The
top two seeds Egypt and Malaysia will contest the final of the WSF
Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship in New Zealand after
2/0 victories in today's semi-finals at the Queen Elizabeth Youth
Centre in Tauranga.
Whilst hot favourites Egypt are celebrating their eighth final in a
row and bidding for a sixth successive title, second seeds Malaysia
are back in the final for the first time since 2007 and for only the
third time ever.
In the first semi, Egypt faced fourth seeds Hong Kong - the last
team to beat them, in the 2005 final. It was another quick affair,
Amina Yousry putting the side into the lead after beating Chan Sin
Yuk 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 in just 17 minutes and world junior
championship runner-up Hania El Hammamy sealing victory with an
11-4, 11-6, 11-1 victory over Malaysian Lui Hiu Lam.
El Hammamy is desperate to go one better than she did in the
individuals. The 16-year-old was top seed but lost to team-mate
Rowan Reda Araby in the final. It hurt then and it still hurts now.
"I was very disappointed to lose the final of the individuals," El
Hammamy said. "I didn't perform the way I wanted to and it's such a
shame. But I have a chance to win the team event. I have to forget
about the individuals and focus on the teams.
"We are so happy to be in the final," she added. "It's the first
time for all of us to be in the team event, we're excited and we
want to win it."
Malaysia beat former champions England 2/0 with Aifa Azman getting
the better of Jasmine Hutton in first match. The 18-year-old from
Sussex took the lead for the third seeds, but Azman recovered to
take the next two games, both 12-10, before wrapping it up in the
fourth.
Malaysia's number one Sivasangari Subramaniam then made short work
of Lucy Turmel, winning in straight games to the delight of herself
and the Malaysian team, who will play their first final in ten
years.
"We knew the first was going to be crucial," said Malaysian coach
Andrew Cross.
"Aifa was all over the shop mentally with the pressure, and Jasmine
played well, she could and probably should have won, so we were
happy to take that one. But Sivasangari was in dominant form.
"It's going to be tough tomorrow, Egypt are obviously in good form
and haven't spent much time on court. There's no pressure on us, but
we're probably looking at replaying two matches that both went
against us in five in the individuals, so we'll just see how it
goes."
Losing semi-finalists Hong Kong and England both win bronze medals.
In the 5/8 playoff semi-finals USA beat hosts New Zealand 2/0 and
India beat Germany 2/0. In the 9/16 playoff semi-finals, Australia
and Canada won through with 2/1 wins over South Africa and Korea,
respectively, while France beat Ireland 2/1 for their first win,
leaving the Irish in 14th place.
7th place play-off:
[8] NEW ZEALAND v [10] GERMANY
9th place play-off:
[7] CANADA v [9] AUSTRALIA
11th place play-off:
[13] SOUTH AFRICA v [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Semi-finals:
[1] EGYPT bt [4] HONG KONG CHINA 2/0
Amina Yousry bt Chan Sin Yuk 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 (17m)
Hania El Hammamy bt Lui Hiu Lam 11-4, 11-6, 11-1 (19m)
5th - 8th place play-offs:
[6] INDIA bt [10] GERMANY 2/0
Aishwarya Bhattacharya bt Alice Kramer 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (17m)
Akanksha Salunkhe bt Saskia Beinhard 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-2 (21m)
[5] USA bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 2/0
Laila Sedky bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 11-7, 15-13, 11-8 (29m)
Marina Stefanoni bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-9, 12-10, 11-8 (31m)
9th - 12th place play-offs:
[9] AUSTRALIA bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 2/1
Shehana Vithana bt Helena Coetzee 7-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 17-15
(42m)
Lauren Aspinall lost to Faith Panashe Sithole 8-11, 9-11, 7-11 (24m)
Alexandra Haydon bt Jennifer Preece 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (24m)
[7] CANADA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2/1
Charlotte Orcutt bt Chae Won Song 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (16m)
Emma Jinks bt Hyoju Seo 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7 (35m)
Nicole Kendall lost to Dong Ju Song 12-14, 11-4, 4-11 (20m)
13th place play-off:
[11] FRANCE bt [14] IRELAND 2/1
Chloé Mourier bt Lily Lloyd 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (20m)
Fanny Segers lost to Laura Neill 12-14, 5-11, 7-11 (22m)
Lauriane Maingot bt Ellie McVeigh 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (36m)
As predicted by the seeding panel, the top four seeds will contest
the semi-finals of the WSF Women's World Junior Team Squash
Championship in New Zealand after success in today's quarter-finals
at the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre in Tauranga.
Top seeds Egypt, aiming for a sixth title in a row, eased past
surprise package Germany, the tenth seeds who upset Canada to reach
the last eight and make sure of their highest finish for 16 years.
In the semis they'll face fourth seeds Hong Kong, who had to recover
from losing a close opening match to India. Sunayna Kuruvilla
delighted her team-mates by giving the sixth seeds the lead. Hong
Kong, however, were never seriously threatened in the next two
matches as they went through to their sixth semi-final in the last
seven editions.
"We knew the first would be close," said Hong Kong manager Dick
Leung. "You can never underestimate India, they're a strong team now
and their number two is very solid.
"Our second player Lui isn't in top condition, suffering from a bit
of flu, so that could have been difficult, but she and Ka Wing
played well under pressure.
"We're delighted to be in the last four, and we'll just go out and
give 120% against Egypt."
On paper third seeds England versus fifth seeds USA was going to be
close - and so it proved. Elise Lazarus - despite conceding strokes
on the first three points of the match and over a dozen in all - won
in straight games to put England ahead.
The Americans levelled after 14-year-old Marina Stefanoni came
through in five games against Lucy Turmel - but at third string
England's Jasmine Hutton dominated. The win secured England a third
semi-final in a row, and ended the USA's run of three consecutive
finals.
"The pressure was on us as third seeds and we knew the USA would be
strong," said England coach Lee Drew. "Marina was in great form in
the individual tournament so we knew it would be a tough match.
"The Americans are very tough competitors so it was going to be a
challenge but that's why we are here. We can go into the next match
against Malaysia or New Zealand with nothing to lose."
In fact, England will face Malaysia after the second seeds beat
hosts New Zealand, taking the first two matches comfortably and then
edging an entertaining best of three dead rubber.
"It always looked like we would face England, and it's going to be
tough, they're a good team," said Malaysian coach Andrew Cross. "The
first match is going to be crucial [tomorrow's order of play is 3,
1, 2] but we'll be giving it all to try to make the final."
In the 9/16 playoffs Republic of Korea upset France 2/1, to secure a
place in the 9/12 play-offs against Canada - and make history by
ensuring the country's highest-ever finish in a World Team
Championship.
South Africa beat Ireland 3/0 to move through to a 9/12 play-off
against Australia.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] EGYPT v [4] HONG KONG CHINA
[2] MALAYSIA v [3] ENGLAND
5th - 8th place play-offs: [6] INDIA v [10] GERMANY
[5] USA v [8] NEW ZEALAND
9th - 12th place play-offs: [9] AUSTRALIA v [13] SOUTH AFRICA
[7] CANADA v [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [6] INDIA 2/1
Chan Sin Yuk lost to Sunayna Kuruvilla 11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 7-11 (31m)
Lui Hiu Lam bt Akanksha Salunkhe 11-5, 11-2, 11-4 (17m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Aishwarya Bhattacharya 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (22m)
[3] ENGLAND bt [5] USA 2/1
Elise Lazarus bt Grace Doyle 12-10, 11-4, 11-9
Lucy Turmel lost to Marina Stefanoni 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 3-11
(48m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Elle Ruggiero 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (20m)
[2] MALAYSIA bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Andrea Lee bt Anika Jackson 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 (14m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (21m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 7-11, 15-13, 11-9 (24m)
9th - 16th place play-offs:
[9] AUSTRALIA bye
[13] SOUTH AFRICA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Jennifer Preece bt Ellie McVeigh 12-10, 11-9, 14-12 (31m)
Faith Panashe Sithole bt Laura Neill 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
Helena Coetzee bt Emma Lundy 13-15, 11-9, 11-9 (28m)
[12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Dong Ju Song bt Maelle Fuhrer 11-6, 11-7, 11-1 (23m)
Hyoju Seo bt Fanny Segers 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (21m)
Chae Won Song lost to Lauriane Maingot 11-6, 4-11, 4-11 (19m)
Tenth seeds Germany produced the biggest upset on the final day of
qualifying in the WSF Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship
in New Zealand when they beat 7th seeds Canada to claim a place in
the quarter-finals of the biennial World Squash Federation event at
the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre in Tauranga.
The unexpected victory will guarantee Germany a top eight finish for
the first time since 2001.
It was in the final tie in Pool B that Kacenka Tycova gave Germany
hope by beating Canadian Andrea Toth 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10. The
seventh seeds pulled back when Nicole Kendall defeated Alice Kramer
in straight games.
But a focussed German top string Saskia Beinhard knew what she had
to do - and dismissed Emma Jinks 11-1, 11-6, 11-4 to put her team
into the best position for 16 years.
In the draw for the last eight play-offs, Germany were paired up
with hot favourites Egypt, Pool A winners.
"Very, very happy," said German manager Rainer Mueller. "At the
beginning we never thought we would qualify, but I'm very proud of
the team. When we won the first match I knew we had a chance,
especially with Saskia at number one. She still had to do it though,
and she played unbelievably well!
"We play Egypt now, which will be difficult, but we'll enjoy
tonight's success and see what happens tomorrow!"
All the other pool ties went according to seeding - with Malaysia,
England and Hong Kong winning the other three pools.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] EGYPT v [10] GERMANY
[4] HONG KONG CHINA v [6] INDIA
[3] ENGLAND v [5] USA
[2] MALAYSIA v [8] NEW ZEALAND
9th - 16th place play-offs:
[9] AUSTRALIA bye
[13] SOUTH AFRICA v [14] IRELAND
[11] FRANCE v [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA
[7] CANADA bye
Final qualifying rounds - Pool A: [8] NEW ZEALAND bt [9] AUSTRALIA 2/1
Anna Hughes lost to Alexandra Haydon 6-11, 7-11, 6-11 (37m)
Camden Te Kani-McQueen bt Courtney Mather 11-4, 13-11, 11-7 (18m)
Kaitlyn Watts bt Lauren Aspinall 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (20m)
Final positions: 1 Egypt, 2 New Zealand, 3 Australia
Pool B:
[2] MALAYSIA bt [7] CANADA 3/0
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Nicole Kendall 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (15m)
Aifa Azman bt Charlotte Orcutt 11-5, 11-1, 11-6 (17m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Emma Jinks 11-3, 11-6, 11-1 (15m)
[10] GERMANY bt [7] CANADA 2/1
Kacenka Tycova bt Andrea Toth 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10
Alice Kramer lost to Nicole Kendall 2-11, 8-11, 2-11
Saskia Beinhard bt Emma Jinks 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
Final positions: 1 Malaysia, 2 Germany, 3 Canada
Pool C: [6] INDIA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Maelle Fuhrer 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (17m)
Ashita Bhengra bt Chloé Mourier 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (30m)
Akanksha Salunkhe lost to Fanny Segers 11-4, 11-6, 9-11 ret.
[3] ENGLAND bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Jasmine Hutton bt Helena Coetzee 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (16m)
Alice Green bt Teagan Roux 11-0, 11-5, 11-3 (14m)
Elise Lazarus bt Faith Panashe Sithole 11-3, 11-8, 11-5 (19m)
Final positions: 1 England, 2 India, 3 South Africa, 4 France
Pool D: [4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [5] USA 2/1
Chan Sin Yuk bt Grace Doyle 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (42m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Elle Ruggiero 5-11, 11-4, 11-2, 12-10 (27m)
Lui Hiu Lam lost to Marina Stefanoni 9-11, 4-11, 7-11 (17m)
[12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Dong Ju Song bt Ellie McVeigh 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9 (46m)
Chae Won Song bt Lily Lloyd 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (29m)
Hyoju Seo bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (18m)
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Chan Sin Yuk bt Lily Lloyd 11-0, 11-5, 11-4 (14m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Emma Lundy 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (18m)
Cheng Nga Ching bt Ellie McVeigh 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (21m)
[5] USA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 3/0
Elle Ruggiero bt Dong Ju Song 11-7, 10-12, 11-3, 11-6 (34m)
Laila Sedky bt Chae Won Song 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (16m)
Marina Stefanoni bt Hyoju Seo 11-9, 11-4, 11-2 (19m)
Final positions: 1 Hong Kong China, 2 USA, 3 Republic of Korea, 4
Ireland
Qualifying rounds
- Pool A:
[1] EGYPT bt [9] AUSTRALIA 3/0
Rowan Reda Araby bt Lauren Aspinall 11-3, 11-3, 11-7 (15m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Shehana Vithana 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (18m)
Amina Yousry bt Alexandra Haydon 11-2, 11-1, 11-7 (17m)
[1] EGYPT bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Hania El Hammamy bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (24m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (13m)
Amina Yousry bt Anika Jackson 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (15m)
[8] NEW ZEALAND bt [9] AUSTRALIA 2/1
Anna Hughes lost to Alexandra Haydon 6-11, 7-11, 6-11 (37m)
Camden Te Kani-McQueen bt Courtney Mather 11-4, 13-11, 11-7 (18m)
Kaitlyn Watts bt Lauren Aspinall 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (20m)
Final positions: 1 Egypt, 2 New Zealand, 3 Australia
Pool B:
[2] MALAYSIA bt [10] GERMANY 3/0
Andrea Lee bt Saskia Beinhard 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (18m)
Aifa Azman bt Eva Nistler 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 (14m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Alice Kramer 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (16m)
[2] MALAYSIA bt [7] CANADA 3/0
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Nicole Kendall 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (15m)
Aifa Azman bt Charlotte Orcutt 11-5, 11-1, 11-6 (17m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Emma Jinks 11-3, 11-6, 11-1 (15m)
[6] INDIA bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Akanksha Salunkhe bt Faith Panashe Sithole 11-6, 15-13, 11-4 (19m)
Aishwarya Bhattacharya bt Helena Coetzee 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (16m)
Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Jennifer Preece 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (20m)
[3] ENGLAND bt [6] INDIA 3/0
Lucy Turmel bt Akanksha Salunkhe 11-1, 11-5, 11-5 (18m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Aishwarya Bhattacharya 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (18m)
Elise Lazarus bt Sunayna Kuruvilla 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8
[13] SOUTH AFRICA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Faith Panashe Sithole bt Fanny Segers 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (17m)
Helena Coetzee lost to Lauriane Maingot 6-11, 6-11, 5-11 (27m)
Jennifer Preece bt Maelle Fuhrer 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (29m)
[6] INDIA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Maelle Fuhrer 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (17m)
Ashita Bhengra bt Chloé Mourier 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (30m)
Akanksha Salunkhe lost to Fanny Segers 11-4, 11-6, 9-11 ret.
[3] ENGLAND bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Jasmine Hutton bt Helena Coetzee 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (16m)
Alice Green bt Teagan Roux 11-0, 11-5, 11-3 (14m)
Elise Lazarus bt Faith Panashe Sithole 11-3, 11-8, 11-5 (19m)
Final positions: 1 England, 2 India, 3 South Africa, 4 France
Pool D:
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 3/0
Lui Hiu Lam bt Hyoju Seo 11-5, 7-11, 11-1, 11-2 (23m)
Chan Sin Yuk bt Chae Won Song 11-1, 11-8, 11-1 (13m)
Cheng Nga Ching bt Dong Ju Song 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (30m)
[5] USA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Grace Doyle bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-4, 11-1 (20m)
Laila Sedky bt Emma Lundy 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (16m)
Elle Ruggiero bt Lily Lloyd 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 (18m)
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [5] USA 2/1
Chan Sin Yuk bt Grace Doyle 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (42m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Elle Ruggiero 5-11, 11-4, 11-2, 12-10 (27m)
Lui Hiu Lam lost to Marina Stefanoni 9-11, 4-11, 7-11 (17m)
[12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Dong Ju Song bt Ellie McVeigh 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9 (46m)
Chae Won Song bt Lily Lloyd 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (29m)
Hyoju Seo bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (18m)
[4] HONG KONG CHINA v [14] IRELAND
[5] USA v [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Less than 24 hours after winning both world individual titles in New
Zealand, Egypt claimed two wins on day one of the WSF Women's World
Junior Team Squash Championship at the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre
in Tauranga to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the biennial
World Squash Federation event.
After beating Australia 3/0 in the morning, Egypt faced hosts New
Zealand in the evening as the eighth seeds bid to upset the
favourites who are bidding for a sixth successive title.
With the new world champion Rowan Reda Araby rested, runner-up Hania
El Hammamy put the top seeds into the lead by beating top Kiwi
Kaitlyn Watts 11-5, 11-8, 11-8. Zeina Mickawy clinched victory after
an 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 win over home player Camden Te Kani-McQueen
before Amina Yousry made it maximum points by beating Anika Jackson
11-5, 11-2, 11-5.
Second seeds Malaysia also recorded a positive start in Pool B,
beating Germany 3/0, courtesy of straight games wins by Andrea Lee,
Aifa Azman and Zoe Foo Yuk Han.
Pool C favourites England, the No.3 seeds, also claimed a pair of
victories - over France and sixth seeds India.
The day's only upset came when South Africa, the 13th seeds, beat
France, seeded two positions higher, 2/1. 16-year-old Faith Panashe
Sithole put the underdogs into the lead, but when a win by Lauriane
Maingot saw France draw level, Cape Town's 18-year-old Jennifer
Preece sealed victory for South Africa by beating Maelle Fuhrer
8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7.
1st qualifying rounds - Pool A:
[1] EGYPT bt [9] AUSTRALIA 3/0
Rowan Reda Araby bt Lauren Aspinall 11-3, 11-3, 11-7 (15m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Shehana Vithana 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (18m)
Amina Yousry bt Alexandra Haydon 11-2, 11-1, 11-7 (17m)
[1] EGYPT bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Hania El Hammamy bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (24m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (13m)
Amina Yousry bt Anika Jackson 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (15m)
Pool B: [2] MALAYSIA bt [10] GERMANY 3/0
Andrea Lee bt Saskia Beinhard 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (18m)
Aifa Azman bt Eva Nistler 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 (14m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Alice Kramer 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (16m)
[13] SOUTH AFRICA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Faith Panashe Sithole bt Fanny Segers 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (17m)
Helena Coetzee lost to Lauriane Maingot 6-11, 6-11, 5-11 (27m)
Jennifer Preece bt Maelle Fuhrer 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (29m)
Pool D:
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 3/0
Lui Hiu Lam bt Hyoju Seo 11-5, 7-11, 11-1, 11-2 (23m)
Chan Sin Yuk bt Chae Won Song 11-1, 11-8, 11-1 (13m)
Cheng Nga Ching bt Dong Ju Song 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (30m)
[5] USA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Grace Doyle bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-4, 11-1 (20m)
Laila Sedky bt Emma Lundy 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (16m)
Elle Ruggiero bt Lily Lloyd 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 (18m)
Hosts New Zealand will lead a select group of six nations that have
competed in each WSF Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship
since the inaugural event in 1985 when they do so again in the 2017
championship on home soil in July.
The 17th biennial World Squash Federation championship will take
place at Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre in Tauranga, the fifth
largest city in New Zealand, from 25-29 July - following the Men's &
Women's World Junior Individual Championships, which will be held
from 19-24 July.
Australia, the first champions, together with Canada, England,
Germany, USA and New Zealand have battled in all 16 previous events
- sharing eight titles between them.
A total of 14 nations will take part in the 2017 championship - with
seven-time champions Egypt, who began their women's world junior
team campaign in 1993, bidding to defend their 2015 title.
The complete list of national teams competing in Tauranga is:
Australia, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong China,
India, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, South
Africa and USA.
Further nations are expected to be represented by their top male and
female juniors for the Individual events by the entry deadline of
1st June.
7th place play-off:
[8] NEW ZEALAND v [10] GERMANY
9th place play-off:
[9] AUSTRALIA bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 2/1
Shehana Vithana bt Helena Coetzee 7-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 17-15
(42m)
Lauren Aspinall lost to Faith Panashe Sithole 8-11, 9-11, 7-11 (24m)
Alexandra Haydon bt Jennifer Preece 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (24m)
11th place play-off:
[13] SOUTH AFRICA v [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA
13th place play-off:
[11] FRANCE bt [14] IRELAND 2/1
Chloé Mourier bt Lily Lloyd 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (20m)
Fanny Segers lost to Laura Neill 12-14, 5-11, 7-11 (22m)
Lauriane Maingot bt Ellie McVeigh 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (36m)
[1] EGYPT bt [4] HONG KONG CHINA 2/0
Amina Yousry bt Chan Sin Yuk 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 (17m)
Hania El Hammamy bt Lui Hiu Lam 11-4, 11-6, 11-1 (19m)
Rowan Reda Araby v Cheng Nga Ching
[2] MALAYSIA bt [3] ENGLAND 2/0
Aifa Azman bt Jasmine Hutton 6-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-6 (43m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Lucy Turmel 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (31m)
Andrea Lee v Elise Lazarus
[9] AUSTRALIA bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 2/1
Shehana Vithana bt Helena Coetzee 7-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 17-15
(42m)
Lauren Aspinall lost to Faith Panashe Sithole 8-11, 9-11, 7-11 (24m)
Alexandra Haydon bt Jennifer Preece 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (24m)
[7] CANADA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2/1
Charlotte Orcutt bt Chae Won Song 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (16m)
Emma Jinks bt Hyoju Seo 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7 (35m)
Nicole Kendall lost to Dong Ju Song 12-14, 11-4, 4-11 (20m)
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [6] INDIA 2/1
Chan Sin Yuk lost to Sunayna Kuruvilla 11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 7-11 (31m)
Lui Hiu Lam bt Akanksha Salunkhe 11-5, 11-2, 11-4 (17m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Aishwarya Bhattacharya 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (22m)
[3] ENGLAND bt [5] USA 2/1
Elise Lazarus bt Grace Doyle 12-10, 11-4, 11-9
Lucy Turmel lost to Marina Stefanoni 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 3-11
(48m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Elle Ruggiero 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (20m)
[2] MALAYSIA bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Andrea Lee bt Anika Jackson 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 (14m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (21m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 7-11, 15-13, 11-9 (24m)
[9] AUSTRALIA bye
[13] SOUTH AFRICA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Jennifer Preece bt Ellie McVeigh 12-10, 11-9, 14-12 (31m)
Faith Panashe Sithole bt Laura Neill 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
Helena Coetzee bt Emma Lundy 13-15, 11-9, 11-9 (28m)
[12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Dong Ju Song bt Maelle Fuhrer 11-6, 11-7, 11-1 (23m)
Hyoju Seo bt Fanny Segers 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (21m)
Chae Won Song lost to Lauriane Maingot 11-6, 4-11, 4-11 (19m)
[7] CANADA bye
[1] EGYPT bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Hania El Hammamy bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (24m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (13m)
Amina Yousry bt Anika Jackson 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (15m)
[8] NEW ZEALAND bt [9] AUSTRALIA 2/1
Anna Hughes lost to Alexandra Haydon 6-11, 7-11, 6-11 (37m)
Camden Te Kani-McQueen bt Courtney Mather 11-4, 13-11, 11-7 (18m)
Kaitlyn Watts bt Lauren Aspinall 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (20m)
Final positions: 1 Egypt, 2 New Zealand, 3 Australia
Pool B:
[2] MALAYSIA bt [10] GERMANY 3/0
Andrea Lee bt Saskia Beinhard 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (18m)
Aifa Azman bt Eva Nistler 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 (14m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Alice Kramer 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (16m)
[2] MALAYSIA bt [7] CANADA 3/0
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Nicole Kendall 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (15m)
Aifa Azman bt Charlotte Orcutt 11-5, 11-1, 11-6 (17m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Emma Jinks 11-3, 11-6, 11-1 (15m)
[10] GERMANY bt [7] CANADA 2/1
Kacenka Tycova bt Andrea Toth 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10
Alice Kramer lost to Nicole Kendall 2-11, 8-11, 2-11
Saskia Beinhard bt Emma Jinks 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
[13] SOUTH AFRICA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Faith Panashe Sithole bt Fanny Segers 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (17m)
Helena Coetzee lost to Lauriane Maingot 6-11, 6-11, 5-11 (27m)
Jennifer Preece bt Maelle Fuhrer 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (29m)
[6] INDIA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Maelle Fuhrer 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (17m)
Ashita Bhengra bt Chloé Mourier 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (30m)
Akanksha Salunkhe lost to Fanny Segers 11-4, 11-6, 9-11 ret.
[3] ENGLAND bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Jasmine Hutton bt Helena Coetzee 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (16m)
Alice Green bt Teagan Roux 11-0, 11-5, 11-3 (14m)
Elise Lazarus bt Faith Panashe Sithole 11-3, 11-8, 11-5 (19m)
Final positions: 1 England, 2 India, 3 South Africa, 4 France
Pool D:
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 3/0
Lui Hiu Lam bt Hyoju Seo 11-5, 7-11, 11-1, 11-2 (23m)
Chan Sin Yuk bt Chae Won Song 11-1, 11-8, 11-1 (13m)
Cheng Nga Ching bt Dong Ju Song 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (30m)
[5] USA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Grace Doyle bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-4, 11-1 (20m)
Laila Sedky bt Emma Lundy 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (16m)
Elle Ruggiero bt Lily Lloyd 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 (18m)
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [5] USA 2/1
Chan Sin Yuk bt Grace Doyle 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (42m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Elle Ruggiero 5-11, 11-4, 11-2, 12-10 (27m)
Lui Hiu Lam lost to Marina Stefanoni 9-11, 4-11, 7-11 (17m)
[12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Dong Ju Song bt Ellie McVeigh 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9 (46m)
Chae Won Song bt Lily Lloyd 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (29m)
Hyoju Seo bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (18m)
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Chan Sin Yuk bt Lily Lloyd 11-0, 11-5, 11-4 (14m)
Ka Wing Ho bt Emma Lundy 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (18m)
Cheng Nga Ching bt Ellie McVeigh 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (21m)
[
5] USA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 3/0
Elle Ruggiero bt Dong Ju Song 11-7, 10-12, 11-3, 11-6 (34m)
Laila Sedky bt Chae Won Song 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (16m)
Marina Stefanoni bt Hyoju Seo 11-9, 11-4, 11-2 (19m)
Final positions: 1 Hong Kong China, 2 USA, 3 Republic of Korea, 4
Ireland
Egypt vAustralia
England ∨ France
India v South Africa
Malaysia v Germany
Hong Kong v Korea
USA v Ireland
Egypt v New Zealand
England v India
France v South Africa
Day Two, 26-Jul
Malaysia v Canada
Hong Kong v USA
Korea v Ireland
New Zealand v Australia
India v France
England ∨ South Africa
Canada v Germany
Hong Kong v Ireland
USA ∨ Korea
The full Group line-ups (including
seedings) are as follows:
The
top two seeds Egypt and Malaysia will contest the final of the WSF
Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship in New Zealand after
2/0 victories in today's semi-finals at the Queen Elizabeth Youth
Centre in Tauranga.