OTTAWA (ON) – The Canadian Men’s National Squash Team faced a tough match today in the Round of 16 at the World Men’s Team Championships in Mulhouse, France, as they were up against the defending champions and heavily favoured Team Egypt.
OTTAWA (ON) – The Canadian Men’s National Squash Team faced a tough match today in the Round of 16 at the World Men’s Team Championships in Mulhouse, France, as they were up against the defending champions and heavily favoured Team Egypt.
The young Canadian contingent knew they would be in deep against the Egyptians, whose team is made up of four athletes ranked in the World Top-12. Dane Sharp of Toronto, ranked 82nd in the World, was tasked with taking on World #1 Ramy Ashour in the opening match. Sharp scored a few quick points to lead the opening game against Ashour, and stayed close with the defending World Open champion throughout the match. Sharp showed a lot of determination in the tight match despite falling in three straight games 11-6, 11-9, 11-8.
David Letourneau took the court next for Canada in the #3 position, and was faced with Egypt #3 and World #10 Tarek Momen. Letourneau, the World #113 from Calgary, showed fight is common among Team Canada and wouldn’t let the Egyptian down easy. He battled to the last point and made Momen work for his 3-0 win 11-6, 11-8, 11-8.
Team Canada now enters the consolation side of the competition, where they will play through for 9th – 16th place. Tomorrow’s match will pit Canada against the tournament 10th seed, Hong Kong. Their team is led by World #34 Max Lee, who will face Montreal’s Shawn Delierre in the encounter’s premier match up. Play begins at 11:00am local time in Mulhouse, France.
For More Information Contact:
Danny Da Costa, Executive Director, Squash Canada
Tel: 613 731 7385 x 2301
Email: ddacosta@squash.ca
