Fourth in this year’s Nationals, Christian Dromgoole of Sutton Lawn Tennis Club initially secured a first-round bye at the World Squash Junior Championships.
His campaign in Cairo was to start in round two against Hart Robinson of the USA (17/32 seed), with the winner set to take on England’s Ronnie Hickling or Macau’s Wu Cheok Io.
A complete redraw, though, will see him take on Salem Almwled of Saudi Arabia, looking to progress to a round of 64 tie against India’s Yusha Nafees (17/32 seed) or Canada’s Calder Murray.
Dromgoole is also part of the four-strong Ireland selection for the men’s team competition, along with Conal Jackson, Aaron Knox and Danny Lynch.
First Squash Memory: Probably playing with my brother in my home club in Sutton.
Racket Type: Tecnifibre 125.
Best Career Moment: Probably getting to the final of the German Junior Open last year.
Pre-Match Meal: No, not really. Just anything.
Early Or Late Game: Probably late.
Any Superstitions: Yeah, like I’ll always do the same warm-up and stuff like that before every game.
Favourite Shot: Probably a solid drop on the backhand.
Biggest Influence: Probably my brother Dean.
What Does Representing Ireland Mean: Oh yeah, it means a lot… there is so much involved with hard work and training.
