After a thrilling day of quarter-final matches at the 2017 Mayfair Lakeshore Canadian Squash Championships, the top four seeds in both the Women’s and Men’s Open division have all advanced, taking them each one step closer to capturing the national title.
After a thrilling day of quarter-final matches at the 2017 Mayfair Lakeshore Canadian Squash Championships, the top four seeds in both the Women’s and Men’s Open division have all advanced, taking them each one step closer to capturing the national title.
The Women’s Open semis are filled by Team Canada’s 2016 Women’s World Championships squad members, Hollie Naughton, Samantha Cornett, Danielle Letourneau and Nikki Todd. For the second year in a row, Hollie Naughton and Nikki Todd will battle it out in semi-final action. Todd looking to turn the tables on 2016 Champion Naughton and capture the first spot in the finals. After missing last year’s Canadian Championships due to injury, the second semi-final match sees 2015 Champion, Samantha Cornett, back in action and taking on last year’s finalist Danielle Letourneau. Both have been here before, both have made it to the finals before and both will leave it all on the court in hopes of making their finals return.
On the men’s side, there will be no shortage of excitement as each matchup features a semi-final rookie. For the first time in both their careers Nick Sachvie and Mike McCue have reached the semi-finals of the Canadian Men’s Open. McCue faces 2016 Champion Andrew Schnell, while Sachvie is set to face 2016 Finalist and 2-time Canadian champion, Shawn De Lierre.
Don’t miss a second of the action, all Men’s and Women’s Open semi-final matches will be broadcasted live online at http://bit.ly/2017CdnChamps_LiveStream.
SEMI-FINAL WEBCAST SCHEDULE
4pm EST: Men's Semi-Final #1 – Andrew Schnell [1/1] vs. Mike McCue [3/4]
5pm EST: Women's Semi-Final #1 – Hollie Naughton [1/1] vs. Nikki Todd [3/4]
6pm EST: Men's Semi-Final #2 – Shawn De Lierre [2/2] vs. Nick Sachvie [3/4]
7pm EST: Women's Semi-Final #2 – Samantha Cornett [2/2] vs. Danielle Letourneau [3/4]
In addition to the Men’s and Women’s Open semi-finals, 15 divisions head into the playoff rounds as competitors from across the country vie for a national title.
Draws and results for all divisions can be found at http://bit.ly/2017CdnChamps_Draws, and will be updated regularly.
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