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British Junior Open – Denis Gilevskiy Just Misses Out
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British Junior Open – Denis Gilevskiy Just Misses Out

Home / News / British Junior Open – Denis Gilevskiy Just Misses Out
Archive, News | 03.01.2019

BRITISH JUNIOR OPEN 2019

 

RESULTS/DRAWS

LIVE STREAMING

PICTURES

DAY 5

After a slow start in the 1st game, Denis Gilevskiy settled nicely after playing some patient squash and won the 1st 11-6.In the 2nd, Denis started well playing some lovely tight balls down the wall, with great weigh for a perfect length. However the Malaysian came back well and went 7-3 up. Chandaran was playing with more confidence and went on to win the 2nd 11-6, to level it 1 all in games.

Chardaran went out strongly in the 3rd and won in 11-6. His confidence building all the time. In the 4th, he was gaining momentum, very few mistakes and most of his shots coming off. He was very accurate and playing with an intensity to go 7-1 up. He was also playing some beautiful creative squash and went 9-4 up, He then played an unbelievable rally, retrieving brilliantly to go 10-5 and match ball. Denis did his best to stay in it and got 2 points, but Chandaran closed it out 11-7 to win the title 3-1.

Denis played magnificent squash all week, today just wasn’t his day, Hard Luck. All of us in Irish Squash are so, so proud of you. Well done!!

Boys U15
Ameeshenraj Chandaran [5/8] Malaysia
Ireland Denis Gilevskiy [1]
8-11 11-6 11-5 11-7

9th – 16th Play Off

Boys U19
Conor Moran [33/64] Ireland
New Zealand Gabe Yam [9/16]
9-11 6-11 11-7 11-6 11-6    

Conor Finished 15th

Boys U19
Ivan Pérez Saavedra Spain
Ireland Sam Buckley [17/32]
Walkover

Sam Finished 15th

Play Offs (Various)

Boys U19
Max Forster [17/32] England
Ireland Scott Gillanders [33/64]
11-7 11-6 11-4

DAY 4

What a match! Super determined squash from Denis Gilevskiy as he beat Raheem El Torkey, 3-2 in a very enjoyable duel. Again Denis played a controlled match with great reactions at the front & perfect pace into the corners. Denis won the first 2 games well. El Torkey rallied in the 3rd but Denis had a match ball at 10-9, The Egyptian came back and won the 3rd 12-10. In the 4th Denis started really well and went 3-0 up and kept up the pressure to win 3-1 in convincing fashion. He now plays the Final tomorrow v Chardaran of Malaysia at 12.20 on Sunday.

 

 


Boys U15

Denis Gilevskiy [1]
Ireland
Egypt Kareem El Torkey [5/8]

11-5 7-11 11-4 11-5
    44 min

 

9th – 16th Play Off

Boys U19
George Crowne [9/16] Canada
Ireland Sam Buckley [17/32]
13-11 13-11 11-5
Boys U19
Josh Owen [17/32] England
Ireland Conor Moran [33/64]
11-9 11-6 8-11 9-11 11-7

Play Offs (Various)

Girls U19
Gigi Yeung Macau
Ireland Laura Neill [17/32]
11-5 11-7 11-8
Boys U19
Owen Ledger England
Ireland Gavin L’Estrange [33/64]
11-4 12-10 11-8
Boys U19
Scott Gillanders [33/64] Ireland
Scotland Alasdair Prott [17/32]
Walkover
Boys U15
Sean Murphy [33/64] Ireland
England Christopher Chak [33/64]
11-6 11-8 11-9
Boys U17
Alex Smith Ireland
India Lakshit Bohra [17/32]
11-7 11-9 5-11 11-8    
Boys U15
Jack O Flynn [33/64] Ireland
Scotland Kyle Penman [33/64]
11-8 11-7 Retired
Boys U15
Laszlo Godde [33/64] France
Ireland Sean Murphy [33/64]
11-9 11-7 11-5
Boys U15
Jonah Bryant [3/4] England
Ireland Elliot Kelly
11-4 11-3 11-7
Boys U17
Alex Smith Ireland
Poland Jakub Pytlowany [33/64]
11-7 13-11 11-6

British Junior Open day 4:

Semi finals day today, for the elite. A nervous tension could be felt around the glass court at the University of Birmingham, exciting atmosphere building and we were lucky enough to have an amazing player to support on his quest for a second ‘world title’.. 
Denis was typically relaxed before his battle, a testament to his maturity, considering the enormity of the occasion.

When play began it seemed that Denis was playing all the right shots, at the right time. Applying pressure to the key areas and generally controlling the early stages. It did get tougher as the match progressed and the fight was on as the two warriors traded games to the end. The 5th set was when Denis excelled and shut out the Egyptian completely. He found the front of the court with more ease and venom, ran away with it really. 
Complete ecstasy in his camp, another final to look forward to! Tune in at 12.20pm to support!

Elsewhere, in West Warwick’s club, Gavin L’Strange has a tough loss, Gav is in his weak year though, he’ll be back for more next year! 
Jack, Sean and Alex all had good wins in the early part of the day, unfortunately only Alex kept to his winning ways as Sean lost to a strong French opponent who he would fancy his chances against next time around. Jack, after his tough 1st round draw, went on to win the remainder of his matches. That’s impressive mental resolve, he’ll be all the better for pushing through those plate matches! 
Elliot had a bye in the morning and his reward was to play the talented Jonah Bryant this evening. Jonah won the U13 event last year, found himself in an unusual position, exiting early this year, but had a good battle with Elliot. Elliot lost 3-0 but definitely a match to learn from!

Scott had a bye against his old foe, Scot, Alasdair Prott, and will face tough English opposition tomorrow afternoon to try finish his event on a high. 
Sam had a physically demanding match against a tough Canadian tonight, unfortunately losing in 3 and having to pull out of the tournament.. the body will need a few days to recover from the work load he put in, an amazing tournament for Sam, establishing himself amongst the worlds best! 
Conor had a topsy turvy performance against Josh Owen of England.. came back from 0-2 and fought all the way in the 5th.. the body suffering, he couldn’t pull it out of the bag tonight. Great effort though. He’ll play Gabe Yam tomorrow, another one of the worlds best, that’ll be a nice test for the legs in the morning. No doubt Conor will be up to the task and set a good precedent for Denis in his final!

Exciting day for our sport tomorrow, a privilege to be part of such a great event and such a great group of Irish players! 
Best of luck to Denis on his quest!

David Noone 
National Junior Coach

 

DAY 3

In the British Junior Open U15 quarter final, Denis Gilevskiy had a 3-1 victory over Malaysia’s Han Wen Chuah. Tested in the 3rd game, Denis refocused and won the 4th after some very long rallies. Calm & determined he showed his quality versus a very good opponent. Denis from the Mount Pleasant club in Dublin, who won the U13 final 2 years ago, will be hoping for his 2nd title in 3 years. The semi final is being played Saturday at 12oc on the glass court and will be live streamed on https://psaworldtour.com/tv/live/1 
 
Main Draw – Quarter Final

Boys U15
Denis Gilevskiy [1] Ireland
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