Ireland women beat Brazil at World Squash Junior Championships

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 team overcame an early loss by Ella Erickson to secure a major upset over the 10th-seeded Brazilians.

Match Results:

• Ella Erickson lost 0-3 (4-11, 5-11, 9-11) to Laura Souza Bezerra Da Silva

• Zoe Yeomans won 3-1 (11-4, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3) against Alix Borges

• Ella Walsh won 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-2) over Giulia Colleoni

Next match: Ireland vs Hong Kong China (seed No.2) – Tuesday, 12pm local time (10am Irish time). This is Ireland’s final Group B match and a spot in the quarter-finals is on the line.

Junior men’s team fall to Scotland

The Ireland junior men’s team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Scotland on Monday, following earlier Group D losses to Hong Kong China (No.8 seed) and England (No.4 seed).

Despite a dominant win from Aaron Knox against his Scottish opponent, Ireland now finish bottom of their group.

Match Results:

• Danny Lynch lost 0-3 (8-11, 7-11, 9-11) to Archie Turnbull

• Aaron Knox won 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-4) vs Harrison Goss-Pastor

• Conal Jackson lost 0-3 (8-11, 4-11, 1-11) to Murdo Mackenzie

Next match: Ireland vs Germany (seed No.21) – Tuesday, 3pm local time (1pm Irish time). This is a classification round match for 13th-22nd place.

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