Eighteen of Canada's top juniors are currently in Cologne, Germany after flying to Europe to compete in the Cologne Cup (formerly named Pioneer Junior Open) & Dutch Junior Open. They began the trip with an acclimatization camp which to assist the players in adjusting to the new environment and time change.
Eighteen of Canada's top juniors are currently in Cologne, Germany after flying to Europe to compete in the Cologne Cup (formerly named Pioneer Junior Open) & Dutch Junior Open. They began the trip with an acclimatization camp which to assist the players in adjusting to the new environment and time change.
Canadas top squash athletes will be led by National Junior Coach, Jonathan Hill. This group of players have a promising chance at taking home a title or two as Jonathan says, “We have a very strong contingent this year, with a large number of the top Under 17 players from Canada competing. We have three or this year’s National Champions with us, Nikhil Ismail, George Crowne and Michael Mehl. We also have an exciting group of players in addition to the National Champions and are looking for a strong performance from our Canadian players.”
Full List of Canadian Players
Liam Leidekker
Amin Khan
Sarah Khan
Sayeed Mavani
Michael Mehl
George Crowne
James Flynn
Willian Kuhn
Michael Greenwood
Elliot Hunt
Liam Marrison
Ismail Nikhil
Mohamed Kamal
Mitchell Kahnert
Justin Ghaeli
Behrad Haghighi
Charlie McDonald
Edward Morneau
The Cologne Cup and Dutch Junior Open begin on July 6th & 13th, respectively. This year the entries of the Cologne Cup have reached an all-time high at 400 athletes coming from all 6 continents across the world. This ensures that the competition will be rich in both diversity and strength.
To follow along with the results please visit https://nrw.dsqv.de/colognejuniorcup/ for the Cologne Cup & https://www.squash.nl/calendarevent/33598/Dutch-Junior-Open-2017 for the Dutch Junior Open.
Go Canada Go!
