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
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
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Mount Pleasant LTC |
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Mountpleasant Square
Ranelagh
Dublin
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Tournament contact
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Henry Gillanders |
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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!!
9th – 16th Play Off
Conor Finished 15th
Sam Finished 15th
Play Offs (Various)
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.
9th – 16th Play Off
Play Offs (Various)
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
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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
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Sutton LTC |
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Friday 23rd November – Sunday 25th November
Venues: Sutton LTC – BU15/GU15/BU17/GU17/BU19/GU19
ALSAA – BU13/GU13
Updated 20/11/18
BELGIAN JUNIOR OPEN 2018
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!
The very sudden and tragic death of Conor Ringland, late of Ardfert, Co.Kerry & Trinity College occured on the 22nd of October 2018. Adored son of Mom Bróna and Dad Alan. Much loved brother of Aislinn, Caoimhe and Sorcha. Beloved grandson of Dick and Sighle Conway (Howth), aunt Daire, uncles Rory, Peter, Robert and Kieran, special cousins Lara, Adam and Victoria, relatives, his wonderful friends and colleagues.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
Reposing in his grandparents’ home, on Wednesday 24th October, from 5-8pm. Removal to Ardfert, Co. Kerry on Thursday, where he will be reposing at home from 4-7pm. Everyone is welcome to both homes. Removal to St. Brendan’s Church, Ardfert on Friday afternoon for 12pm Funeral Mass, followed by burial in Ardfert Cemetery.
Conor Ringland Remembered
A strong natural sportsman, who also played golf to a high level, Conor enjoyed squash with clubs in Kerry, in Sutton, and in TCD. In 2014 he was elected captain of the squash club in Trinity, combining the administrative and social responsibilities of the position with his studies during his final undergraduate year. He continued to represent Trinity in the Leinster Squash League as a young graduate while working towards qualification as a solicitor. In the course of the summer he had changed jobs, moving from one firm of solicitors to another in which he was enjoying the experience of exposure to work in different areas of law.
Having been on the periphery of Trinity’s Division 1 team for a couple of years, it looked in recent weeks as though he had established his place for this season. His game had improved significantly over the summer, and in the opening league match, on Monday 15th October, Conor outlasted his opponent over 5 long sets on one of the warm, bright, new Sutton courts – playing patient, mature, and impressive squash – to win, 3-2.
Four of us drove back to the city centre together after the match. We talked of organising strength and conditioning training, and discussed other plans and prospects for the coming season. I dropped Conor off on Barrow Street, where he had caught the Dart to Sutton earlier in the evening, and watched him unlock his bicycle and set off, helmet on, squash bag on his back, heading for home. We parted with the usual suggestion that we would try to get on court together later in the week, but this time it didn’t happen.
Conor Ringland died suddenly on Monday 22nd October. He was thoughtful and articulate, conscientious, calm, and supportive. He was a good captain, team-mate, and friend. We in the Trinity squash community enjoyed the time he spent with us, and will miss him greatly.
Roland Budd
President, Dublin University Squash Rackets Club
The 3rd Youth Olympic games start this weekend in Buenos Aires. Ireland’s Conor Moran is among 19 girls and 19 boys, from 28 countries. Action from the Glass Squash Court, complete with innovative interactive front-wall technology, will begin on October 7th. at Technopolis Park. Conor, packing for his trip, leaves for Argentina today. Good luck to him as he represents Ireland and Europe in these important Olympic Games for Squash.
For more information on the games see here – http://www.worldsquash.org/
https://www.olympic.org/…/buenos-aires-2018-changing-the-ga…
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