17-Jul, Team Finals:

Women's Final:
[1] USA 2-0 [2] Canada
     Olivia Blatchford 3-0 Hollie Naughton
                11/4, 12/10, 11/8 (25m)
     Amanda Sobhy 3-0 Sam Cornett
              11/3, 11/2, 11/8 (28m)
Men's Final:
[2] Canada 2-0 [1] Mexico
      Andrew Schnell 3-1 Eric Galvez
               11/9, 11/7, 11/8 (37m)
      Shawn Delierre 3-1 Cesar Salazar
              7/11, 11/4, 11/5, 11/7 (57m)

Canada concludes with Gold
as Sobhy calims a hat-trick

Squash concluded at the Pan American Games in Toronto on a high note for the hosts as Canada claimed the final gold medal as their men's team beat top seeds Mexico.

Andrew Schell put Canada ahead and Shawn Delierre werapped it up as he came from a game down to beat Cesar Salazar, recovering from 2-7 in the fourth to take the match 11-7.

Earlier the USA had confirmed their position at the top of the medal table as Olivia Blatchford and Amanda Sobhy completed straight-game wins to take the Women's team title, denying Canada.

For Sobhy it was a record-making third gold medal to add to those already won in the singles and doubles..

16-Jul, Team Semis:

The PanAmerican Games squash events will conclude with the team finals, where reigning champions Mexico will face hosts Canada in the men's event, and top seeds USA also face Canada - the defending champions - in the women's final.

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Men's Semis:

[1] Mexico 2-0 [3/4] USA
   Arturo Salazar 3-2 Chris Hansen
         7/11, 11/7, 10/12, 11/3, 11/5 (52m)
   Cesal Salazar 3-2 Chris Gordon
         11/7, 5/11, 9/11, 11/5, 11/8 (57m)

[2] Canada 2-1 [3/4] Argentina
   Graeme Schnell 1-3 Rodrigo Pezzota
         4/11, 11/8, 9/11, 12/14 (74m)
   Shawn Delierre 3-0 Robertino Pezzota
         11/4, 11/8, 12/10 (49m)
   Andrew Schnell 3-0 Leandro Romiglio
         11/7, 11/6, 11/2 (33m)

Women's Semis:

[1] USA 2-0 [5/6] Colombia
   Natalie Grainger 3-0 Karol Gonzalez
          11/3, 11/4, 11/6 (16m)
   Amanda Sobhy 3-0 Catalina Pelaez
          11/4, 11/6, 11/0 (16m)

[2] Canada 3-0 [3/4] Mexico
   Nikki Todd 3-0 Karla Urrutia
          11/6, 11/7, 11/4 (19m)
   Samantha Cornett 3-1 Samantha Teran
          11/5, 11/7, 9/11, 11/9 (40m)
   Hollie Naughton 2-1 Diana Garcia
          12/10, 11/5

Down to the team playoffs

After two days of pool rounds the playoff stages are set for the team event.

In the men's quarter-finals top seeds Mexico have a bye, and will meet the USA (who had a walkover against Colombia), while second seeds Canada wait for the winners of Argentina v Guatemala.

The women's semi-finals are USA v Guatemala and Canada v Mexico.

14-Jul, Day Four:
Doubles Finals:

Sobhy & Grainger (Usa) 2-1 Cornett &Todd (Can)
        11/9, 9/11, 11/6 (32m)
Herrera  & Vargas (Col) 2-0 Schnell & Schnell (Can)
         11/6, 11/3 (20m)

Doubles Gold for USA & Colombia

Two against-the-seedings winners in the doubles in Toronto.

Unseeded but with with experience in playing as a pair, Amanda Sobhy & Natalie Grainger denied hopes of a home gold as they beat 3/4 seeds Sam Cornett and Nikki Todd in three games to increase the US tally of medals.

The men's final, between two 5/8 seeded paird, also ended in defeat for the home pair as Colombia's Andres Herrera and Juan Vargas raced to victory against Canada's Schnell Brothers, Andrew & Graeme.

Singles Finals: -

[1] Miguel Rodriguez (Col) 3-1 [3/4] Diego Elias (Per)
         11/9, 3/11, 12/10, 11/8 (88m)
[1] Amanda Sobhy (Usa) 3-0 Olivia Blatchford (Usa)
         11/8, 11/3, 11/3 (22m)

13-Jul, Day Three:
Top seeds claim Gold in Toronto

Plenty of action today, with the men's and women's doubles events getting down to the semi-final stages in the afternoon, followed by the singles finals and doubles semis in the evening.

Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez fought off a determined challenge from Peru's world junior champion Diego Elias to retain the title he won in 2011, then Amanda Sobhy beat fellow-American Olivia Blatchford in straight games to take the women's title.

Sobhy had earlier guaranteed herself another shot at gold as she and her partner Natalie Grainger had, unseeded, reached the women's doubles final where they will face Canadian pair Sam Cornett and Nikki Todd, who ousted the top seeds in the semis.

Canada will also feature in the men's doubled final with the Schnell brothers Andrew and Graeme, who will face Colombian pair Andres Herrera and Juan Vargas in the gold medal match - both pairs 5/8 seeds.

Women's Medalists  photo: Paige Stewart

12-Jul, Day Two:
Singles medalists decided ...

Two rounds of play today, and in the afternoon quarter-finals it was the top four seeds who won through in both men's and women's draw.

The evening semi-finals saw top seeds Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez and USA's Amanda Sobhy through to the finals as both beat 3/4 seeded Canadian opponents in Shawn Delierre and Sam Cornett, but there were upsets in the bottom half of both draws.

World junior champion Diego Elias had just pulled a game back against second seed Cesar Salazar when the Mexican had to retire with injury, while Olivia Blatchford guaranteed the USA Gold and Silver medals as she beat Mexico's Samantha Teran in straight games.

Gold and Silver guaranteed - from Team USA


“For the first time in a long time we are going to hear our National Anthem while standing on the top of the podium.”

11-Jul, Day One:
Seeds through to quarters in Toronto

The squash element of the PanAm Games got under way with two rounds of singles play leaving final eight in the men's and women's draws.

Seven of the top eight seeds made it through in both draws, with Argentina's Leandro Romiglio and Chile's Giselle Delgdao the only unseeded players to progress.

Sunday's play will see the finalists decided as the quarter and semi-finals take place.

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11/7, 11/8, 11/8 (42m)

[3/4] Shawn Delierre

[1] Miguel Rodriguez 

11/9, 3/11, 12/10, 11/8 (88m)

[3/4] Diego Elias

7/11, 8/11, 11/5 rtd (39m)

[2] Cesar Salazar

Round One:
Max Camiruaga (Chi) 3-2 Juan Chacon (Ecu)   10/12, 11/2, 11/9, 9/11, 11/9 (53m)
Alonso Escudero (Per) 3-0 Joe Chapman (Bvi)                    11/7, 11/7, 11/2 (41m)
Sunil Seth (Guy) 3-0 Mauricia Sedano (Gua)                      11/9, 11/9, 11/5 (42m)
Jaime Pinto (Chi) 3-0 Ernesto Davile (Ecu)                       13/11, 11/4, 11/6 (27m)
Nicolas Caballero (Par) 3-0 Jason-Ray Khalil (Guy)             11/2, 11/5, 11/4 (22m)

11/2, 3/11, 11/4, 11/6 (29m)

[3/4] Sam Cornett

11/8, 11/3, 11/3 (22m)

[3/4] Olivia Blatchford

11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (30m)

[2] Samantha Teran

11/6, 11/3 (20m)

[5/8] Schnell & Schnell

[3/4] Cornett & Todd

11/9, 9/1, 11/6 (32m)

Sobhy & Grainger