Big Results at the Scottish Junior Open

    OTTAWA, ON, January 3, 2019 – After three days of amazing squash, Canada leaves Scotland with 4 medals!

    In the Boys Under 13 category, Youssef Sarhan battled through the tournament to earn himself a silver medal. Youssef performed extremely well in the semi-final, defeating Freddie Jameson of New Zealand 3-0. He advanced to the final, where he was defeated by Syed Anas Ali of Pakistan 3-0.

    OTTAWA, ON, January 3, 2019 – After three days of amazing squash, Canada leaves Scotland with 4 medals!

    In the Boys Under 13 category, Youssef Sarhan battled through the tournament to earn himself a silver medal. Youssef performed extremely well in the semi-final, defeating Freddie Jameson of New Zealand 3-0. He advanced to the final, where he was defeated by Syed Anas Ali of Pakistan 3-0.

    In the Girls Under 15 category, the Eltorgman sisters dominated the category and came home with two medals. Farida and Malak played a very close game in the semi-final, but it was Malak who would eventually win the fifth game and advance to the Championship. Malak then played Akari Midorikawa of Japan and defeated her in 5 games, winning Canada’s first gold medal at this years event. In the 3/4 match, Farida defeated Jessica Shaw of Scotland 3-0 to claim the bronze medal.

    In the Boys Under 19 category, Darosham Khan cruised through his semi-final game winning 3-0 over England’s Max Forster. Darosham continued demonstrating top quality squash to overcome Rutvik Rau of India in the finals, winning 3-0 to capture yet another gold medal for Canada!

    Overall the event was a success for Canadian squash, and we wish our players the best of luck at the British Junior Open being held from January 2-6th!

    Canadian Results:

    BU19

    Darosham Khan
    ** 1st Place
    ** Semi Finals Max Forster (ENG) 3-0, Finals Rutvik Rau (IND) 3-0

    BU17

    Ben Boulanger
    ** 14th place
    ** Defeated by Jerry Bisschops (FRA) 1-3

    Salaheldin Eltorgman
    ** 16th place
    ** withdrawal (injury)

    BU15

    Maaz Shah
    ** 10th place
    **  Defeated by Cory Harding (ENG) 2-3

    BU13

    Youssef Sarhan
    ** 2nd place
    ** Semi Finals Freddie Jameson (NZL) 3-0, Finals Syed Anas Ali (PAK) 0-3

    GU15

    Malak Eltorgman
    ** 1st place
    ** Semi Finals Farida Eltorgman (CAN) 3-2, Finals Akari Midorikawa (JAP) 3-2

    Farida Eltorgman
    ** 3rd place
    ** Semi Finals Malak Eltorgman (CAN) 2-3, Playoff Jessica Shaw (SCO) 3-0

    Maddie Martin
    ** 9th place
    ** Defeated Rose Lucas-Marcuzzo (FRA) 3-2