Junior Squash

[sameerph]

Kush Kumar has become the first Indian boy to reach junior world championships semi final. These are his results at the junior world championships being currently held in Namibia.

At Men's WSF World Junior Championship 2014, Windhoek, Namibia
[R1] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) bt bye
[R2] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) bt Luke Michael Mannion (ZIM) 11-0, 11-7, 11-4
[R3] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) bt Edmon Lopez Moller (ESP) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8
[R4] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) bt Darren Chan (MAS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 (27m)
[QF] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) bt (5/8) George Parker (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (40m)

Next,

[SF] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) vs (1) Diego Elias (PER)

[sameerph]

Kush Kumar lost in the SF.

At Men's WSF World Junior Championship 2014, Windhoek, Namibia

[SF] (3/4) Kush Kumar (IND) l. (1) Diego Elias (PER) 5-11, 7-11, 4-11

[jaydeep]

In 23rd Asian Junior Championship 2016 our junior boys won three medals.

Boys U19 - Velavan SenthilKumar (Gold)
[F] (2) Velavan SenthilKumar bt Jordan's Mohammad Al-Sarraj 12-14, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7

Boys U17 - Tushar Shahani (Silver)
Boys U15 - Yash Fadte (Bronze)

[jaydeep]

This week at u-19 British open, Indian boys created history and supposed to be the biggest thing that has happened to Indian Squash at the junior level ... In the British Open 2017 edition, India had 3 players finishing 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the boys under 19 category ... An Indian Gold, Silver, and Bronze at the British Junior Open ... In 1965 Anil Nair won this event and in more recent times our current National Champion Saurav Ghosal did in 2004.

Men's British Junior U19 Open 2017, Sheffield, England

[R1] (9/16) Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt Ismael Matti Alvarez (CAN) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (23m)
[R1] Abhay Singh (IND) bt Mark Richmond (ENG) 11-5, 11-1, 11-6 (18m)
[R1] (5/8) Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Joshua Attwell (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 (21m)
[R1] Aryaman Adik (IND) bt Piotr Hemmerling (POL) 11-5, 11-1, 11-3 (13m)
[R1] Ranjit Singh (IND) bt Daniel Friedewald (GER) 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 (19m)

[R2] (9/16) Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt David Zeman (CZE) 11-9, 14-12, 11-7 (38m)
[R2] Abhay Singh (IND) bt Patrick O'Sullivan (SCO) 12-10, 14-12, 11-6 (29m)
[R2] (5/8) Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Noel Heaton (CAN) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (25m)
[R2] Aryaman Adik (IND) l (9/16) Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) 3-11, 11-9, 3-11, 8-11 (32m)
[R2] Ranjit Singh (IND) l (2) Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 7-11, 9-11, 3-11 (29m)

[R3] (9/16) Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt (5/8) Karim Magdy (EGY) 11-8, 5-11, 13-11, 9-11, 12-10 (71m)
[R3] Abhay Singh (IND) bt (3/4) Belal Nawar (EGY) 11-9, 11-8, 11-5 (45m)
[R3] (5/8) Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 6-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 (43m)

[QF] (9/16) Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt (9/16) Andrew Douglas (USA) 10-12, 11-3, 11-8, 14-12 (40m)
[QF] Abhay Singh (IND) bt (5/8) Kyle Finch (ENG) 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 (61m)
[QF] (5/8) Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt (3/4) Victor Crouin (FRA) 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (52m)

[SF] Abhay Singh (IND) bt (9/16) Adithya Raghavan (IND) 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 (35m)
[SF] (5/8) Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt (2) Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (28m)

Third place play-off
(9/16) Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt (2) Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 6-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (33m)

Boys Final
(5/8) Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Abhay Singh (IND) 16-14, 11-2, 10-12, 11-7 (59m)

[arjun2761]

These are great results for the Indian boys! I am assuming that the best juniors play this tournament....

[jaydeep]

Yes Arjun, most of the top juniors were in the draw ... Importantly now we need to see if our players manage to repeat similar type of performance in the Junior World championship.