25th
CARIBBEAN JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 Teams
25-29 July, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
27-Jul,
Teams Day Four GUYANA AND
T&T
SPLIT TEAM TITLES Shane Slater reports
As the 2007 edition of the
Caribbean Junior Squash Championships came to a close, it was the
powerhouses Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago that took the Girls and
Boys team titles respectively, with Guyana emerging as Overall Team
Champions.
In the Girls team final, Guyana repeated their comfortable 4-1
victory over Bermuda in the pool stage, with Laura Robinson (U19 #1)
once again recording the lone win for Bermuda. In the 3rd Place
Play-off, Trinidad and Tobago also topped Barbados 4-1 for the 2nd
time in the tournament to earn the bronze medal.
In the Boys team final, the clash between Guyana and Trinidad
provided the spectators with all the excitement they could have
hoped for. With the score tied at 2-2, it all came down to Under 13
match, forcing the youngest members of the teams to carry the weight
of their countries on their tiny shoulders.
However, the determined Nku Patrick (TRI) embraced the
challenge and triumphantly overcame Guyana’s recently crowned Under
13 Champion Abishek Singh to secure T&T’s first Boys team title
since 1989. The bronze medal went to Bermuda after Micah Franklin
(U17) clinched a gruelling 7/9, 9/3, 7/9, 9/2, 9/7 victory over Liu
Ross (BAR) in the deciding match.
Patrick wins it for T&T
BOYS FINAL: (5) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO bt
(3) GUYANA 3-2
3rd Place Play-off: (1) BERMUDA bt (7) BARBADOS 3-2
5th Place Play-off: (6) CAYMAN ISLANDS bt (2) JAMAICA 3-2
7th Place Play-off: (4) O.E.C.S bt (8) BAHAMAS 3-2
GIRLS FINAL: (1) GUYANA bt (5) BERMUDA 4-1
3rd Place Play-off: (2) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO bt (3) BARBADOS 4-1
5th Place Play-off: (4) JAMAICA bt (6) O.E.C.S 5-0
27-Jul,
Teams Day Three
BERMUDA GIRLS SHOCK T&T
Shane Slater reports
Guyana remained in dominant form on semi-finals day, as their
Boys and Girls teams booked their places in the finals with emphatic
5-0 and 4-1 victories over Bermuda and Barbados respectively.
As expected, it will be a showdown against Trinidad and Tobago
in the Boys team final, as T&T clinched a 3-2 win over Barbados in
their semi-final.
In the Girls team event, Bermuda emerged as the surprise
package in the tournament. After a ruthless 5-0 whitewash of
Jamaica, they followed up with a huge 4-1 upset of Trinidad and
Tobago.
As expected, Alex Furtado (BER) won 9/2, 9/0, 9/2 at U19 #2
over Jessica Scott (TRI) to get things rolling, followed by even
matchups between the 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the Under 13 and
Under 19 age groups.
As it turned out, the underdogs came ready to battle, as Emma
Keane (3rd in U13) and team captain Laura Robinson (3rd
in U19) buried T&T with wins over Charlotte Knaggs (2nd in U13) and
Tessa Martin (2nd in U19). Rachel Barnes (BER) then added
more salt to the wound, as she beat Emily Bones 9/4, 6/9, 9/1 9/6 in
the U15 match. Trinidad’s Amy Gillezeau, finally picked up a
consolation 3-0 win in the final match (U17) against Kelly Barnes.
Bermuda now faces Guyana for a second time, after losing 1-4 in the
Pool stage.
The team finals are scheduled for 2pm Saturday, while the other
play-offs will be played in the morning.
26-Jul,
Teams Day Two:
GUYANA & T&T
CRUISE THROUGH
Shane Slater reports
In another day full of upsets, it was Guyana, Trinidad and
Tobago, Bermuda and Barbados that advanced to the semi-finals in
both the Boys and Girls team events after the dust had settled.
In Boys’ Pool A, Trinidad was in devastating form, crushing
defending champions Bermuda 5-0 to top the pool. Bermuda was forced
to settle for 2nd, while #8 seeds Bahamas upset #4 O.E.C.S
(Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) 3-2.
Boys’ Pool B was much more competitive, with Guyana and Barbados
tied for 1st with 2 wins each, while Cayman and Jamaica were tied at
1 win each. In a tense Guyana-Barbados tie, Matthew Hutchinson
(this time playing first) once again provided the heroics with a
thrilling 9/6, 5/9, 9/5, 9/5 victory over Under 13 Champion Abishek
Singh. However, 14-year old Deje Dias (GUY) clinched an
unexpected win at U19 #2 over 17-year old Nkosi Ross (BAR) to switch
the momentum back in Guyana’s favour. The Guyanese fighting spirit
was on full display, as Raphael Degroot (U19 #1), Oliver
Kear (U17) and Alex Arjoon (U15) followed suit to claim a
4-1 victory and remarkably finish 1st in the pool (recovering from
their earlier loss to eventual 4th place finishers Cayman). With
Barbados finishing 2nd in the pool, Jamaica beat Cayman Islands 3-2
to secure a tie for 3rd with Jamaica eventually winning due to less
games lost.
In the Girls’ Pool C, top seeds Guyana found no trouble in claiming
dominant 4-1 victories over Jamaica and Bermuda to win the pool.
However, #5 Bermuda secured their semi-final berth with a
surprisingly easy upset of #4 Jamaica, winning all 5 matches.
Trinidad and Tobago was also dominant in Pool D, racing to 4-1 and
5-0 victories over Barbados and Cayman Islands respectively to
advance to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the other 3 teams (Barbados,
O.E.C.S, Cayman Islands) finished with a 3-way tie, with Barbados
coming out on top by virtue of their lone win (Cheri-Ann Parris
over Tessa Martin) against Trinidad and Tobago.
With the same four teams competing in the semi-finals, competition
is expected to be fierce as they battle for points to claim spots on
the podium for the Overall Team Championship.
Hutchinson strikes again!
Deje Dias
Barbados on a roll
25-Jul,
Teams Day One:
DRAMA IN POOL B
Shane Slater reports
The
team event got away to a cracking start with upsets galore in the
Boys Team Championship. After just the first session of ties, Pool B
was turned upside-down, when #2 Jamaica and #3 Guyana fell to #7
Barbados and #6 Cayman Islands respectively.
In the second round of Boys team matches, Barbados continued their
upset streak by topping the Cayman Islands 3-2, while Guyana also
beat Jamaica 3-2.
Cameron Stafford continued his strong play from the individual event
with a crucial 4/9, 5/9, 9/5, 9/5, 9/1 victory over Oliver Kear in
the morning tie against Guyana (who were without their injured U19
#1 Kristian Jeffrey), which set the tone for a early 3-0 lead for
the Cayman Islands (who themselves were missing Under 17 Champion
Alain Mudeen) after they won both Under 19 matches.
The
undisputed hero of the day proved to be Under 13 player Matthew
Hutchinson, who single-handedly carried his Barbados team into
the semi-finals.
In both the Barbados-Jamaica and Barbados-Cayman ties, Hutchinson
went on court with the score tied at 2-2, however he refused to
buckle under the pressure and claimed strong wins against Josh
Mahfood (JAM) and Matthew Mudeen (CAY).
Barbados (the lowest seeds in the Pool) now leads Pool B, followed
by Guyana and Cayman Islands (tied with 1 point each) and Jamaica in
4th place.
Meanwhile, Pool A in the Boys team event and both Girls’ Pools went
according to plan, as the top teams stayed on course for the
semi-final stage.
The pool stage concludes on Thursday, followed by the play-off stage
on Friday and Saturday.
23-Jul,
Day Three:
Guyana cleans up
on finals day
Shane Slater reports
After a competitive four days of individual competition, Guyana
emerged with four of the the eight titles on finals day.
In the Boys Under 13, 3/4 seed Abishek Singh (GUY) completed
his sweep of Trinidad's Patrick brothers with a 9/2, 9/10, 9/7, 9/7
win over 2nd-seeded Nku. Meanwhile in the Girls Under 13, 2006
finalist Victoria Arjoon (GUY) proved to be the class of the
10-player field, dropping a total of 7 points throughout the entire
tournament.
Victoria's brother AlexArjoon created a family double
as he successfully defended his Boys Under 15 title with a strong
9/3, 9/4, 9/5 victory over #2 seed Kale Wilson (TRI). In the Girls
Under 15 final, Guyana's Ashley Khalil prevented a hattrick
of titles for teammate Keisha Jeffrey, with a 9/6, 9/5, 0/9, 9/0
triumph over the top seed.
Cayman Islands proved to be a dominant force in the Under 17 age
group, collecting both titles. In the Girls Under 17, 3/4 seed
Samantha Hennings caused her 2nd upset in as many days,
overcoming the tenacious #1 seed Amy Gillezeau, to claim her first
title after reaching the finals in 2002 and 2004.
In the all-Cayman Boys Under 17 final, former Caribbean Under 13
champ Alain Mudeen used his veteran experience to stop the
seed-buster Cameron Stafford 9/3, 7/9, 9/4, 9/0. After a brief scare
in her 3-1 semi-final victory, top seed Cheri-Ann Parris
(BAR) was back to her usual menacing form, romping to a 9/0, 9/5,
9/2 victory over #2 seed Tessa Martin (TRI).
Finally, in the most anticipated match of the tournament, #1 seed
Chris Binnie (JAM) dispatched any rumours that he would lose his
crown as Caribbean junior squash king, with a crushing 9/7, 9/2, 9/3
win over his 2nd-seeded rival Josh Pinard (TRI).
In other notable results, Cliff Bodie (BAH) made a remarkable
recovery from his shock loss to the unseeded Jamaican Bruce Burrowes
in the first round of the Boys Under 19, to finish in 5th place,
defeating 5/8 seeds Justin Gomez (TRI) and Joe Chapman (OECS), as
well as gaining revenge (9/2, 9/1, 9/0) over Burrowes in the 5th
Place Play-off.
The players now enjoy a rest day before the team event gets underway
on Wednesday morning.
B13 final
G15 final
B17 Final
Boys U19 final
B15 final
G17 final
G19 Final
Boys Under 13 FINAL:
(3/4) Abishek Singh (GUY) bt (2) Nku Patrick (TRI) 9/2, 9/10, 9/7,
9/7
3rd Place Play-off:
(1) Mandela Patrick (TRI) bt (3/4) Matthew Mudeen (CAY) 9/6, 9/5,
10/8
5th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Nyron Joseph (GUY) bt (5/8) Matthew Hutchinson (BAR) 1/9, 1/9,
9/6, 10/9, 9/7
7th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Josh Mahfood (JAM) bt Austin Moore (CAY) 9/1, 6/9, 9/5, 9/4
Girls Under 13 FINAL:
(1) Victoria Arjoon (GUY) bt (3/4) Charlotte Knaggs (TRI) 9/0, 9/1,
9/1
3rd Place Play-off:
(3/4) Emma Keane (BER) bt (2) Asha Gibbs (BAR) 9/6, 9/4, 9/1
5th Place Play-off:
Jessica Perkins (JAM) bt Kalina Browne (OECS) 10/9, 9/4, 9/6
7th Place Play-off:
Erika Sorrentino (OECS) bt Lara Butler (CAY) 9/4, 9/0, 3/9, 9/6
Boys Under 15 FINAL:
(1) Alex Arjoon (GUY) bt (2) Kale Wilson (TRI) 9/3, 9/4, 9/5
3rd Place Play-off:
(3/4) Kristian Muldoon (BER) bt (3/4) Micah Franklin (BER) 9/2, 9/6,
9/3
5th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Deje Dias (GUY) bt Kevin Hannaway (OECS) 5/9, 6/7 ret.
7th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Noah Browne (BER) bt (5/8) Chris Stout (BER) 3/9, ret.
Boys Under 17 FINAL:
(2) Alain Mudeen (CAY) bt (5/8) Cameron Stafford (CAY) 9/3, 7/9,
9/4, 9/0
3rd Place Play-off:
(3/4) Oliver Kear (GUY) bt (3/4) Van Rolle (BAH) 9/6, 8/10, 7/9,
9/4, 9/2
5th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Raphael Degroot (GUY) bt (1) Kevin Ross (TRI) 9/5, 9/2, 9/1
7th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Liu Ross (BAR) bt Christian Bayne (TRI) 2/9, 9/4, 9/0, 9/7
Girls Under 17 FINAL:
(3/4) Samantha Hennings (CAY) bt (1) Amy Gillezeau (TRI) 5/9, 9/0,
9/6, 5/9, 9/3
3rd Place Play-off:
(2) Daina King (GUY) bt (3/4) Brooke Burrowes (JAM) 9/3, 8/10, 9/6,
9/2
5th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Kelly Barnes (BER) bt (5/8) Alex Furtado (BER) 9/6, 4/9, 9/2,
3/9, 9/0
7th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Sherina Slater (OECS) bt (5/8) Jessica Scott (TRI) 9/2, 9/7,
5/9, 3/9, 9/2
Boys Under 19 FINAL:
(1) Chris Binnie (JAM) bt (2) Josh Pinard (TRI) 9/7, 9/2, 9/3
3rd Place Play-off:
(3/4) Robert Maycock (BER) bt (3/4) Kristian Jeffrey (GUY) w/o
5th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Cliff Bodie (BAH) bt Bruce Burrowes (JAM) 9/2, 9/1, 9/0
7th Place Play-off:
(5/8) Joe Chapman (OECS) bt Jake Kelly (CAY) 9/1, 9/4, 8/9, 9/7
Girls Under 19 FINAL:
(1) Cheri-Ann Parris (BAR) bt (2) Tessa Martin (TRI) 9/0, 9/5, 9/2
3rd Place Play-off:
(3/4) Laura Robinson (BER) bt (3/4) Kristine Bell (JAM) 9/6, 1/9,
9/4, 9/3
5th Place Play-off:
Chelsea Fung (GUY) bt Courtney Stafford (CAY) 9/6, 10/9, 8/10, 9/6
7th Place Play-off:
Amber Glasgow (OECS) bt Melissa Rivers (OECS) 9/0, 9/0, 9/1
22-Jul,
Day Three:
Down to the Finals
Shane Slater reports
BOYS UNDER 13 Abishek sinks Patrick
Guyana's 3/4 seed Abishek Singh prevented an all-Trinidadian final
with an upset of the #1 seed Mandela Patrick. Using his significant
size advantage, Singh powered to a 9/6, 9/7, 9/2 victory and hopes
to take out a second Patrick - Mandela's brother Nku (a 9/4, 9/2,
9/3 winner over Matthew Mudeen), in the final.
GIRLS UNDER 13 Knaggs upsets Gibbs
The Girls Under 13 final will also be a Guyana-T&T clash, as #1 seed
Victoria Arjoon (GUY) and 3/4 seed Charlotte Knaggs (TRI) disposed
of Emma Keane (BER) and Asha Gibbs (BAR) respectively.
BOYS UNDER 15 Arjoon and Wilson set for showdown
Top seeds Alex Arjoon (GUY) and Kale Wilson (TRI) silenced their
Bermudan opponents - 3/4 seeds Kristian Muldoon and Micah Franklin
respectively, to set up another Guyana-T&T showdown.
GIRLS UNDER 15 Guyana Nationals?
In a pair of Girls Under 15 semi-finals that appeared to be matches
in a Guyana National Championship, Keisha Jeffrey bt twin
sister Kayla 9/6, 9/2, 9/7, while Ashley Khalil accounted for Mary
Fung-A-Fat 9/1, 9/0, 9/0
BOYS UNDER 17 Stafford continues giant-killing run
5/8 seed Cameron Stafford (CAY) continued his thrashing of the top
seeds with another dominating straight-game (9/7, 9/0, 9/5) victory
over 3/4 seed Van Rolle (BAH). He will face teammate Alain Mudeen in
an all-Cayman final, after the latter claimed a 9/4, 9/2, 9/2 win
against 3/4 seed Oliver Kear (GUY).
GIRLS UNDER 17 Sammie's Back!
In the Girls Under 17 semis, 3/4 seed Samantha Hennings (CAY)
signalled her return to top squash after a brief hiatus last year,
with an emphatic 6/9, 10/9, 9/0, 9/4. Meanwhile, top seed Amy
Gillezeau (TRI) clinched a gutsy 9/0, 1/9, 9/3, 7/9, 9/4 win over
3/4 seed Brooke Burrowes (JAM) to earn her place in the final.
BOYS UNDER 19 Top two pushed to the brink
The top 2 Boys Under 19 seeds, Chris Binnie and Josh Pinard, were
both fully tested in 'come-from-behind' 5-game marathons. Binnie
managed to pull himself from a deep 0-2 hole to win 9/10, 0/9, 9/2,
9/0, 9/3 against Kristian Jeffrey (GUY), while Pinard came back from
1-2 down to overcome Bermuda's Robert Maycock.
GIRLS UNDER 19 Parris and Martin advance to final
After dropping the 1st game to 3/4 seed Laura Robinson (BER), #1
seed Cheri-Ann Parris (BAR) settled into her game to triumph 6/9,
9/2, 9/1, 9/3. In the other semi-final #2 seed Tessa Martin (TRI)
overcame a strong fight from 3/4 seed Kristine Bell (JAM) to advance
9/6, 10/8, 9/6.
The individual event concludes on Monday, with the main draw
finals scheduled to begin at 4:00pm.
Singh & Patrick
Khalil & Fung-A-Fat
Binnie leaves it late
Kayla & Keisha Jeffrey
Wilson & Franklin
King & Hennings
Day Three Results:
Boys Under 13 Semi-finals:
(3/4) Abishek Singh (GUY) bt (1) Mandela Patrick (TRI) 9/6, 9/7, 9/2
(2) Nku Patrick (TRI) bt (3/4) Matthew Mudeen (CAY) 9/4, 9/2, 9/3
Plate Semi-finals:
(5/8) Nyron Joseph (GUY) bt Austin Moore (CAY) 9/3, 9/0, 9/5
(5/8) Matthew Hutchinson (BAR) bt (5/8) Josh Mahfood (JAM) 9/5, 5/9,
9/4, 9/2
Girls Under 13 Semi-finals:
(1) Victoria Arjoon (GUY) bt (3/4) Emma Keane (BER) 9/0, 9/2, 9/1
(3/4) Charlotte Knaggs (TRI) bt (2) Asha Gibbs (BAR) 5/9, 9/2, 9/1,
9/0
Boys Under 15 Semi-finals: (1) Alex Arjoon (GUY) bt (3/4) Kristian Muldoon (BER) 9/4, 9/2,
9/3
(2) Kale Wilson (TRI) bt (3/4) Micah Franklin (BER) 8/9, 10/9, 9/1,
9/3
Plate Semi-finals:
Kevin Hannaway (OECS) bt (5/8) Noah Browne (BER) 9/7, 3/9, 9/6, 9/5
(5/8) Deje Dias (GUY) bt (5/8) Chris Stout (BER) 9/6, 9/5, 9/0
Boys Under 17 Semi-finals: (5/8) Cameron Stafford (CAY) bt (3/4) Van Rolle (BAH) 9/7, 9/0,
9/5
(2) Alain Mudeen (CAY) bt (3/4) Oliver Kear (GUY) 9/4, 9/2, 9/2
Plate Semi-finals:
(5/8) Raphael Degroot (GUY) bt (5/8) Liu Ross (BAR) 9/3, 9/7, 9/3
(1) Kevin Ross (TRI) bt Christian Bayne (TRI) 9/1, 9/2, 9/6
21-Jul,
Day Two: Stafford
Stuns Ross
Shane Slater reports
As action continued on day two of the 2007 Caribbean Junior Squash
Championships, all the top four seeds remained on course for their
semi-final dates, with only one exception to this trend.
In
the Boys Under 17, 5/8-seed Cameron Stafford (CAY) caused a
huge upset when he knocked out the #1 seed Kevin Ross (TRI)
in the quarter-finals.
On paper, the match was expected to be a breeze for the top-seeded
Trinidadian, but Stafford showed his dramatic improvement this past
year with a dominating performance.
Stafford
came out with all guns blazing to take a quick 9/0 first game and
despite a brave comeback by Ross, Stafford maintained control of the
match to emerge the 9/0, 9/8, 9/6 victor.
Stafford now faces 3/4 seed Van Rolle (BAH), while his
compatriot #2 seed Alain Mudeen squares off against 3/4 seed
Oliver Kear (GUY) in hopes of making it an all-Cayman final.
Things are sure to get heated as play resumes with Sunday set as
semi-final day.
Boys Under 15 Quarter-finals:
(1) Alex Arjoon (GUY) bt (5/8) Chris Stout (JAM)
9/3, 9/4, 9/1
(3/4) Kristian Muldoon (BER) bt (5/8) Deje Dias (GUY)
9/4, 9/0, 9/0
(3/4) Micah Franklin (BER) bt (5/8) Jason Ray Khalil (GUY)
9/1, 9/0, 9/2
(2) Kale Wilson (TRI) bt Noah Browne (BER)
9/0, 9/5, 9/5
Plate Quarter-finals:
(5/8) Noah Browne (BER) bt Moishe Steinbok (BAR)
9/4, 9/0, 9/2
Kevin Hannaway (OECS) bt (5/8) Jason Ray Khalil (GUY)
5/9, 9/7, 10/9, 3/9, 9/5
(5/8) Deje Dias (GUY) bt Ryan Bayne (TRI)
6/9, 10/9, 9/0, 9/7
(5/8) Chris Stout (BER) bt Korin Knights (BER)
9/1, 9/2, 9/0
Boys Under 17 Quarter-finals:
(5/8) Cameron Stafford (CAY) bt (1) Kevin Ross (TRI)
9/0, 9/8, 9/6
(3/4) Van Rolle (BAH) bt Christian Bayne (TRI)
9/1, 9/2, 9/2
(3/4) Oliver Kear (GUY) bt (5/8) Liu Ross (BAR)
10/8, 9/5, 9/1
(2) Alain Mudeen (CAY) bt (5/8) Raphael Degroot (GUY)
9/3, 9/3, 9/1
Plate Quarter-finals:
(5/8) Raphael Degroot (GUY) bt John-Henri Sweeney (OECS)
9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(5/8) Liu Ross bt Jonathon O’Dowd (BAR)
9/3, 9/4, 9/6
Christian Bayne (TRI) bt Sean Reynolds (JAM)
9/2, 9/0, 9/5
(1) Kevin Ross (TRI) bt Ciaran Raymer (BAR)
9/2, 9/3, 9/0
Girls Under 17 Quarter-finals:
(1) Amy Gillezeau (TRI) bt (5/8) Sherina Slater (OECS)
9/1, 9/3, 9/10, 9/0
(3/4) Brooke Burrowes (JAM) bt (5/8) Alex Furtado (BER)
3/9, 9/2, 9/6, 9/6
(3/4) Samantha Hennings (CAY) bt (5/8) Kelly Barnes (BER)
10/8, 9/5, 9/1
(2) Daina King (GUY) bt (5/8) Jessica Scott (TRI)
9/0, 9/2, 9/5
20-Jul,
Day One:
Tough Day for Bahamas
Shane Slater reports
As
the action kicked off at the Tortola Sports Club, most of the seeds
recorded comfortable victories to book their their quarter-final
berths. However, it was a tough day at the office for the 4-member
Bahamas team, as three of their seeded players suffered first round
exits.
The biggest upset of the day came in the Boys Under 19, where
Jamaica's Bruce Burrowes took out the 5/8-seeded Cliff Bodie
after a gruelling 5 game battle. Burrowes, who is made of the same
mettle as his father (Caribbean squash legend Wayne Burrowes), was
in his usual energetic form and eventually wore down his older
opponent to triumph 10/8, 8/10, 2/9, 10/8, 9/4.
The action continues on Saturday with the quarterfinals of the main
draw and plate matches.
Boys Under 19
1st Round: Scott West (BER) bt Andrew Carter (CAY)
9/5, 7/9, 9/4, 7/9, 9/5
Round of 16:
(1) Chris Binnie (JAM) bt Adrian Dyer (TRI)
4/9, 9/0, 9/1, 9/2
(5/8) Dane Schwier (JAM) bt Scott West (BER)
9/4, 9/2, 9/1
(3/4) Kristian Jeffrey (GUY) bt Alex Garcia (BAR)
9/0, 9/1, 9/2
Bruce Burrowes (JAM) bt (5/8) Cliff Bodie (BAH)
10/8, 8/10, 2/9, 10/8, 9/4
(5/8) Joe Chapman (OECS) bt Jake Kelly (CAY)
9/7, 9/4, 9/0
(3/4) Robert Maycock (BER) bt Nkosi Ross (BAR)
9/3, 9/0, 9/0
(5/8) Justin Gomez (TRI) bt Ryan McConvey (CAY)
9/2, 9/1, 9/3
(2) Josh Pinard (TRI) bt Tom Kelly (CAY)
9/0, 9/1, 9/1
Plate 1st Round:
Ryan McConvey (CAY) bt Andrew Carter (CAY)
9/3, 9/5, 7/9, 9/4 Plate 2nd Round:
Jake Kelly (CAY) bt Nkosi Ross (BAR)
9/2, 6/9, 10/8, 9/3
(5/8) Cliff Bodie (BAH) bt Alex Garcia (BAR)
6/9, 9/4, 9/7, 9/3
Adrian Dyer (TRI) bt Scott West (BER)
9/0, 9/1, 9/0
Girls Under 19
1st Round:
Chelsea Fung (GUY) bt Amber Glasgow (OECS)
9/6, 9/6, 9/5
Bodie & Burrows
Opening Ceremony
Fung v Glasgow
Guyana & T&T set
to dominate?
Preview from Shane Slater, Tournament Referee
If
the individual seedings are any indication, Guyana and Trinidad and
Tobago are set for a showdown in the team events in the upcoming
Caribbean Junior Squash Championships, which serves off on Friday
July 20th in the British Virgin Islands.
The strong Trinidadian and Guyanese contingents lead the way with a
trio of #1 seeds each in the Under 13, 15 and 17 age groups. In the
premier divisions (Under 19) Jamaica’s top-seeded Chris Binnie
will be aiming for his 4th straight junior title, but will face
stern opposition from #2 seed Josh Pinard (TRI), who is
currently enjoying an outstanding season. Also expected to challenge
for the title are #3 Kristian Jeffrey (GUY) and last year’s
Under 17 finalists Robert Maycock (BER) and Joe Chapman
(OECS).
In the Girls Under 19, 16-year old Cheri-Ann Parris (BAR)
starts as the strong favourite for the trophy, as she makes her
final preparations before heading to Hong Kong for the World Junior
Championships.
Following the 4-day individual event (July 20-23), the team event
gets underway on July 25 (July 24 is a rest day) where Bermuda
are defending Boys team champions, while Guyana hopes to
repeat as Girls and Overall team champions.
25th
CARIBBEAN JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 Teams
The
undisputed hero of the day proved to be Under 13 player Matthew
Hutchinson, who single-handedly carried his Barbados team into
the semi-finals. 
In
the Boys Under 17, 5/8-seed Cameron Stafford (CAY) caused a
huge upset when he knocked out the #1 seed Kevin Ross (TRI)
in the quarter-finals. 
