Connect Electronics Irish Squash Challenge starts in Sutton tonight.

Watch it live on Irish Squash TV.
https://t.co/6DVYzeLVN3

Draw – https://t.co/dm9rHJhU5y

Congratulations to the winners in the Connacht Junior Open.

Boys U19 – Dylan Moran

Girls U19 – Aimee McConnell

Boys U17 – Danny Lynch

Girls U17 – Ella Walsh

Boys U15 – Christian Dromgoole

Girls U15 – Zoe Yeomans

Boys U13 – David Connell

Girls U13 – Lucy Walsh

Boys U11 – Jack Clery

RESULTS/FULL DRAWS

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Congratulations to Breanne Flynn and Sam Buckley on their winning the Curragh PSA titles.

Breanne beat English player Jasmion Kalar in the final and Sam once again played Conor Moran in the final. Sam won. 

See all the results HERE

See article from Leinster Leader newspaper – HERE

Office Administrator

Irish Squash is looking to fill the position of Office Administrator. Please see the job specification below

This is a great opportunity for somebody with a strong interest in sports administration. By fulfilling this role the successful candidate will gain hands on experience in the operation of a national governing body in general and squash in particular.

The Operations Administrator will support all the administration tasks necessary to ensure the smooth running of the office of Irish Squash. Interacting with key stakeholders and providing a high level of customer service, responding to queries and requests for information in a professional, courteous, and timely manner. A level of flexibility is required for the role and some evening/weekend work will be required from time to time.

If you are interested then please send your application and CV to [email protected] by close of business, Friday the 30th of September. 

Office Administrator

Single Platform Administration Officer

Irish Squash is looking to fill the position of “Single Platform Administration Officer” (SPO). Please see the job specification below.

This is a great opportunity for somebody with a strong interest in sports administration. By fulfilling this role the successful candidate will gain hands on experience in the operation of an integrated sports management solution that underpins our sport. Since the Single Platform was launched last year, we wish to continue the progress we have made with the appointment of this funded role.

The purpose of the Single Platform Administrative Officer (SPO) is to:

• Promote the benefits of the Platform to all Clubs and Players in Ireland 
• On-board clubs and process affiliated players on the “national player register”
• Help extend the use of the system functions in all active clubs

To give you an understanding of what the platform offers, please see the Single Platform brochure (Link). 

If you are interested then please send your application and CV to [email protected] by close of business, Friday the 30th of September.

Single Platform Administration Officer

As the new season has commenced tournaments are starting. See below for links to enter these tournaments.

 

Enter HERE

 

Closing date for entries is September 21st.

IRISH SQUASH COACHES FOR SENIOR AND JUNIOR TEAMS FOR 2022/23 SEASON

Irish Squash are inviting applications from suitably qualified coaches to work with our senior and junior players and teams for the season 2022/23.  

You MUST 

• Be a level 2 or higher qualified coach
• Have current Garda Vetting certificate
• Have a current Safeguarding 1 certificate
• Have WSF SPIN coach membership
• Send in your current CV
• Provide a reference from your provincial association
• Enclose copies of all of above with your application
  

We are seeking coaches for the following groups – U13’s, U15’s, U17’s, U19’s, senior women’s and senior men’s.

All applicants should apply by email to [email protected]

Closing Date is Wednesday 14th September. 

The World Masters was held in Wroclaw, Poland from August 21st to 27th. Ireland has 29 players entered in the different age groups.

Congratulations to Derek Ryan who won the Over 50’s and Willie Hosey who won  the Over 60’s.

Neil McCarron got a silver in the Over 45s, Nigel Peyton a bronze in the Over 40s and Orla O’Doherty also a bronze in the Over 50s.

David Ayert came 5th and Dara O’Flynn 9th in the Over 50’s. Nick and Rob Staunton and Kevin Knox got top 10 finishes. Well done to them all.

See the list of all the Irish players below. Click on their name for all their results.

IRISH PLAYERS

DRAWS

Tournament days

21 August 2022 to 27 August 2022

• SUN 21AUG
• MON 22AUG
• TUE 23AUG
• WED 24AUG
• THU 25AUG
• FRI 26AUG
• SAT 27AUG

The Men’s World Junior Team Championships start on Wednesday August 17th and the finals are on Sunday August 21st. Ireland are drawn against India, Scotland & South Africa in Pool F 

Championship Website

Irish Matches

Draw

Live Streaming

Glass Court

Squash du Rêve #2

Squash du Rêve #3

Squash du Rêve #4

Squash du Rêve #5

Players

Denis Gilevskiy

Dylan Moran

Sean Murphy

Jack O’Flynn

Coaches

David Noone

Alex Fuller – Assistant

Day 5

Final day of matches for the lads. Huge test against Canada. The Canadians have a history of doing very well in team championships and with so many popular and successful clubs throughout the giant country, they tend to have lots of strong players too.
Denis had to rest today, he’s had more on his plate this week than most could handle and still was able to show up to the championships with a very high level, he’s a pretty unique man and when he heads off to Harvard this week on a new chapter of his life he will be sorely missed!
We played Dylan at 1, Sean at 2 and Jack at 3 today. Order was 1,3,2.
Big test for Dylan stepping up to the no.1 spot. Especially against a player of the calibre of his opponent. Needless to say, the captain remains undefeated in the team champs and pulled out an extraordinary performance to close out the match 3-0. He has been sensational and has done his country and team mates proud!
Jack, again stepping up with incredibly mature squash was on fire. So disciplined and so effective. From start to finish he kept his opponent moving, bobbing and weaving. Tiring him out to take the victory.
With that win, we had finished 9th. That’s a seriously good result, not many Irish teams have had that high a finish in our history.
Sean would have loved a game. Especially as his father had arrived to watch him over the last two days and he didn’t get a chance with the dead rubber matches. Non the less, he will be proud!!
An amazing team, great results, great spirit and a great championships! So privileged to be part of that team. Much success to come from this crop of superstars. 

David Noone

Canada – Ireland: 0-2

Match overview

Order	Event	Canada	–	Ireland	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Syan Singh	–	Dylan Moran	7-11 9-11 5-11	0-1
2	BS2	Jacob Lin	–	Sean Murphy	Not played	0-0
3	BS3	Mohamed Kamal	–	Jack O Flynn	7-11 11-9 6-11 5-11	0-1

Day 4

Huge win against Columbia sends us into the top ten in the world. Absolutely delighted for this team to cement a top 10 finish!

It wasn’t the smoothest of starts for us today, we had communication issues with tournament directors and getting team selection in, but after a lengthy process we were lined out, on court for the pre match photos and ready to rock.
Todays team was Denis, Dylan, Jack. Order of play was 1,2,3.
Denis won the first 12-10 and lost the second 12-10. A huge amount of squash played at the highest of levels between the two. It was as if Denis needed to finish a point 5 times to score one, this guy could get to almost anything on a squash court.
The huge effort took its toll and Denis unfortunately lost 11-6, 11-5 in the next two games..
Dylan Moran was up next. I can’t say enough about how impressive this man has been. Whatever challenge has been put in front of him, he has passed with flying colours in this team event. He’s still unbeaten. Still seems fresh!
His opponent was another player who had the ability to go forever. It took a ferocious pace and very clean hitting to put him away. Coupled with a very delicate and very shallow counter drop, the captain had the weapons.
First game, Dylan was 9-1 and 10-2 down. He scrapped back to 10-10 only to lose the first.. he won the next two games, playing tidy lines at 200mph! The Columbian forces a 5th game and it was a must win for Ireland!!
Dylan did it again, stuck to a plan and got the head down. All the way to 10-0. And the softer side of the captain came out, instead of delivering a bagel, he served out. But duly converted the next point to take it to a deciding match.
Jack had a lot of pressure in the decider. A tough place to be.
He managed the situation perfectly though. Playing a high tempo, very straight lines and severe counter shorts, he had his tall opponent on the back foot from the get go.
Jack did not take his foot off the gas for a moment and stayed very level headed to close out the tie with a mightily impressive 3-0 win. A performance to be proud of!
Tomorrow there will be a closing ceremony, before we head home on Monday. Our 9th/10th play off match is against a strong Canadian team, one we hope to win and finish on a high. Exactly what these guys deserve!

David Noone

Colombia – Ireland: 1-2

Match overview

Order	Event	Colombia	–	Ireland	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Juan Jose Torres Lara	–	Denis Gilevskiy	10-12 12-10 11-6 11-5	1-0
2	BS2	Jose Santamaria	–	Dylan Moran	12-10 8-11 6-11 11-7 7-11	0-1
3	BS3	Juan Felipe Hernandez	–	Jack O Flynn	4-11 6-11 8-11	0-1

Day 3

Huge day for the team today. Big chance against the Dutch to reach the last 8. We were fielding Denis at 1, Dylan the destroyer at 2 and Sean Murphy at 3. The Dutch had the world champion, Rowan Damming at 1, Sam Gerrits at 2 and Knut Hogervorst at 3. Knut has been a bit of a thorn in the side of both Sean and Jack in recents times, he’s a difficult player and this was looking like it could be the decider. Order of play today was 2, 1, 3.
We arrived at the club for our pre match practice and warm up just after 9am. Everyone in good spirits and a nice atmosphere. With Dylan up first, we were confident he could get us off to a good start.
And so he did, he played impeccably. He was aggressive when necessary and had the delicate touch to the finish a rally when needed also. He shot selection was on point again and he never looked like he could be beaten.
All the way through the event he has shown great leadership and deserves a lot of credit, he won 3-0 and got us off to a flyer.
Denis was up next and this was to be the new world champion’s first test. Denis has the capability to beat anyone in the world on his day. A great opening game saw Denis moving well, being the boss around the middle of the court and using his amazing skill to great effect. Rowan was also looking very sharp – it was a treat to watch. Denis lost it 12-10, very close.
He came out firing in the second and totally dominated, showing his potential, winning 11-5. Rowan didn’t back down and they went toe to toe in the remaining games, but Denis was just shy of the mammoth performance needed, losing in four and bringing the tie to a decider, Knut Vs Sean.
This was an epic match. Sean started very well, sticking to the plan and keeping the lanky lefty pinned to the back and using pace to go short, he was playing well and took the first. Then throughout the second and third he resorted to a few too many short balls from the back, creating lots of pressure for himself to cover angles and did a huge amount of work. The fourth was crucial, he dug deep and squeezed a 14-12 win. He gave that everything, totally emptied the tank and showed great fight and character to bring it to the 5th game. Winner takes all.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be and Knut ran away with it, a very quick 11-1, Sean had given his all to win the 4th and had nothing left..
We go on to face a strong Columbian team for a top ten finish tomorrow. Top ten hasn’t been achieved by many Irish teams, lots to fight for and it would be a great finish for this team, who have had superb attitudes all event long!

David Noone

Ireland – Netherlands: 1-2

Match overview

Order	Event	Ireland	–	Netherlands	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Denis Gilevskiy	–	Rowan Damming	10-12 11-5 5-11 6-11	0-1
2	BS2	Dylan Moran	–	Samuel Gerrits	11-7 11-9 13-11	1-0
3	BS3	Sean Murphy	–	Knut Hogervorst	11-5 8-11 7-11 14-12 1-11	0-1

Day 2

Big match day for the team today. We were taking on Scotland for a place in the top 12 in the world. It was another morning match and the team line up was Denis, Sean and Jack. The captain took a little rest from all his winning efforts.
Jack was up first and kept a steely focus through his match, his error count was low and shot selection on point. He cruised to a 3-0 win.
Sean Murphy, by his super high standards, wasn’t having his best day at the office. He was hoping to close out the tie but was struggling with his opponents athleticism across the T line and his solid length hitting. Sean played excellent squash in parts of the match but fell short on the discipline needed to close it out, sometimes bringing the ball short too quickly. At this highest of levels, the simple mature squash can go a long way towards collecting much needed points, especially in the crunch points.. unfortunately in this match, the 5th ran away from Sean and Scotland levelled the tie.
Denis stepped up in the decider against a talented Kyle Penman. This match was always going the way of the Irish and thankfully we have a player of Denis’ calibre to trust he can close it out. 3-0 to Denis and 2-1 to Ireland to put us through.
We play the Netherlands for a place in the 1/4’s. This will be a nice test, the newly crowned world junior champion is in their line up, along with two other formidable opponents. Looking forward to the test!

David Noone

Ireland – Scotland: 2-1

Match overview

Order	Event	Ireland	–	Scotland	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Denis Gilevskiy	–	Kyle Penman	11-4 11-8 11-5	1-0
2	BS2	Sean Murphy	–	Rory Richmond	14-12 3-11 11-9 5-11 4-11	0-1
3	BS3	Jack O Flynn	–	Oliver Hunter	11-3 11-3 11-7	1-0

Day 1

Seventh day in but a fresh feel to the our trip – the start of the team event. This is a special team with some serious ability and a great spirit. We believe we can do very well here, our campaign started against  South African.<img class="alignright" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaWppACXgAAFCoF?format=jpg&name=small" alt="Im