Wednesday was one of our more relaxed mornings at the World Squash Junior Championships with the start times slightly later, writes Ireland junior performance coach David Noone. 12:30pm for the first match was nice. Everyone got a much-needed longer sleep and the bodies got a chance to recover a little more. The girls were up […]
Wednesday was another day of reversed fortunes for the Ireland teams at the World Squash Junior Championship. On Monday, the 17th-seeded men’s team was beaten by Scotland (seed 18) while the 15th-ranked women’s team saw off Brazil (seed 10). Those results changed around on Tuesday with the men beating Germany (seed 22) and the women […]
Squash Ireland is the National Governing Body for Squash on the island of Ireland. The organisation has experienced significant growth with the number of affiliated clubs, members, coaches, tournaments, and leagues increasing. A major restructuring has also taken place with the move to a strategically focused board of directors and growth in staffing from two […]
Keeping it very professional, our teams had a restful Monday evening in the hotel to prepare for the World Squash Junior Championships day ahead, writes junior performance coach David Noone. For what felt like the 300th grilled chicken and rice in the hotel restaurant – the waiter hardly needs to ask us anymore – some […]
Ireland’s junior men’s team secured their first win at the 2025 World Junior Squash Championships with a strong 2-0 victory over Germany in their opening 13/22 play-off match. The Irish, seeded 17th, had earlier finished at the bottom of Group D after a 1-2 defeat to Scotland (No.18) and other losses to England (No.4) and […]
After a week of individual championships, our representatives have renewed their focus for the team event, writes junior performance coach David Noone. Always an exciting part of the year. We have Ella Erickson joining Ella Walsh, Zoe Yeomans and Riley Slade in the girls. In the boys, we said farewell to Frank O’Flynn and Nathan […]
The Ireland junior women’s squash team scored a thrilling 2-1 victory over higher-ranked Brazil in their second Group B match at the 2025 World Squash Junior Championships in Cairo. Despite being seeded No.15, Ireland bounced back impressively after Sunday’s 0-3 loss to No.7 seed India. With standout performances from Zoe Yeomans and Ella Walsh, the […]
It was a tough Sunday for Ireland at the 2025 World Junior Squash Championships in Cairo, as both the men’s and women’s teams suffered straight-game defeats in their group-stage ties. Despite strong efforts from individual players like Conal Jackson, who pushed his match against Hong Kong to five games, both teams will need a turnaround […]
Ireland’s men’s and women’s squash teams face stiff competition in the 2025 World Squash Junior Championships in Cairo, following a challenging group-stage draw that places them against several top-ranked teams. Ireland’s No.17-ranked men’s team will compete against the No.4, No.8 and No.18 seeds in the event which involves 22 teams split across six groups. Four […]
