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The All Ireland Schools’ finals takes place on Friday the 29th of April, in Lisburn Rackets Club, organised by Ulster Squash. There are schools from all 4 provinces, across 10 age groups with girls and boys, which will total 96 matches.

Wishing all players the best of luck. Thank you also to all the teachers and coaches who make this event possible. Finally thanks to Ulster Squash, Julie Thomas, Josh McVeigh and their committee for organising the event.

 

IRISH SCHOOLS SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS        
             
    ULSTER LEINSTER CONNACHT MUNSTER Number of matches
Boys U11 Stranmillis PS St. Fintans NS Jess Primary – Galway St Stephen’s De La Salle Primary School 18
U13 Methodist College Belfast St. Fintans NS U13 Boys Scoil Fhursa – Galway St Stephen’s De La Salle Primary School 18
U15 Wallace High School St. Fintans High School St Patricks College Lacken Cross   9
U17 Methodist College Belfast St. Fintans High School St Patricks College Lacken Cross   9
U19 Methodist College Belfast St. Fintans High School     3
 
Girls U11 Stranmillis PS St. Fintans NS Mhuire gan Smal Claremorris   9
U13 Pond Park Primary School Scoil Mhuire Howth  Scoil Padraig Westport   9
U15 Methodist College Belfast Holy Faith Secondary School St Patricks College Lacken Cross   9
U17 Strathearn School   Sacred Heart Westport   9
U19 Strathearn School Santa Sabina Dominican College     3
          Total Matches 96
             
             
    Court 1 GU11, BU11,  27 Matches (Best of 3)    
    Court 2 BU13, GU13,  27 Matches    
    Court 3 BU15, GU15 18 Matches    
    Court 4 BU19, GU19, GU17, BU17 21 Matches    

Irish Squash Federation Ltd

Venue: Belfast Boat Club
Address:
12 Lockview Road
BT9 5FJ Belfast
Northern Ireland		 Route atGoogle Maps
Phone: 02890665012
Tournament contact
Name: Mark McGugan
Phone: 07708017280
Email: [email protected]
 
Thanks to all players, parents, coaches, supporters and volunteers for a great weekend of squash.
Events
BS U11, GS U11, BS U13, GS U13, BS U15, GS U15, BS U17, GS U17, BS U19, GS U19

Tournament days

22 February 2019 to 24 February 2019

WINNERS

 
BS U11
1 Christian Patrick Dromgoole [1]
2 Adam Power [3]
3 Patrick Murray [2]
4 Aaron Knox [4]
BS U13
1 Daniel Padraig Lynch [1]
2 Yuv Pahuja [2]
3 Aaron P Cullen [3]
4 Sam Keogh Holmankeogh [12]
BS U15
1 Dylan James Moran [1]
2 Jack O Flynn [2]
3 Elliot Kelly [4]
4 Sean Patrick Murphy [3]
BS U17
1 Alex Smith [1]
2 Sean White [2]
3 Ansh Pahuja [3]
4 Jiayang(Matthew) Li [4]
BS U19
1 Sam Buckley [2]
2 Conor Moran [1]
3 Michael Creaven [4]
4 Scott Gillanders [3]

GS U11
1 Katie Dunphy [2]
2 Isabel Siobhan Fallon [8]
3 Zoe Ana Yeomans [3]
4 Amber Buchanan [4]
GS U13
1 Erin Ferris [1]
2 Isabelle Lauren Kelly [2]
3 Leah Connolly [3]
4 Alex Olivia Mchenry [5]
GS U15
1 Sophie Amelia Thomas [1]
2 Aimee Jean Mcconnell [3]
3 Maria Protsepova [2]
4 Rebecca Jennifer Kavanagh [5]
GS U17
1 Hannah Mcgugan [1]
2 Jiatong(Brenda) Li [2]
3 Caitlin Mc Connon [3]
4 Nikole Palmero Balueva [5]
GS U19
1 Laura Jane Neill [4]
2 Emma Mcgugan [2]
3 Emma Sarah-ann Lundy [1]
4 Kelly Byrne [3]

 

8th – 10th February 2019

at FITZWILLIAM LTC, DUBLIN

 

Winners

WOMENS A – Sophie O’Rourke

MENS A – Arthur Gaskin

WOMENS O35 – Siobhan Parker

WOMENS O40 – Suzanne O’Shaughnessy

MENS O35 – Niall Rooney

MENS O40 – John Hurley

Draws

 
Two really super finals in the Senior National Championships at Fitzwilliam. Sophie O’Rourke defending her title beat Breanne Flynn 3-2. Sophie was 2-0 up but Breanne fought back to level it 2 all. Sophie covering every inch of the court won the 5th and her 2nd National Senior title.
In the men’s match, Arthur Gaskin and Brian Byrne were meeting in the final for the 4th time. As on the previous occasions it was a high energy match full of skill, commitment and endeavour. Arthur went 2-0 up but Brian fought back to win the 3rd. Arthur dug in and pulled away in the 5th to win his 7th national senior title. A superb achievement!!
 
 
Mens A
 
3/4
Sean Conroy (2), , def. Steve Richardson (4), , 11-7 11-2 11-7 .
Final
Arthur Gaskin (1), , def. Brian Byrne (3), , 11-7 11-7 9-11 11-8 .
 
Womens A
 
3/4
Laura Neill (4), , def. Orla O’Doherty (3), , 8-11 11-9 11-7 1-11 11-7 .
Final
Sophie O’Rourke (1), , def. Breanne Flynn (2), , 11-6 11-8 9-11 9-11 11-6 .
 
Mens Over 35’s
 
3/4
Nigel Peyton (2), , def. Joe Lacey (9), , w.o..
Final
Niall Rooney (3), , def. Rory Gilligan (4), , 11-8 11-8 11-8 .
 
Mens Over 40’s
 
3/4
Dara O Flynn (2), , def. Keith Moran (4), , w.o..
Final
John Hurley (1), , def. Kevin Knox (3), , 11-9 11-6 5-11 6-11 11-6 .
 
Womens Over 35’s
Final
Siobhan Parker (2), , def. Ciara Cullen (1), , 11-6 11-0 7-11 7-11 11-4 .
 
 
Women’s Over 40’s
Final
Suzanne O’Shaughnessy (3), , def. Kinny Bolton (1), , 11-3 13-11 11-8  

 

 

 

Venue: Mount Pleasant LTC
Address:
Mountpleasant Square
Ranelagh
Dublin
D6 Dublin
Ireland		  
Phone: 0876868168
Email: [email protected]
Tournament contact
Name: Henry Gillanders
Phone: 0876868168

Irish Squash Tournament Rules Apply

Events
AB Play Off, Men’s A, Men’s B, Men’s C, Women’s A, Juniors (Boys & Girls)

 

PHOTOS – CLICK HERE

Congratulations to Breanne Flynn, Sam Buckley & Chris Engel, the winners of the 3 sections.

 

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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Mount Pleasant will be running a Christmas squash camp with former Spanish National coach Tino Casis this December 27-29th.  Juniors (who should be competition standard) will have a 3 hour session during the day and the adults camp will run from 6.15-8.15PM. Please note numbers are limited.
 
For more information see brochure HERE and to sign up please follow the link below:
 

ESF – Irish Squash Federation

 
Venue: Sutton LTC
Address:
176 Howth Road
Sutton
13 Dublin
Ireland		 Route atGoogle Maps
Phone: +35316251145
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.irishsquash.com
Tournament contact
Name: Irish Squash
Phone: +35316251145
Email: [email protected]
Events
Boys U13, Girls U13, Boys U15, Girls U15, Boys U17, Girls U17, Boys U19, Girls U19
 

Winners

Boys U13
1 IrelandYuv Pahuja [3/4]
2 IrelandTristan Snodgrass [3/4]
3 IrelandDavid Smith [2]
4 NetherlandsAiden Vetjens [1]
Boys U15
1 IrelandDylan Moran [2]
2 IrelandElliot Kelly [3/4]
3 IrelandSean Murphy [3/4]
4 IrelandJack O Flynn [1]
Boys U17
1 IrelandDenis Gilevskiy [1]
2 ScotlandAndrew Glen [3/4]
3 IrelandAlex Smith [2]
4 SpainAlvaro Martín Sánchez [3/4]
Boys U19
1 IrelandConor Moran [2]
2 IrelandSam Buckley [1]
3 SpainJavier Martín Sánchez [3/4]
4 IrelandScott Gillanders [3/4]
Girls U13
1 U.S.A.Barrett Gallo [5/8]
2 NetherlandsAnnamaria Machalova [2]
3 SpainEstela Martín Sánchez [1]
4 IrelandRebecca Kavanagh [3/4]
Girls U15
1 NetherlandsNaomi Nohar [1]
2 IrelandHannah Mcgugan [3/4]
3 ScotlandAnna Halliday [5/8]
4 IrelandSophie Thomas [2]
Girls U17
1 U.S.A.Whitney Taylor [5/8]
2 IrelandCaitlin Mcconnon [1]
3 IrelandNikole Palmero Balueva [3/4]
4 IrelandSasha Zheleznyak [5/8]
Girls U19
1 IrelandSophie O’Rourke [1]
2 IrelandEmma Lundy [3/4]
3 IrelandAlessia Osborne [3/4]
4 IrelandEmma Mcgugan [2]

Friday 23rd November – Sunday 25th November 

 

Venues: Sutton LTC – BU15/GU15/BU17/GU17/BU19/GU19

                 ALSAA – BU13/GU13

 

FIRST MATCHES – ALL PLAYERS

SEEDINGS

Updated 20/11/18

BELGIAN JUNIOR OPEN 2018

Venue: Castle Club – Winner’s
Address:
Avenue de la Bécasse 16 – Rue Bonneels 13
1970 – 1210 Wezembeek-Oppem – Brussels
Belgium		 Route atGoogle Maps
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.belgianjunioropen.be/

 

Silver medals for Denis Gilevskiy/U17 and Sam Buckley/U19 in the Belgian Junior Open. And a 4th for Alex Smith/U17. Great win in the U15 for Naomi Nohar, formally of mount Pleasant Congratulations to all. Results

Denis Gilevskiy (Mount Pleasant) make Irish Squash history yet again this weekend by winning the British Junior Championships BU15 in Nottingham. Denis (seeded number 1) played the English #1 Jonah Bryant in the final, coming back from 2/1 down to take the 5th game 11/9. The match score was 12-10 11-5 9-11 8-11 11-9.

He’s now added the British Junior Closed title to his British Junior Open Championship U13 in 2017.

 

With the British Junior Open coming up in January this is a very significant result for Denis and suggests both he and his coach Angus Kirkland are well on course for a very strong challenge.

Well done Denis!