 in the third game when Malik found
more opportunities to volley, but quickly reset and sealed a
quarter-final clash with Egypt’s 3/4 seed Fayrouz Abouelkheir, who
downed the USA’s Lucie Stefanoni 3-0, with a decisive 11-7 win.
“I’m really excited to have beaten her because she had won the British
Junior Open, I didn’t really expect to beat her,” Singh, who is the
first 14-year-old to progress to the quarter-final since Marina
Stefanoni in 2017, said.
She added: “I really wasn’t nervous, because I didn’t have anything to
lose. I just wanted to play my best, so I wasn’t nervous at all, which
was surprising. It felt similar to playing at the Commonwealth Games,
because I’ve been playing seniors.”
Elsewhere, the winner of tomorrow’s quarter-final clash between Torres
and Damming is guaranteed to make history, after they became the first
players from Colombia and the Netherlands to reach the quarter-finals.
Torres, who yesterday stunned Egypt’s 3/4 seed Kareem El Torkey in a
rollercoaster 3-2, was able to progress more serenely today as he
overcame India’s Krishna Mishra 3-0.
The Colombian edged the first game 13-11, with his impressive recovery
skills wearing Mishra down as the match wore on as he became the only
unseeded player to reach the quarter finals with 11-7 and 11-3 wins.
“I’m so happy and I can’t believe it right now, that I’ve made history.
It’s crazy!” Torres said.
Damming, too, qualified courtesy of a 3-0 win, with the 17-year-old
beating Ireland’s Denis Gilevskiy 11-9, 11-5, 11-8.
Afterwards, Damming said: “I am very happy to hear I am the first Dutch
player to make the quarters of the World Juniors, I wasn’t aware of
that! A Colombia vs. Netherlands clash is unusual for sure at this
stage, it’s a big opportunity for the two of us.”
Elsewhere, women’s top seed Kenzy Ayman will face England’s 5/8 Saran
Nghiem after they beat Asia Harris and Xin Ying Yee, Malaysia’s 3/4 seed
Aira Azman beat compatriot Sehveetrraa Kumar to set up a quarter-final
with Salma El Tayeb, and No.2 seed Amina Orfi will contest an
all-Egyptian quarter-final against 5/8 seed Malak Khafagy after beating
the USA’s Caroline Fouts.
Completing the men’s draw, England’s 9/16 Sam Osborne-Wylde will face
roommate and compatriot Finnlay Withington, the 3/4 seed, after
upsetting Malaysia’s 5/8 seed Joachim Chuah 3-2, while top seed Hamza
Khan will play Egypt’s 5/8 seed Mohammed Nasser after a comfortable win
over Malaysia’s Ameeshenraj Chandaran.
All eight quarter-finals will be played tomorrow (14 August) on the
glass court in Jarville, with the Khan v Nasser clash the day’s first
match, beginning at 11:00.
You can watch the action from the glass court live and free on the WSF
YouTube channel, while Squash Du Reve, Sportall, and Sport en France
will stream courts 2,3 and 5 at Maxéville
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Colombia’s Torres stuns El Torkey
Juan Jose Torres
Juan Jose Torres Lara produced the shock of the tournament so far as the
unseeded Colombian stunned Egypt’s 3/4 seed Kareem El Torkey 3-2 in a
rollercoaster encounter to progress to the last 16 of the 2022 WSF World
Junior Championships.
Torres, 17, had looked impressive in a 3-0 win over Canada’s Joseph
Tooth yesterday and today his form went up another level as the World
No.630 made the perfect start to recover from 9-8 down to an 11-9 winner
in the opening game.
The second game, too, went to 9-9, before Torres forced his way into a
morale-boosting
2-0 lead with a second 11-9 win.
El Torkey, though, came back well and won the next two games 11-7 and
11-4 to take the match into a fifth.
The Egyptian seemed to have weathered the storm and looked set to
complete the recovery when he led 8-4 in the fifth game.
Torres, however, dug in well, taking advantage of mistakes from the
Egyptian to pull back from 9-7 down to an 11-9 win, sparking wild
celebrations from the Colombia bench.
Afterwards, Torres said: “I love my country, I’m so proud of it and I
feel that helps me a lot. Especially in tournaments like this, where
Egypt is normally the best country, beating them with my country on my
back helps motivate me so much.
“I’m of course feeling tired, but so happy and excited for the next
match. I played really good in the first two games, but then my fitness
went a bit and he was gaining confidence, but then in the last game I
gained confidence again, I started playing my game and figured out a way
to win. The crowd was helping me a lot.”
Torres will face Krishna Mishra in the last 16 after the Indian came
back from two games down to beat the USA’s Tad Carney 3-2.
Elsewhere, the top two seeds, Pakistan pairing Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman,
safely progressed to the next round, with Khan comfortably beating
Korea’s Joo Young Na and Zaman coming from one game down to edge past
Switzerland’s David Bernet 3-2.
The last of the top seeds, 3/4 seed Finlay Withington of England,
recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Hong Hong’s Tsz Shing Tam to set up
a last 16 clash with India’s 9/16 seed Arnaav Sareen.
For the hosts, 9/16 seed Brice Nicolas will carry the hopes of the home
crowd as the sole French player left in either draw after he beat
Canada’s Jacob Lin 3-0.
Asia Harris
In the women’s draw, England’s 9/16 seed Asia Harris narrowly avoided
suffering a surprise defeat when she beat Canada’s Maria Min 3-2 after
going two games down and overturning two match balls.
Min had taken a deserved two game lead as she punished a slow start from
Harris, before the World No.121 struck back with a crushing 11-1 win in
game three.
Despite what should have been a morale-boosting win in that third game,
Harris was in deep trouble as she slipped to 9-4 down in the fourth,
before eventually recovering – saving two match balls along the way – to
level with a 12-10 win before edging the tightest of fifth games with
another 12-10.
Afterwards, Harris said: “I’ve always been quite a good fighter and I
think going two games down actually helps in the long run because it
makes me think ‘there’s an opportunity here and I’m going to lose if I
don’t buck my ideas up.’
“So to be two game balls down and two match balls down, I think I’ll
benefit a lot from this and it’s something to take into my next games.”
Elsewhere in the women’s draw it was a comfortable day for the top
seeds, who all progressed to the next round tomorrow courtesy of 3-0
wins, with the Egyptian trio of Kenzy Ayman, Amina Orfi and Fayrouz
Aboelkheir beating Belgium’s Chloe Crabbe, France’s Lauren Baltayan, and
England’s Amelie Haworth, while Malaysia’s Aira Azman beat the USA’s
Kyushu Kukadia to set up an all-Malaysia clash with 9/16 seed
Sehveetrraa Kumar.
Azman, the sister of World No.24 Afia Azman, thanked her family and
teammates for helping to motivate her.
The last 16 stage of the 2022 WSF World Junior Squash Championships
begins tomorrow (13 August) at 11:00. You can watch action from the
glass court in Jarville and court four at Maxéville on the WSF YouTube
channel, while Squash Du Reve, Sportall, and Sport en France will stream
courts 2,3 and 5 at Maxéville.
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