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Germany Shock England To
Win European Junior Championship Title
Second seeds
Germany
shocked favourites
England
in the final of the European Junior U19 Team Squash Championships in
Germering,
Germany,
to win the European Squash Federation title for the second time in four
years.
Only days after winning both
the individual trophies, defending champions England looked certain to pick up
the team title. But, in the opening battle between the second string boys, it
was the hosts' Raphael Kandra who took the early advantage with an 11-7,
8-11, 12-10, 11-7 victory over the England number two Chris Fuller.
Much to the delight of the
exuberant local crowd, the German number one Rudi Rohrmuller then
recovered from a game down to beat Alex Ingham 5-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-2 -
stunningly reversing the result of their earlier quarter-final clash in the
Individual championship.
England's new women's European
individual champion Sarah-Jane Perry then gained a consolation point for
the former title-holders - but the 18-year-old had to fight back from a game
down before beating Lisa-Marie Sedlmeier 6-11, 11-4, 11-4 in the best of
three 'dead rubber',
It was the dream result for
the hosts who have reached the final nine times - and now beaten England twice
after first winning the battle in the 2006 climax in Switzerland.
England, finalists in all 26
championships since 1984, surprisingly did not play their men's European
individual champion Anthony Graham after missing the deadline for team
selection and being forced to play their squad's No1 and No2 listed boys.
Graham was unbeaten in nine matches in his last major junior championships
before turning 19 today (Monday).
Fourth seeds
Wales
claimed the bronze medal after upsetting
France,
the third seeds, 2/1.
Scotland,
the tenth seeds, claimed their best finish since 1995 when they beat fifth seeds
Czech
Republic in
the play-off for fifth place.
England & Germany To Contest European Junior Team Championship
Final
Top seeds England
and Germany will meet in the
final of the European Junior U19 Team Squash Championships after 2/1
victories over Wales and
France, respectively, in the
semi-finals of the European Squash Federation event in
Germering,
Germany.
The climax will mark the 26th successive appearance in the climax
for defending champions England since the inaugural championship in 1984.
Meanwhile, hosts Germany are celebrating their ninth appearance in the final -
but their first since lifting the title for the first and only time in 2006,
following their historic 3/0 triumph over England.
The favourites had to fight back from a match down in a dramatic
semi-final against fourth seeds Wales. Hywel Robinson put the underdogs
ahead with a 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-2 victory over Englishman Chris Fuller
- but newly-crowned European Junior Individual champion Anthony Graham
steadied the English ship by dismissing Welshman Sam
Cantle 11-7, 11-9, 11-6.
In the decider, Warwickshire's Sarah-Jane Perry showed why
she won the women's individual title when she battled to an 11-9, 11-5, 10-12,
11-9 win over Welsh opponent Natalie Pritchard to clinch victory for the
title-holders.
The star of the German team was 18-year-old left-hander
Raphael Kandra who, in the second match of the tie against third seeds
France, resisted a determined fight-back from Lucas Serme to beat the
individual championship runner-up 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 11-5 to make certain
of the hosts' place in the final.
Rudi Rohrmuller had already put the
second seeds ahead by beating Antoine-Camille Petrucci 11-4, 11-3, 14-16,
11-4 - and France then claimed a consolation point when
Melissa Alves beat local star
Franziska Hennes 2/1 in the best-of-three final match.
Switzerland Secure Top Eight European Junior Team Championship
Finish
After being seeded to finish outside the top eight for the first
time since 2004, Switzerland
secured a place in the quarter-finals of the European Junior U19 Team Squash
Championships after beating eighth seeds Finland
2/1 in the final qualifying round of the European Squash Federation event
in Germering,
Germany.
With the tie poised at one-all, 16-year-old Fabienne Oppliger
clinched the Swiss victory by beating Finn Saara Saloranta 11-6, 11-4,
11-5 - elevating ninth seeds Switzerland to second place in Pool A, behind
defending champions England.
Switzerland will join fellow 'outsiders' Scotland in the
last eight. The tenth seeds made sure of their place in the top eight for the
second successive year with a 3/0 win over Ireland - thereby finishing in
second place in Pool B, behind hosts Germany.
Scotland will face favourites England for a place in the
semi-finals, while Switzerland will take on second seeds Germany.
Scotland Boosted By European Junior Team Championship Upset
Scotland
boosted their chances of a place in the quarter-finals of the European Junior
U19 Team Squash Championships after upsetting No7 seeds
Netherlands
on the opening day of qualifying action in the leading European Squash
Federation junior team event in
Germering,
Germany.
Kevin Moran
clinched a 2/1 victory for the tenth seeds after beating Dutchman Michael
Ernst 11-3, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7 in the deciding match in Scotland's opening tie
of the day.
Scotland went on to lose 3/0
to hosts Germany, the event's second seeds, in their second tie in Pool B
- and will have to beat Ireland, the 15th seeds, in the final qualifying
round to keep alive their hopes of a top eight finish.
Meanwhile, the top four seeds
France,
Wales,
Germany
and defending champions
England
all won twice to strengthen their chances of further progress.
Finals
[2] GERMANY bt [1] ENGLAND
2-1
Raphael Kandra bt Chris
Fuller 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7
Rudi Rohrmuller bt Alex
Ingham 5-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-2
Lisa-Marie Sedlmeier lost to
Sarah-Jane Perry 11-6, 4-11, 4-11
3rd place play-off:
[4] WALES bt [3] FRANCE 2-1
David Haley bt Geoffrey
Demont 11-9, 4-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-5
Hywel Robinson bt Lucas
Serme 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-4
Tesni Evans lost to Emilie
Lamilango 9-11, 4-11
5th place play-off:
[10] SCOTLAND bt [5] CZECH
REPUBLIC 2-1
Kevin Moran bt Daniel Mekbib
11-8, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6
Christopher Ferguson bt
Roman Svec 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4
Mhairi Charlton lost to Anna
Klimondova 6-11, 8-11
7th place play-off:
[9] SWITZERLAND bt [6]
BELGIUM 2-1
Marco Graziotti bt Tom de
Mulder 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 6-11, 12-10
Patrick Miescher lost to Sam
van Brusselen 6-11, 7-11, 9-11
Fabienne Oppliger bt Gaetane
Hitchins 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
9th place play-off:
[7] NETHERLANDS bt [13]
SPAIN 2-1
Michael Ernst lost to Fausto
Gomez 10-12, 11-2, 11-8, 8-11, 10-12
Rick Penders bt Daniel
Pascual 12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5
Milou van der Heijden bt
Sara Esperon 11-5, 11-2, 11-3
11th place play-off:
[11] DENMARK bt [8] FINLAND
2-1
Mark Povlsen bt Ville
Hiltunen 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-5
Philip Tran lost to Henrik
Mustonen 4-11, 9-11, 4-11
Bine Lind bt Saara Saloranta
11-3, 11-2, 11-4
13th - 17th place
play-off:
[15] IRELAND bt [16]
HUNGARY 2-1
Joey Roberts bt Mate Vass
11-13, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4
Neil Martin bt Peter Hoffman
11-9, 11-3, 11-7
Rachel Black lost to Fatime
Farkas 3-11, 4-11
13th place play-off:
[12] SWEDEN bt [15] IRELAND
2-1
Alex Christensson bt Hugo
Diamond 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6
Johan Detter lost to Neil
Martin 4-11, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11
Matilda Ravn-Holm bt Niamh
O'Hare 11-8, 11-7, 11-3
15th place: [16]
HUNGARY
16th place play-off:
[14] AUSTRIA bt [17] ITALY
2-1
Martin Schober lost to Marco
d'Adam 10-12, 6-11, 4-11
Marcus Greslehner bt Alberto
Matteazzi 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6
Sandra Polak bt Monica
Menegozzi 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6
Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [4] WALES
2-1
Chris Fuller lost to Hywel
Robinson 11-9, 9-11, 10-12, 2-11
Anthony Graham bt Sam Cantle
11-7, 11-9, 11-6
Sarah-Jane Perry bt Natalie
Pritchard 11-9, 11-5, 10-12, 11-9
[2] GERMANY bt [3] FRANCE
2-1
Rudi Rohrmuller bt
Antoine-Camille Petrucci 11-4, 11-3, 14-16, 11-4
Raphael Kandra bt Lucas
Serme 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 11-5
Franziska Hennes lost to
Melissa Alves 0-11, 11-8, 8-11
5th - 8th place play-offs:
[10] SCOTLAND bt [6]
BELGIUM 2-1
Christopher Ferguson lost to
Sam van Brusselen 4-11, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11
Kevin Moran bt Tom de Mulder
11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8
Mhairi Charlton bt Nathalie
Philipsen 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
[5] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [9]
SWITZERLAND 2-1
Roman Svec bt Patrick
Miescher 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
Zbynek Standera lost to
Marco Graziotti 4-11, 6-11, 5-11
Anna Klimondova bt Fabienne
Oppliger 11-1, 11-2, 11-4
9th - 12th place play-offs:
[13] SPAIN bt [8] FINLAND
2-1
Daniel Pascual lost to
Henrik Mustonen 7-11, 5-11, 1-11
Fausto Gomez bt Ville
Hiltunen 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Ana Arosa Rodriguez bt Saara
Saloranta 11-4, 11-3, 14-12
[7] NETHERLANDS bt [11]
DENMARK 2-1
Rick Penders bt Philip Tran
7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
Tim van der Pluijm bt Rasmus
Jessen Petersen 12-10, 11-9, 11-6
Anne Jongerden lost to Anna
Sophie Jensen 9-11, 4-11
13th - 17th place
play-offs:
[15] IRELAND bt [14]
AUSTRIA 2-1
Neil Martin bt Marcus
Greslehner 11-4, 18-16, 11-7
Hugo Diamond bt Sebastian
Koberl 11-6, 8-11, 14-12, 11-3
Rachel Black lost to Sabrina
Rehman 6-11, 6-11
[12] SWEDEN bt [17] ITALY
3-0
Johan Detter bt Alberto
Matteazzi 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Alex Christensson bt Marco
d'Adam 11-4, 11-5, 11-1
Matilda Ravn-Holm bt
Elisabetta Priante 11-6, 11-2
[16] HUNGARY bye
Quarter-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [10]
SCOTLAND 3-0
Alex Ingham bt Christopher
Ferguson 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8
Chris Fuller bt Ian Jubb
11-6, 11-9, 11-2
Kimberley Hay bt Morgan
McGuire 11-0, 11-4
[4] WALES bt [6] BELGIUM
3-0
Hywel Robinson bt Sam van
Brusselen 11-4, 11-2, 11-7
David Haley bt Laurens
Mostmans 3-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 11-7
Tesni Evans bt Gaetane
Hitchins 11-3, 11-5
[3] FRANCE bt [5] CZECH
REPUBLIC 3-0
Antoine-Camille Petrucci bt
Daniel Mekbib 11-13, 11-6, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8
Geoffrey Demont bt Zbynek
Standera 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 16-14
Emilie Lamilango bt Anna
Klimondova 11-4, 11-8
[2] GERMANY bt [9]
SWITZERLAND 2-1
Rudi Rohrmuller bt Marco
Graziotti 11-6, 11-8, 11-3
Raphael Kandra bt Dario
Bosch 11-4, 11-8, 11-6
Franziska Hennes lost to
Fabienne Oppliger 4-11, 8-11
9th - 17th place play-offs:
[8] FINLAND bt [15] IRELAND
3-0
Henrik Mustonen bt Neil
Martin 13-11, 11-8, 11-7
Ville Hiltunen bt Joey
Roberts 12-10, 11-4, 11-7
Saara Saloranta bt Rachel
Black 11-3, 11-8
[13] SPAIN bt [14] AUSTRIA
2-1
Hugo Varela Campo bt Marcus
Greslehner 11-8, 11-6, 3-11, 14-12
Fausto Gomez bt Martin
Schober 11-1, 11-6, 11-1
Sara Esperon lost to Sandra
Polak 4-11, 11-6, 10-12
[11] DENMARK bt [12] SWEDEN
2-1
Philip Tran lost to Johan
Detter 10-12, 2-11, 4-11
Mark Povlsen bt Gustav
Runersjo 11-9, 11-3, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7
Bine Lind bt Jenny Lindstrom
11-6, 11-9, 11-3
[7] NETHERLANDS bt [16]
HUNGARY 2-1
Rick Penders bt Peter
Hoffman 18-16, 11-4, 12-10
Tim van der Pluijm lost to
Mate Vass 11-8, 6-11, 8-11, 7-11
Milou van der Heijden bt
Fatime Farkas 11-9, 11-1, 11-4
Final Qualifying rounds
- Pool A:
[1] ENGLAND bt [17] ITALY 3-0
Alex Ingham bt Alberto Matteazzi 11-7, 11-6, 11-5
Chris Fuller bt Dimitri Diamadopoulos 11-1, 11-0, 11-5
Kimberley Hay bt Elisabetta Priante 11-5, 11-1, 11-4
[9] SWITZERLAND bt [16] HUNGARY 2-1
Patrick Miescher bt Peter Hoffman 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
Marco Graziotti bt Mate Vass 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9
Fabienne Oppliger lost to Fatime Farkas 11-8, 4-11, 11-13,
11-9, 7-11
[1] ENGLAND bt [8] FINLAND 2-1
Chris Fuller lost to Henrik Mustonen 2-11, 11-8, 11-6, 3-11,
9-11
Anthony Graham bt Ville Hiltunen 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
Sarah-Jane Perry bt Saara Saloranta 11-2, 11-4, 11-1
[9] SWITZERLAND bt [8] FINLAND 2-1
Patrick Miescher lost to Henrik Mustonen 7-11, 0-11, 6-11
Marco Graziotti bt Ville Hiltunen 11-4, 11-9, 15-13
Fabienne Oppliger bt Saara Saloranta 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
[16] HUNGARY bt [17] ITALY 3-0
Peter Hoffman bt Alberto Matteazzi 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Mate Vass bt Dimitri Diamadopoulos 11-9, 11-7, 11-7
Fatime Farkas bt Monica Menegozzi 11-8, 13-11, 11-6
Final positions: 1 England, 2
Switzerland, 3 Finland, 4 Hungary, 5 Italy
Pool B:
[2] GERMANY bt [7] NETHERLANDS 3-0
Rudi Rohrmuller bt Tim van der Pluijm 11-4, 11-1, 11-7
Raphael Kandra bt Michael Ernst 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Lisa-Marie Sedlmeier bt Anne Jongerden 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
[10] SCOTLAND bt [15] IRELAND 3-0
Christopher Ferguson bt Neil Martin 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
Kevin Moran bt Joey Roberts 10-12, 11-3, 17-15, 12-10
Mhairi Charlton bt Niamh O'Hare 11-7, 11-5, 11-2
Final positions: 1 Germany, 2
Scotland, 3 Netherlands, 4 Ireland
Pool C:
[3] FRANCE bt [6] BELGIUM 2-1
Antoine-Camille Petrucci lost to Sam van Brusselen 6-11, 8-11,
8-11
Lucas Serme bt Tom de Mulder 11-2, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8
Melissa Alves bt Nathalie Philipsen 12-10, 11-3, 11-4
[11] DENMARK bt [14] AUSTRIA 2-1
Mark Povlsen lost to Marcus Greslehner 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 11-6,
10-12
Rasmus Jessen Petersen bt Martin Schober 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
Bine Lind bt Sandra Polak 10-12, 8-11, 11-3, 11-2, 11-9
Final positions: 1 France, 2
Belgium, 3 Denmark, 4 Austria
Pool D:
[4] WALES bt [5] CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1
Hywel Robinson bt Roman Svec 11-5, 12-10, 11-3
David Haley lost to Zbynek Standera 7-11, 5-11, 11-8, 6-11
Natalie Pritchard bt Anna Klimondova 11-3, 11-7, 11-3
[13] SPAIN bt [12] SWEDEN 2-1
Daniel Pascual lost to Johan Detter 6-11, 8-11, 9-11
Hugo Varela Campo bt Alex Christensson 13-11, 11-7, 11-9
Ana Arosa Rodriguez bt Jenny Lindstrom 11-6, 12-10, 11-5
Final positions: 1 Wales, 2 Czech
Republic, 3 Spain, 4 Sweden
1st Qualifying rounds
- Pool A:
[1] ENGLAND bt [9]
SWITZERLAND 3-0
Kimberley Hay bt Fabienne
Oppliger 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
Chris Fuller bt Marco
Graziotti 11-2, 11-2, 11-4
Anthony Graham bt Dario
Bosch 11-8, 11-4, 11-7
[8] FINLAND bt [17] ITALY
2-1
Saara Saloranta lost to
Monica Menegozzi 5-11, 7-11, 7-11
Henrik Mustonen bt Alberto
Matteazzi 11-1, 11-1, 11-6
Ville Hiltunen bt Dimitri
Diamadopoulos 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
[8] FINLAND bt [16] HUNGARY
2-1
Saara Saloranta lost to
Fatime Farkas 6-11, 3-11, 2-11
Henrik Mustonen bt Peter
Hoffman 11-2, 11-1, 11-9
Ville Hiltunen bt Mate Vass
11-8, 14-12, 10-12, 7-11, 11-4
[1] ENGLAND bt [16] HUNGARY
3-0
Sarah-Jane Perry bt Eszter
Csokasi 11-1, 11-2, 12-10
Chris Fuller bt Peter
Hoffman 11-8, 11-2, 11-1
Anthony Graham bt Ramon Gubi
11-8, 11-7, 11-5
[9] SWITZERLAND bt [17]
ITALY 2-1
Fabienne Oppliger bt
Elisabetta Priante 11-8, 14-12, 11-6
Patrick Miescher bt Dimitri
Diamadopoulos 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
Dario Bosch lost to Marco
d'Adam 13-11, 7-11, 9-11, 8-11
Pool B:
[2] GERMANY bt [15] IRELAND
3-0
Lisa Marie Sedlmeier bt
Rachel Black 11-3, 11-2, 11-2
Rudi Rohrmuller bt Joey
Roberts 11-7, 11-2, 11-1
Cederic Lenz bt Hugo Diamond
11-7, 11-9, 12-10
[10] SCOTLAND bt [7]
NETHERLANDS 2-1
Mhairi Charlton lost to
Milou van der Heijden 8-11, 9-11, 6-11
Christopher Ferguson bt Rick
Penders 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
Kevin Moran bt Michael Ernst
11-3, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7
[2] GERMANY bt [10]
SCOTLAND 3-0
Lisa Marie Sedlmeier bt
Mhairi Charlton 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
Rudi Rohrmuller bt
Christopher Ferguson 11-8, 11-1, 11-8
Raphael Kandra bt Kevin
Moran 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
[7] NETHERLANDS bt [15]
IRELAND 3-0
Milou van der Heijden bt
Niamh O'Hare 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3
Rick Penders bt Neil Martin
13-11, 6-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-5
Tim van der Pluijm bt Joey
Roberts 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
Pool C:
[3] FRANCE bt [11] DENMARK
3-0
Melissa Alves bt Anna Sophie
Jensen 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
Lucas Serme bt Philip Tran
11-4, 11-3, 11-7
Geoffrey Demont bt Rasmus
Jessen Petersen 11-3, 11-8, 11-2
[6] BELGIUM bt [14] AUSTRIA
3-0
Gaetane Hitchins bt Sabrina
Rehman 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-2
Sam van Brusselen bt Marcus
Greslehner 8-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-4
Tom de Mulder bt Martin
Schober 11-2, 12-10, 11-2
[3] FRANCE bt [14] AUSTRIA
3-0
Emilie Lamilango bt Sandra
Polak 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
Lucas Serme bt Marcus
Greslehner 11-5, 11-6, 11-2
Geoffrey Demont bt Sebastian
Koberl 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
[6] BELGIUM bt [11] DENMARK
2-1
Nathalie Philipsen lost to
Bine Lind 8-11, 7-11, 7-11
Sam van Brusselen bt Philip
Tran 11-2, 11-5, 11-2
Laurens Mostmans bt Mark
Povlsen 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
Pool D:
[4] WALES bt [12] SWEDEN
3-0
Natalie Pritchard bt Matilda
Ravn-Holm 11-6, 11-1, 11-7
Hywel Robinson bt Alex
Christensson 11-2, 11-6, 11-7
David Haley bt Gustav
Runersjo 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
[5] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [13]
SPAIN 2-1
Klara Janoskova bt Ana Arosa
Rodriguez 11-4, 11-9, 11-8
Roman Svec lost to Daniel
Pascual 7-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-6, 5-11
Daniel Mekbib bt Hugo Varela
Campo 5-11, 11-6, 4-11, 12-10, 11-9
[4] WALES bt [13] SPAIN 2-1
Tesni Evans bt Sara Esperon
11-6, 11-4, 11-3
Hywel Robinson bt Daniel
Pascual 11-3, 11-3, 11-1
Sam Cantle lost to Fausto
Gomez 9-11, 7-11, 11-13
[5] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [12]
SWEDEN 2-1
Anna Klimondova bt Jenny
Lindstrom 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
Roman Svec bt Johan Detter
11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9
Daniel Mekbib lost to Alex
Christensson 11-9, 3-11, 11-8, 6-11, 4-11
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