It was a tough Sunday for Ireland at the 2025 World Junior Squash Championships in Cairo, as both the men’s and women’s teams suffered straight-game defeats in their group-stage ties.
Despite strong efforts from individual players like Conal Jackson, who pushed his match against Hong Kong to five games, both teams will need a turnaround in the remaining group fixtures.
🧑🎓 Men’s team: Back-to-back 0-3 losses in Group D
Ireland (seed No.17) 🆚 Hong Kong China (seed No.8)
Christian Dromgoole lost 0–3 (5-11, 1-11, 3-11) to Wing Kuen Wong
Danny Lynch lost 0–3 (5-11, 5-11, 5-11) to Tsun Hei Mak
Conal Jackson lost 2–3 (12-10, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 5-11) to Justin Cheng
Ireland (seed No.17) 🆚 England (seed No.4)
Aaron Knox lost 0–3 (4-11, 7-11, 7-11) to Ronnie Hickling
Conal Jackson lost 1–3 (13-11, 3-11, 3-11, 8-11) to Dylan Roberts
Christian Dromgoole lost 0–3 (7-11, 5-11, 2-11) to Ismail Khalil
🗓️ Next match: Ireland vs Scotland (seed No.18) on Monday at 3pm (1pm Irish time)
This presents Ireland’s best chance to finish strong in Group D.
👩🎓 Women’s team: Defeated by India in Group B opener
The 15th-ranked Ireland women’s junior squash team also struggled in their Group B opener, falling 0–3 to India, who are seeded seventh in the 16-team tournament.
Ireland (seed No.15) 🆚 India (seed No.7)
Zoe Yeomans lost 0-3 (2-11, 1-11, 6-11) to Anika Dubey
Ella Erickson lost 0-3 (3-11, 0-11, 0-11) to Anahat Singh
Ella Walsh lost 0-3 (5-11, 3-11, 3-11) to Unnati Tripathi
🗓️ Upcoming fixtures: vs Brazil (seed No.10) – Monday at 12pm (10am Irish); vs Hong Kong China (seed No.2) – Tuesday at 12pm (10am Irish)
