Runner-up in the 2025 Nationals, Conal Jackson of Sutton Lawn Tennis Club initially received a bye for the BU19 first round at the World Squash Junior Championships in Egypt from July 21.
His tournament was to begin against 9/16-seed Jack Elriani of the USA, with a third-round tie versus Canadian Arham Izhar or Macau’s Ka Hei Lei up for grabs.
However, the complete redraw for the tournament now sees him start in the round of 128 against Belgium’s Maddox Moxham (seed 17/32), with the winner set to clash with Germany’s Oleksii Bielikov or South Africa’s Juan-Corne Brand.
Following the individual event, Jackson will join up with Christian Dromgoole, Aaron Knox and Danny Lynch for the team event from July 27.
First Squash Memory: Just coming in when it was raining when I used to play tennis. So yeah.
Racket Type: The Tecnifibre 125 X-Top.
Best Career Moment: Last year playing the Worlds in Houston.
Pre-Match Meal: Chicken, pesto, pasta.
Early Or Late Game: Late.
Favourite Shot: Backhand straight drop.
Biggest Influence: I’d say is Mohamed El Shorbagy.
What Does Representing Ireland Mean: Oh, it’s obviously a huge honour to play for Ireland. There’s also been a lot of great players before to put on the shirt, so it’s great to be able to follow them and hopefully we’ll do our best in Cairo.
