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Scottish Junior Open 2005
27-30 Dec, Edinburgh |
30-Dec, FINALS:
Boys U13: [3/4] David Wardle (Eng) bt [2] Abhishek
Pradhan 9/5, 9/7, 9/6
Boys U15: Gabriel Velasquez (Mex) bt [2] Ian
Jubb (Sco) 2/9, 10/8,
9/2, 9/6 (40m)
Boys U17: [1] Rory Byrne (Irl) bt [2]
David Letourneau (Can) 9/4, 5/9, 9/5, 9/7 (60m)
Boys U19: [3/4] Arturo Salazar (Mex) bt
[5/8] Cesar Salazar 9/4, 9/0, 9/2 (44m)
Girls U13: [3/4] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt [1]
Sachika Balvani (Ind) 9/0, 9/2, 9/5 (20m)
Girls U15: [3/4] Laura Gemmell (Can) bt Liu
Tsz Ling (Hkg) 9/2, 9/2, 9/4
Girls U17: Leung Shin Nga (Hkg) bt Surbhi
Misra (Ind)
9/4, 10/8, 9/2 (27m)
Girls U19: [3/4] Neha Kumar (Can) bt [5/8]
Victoria Lust (Eng) 9/5, 3/9, 10/8, 9/5 (40m)
Two Each for Mexico and Canada
and Hat-Tricks for Arturo, Neha and Laura ...
Mexico's Arturo Salazar captured his third successive Scottish Junior
Open title when he beat his twin brother in straight games in the U19 final
at the National Squash Centre in Edinburgh. The pair had contested the
previous two Scottish U17 finals, and Arturo today maintained his dominance
to add another to his long list of junior titles.
 While
it took Arturo two years to complete his Scottish hat-trick, Canada's
Neha Kumar collected her third title inside a month as she beat
England's Victoria Lust in four games to add the Scottish title to the
Canadian and US Open titles that were already hers.
There was disappointment for home supporters as Scotland's Ian Jubb lost out
in the U17 final, unseeded Gabriel Velasquez keeping the title in
Mexican hands. Canada claimed a second title as Laura Gemmell
emulated Kumar's feat as she too added the Scottish to her Canadian and US
Under 15 titles.
The remaining titles were shared between England, Ireland, India and Hong
Kong, as many of the competitors now head South to Sheffield for next week's
British Junior Open.
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The Gemmell sisters: Laura, Michelle & Jennifer |
The Salazars ... part one |
29-Dec, Semi-Finals:
All-Mexican final in Edinburgh,
Kumar goes for the hat-trick ...
A Mexican winner is guaranteed in
the Boys U19 section of the Scottish Junior Open as twins Arturo and
Cesar Salazar both beat Canadian opponents in the semi-finals at the
National Squash Centre at Heriot-Watt University. Arturo beat top seed David
Glass in straight games, while Cesar took 75 minutes to overcome Andrew
McDougall in four games. The pair are obviously no strangers, and met in the
U17 final here in 2004 and 2003. The
Salazars
Home interest was maintained in the Boys U15 as second seed Ian Jubb
won through to the final with a straight games win over England's Alex
Bowden, where he will faces an unseeded Mexican Gabriel Velaquez.
 The
Boys U17 is the only event where the top two seeds have made the final, with
Ireland's Rory Byrne taking on Canadian David Letourneau.
Scotland's other semi-finalist Alexandra Clark bowed out to England's
Victoria Lust in the Girls U19 event. Lust faces Canada's Neha Kumar,
winner of the Canadian and US Open titles already this month, in the final.
India is also guaranteed a title, with all four semi-finalists in the Girls
U13 representing the subcontinent, and the team will be hoping that
Abhishek Pradhan in the Boys U13 and Surbhi Misra in the Girls
U17 will be able to add to their tally tomorrow. |
DRAWS & RESULTS
from Scottish Squash
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Boys U19:
[3/4] Arturo Salazar (Mex) bt [1] David Glass (Can)
10/8, 9/5, 9/4
[5/8] Cesar Salazar (Mex) bt Andrew McDougall (Can)
7/9, 9/2, 9/4, 10/9
Boys U17:
[1] Rory Byrne (Irl) bt Ben Molyneaux (Eng)
9/4, 9/2, 9/6
[2] David Letourneau (Can) bt [3/4] Carsten Schoor (Ger)
9/0, 9/7, 10/9
Boys U15:
Gabriel Velasquez (Mex) bt Karan Malik (Ind)
9/7, 9/7, 4/9, 5/9, 9/5
[2] Ian Jubb (Sco) bt [3/4] Alex Bowden (Eng)
9/5, 9/2, 9/2
Boys U13:
[3/4] David Wardle (Eng) bt [1] Greg Mason (Wal)
6/9, 9/7, 9/0, 9/2
[2] Abhishek Pradhan (Ind) bt Samuel Conant (Usa)
9/3, 9/3, 9/2
Girls U19:
[5/8] Victoria Lust (Eng) bt [3/4] Alexandra Clark (Sco)
9/5, 9/2, 9/7
[3/4] Neha Kumar (Can) bt [2] Emma Chorley (Eng)
9/7, 9/3, 10/9
Girls U17:
Surbhi Misra (Ind) bt [1] Bethan Williams (Wal)
9/5, 10/8, 9/5
Leung Shin Nga (Hkg) bt Ko Dorothy (Hkg)
9/6, 9/1, 9/6
Girls U15:
Liu Tsz Ling (Hkg) bt Samantha Cornett (Can)
9/0, 9/3, 9/3
[3/4] Laura Gemmell (Can) bt Lee Carmen (Hkg)
9/1, 9/7, 6/9, 8/10, 9/0
Girls U13:
[1] Sachika Balvani (Ind) bt Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind)
4/9, 9/6, 9/4, 9/4
[3/4] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt Saumya Karki (Ind)
9/10, 9/3, 9/0, 9/1 |
28-Dec:
Ferguson and Jubb on
course in Edinburgh ...
Elspeth Burnside reports
Heriot Watt's Alex Martin, the No.2 seed, recovered from
dropping the first game to beat Wales' Gemma Davies in the under-19
quarter-finals of the Jury's Inn Scottish Junior Open Championship at the
Heriot-Watt National Squash Centre in Edinburgh.
The London-based Scot won 2-9 10-8 9-2 9-3 to earn a semi-final match
against England's Victoria Lust.
 In
the boys' under-19 championship, Scottish No.1 Greg McArthur, a
recent winner of the Irish Open, raised hopes of a huge upset in the
quarter-finals when he took the opening two games against Canada's No.1 seed
David Glass.
But the Heriot-Watt Academy 18-year-old, who had been suffering from a cold
in the build-up to the championships, couldn't quite sustain the pace and
lost 7-9 1-9 9-4 9-6 9-5.
 In
the previous round, Adam Bews, who comes from Orkney but is now based
in Edinburgh and trains at the Heriot-Watt Academy, scored a great 4-9 9-4
9-5 2-9 9-6 win over American No.1 Todd McGuiness. But he also went out to a
Canadian in the quarter-finals, losing 9-5 9-5 9-2 to Andrew McDougall.
Christopher Ferguson (Waverley) and Ian Jubb (Hertiot-Watt),
the top two seeds, stayed on course for a possible all-Scottish clash in the
boys' under-15 final. In the second round, top-seeded Ferguson beat Egypt's
Allaa Abdel Kader 9-0 7-9 9-4 9-1, while Jubb went through 9-3 9-3 9-1
against England's Francis Nelson.
Lyall Paterson (Heriot-Watt) maintained Scottish interest in the
boys' under-17 event with a 9-4 9-6 9-0 victory over Portugal's Benjamin
Matheus. |
Scottish results:
Boys: Under-19:
third round:
G McArthur (Heriot-Watt) beat T Ruth (USA) 9-4 9-1 9-1; A Bews (Heriot-Watt)
beat T McGuiness (USA) 4-9 9-4 9-5 2-9 9-6
Quarter-finals: D Glass (Canada) beat McArthur 7-9 1-9 9-4 9-6 9-5; A
MacDougall (Canada) beat Bews 9-5 9-5 9-2
Under-17: second round: R Dodd (USA) beat K Moran (Heriot-Watt)
9-2 9-0 9-8; L Paterson (Heriot-Watt) beat B Mateus (Portugal) 9-4 9-6 9-0;
K Byrne (Ireland) beat M Bain (Edinburgh SC) 9-4 9-4 9-10 7-9 9-3
Under-15: second round:
C Fergsuson (Waverley) beat A Abdel Kader (Egypt) 9-0 7-9 9-4 9-1; F
Richards (Wales) beat R Lawrie (David Lloyd Centre) 4-9 9-3 9-6 10-9; A
Bowden (England) beat G Lobban (Inverness) 9-2 7-9 9-2 9-2; I Jubb (Heriot-Watt)
beat F Nelson (England) 9-3 9-1 9-3
Girls: Under-19 quarter-finals:
A Martin (Heriot-Watt) beat G Davies (Wales) 2-9 10-8 9-2 9-3
Under-17:second round:
E Dort (Canada) beat C Gray (Perth) 10-8 9-3 9-3 |
27-Dec:
Mixed Fortunes for Scots
on Day One ...
Elspeth Burnside reports
London-based Scot Alex Martin, the No.2, easily swept aside England's
Rosie Hamilton 9-0 9-5 9-1 to reach the third round of the Scottish Junior
Open Championships at the Heriot-Watt National Squash Centre in Edinburgh.
Heriot-Watt pair Greg McArthur and Adam Bews both beat
American opposition to maintain Scottish interest in the boys' under-19
Championship. McArthur beat Reed Endresen 9-2 9-0 9-2 while Bews, who comes
from Orkney, dismissed Christopher Thompson 9-2 10-8 9-2.
But it was a disappointing opening day for top-seeded Hannah Anthony
(Peter Nicol Centre) in the under-15 Championship. Having suffered a severe
nose bleed before going on court, the Aberdeen girl lost 9-1 9-2 9-2 to
China's Liu Tsz Ling.
Selected results:
Boys' under-19:
second round: J Ianunzio (Australia) beat M Gray (Perth) 9-0 9-0 9-0; G
McArthur (Heriot-Watt) beat R Endresen (USA) 9-2 9-0 9-2; S Peever (Canada)
beat G Sutherland (Aberdeen) 1-9 9-1 9-5 9-6; A Salazar (Mexico) beat G
Mackay (Inverness) 9-1 9-6 9-1; A McDougall (Canada) beat I Tennant (Bridge
of Allan) 9-7 6-9 3-9 9-3 9-2; A Bews (Heriot-Watt) beat C Thompson (USA)
9-2 10-8 9-2; D Canner (USA) beat R Adam (Peter Nicol Centre) 10-8 7-9 9-4
9-2
Girls Under-19:
first round: V Lust (England) beat G Mackenzie (Kinross) 9-0 9-1 9-1; J
Morgan (Aberfeldy) beat C Mathias (USA) 5-9 9-4 9-5 9-2; Z Nielsen (Dundee
University) beat N Brennan (Ireland) 9-2 9-2 9-1
second round: E Crawley (England) beat Morgan 9-5 9-2 9-2; M-A Boden (South
Africa) beat Neilson 9-4 9-3 7-9 9-1; A Clark (Heriot-Watt) beat R Hamilton
(England) 9-5 9-0 9-1
First Round
Schedule
Info Booklet |
Neha
Kumar
Squash at Heriot Watt
As the National Competition / Training Centre for Scottish Squash,
the University's squash facilities are probably the best in the UK.
 Facilities
include eight championship standard courts, five with glass-back
walls and a Championship court which seats 150 spectators, with
viewing through both front and back walls.
Four of the courts have closed-circuit television together with
monitors / videos for immediate play-back. |
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27-Dec:
Junior Open just the Jubb for Ian
preview from the Scotsman
Record 60th in Edinburgh
With a record 250 players from 22 countries, the 60th Anniversary Scottish
Junior Open will see some intense competition over the next four days at
Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
The third in the 'big four' junior events, previous champions include Peter
Nicol and Pamela Nimmo, with Ian Jubb and Hannah Anthony
carrying home hopes in this year's event.
One thing is sure - come Friday afternoon there are bound to be some more
stars of the future holding Scottish Open trophies.
NB: According to ESF regulations, only first match times are made
available before the event ... draws and results to follow ...
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