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Sun 30th, Finals:
Boys U19 Final:
*2 James Earles (Yorks) bt *1 Declan James (Notts)
11/5, 7/11, 11/3, 11/5 55 mins
Girls U19 Final:
*1 Emily Whitlock (Cheshire) bt *2 Katie Smith (Yorks)
11/1, 11/4, 10/12, 11/1 29 mins
Girls U17 Final:
*3/4 Eleanor Lake (Glos) bt *3/4 Alicia Mead (Warks)
11/7, 11/4, 11/9 23
mins
Boys U17 Final:
*2 Ashley Davies (Derbyshire) bt *1 Richie Fallows
(Essex)
5/11, 7/11,
12/10, 11/8 11/9 89 mins
Girls Under 13
1* Elise Lazarus bt 2*Amy Jones
11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (16 Minutes)
Boys Under 13
1*Curtis Malik bt 2*Kyle Finch
13-11, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8
(39 mins)
Boys Under 15
2*Jack Cooper bt 1*James Peach
11-7, 7-11, 13-11,
11-7 (42 mins)
Girls Under 15
2*Georgina Kennedy bt 3/4*Amelia Henley
11-5, 11-8, 11-8
(25 mins)
NSC Finals
Paul Houghton
reports
The Girls Under 17 final was first up on the all glass court
in manchester today, Eleanor Lake against Alicia Mead.
With the top two seeds already knocked out of the tournament
this was a hard match to call although the advantage would
have to go to Eleanor Lake as she has previously won a
junior national title. Lake made that advantage count, 11-7
in the first and 11-4 in the second. Mead battled hard in
the third to try and get back into the game but Lake had
enough to keep her at bay as she took the third game 11-9 to
claim the U17 National Title.
The Boys Under 17 Final saw long time rivals Richie
Fallows and Ashley Davies go head to head. Fallows got
off to a great start as he took the first game 11-5 and the
second 11-7. Fallows perhaps relaxed a little in the third
game and that was enough to let a determined Davies get back
into it, 12-10 to Davies. The rallies were long and brutal
at points in this match, with both players flying around the
court, Davies kept his fight back going and took the 4th
game 11-8. A five set final, both gave it their all and
after 89 minutes it was 11-9 to Davies, a great fightback
from 0-2 down to claim his first national title.
Onto the Girls Under 19 final and it was Katie Smith
who was given the job of trying to halt Emily Whitlock's
run at these championships. Whitlock had not dropped a game
all weekend and it didnt look like she was about to start
now, taking control and setting a fast pace in the first
game which she comfortably took 11-1. She continued that
fashion and took the second 11-4. Smith needed to get into
the game and that she did, matching Whitlock in the third
and taking it into a tie break. Smith won it 12-10, the
first game Whitlock had dropped throughout the tournament.
Perhaps Smith had used too much to take that third game, or
perhaps Whitlock was just too good and moved to another
level, but the fourth game was over as quick as the first
with Whitlock dominating yet again, 11-1 the score as she
claimed the U19 British Championship to add to her
collection.
The Boys Under 19 finished the days finals as the top two
seeds came together to battle it out for the Don Sanderson
trophy. James Earles took on Declan James and
from the start Earles looked dangerous and clinical, he
raced into the lead 11-5. James fought back and levelled the
score 1-1 as he took the second 11-7. Earles stepped up a
gear and shown amazing form that has seen him stroll to the
final without dropping a game, he upped the pace and stormed
into a lead with an 11-3, James tried to fight back but
Earles kept his foot on the gas and didnt let up or give
James any chance to get back into it, Earles duly took the
fourth game 11-5 and now adds the U19 Don Sanderson Trophy
to his cabinet.
U13/U15 Finals at Northern
Stephen Wright reports
Elise Lazarus was a different class throughout the
tournament and was in fine form in the final. She was just
too quick and to clinical for her opponent, Amy Jones, and
took only 16 minutes to win her first British Championship
title.
Malik came into the final without having really been tested
in any of his previous games. Where as finch had worked
tooth nail to win in the semis to get through to the final,
so on paper Malik looked to be the strong favourite for the
title. Finch however was in no mood to roll over for his
opponent and managed to take a lead in the match 2-1. Malik
however was not going to let his chance to become champion
slip away and regrouped to take the next to matches and the
title, winning 3-2.
The girls under 15 final was an all Kent affair. Henley who
had beaten number 1 seed in the semi final looked like she
could make a real impact in the final however Kennedy
herself was in punishing form and was yet to drop a game in
the whole tournament. Kennedy continued this record by
winning 3-0 in final.
The boys under 15 final was a Yorkshire battle between close
friends Jack Cooper & James Peach. Their previous 2 matches
in competitions had both gone the distance to 5 sets so the
final was always set to be a close encounter. The players
shared the first two games making the final 1-1 but in the
third game Peach handed the advantage to Cooper by tinning
at 11-11 to give cooper game ball and the chance to go 2-1
up. Cooper grabbed his opportunity and hit a stunning nick
to clinch a crucial third game 13-11. The fourth game was
full of tense and brutal rallies with some outrageous shot
making and recovery from both players however Cooper managed
to get in front and win the final game and the match 3-1.
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Sat 29th, Semi-Finals:
Boys U19
1* Declan James (Notts) bt 3/4* Adam Auckland (Lincs)
8/11, 11/6, 11/6, 11/6 59 mins
James Earles bt Matt Sidaway 3/0
Girls U19:
1* Emily Whitlock (Cheshire) bt 5/8* Lauren Tamila (Lancs)
11/3, 11/4 ,11/4 17 mins
2* Katie Smith (Yorks) bt 3/4* Victoria Temple-Murray
(Devon)
11/8, 4/11, 12/10, 13/11, 40 mins
Boys U17
1* Richie Fallows (Essex) bt 3/4* Peter Joyce (Avon)
11/7, 11/9, 8/11, 11/4 43 mins
2* Ashley Davies (Derbyshire) bt 3/4* Lyell Fuller (Devon)
9/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/6 53 mins
Girls U17
3/4* Eleanor Lake (Glos) bt 9/16* Kip Quiney (Glos)
12/10, 11/4, 11/3 23 mins
3/4* Alicia Mead (Warks) bt 5/8* Lucy Beecroft (N’umbria)
11/8, 6/11, 12/10, 8/11 11/8 43 mins
Boys Under 15
2*Jack Cooper bt 3/4*Emyr Evans 13-11, 11-6, 11-3 (24m)
1*James Peach bt 3/4*Patrick Rooney 11-8, 13-11, 14-12 (36m)
Girls Under 15
2*Georgina Kennedy bt 3/4*Kace Bartley 11-9, 11-4, 11-6
(18m)
3/4* Amelia Henley bt 1* Elin Hrlow 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (24m)
Boys Under 13
Curtis Malik bt James Wyatt 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 (16m)
Kyle Finch bt Joshua Atwell 4-11, 4-11, 15-13, 11-8, 11-6
(39m)
Girls Under 13
Elise Lazarus bt Jasmine Hutton 11-8, 11-2, 11-7 (17m)
Amy Jones bt Lucy Turmel 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10 (35m)
Semis Report– NSC
Girls Under 17: Surprises continued today in the GU17
draw as the number 2 seed was defeated in the quarter
finals. Lucy Beecroft was in great form as she took on
England's number 1 Anna Kimberley. Beecroft got off to a
great start and even though she lost the second game 2-11 it
didn’t stop her as she went on to win 3-1. Beecroft moved
into the semi finals to face the 3/4 Alicia Mead who had
previously beaten Millie Pughe.
Beecroft and Mead played a 5 set thriller, with the scores
level at 2-2 it was impossible to call, in the end it was
Mead who crossed the finish line to move into the final. Kip
Quiney continued her run as she moved into the semi final to
face Eleanor Lake, the Gloucestershire pair played a tough
match with Lake taking the first 12-10 after saving 4 game
balls. Lake carried the momentum through and won 3-0 to book
her place in tomorrows final against Mead.
Boys Under 17:The BU17 continued to go to the seeds
plan as all top 4 seeds moved into the semi finals. They
didn’t all have it easy though, Peter Joyce came up against
an in form George Parker and It took 73 minutes for Joyce to
take the match 3-1. Lyell Fuller also had a tough game
against Hamish Falconer, another 3-1 match won by the higher
seed in a slightly quicker but still tough 51 minutes.
Fallows and Davies both moved into the semi’s with 3-0
victories and it was maybe no surprise that the fresher pair
and top two seeds have made it through to the final. Fallows
with a 3-1 victory over Joyce in 43 minutes while Davies
came back from being one game down to beat Lyell Fuller 3-1
in 52 minutes.
Girls Under 19:Charlotte Kirkwoods run in the
tournament was stopped as she came up against Lauren Tamila.
Tamila won 3-0 to go into the semis and face Emily Whitlock.
Whitlock had previously cruised through the quarters with a
3-0 in 17 minutes against Chloe Pearson.
Whitlock is enjoying fantastic form at present and again
only took 17 minutes to see off Tamila with another 3-0
victory. Whitlock now moves into the final and will face
Katie Smith who saw off Victoria Temple Murray in their semi
final.
Boys Under 19: The BU19 saw 3 of the top 4 seeds
safely through to the semi finals. Declan James was pitted
against Adam Auckland while James Earles faced Matt Sidaway.
Sidaway was one all in games with Olli Holland when Holland
was forced to retire with a groin injury.
James played his semi final first and went a game down,
Auckland couldn’t keep the momentum though as James fought
back and took the next 3 games, a 3-1 win will see James in
tomorrows final. Earles and Sidaway finished the days
action, Earles has been playing well all week and he kept
his form, a 3-0 victory. Earles will now battle James for
the Don Sanderson Trophy.
Final Line Ups:
GU17:*3/4 Eleanor Lake v *3/4 Alicia Mead
BU17: *1 Richie Fallows v *2 Ashley Davies
GU19: *1 Emily Whitlock v *2 Katie Smith
BU19: *1 Declan James v *2 James Earles
Semis at The Northern
Number 1 seed Curtis Malik wasted no time in booking his
place in the final taking only 16 minutes to dispatch ¾ seed
James Wyatt 11-4, 11-6, 11-7. In the other semi final,
Number 2 seed Kyle Finch's route to the final was slightly
more testing. Finch who lost the first two matches 11-4 to ¾
seed Joshua Atwell, had to save 4 match balls in the third
game and managed to dig deep and win 15-13. After winning
the third game, Finch never looked back and won the game 3-2
in 39 minutes.
The Girls Under 13 all so had some drama as number 2 seed
Amy Jones scraped through with beating ¾ seed 12-10 in the
fifth game to get through to the final. It was a completely
different case for number 1 seed Elise Lazarus who took 17
minutes to win her match 3-0.
The first boys under 15 semi was a repeat of the English
Junior Champs final. James Peach faced off against Patrick
Rooney. In an extremely tight match Peach managed to win 3-0
lasting 36 minutes. Rooney managed to save a couple of match
points however Peach kept up the pressure and took the game
and match 3-0. In the second Semi final Emyr Evans was close
to taking the first game giving everything he had in the
first game however Jack Cooper was able to cope and won the
first 13-11. Evens seemed to put his all in to the first
game and had nothing left for the next 2 games and Cooper
won 11-6 & 11-3 to set up an all Yorkshire final.
Major upset in the girls under 15 as Number 1 seed Elin
Harlow was beaten 3-0 by 3/4 seed Amelia Henley. In the
second the semi final Kace Bartley show determination and
grit in the first game but was beaten by number 2 seed
Georgina Kennedy.
Sat 29th, Quarter-Finals:
1* Declan James (Notts) bt
5/8* Tom Ford (Glos)
11/9 11/3 11/5 33 mins
2* James Earles (Yorks) bt 5/8* Nick Mulvey (Herts)
11/6 15/13 11/8 47 mins
3/4* Adam Auckland (Lincs) bt 9/16* Taminder Gata Aura
(Yorks)
11/4 9/11 11/8 11/6 41 mins
5/8* Matthew Sidaway (Lancs) bt 3/4* Oliver Holland (Notts)
4/11 11/7 9/4 RET 15 mins
Boys 17
1* Richie Fallows (Essex) bt 9/16* Joshua Masters (Kent )
11/7 11/9 11/6 40 mins
3/4* Lyell Fuller (Devon) bt 9/16* Hamish Falconer (Herts)
11/7 8/11 11/7 11/4 51 mins
2* Ashley Davies (Derbyshire) bt 5/8* Joe Brooke (Oxon)
11/6 11/2 11/7 25 mins
3/4* Peter Joyce (Avon) bt 9/16* George Parker (Leics)
12/14 11/9 11/8 11/6 73 mins
Girls 19
5/8* Lauren Tamila bt 9/16* Charlotte Kirkwood (Yorks)
11/9 11/8 11/7 21 mins
3/4 * Victoria Temple-Murray (Devon) bt 5/8* Sam Ward (N’mbria)
11/9 6/11 12/10 12/10 28 mins
2* Katie Smith (Yorks) bt 5/8* Lucky Townley (Cheshire)
11/5 11/6 5/11 11/2 25 mins
1* Emily Whitlock (Cheshire) bt 5/8* Chloe Pearson (Warks)
11/4 11/2 11/5 17 mins
Girls U17
9/16* Kip Quiney (Glos) bt 5/8* Lucy Pallett (Warks)
11/3 11/3 11/5 15 mins
3/4* Eleanor Lake (Glos) bt 9/16* Katrina Burrows (Mersey)
11/4 11/6 11/3 23 mins
3/4* Alicia Mead (Warks) bt 9/16* Millie Pughe (Yorks
11/4 11/7 11/9 25 mins
2* Lucy Beecroft (N’mbria) bt 2* Anna Kimberley (Glos)
11/8 2/11 11/6 11/9 36 mins
The Northern Day 2 - Morning
Day 2 at the northern and the seeds in the boys under 13 the
seeds progressed comfortably. Number 1 seed Curtis Malik yet
to drop a game came close to losing his first one against
Todd Bennett winning 15/13 first. Malik soon refocused and
completed the match 11-5, 11-7 winning 3-0. Number 2 seed
Kyle Finch was given a stern test in a tight quarter final
match, his opponent Tom Walsh battled hard to take the game
and took finch all the way in the second but was beaten
15-13. Finch managed to step up a gear and win the 3rd and
4th to progress 3-1 in 39 minutes.
The girls under 13’s was a similar story as the boys with
all the seeds progressing through in style. Number 1 seed
Elise Lazarus winning 3-0 in 15 minutes and Number 2 seed
Amy Jones winning 3-0 in 13 minutes. The semi-finals are
completed by Lucy Turmel who was tested by Ciara Richards
but progressed 3-1 and Jasmine Hutton who beat Laura Neill
3-0.
In the boys under 15’s Patrick Rooney sent out a message to
the other title challengers with a stunning display against
Jamie Todd. Rooney, who played almost error free squash
dropped only 6 points to progress through to the semi-final
11-3, 11-3, 11-0 in 17 minutes. Rooney is joined by Number 1
seed James Peach and Emyr Evans who both won 3-0 and Jack
Cooper
The girls under 15 draw there was no upsets and all the
seeds progressed through to the semi-final. Amber Peacey’s
giant killing antics were brought to an abrupt end by ¾ seed
Amelia Henley. Peacey who knocked out 5/8 & 9/16 seed in her
previous rounds was not able to keep the run going and was
beaten 11-4, 11-8, 11-7.
Girls Under 15 - Quarter
Final
Elin Harlow bt Grace Gear 11-3, 11-6, 14-12 (19 mins)
Amelia Henley bt Amber Peacey 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (22 mins)
Georgina Kennedy bt Lowri Roberts 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (18 Mins)
Kace Bartley bt Mari Taylor 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 (25 mins)
Girls under 13 – Quarter Final
Elise Lazarus bt Carys Jones 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (15 mins)
Jamine Hutton bt Laura Neil 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (15 mins)
Amy Jones bt Gabriella Mawson 11-3, 11-4, 11-2 (13 mins)
Lucy Turmel bt Ciara Richards 4-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (21
mins)
Boys Under 13 Quarter Final
Curtis Malik bt Todd Bennett 13-11, 11-5, 11-7 (19 mins)
Joshua Atwell Bt Hasnaat Farooqi 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 (19 mins)
James Wyatt bt Yusef Forster 12-10, 11-3, 11-2 (20 mins)
Kyle Finch bt Tom Walsh 10-12, 15-13, 11-5, 11-9 (39 mins)
Boys under 15 Quarter Final
Emyr Evans bt Robbie Keefe 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 (23 mins)
James Peach bt Harley Flood 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (20 mins)
Patrick Rooney bt Jamie Todd 11-3, 11-3, 11-0 (17 mins)
Jack Cooper bt Bradley Masters 11-6, 12-14, 11-3, 4-11, 11-2
(51 Mins)
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Fri
28th, Day TWO:
Seeds fall at the National
Centre!
Paul Houghton reports
The GU17 had the greatest upset today as the number 1 seed
Fiona Murphy was defeated by 9/16 Kip Quiney, 3-0 in 20
minutes! Quiney will now move into the quarter finals to
face 5/8 Lucy Pallett. Katrina Burrows had a good win as she
beat 5/8 Martha Possegger, she will face Eleanor Lake who
ended the run of Alison Thomson. Anna Kimberley now takes
over as favourite as she beat a determined Jessica Davies
3-1 in 37 minutes. Kimberley will come up against last
year's U15 Champion Lucy Beecroft.
The Girls U19 also had a surprise defeat, 9/16 Charlotte
Kirkwood beat 3/4 Sophie Lemom, Kirkwood now faces Lauren
Tamila in the quarters. The rest of the top seeds made it
safely through to the quarters, although 9/16 Hannah
Williams gave her a run for her money, a five set match
ended with Ward taking it 11-9 in the fifth.
9/16 George Parker made it through to the quarter finals in
the BU17’s as he took just under an hour to beat 5/8 Brian
Harvey. Georges brother Luke who has been having a great run
in the tournament from the qualifiers had a chance to join
him but came up against an in form Lyell Fuller. Fuller took
no chances today as he moved into the quarters with an 11-2
11-2 11-2 victory in 17 minutes.
The BU19 ran to seed, with all top 8 seeds making it through
to the quarter finals bar one upset. Taminder Gata Aura
played well to defeat Oliver Mapp 3-0 in 33 minutes.
Taminder will now face Adam Auckland in the quarters
tomorrow.
And over at The Northern ...
Stephen Wright reports
Girls Under 13: Hot favourite Elise Lazarus showed
her intent with a 12 minute 3-0 win in round 2 over Lucy
Soulby. Number 2 seed Amy Jones also progressed through to
round 3 however, she was tested in her second game by Karina
Tyma 12- 10 but Jones managed to hold her nerve and join the
rest of the seeds. Carys Jones set up a tough test with
Elise Lazarus after taking out 5/8 seed Ellen Cooper.
In the girls under 15, qualifier Lianne Kearney continued
where she left of from yesterday beating 9/16 seed Tayla
Mounter however was beaten by 5/8 seed Lowri Roberts in the
second round. Amber Peacey raised a few eyebrows when the
unseeded player beat 5/8 seed Aisling Guerzoni 3-1 in the
first round and then 9/16 Hannah Mulvey 3-0 in round 2 to
set up a quarter final with Amelia Henley.
Grace Gear caused the other upset of the second round when
she beat 5/8 seed Florie Smith. The rest of the draw is went
with seeds.
In the boys under 13, all seeds progressed to round 2
except current Under 11 English Junior Champion Oscar Khoo &
Jack Turvey. Khoo was beaten by Ryan Burrell-Grant who
continued his great form from qualifying and beat the 9/16
seed 3-1. Turvey was beaten in the closest match of the
tournament which could have gone either way against Hasnaat
Farooqi, however it was Farooqi who crossed the finish line
first winning 15-13 in the 5th. Farooqi carried his form in
to round 2 and defeated 5/8 seed Oliver Walls in another
epic 5 set match this time winning 13/11 in the fifth to
claim a place in the last 8. Number 1 seed Malik showed is
dominance in round 2 sending a message out to the other
players winning 11-2, 11-1, 11-3 in 13 minutes.
In the bottom half of the boys under 15 round 1 draw
9/16 seed seem to be somewhat of a curse as Oliver Harris
lost 3-2 to Jack Martell, Mark Richmond was beaten by Paddy
Harrison and Ewen Howard was defeated by qualifier by
Christopher Wiggins.
Their success was short lived as the all lost in round 2.
Round 2 all went with seeds except for a close match which
saw last year’s U13 Champion and 5/8 seed, Harry Falconer
who lost to 9/16 Robbie Keefe.
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Fri 28th, Day TWO:
NSC Afternoon Report
Main Draws got underway today at the NSC. The BU17 started
the day off and the top seeds strolled through the first
round, however we did see some upsets. The longest match of
the tournament so far belongs to Harry Faulkner (Herts) an
unseeded player who took 77 minutes to beat 9/16 Tom Lee
(Yorkshire) 3-2. Miles Jenkins (Surrey) also caused an upset
as he defeated 5/8 seed Alex Pendleton from Wales, 60
minutes for another 3-2 battle! Luke Parker (Leics) is
another one having a great run so far, the only qualifier in
this category that has made it into the last 16, he took out
9/16 Andrew Taylor 3-1.
The Girls U17 ran much the same as the Boys, with the
majority of seeds going through to the next round
comfortably. Again there was an upset with a 5/8 welsh
player crashing out early, Jenny Haley came up against a
determined Joely Bennett (Glos), another 5 set match with
Bennett coming from 2-1 down to win 3-2. Alison Thomson
(Surrey) daughter of Colets favourite Alan Thomson surprised
Nia Kenward 9/16 (Wales) as she moved into the next round
with a 3-0 victory.
The U19 boys and girls are playing their first round as I
type, so far no real upsets, the boys top seeds are playing
well and winning comfortably, the girls top seeds all have a
bye into tonights second round. One result to report is
Robert Luke, a qualifier from Wales who has booked a place
into the last 16 with a win over 9/16 Josh Taylor (Leics),
Luke will now have a tough match against 3/4 Adam Auckland.
Northern Report
The Northern Day 1 - Morning
Day one at the northern and already an upset in the top half
of the girls U13 draw, Rawan El Kalaawy comfortably beat
9/16 seed Emma Campion 11/4, 11/5, 11/2 in 12 minutes. Anna
Young tested 5/8 seed Laura Neil taking her to 5 sets with
Neil coming through 13/11 in the 5th.
In the Boys U13 the qualifiers were out in force with 4 of
them knocking out 9/16 seeds. Nick Wall, William Henden &
Lewis Southward all beat their counter parts. Ryan Burrell
Grant also continues his winning run in the tournament as he
beat 9/16 Oscar Khoo. A mention must also go to qualifier
Daniel Kamel of Wales who managed to get a game off ¾ seed
James Wyatt but eventually succumbed to defeat 3-1.
A major upset in the boys under 15 round 1 with unseeded
Jamie Todd beating 3/4 seed Ben Windle 3-0. However the top
half of the draw has been dominated by the seeds with all
progressing through to round 2.
In the girls under 15 all seeds in the top half progressed.
The only upset was close game between 5/8 seed Aisling
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Thu
27th, Day ONE:
Ryan qualifies in Manchester
Alison Henley reports
The Technifibre British Junior Championships got underway
today at the National Squash Centre, 76 players were present
to play in the qualification round, all fighting for a place
in the main draws which start at 9pm tomorrow.
The Boys in the U19, U17, U15 and U13 categories all battled
through 2 qualifying rounds and the Girls U15 played one
round, there was no qualifying requirement for the Girls
U13, U17 and U19 categories.
 Following
in the footsteps of England International Adrian Grant, his
half-brother, Ryan Burrell Grant qualified for the
U13’s beating Toby Harding (Avon) and Joseph Twigge (Yorks)
both 3 - 0.
Coached by his father Trevor at the Park Langley Club in
Kent, 12 year old Ryan has being playing squash for 4 years,
but has only recently started to compete on the Junior
Circuit. Naturally his hero is Adrian, who keeps an eye on
his younger siblings progress, and will be delighted with
his efforts. Ryan will now go into the main draw and will
face Oscar Khoo a 9/16 from Middlesex.
With the qualifiers decided, 32 monrad draws in all the
categories will be played at the Northern Club in Didsbury
for the U13’s and U15’s while the U17’s and U19’s remain at
the National Squash Centre.
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Britain's Best head to Manchester
Paul Houghton reports
Manchester will once again play host to the Tecnifibre
British Junior
Championships at
the end of October. This
prestigious event is now well established as the biggest
domestic junior tournament on the circuit, complimenting the
Tecnifibre British Junior Open. Next weekend will see the
best players in Britain fight it out for a coveted National
title.
Declan James (Nottinghamshire) heads
the seeding for the Boys Under 19 and will be looking to
capture his first British title, however he will come up
against tough opposition with Adam
Auckland (Lincolnshire), Oliver
Holland (Nottinghamshire) and
James Earles (Yorkshire) also
in the hunt. Emily
Whitlock (Cheshire) the
world number 40 has been making a real impression on the
Wispa senior tour and comes into the event as red hot
favourite. Last season Whitlock had a clean sweep in the
juniors claiming the U17 British Junior Championship Title,
the U17 British Junior Open and the U19 English
Championship, she will be hoping to continue that run by
adding the U19 crown to her impressive collection. Katie
Smith (Yorkshire), Hannah
Davies (Wales) and Victoria
Temple Murray (Devon) make
up the rest of the top 4 seeds.
Wales have a strong presence as former
British Champions Fiona
Murphy (Wales) and Elin
Harlow (Wales) return,
Murphy as the top seed in the Girls Under 17 category, her
main challenge is likely to come from Anna
Kimberley (Gloucestershire) who
is currently the English number 1. Harlow tops the seeds in
the Girls Under 15’s, with Georgina
Kennedy (Kent) her
main threat for the title. Richie
Fallows (Essex) will
be looking to capture the Boys Under 17 title but will face
stiff competition from Ashley
Davies (Derbyshire), Lyell
Fuller (Devon) and Peter
Joyce (Avon) who
are all looking for their first British title.
Yorkshire looks a likely destination for
the Boys Under 15’s title as top two seeds James
Peach and Jack
Cooper look favourites to meet at the final, Ben
Windle (Surrey) and Emyr
Evans (Wales) will
look to stop that from happening. The Boys Under 13 will see Curtis
Malik (Sussex) and Kyle
Finch (Hampshire) seeded
to meet in the final as areElise Lazarus (Essex) and Amy
Jones (Buckinghamshire) who
hold the top two positions in the Girls Under 13.
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Venues and Schedule
The
National Squash Centre
and
The Northern Squash Club
will see 320 players competing from 27-30 October for four
days of fiercely competitive squash.
All qualifying rounds will be played at the National Squash
Centre on Thursday 27 October.
Main draws will start at 9am on Friday 28 with the Boys and
Girls Under 13/15 being played in full at the Northern
Squash Club in Didsbury while the Boys and Girls Under 17/19
play at the National Squash Centre.
Finals are scheduled for Sunday afternoon, all spectators
wishing to watch the best junior players in the country are
invited to attend the event free of charge.
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Juniors Page - all the major
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