500+
juniors compete for crowns in Hong Kong’s hot summer
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hong Kong Squash, this
year HEAD Hong Kong Junior Squash Open, a World
Junior Circuit Tier 2 and Asian Junior Super Series Platinum
event, has welcomed a new record of 532 entries from 9
countries including long-haul from England, Asian
neighbors Korea, Japan, India, Malaysia, Singapore,
Philippines and Chinese Taipei, plus the host Hong Kong
China.
With the generous support from the title-sponsor HEAD,
sub-venting organization Leisure & Cultural Services
Department and drinks sponsor Perrier, 500+ competitors will
fight for U19, U17, U15, U13 & U11 division titles, which
will be held between 10th to 14th August, 2011.
All preliminary rounds, quarters and semis will take place
at Cornwall St. Park Squash & Table Tennis Centre,
Kowloon Tong on 10th to 13th. But all finals will be staged
at the glass exhibition court of the Hong Kong Squash
Centre on 14th, where every year the world’s best senior
players compete in the Hong Kong Open.
Last year’s champion Tong Tsz-wing is top seed in the
Girls U19 event, along with her compatriot second seed
Lee Ka-yi are expected to meet 3/4 seeds Korean top
juniors Kim Sang-mi and Choe Yu-ra
respectively.
Englishman Oliver Holland and Malaysian Affeeq
Abedeen Bin Ismail are top seeds of Boys U19
event while Tom Ford from England and Yoo Jae-Jin
from Korea are seeded 3/4.
In the Boys U17 category, top seed Indian’s Kush Kumar
and local contender seed two Yeung Ho-wai are in
company with 3/4 competitors Tomotaka Endo from Japan
and Muhammad Hannan Bin Mohamad Tarmidi from
Malaysia.
Local favourite top seed Ho Ka-po, current Asian
Junior Champion of the age group will face tough opposition
from three Malaysian girls including second seed Vanesssa
Raj and 3/4 seeds Sue Ann Yong and
Rachel Arnold in the Girls U17 event.
Matches start from 9.00am on Wednesday 10th and is scheduled
to finish Sunday 14th afternoon with the Girls U19 final on
last at around 4.00pm. Let’s cheer together for all our
junior talents!
For more event details, please go to
www.hksquash.org.hk
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