Pioneer Cup


Pioneer Cup, 09-11 July, Cologne Fine time for the French Monday's Finals in Cologne feature no less than six French players in the eight finals, although Matthieu Castagnet was the only overall winner for the French team. U19 Finals : Charlie De Rycke (BEL) bt Camille Serme (FRA) 3/0 Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt A. Kwong (HKG) 3/0 U17 Finals: N. Mohsen (EGY) bt L. Fialova (CZE) 3/0 N. Muller (SUI) bt W. Mehboob (PAK) 3/1 U15 Finals: Olivia Blatchford (USA) bt Emilie Lamilongo (FRA) 3/2 A. Wagih (EGY) bt Lucas Vauzelle (FRA) 3/0 U13 Finals: I. Lajerweij (NED) bt Héléna Muzi-Cohen (FRA) 3/1 N. Iqbal (PAK) bt Rémi Soria (FRA) 3/0	European Junior Calendar De Rycke Claims Hat-Trick In Cologne Belgium’s Charlie de Rycke despatched France’s Camille Serme in straight games in the women’s final of the Pioneer Junior Open Squash Championships in Cologne, Germany, to secure the European Junior Circuit Grand Prix title for the third successive year. Top seed de Rycke, the twice European Junior champion, beat second-seeded Serme 9-5 9-3 9-6 – a win which will boost the eighteen-year-old from Ghent’s confidence as she prepares for the Women’s World Junior Championships later this month in her home country, where she is the No3 seed. The men’s Pioneer title was won in convincing style by Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet. But the 18-year-old top seed from Le Mans face a surprise opponent in the final from Hong Kong. Unseeded Anson Kwong upset the 6^th, 10^th and 14^th seeds en-route to the final – but Castagnet was too strong for the 18-year-old, beating Kwong 9-6 9-6 9-4 to claim his second junior European Squash Federation title this year.

Men’s 3rd round: [1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [16] Trevor McGuiness (USA) 9-0, 9-4, 9-0 [8] Thibault Gouti (FRA) bt [9] David Glass (CAN) 9-7, 9-6, 9-2 Keith Pritchard (CAN) bt [12] Lennart Osthof (GER) 10-8, 9-2, 10-9 [13] Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) bt [4] Shaun le Roux (ENG) 9-7, 4-9, 2-9, 9-6, 9-1 Anson Kwong (HKG) bt [14] Marco Beer (GER) 9-3, 9-0, 9-2 [6] Jens Schoor (GER) bt Max Lee (HKG) 9-4, 7-9, 9-3, 9-0 [10] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [7] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) 5-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6 [2] Gustav Detter (SWE) bt [15] James Snell (ENG) 9-3, 9-4, 9-0 Quarter-finals: [1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [8] Thibault Gouti (FRA) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1 [13] Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) bt Keith Pritchard (CAN) 9-4, 9-7, 9-2 Anson Kwong (HKG) bt [6] Jens Schoor (GER) 6-9, 9-4, 9-0, 7-9, 9-2 [10] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [2] Gustav Detter (SWE) 2-9, 2-9, 9-7, 9-0, 9-0 Semi-finals: [1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [13] Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) 9-6, 5-9, 9-6, 9-6 Anson Kwong (HKG) bt [10] Lewis Walters (ENG) 9-3, 9-4, 10-9 Final: [1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 9-6, 9-6, 9-4 Third place play-off: [13] Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) bt [10] Lewis Walters (ENG) 9-1, 9-4, 9-1 Women’s 3rd round: [1] Charlie de Rycke (BEL) bt [16] Marjory Fosse (FRA) 9-4, 3-9, 9-4, 9-7 [9] Emma Chorley (ENG) bt [8] Pamela Hathway (GER) 9-2, 9-6, 10-8 [12] Sandra Krueger (GER) bt [5] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 9-3, 9-6, 10-8 [4] Leonie Holt (ENG) bt [13] Lisa Kho (NED) 9-4, 6-9, 9-2, 9-3 [3] Soraya Renai (FRA) bt [14] Linda Hruzikova (SVK) 9-1, 9-3, 9-5 [6] Suzannah King (ENG) bt [11] Sary Carmen Diaz (MEX) 6-9, 5-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-6 [10] Deon Saffery (ENG) bt [7] Rachel Willmott (ENG) 4-9, 9-7, 9-4, 9-3 [2] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [15] Britt Hebden (USA) 9-5, 9-0, 9-0 Quarter-finals: [1] Charlie de Rycke (BEL) bt [9] Emma Chorley (ENG) 9-5, 9-6, 9-0 [4] Leonie Holt (ENG) bt [12] Sandra Krueger (GER) 9-4, 9-2, 7-9, 9-3 [6] Suzannah King (ENG) bt [3] Soraya Renai (FRA) 0-9, 3-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-6 [2] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [10] Deon Saffery (ENG) 9-6, 9-2, 7-9, 9-7 Semi-finals: [1] Charlie de Rycke (BEL) bt [4] Leonie Holt (ENG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-0 [2] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [6] Suzannah King (ENG) 10-8, 3-9, 9-5, 6-9, 9-6 Final: [1] Charlie de Rycke (BEL) bt [2] Camille Serme (FRA) 9-5, 9-3, 9-6 Third place play-off: [4] Leonie Holt (ENG) bt [6] Suzannah King (ENG) 7-9, 1-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-6