Lee Storms Through to World Junior Championship Third Round

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England U17 champion Charlie Lee stunned ¾ seed Amr Arafa in the second round of the World Junior Championship with a superb five-game victory.

The two traded a number of blistering blows throughout the encounter with the momentum of the match changing hands on multiple occasions. It was 17-year-old Lee who managed to battle for the victory and he claimed an 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9 victory to secure the biggest win of his career so far.

“I knew I wasn’t favourite but I really believed in myself before the match,” Lee told the event website later.

“In the games I lost, my length wasn’t good enough but I managed to get it back for the next games and kept him behind me which was very important. It’s great to win but I have to carry that forward now.”

Lee’s hard work means that he will meet Ali Ahmed Aber in the third round.

There was also a big upset in the Women’s event where United States player Kayley Leonard overcame Belgium’s Tinne Gilis in another five-game-thriller.

After being pegged back from 8-3 up in the final game, Leonard showed a great deal of mental toughness not to cave in and pulled away again to take the victory and set up a match with Sophie Mehta in round three.

“That was a really tough one, especially the fifth,” said Leonard.

“I was 8-3 up and then it was eight-all and it was really tight at the end. I knew I was the underdog so I had to put all my strength out there and I’m so pleased to win.”

Top seeds Diego Elias and Habiba Mohamed saw off Jean-Pierre van der Merwe and Suzanne Peters in their respective clashes in the Men’s and Women’s events.

The skilful Elias is set to clash with Frenchman Adrien Grondin in the next round while Mohamed will meet Kaitlyn Watts.

Results – Men’s World Junior Squash Championship 2015

First Round

[1] Diego Elias (PER) bye
Jean-Pierre van der Merwe (RSA) bt Sajad Zareian (IRI) w/o
Adrien Grondin (FRA) bye
Umair Zaman (QAT) bye
Timothy Brownell (USA) bye
Bart Horstman (NED) bt Yvi Roggen (BEL) 3-0: 11-4, 12-10, 11-6 (20m)
Tor Christoffersen (SWE) bt Matias Knudsen (COL) 3-0: 12-10, 11-4, 11-3 (20m)
[9/16] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bye
[9/16] Youssef Ibrahim Abdallah (EGY) bye
Thijs Roukens (NED) bt Yanick Buric (CZE) w/o
Aishwary Singh (IND) bt Nilo Vidal (ESP) w/o
Luke Jones (NZL) bye
Kyle Finch (ENG) bye
Theis Houlberg (DEN) bye
Mohammad Ali (KUW) bt Abdullahi Alhaji Musa (NGR) w/o
[5/8] Israr Ahmed (PAK) bye
[5/8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bye
Christoph Zust (SUI) bt Filip Kocárek (CZE) 3-0: 11-5, 11-1, 11-7
Tobias Weggen (GER) bye
Tess Jutte (NED) bye
Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bye
Justin Wesson (RSA) bt Mohammad Alterki (KUW) w/o
Bradley Masters (ENG) bt Juan Laguna (COL) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-8
[9/16] Mohammad Alsarraj (JOR) bye
[9/16] Solayman Nowrozi (AUS) bye
Gabriel Morgan (USA) bt Nicholas Goth-Errington (SWE) 3-0: 11-1, 11-2, 11-6
Jorge Gomez (MEX) bt Mathias Grondin (FRA) 3-1: 12-14, 11-1, 11-5, 11-2
Asim Khan (PAK) bye
Ali Ahmad Aber (KUW) bye
Mohammad Reza Jafarzadeh (IRI) bye
Charlie Lee (ENG) bt Abdulwahab Al-Ishaq (QAT) w/o
[3/4] Amr Arafa (EGY) bye
[3/4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
Abbas Shoukat (PAK) bt Dmytro Pogrebnyak (UKR) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
Yannik Omlor (GER) bye
Cedric de Vos (BEL) bye
Balázs Farkas (HUN) bye
Roman Allinckx (SUI) bt Amirhossein Feizpour (IRI) w/o
Vikas Mehra (IND) bt Eissa Mohammad (KUW) 3-1: 11-5, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9 (35m)
[9/16] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) bye
[9/16] Adham Madi (EGY) bye
Dewald van Niekerk (RSA) bt John Henryz (SWE) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
Santiago Orozco (COL) bt Jan Kurzmeyer (SUI) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-6
Sam Ejtemai (AUS) bye
Enzo Corigliano (FRA) bye
Max Reed (USA) bye
Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt Thijs van der Pluijm (NED) 3-0: 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
[5/8] Patrick Rooney (ENG) bye
[5/8] Saadeldin Abouaish (EGY) bye
Sean Hughes (USA) bt Sanjay Jeeva (BEL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 14-12
Donny van Hal (NED) bye
Dominik Dubsky (CZE) bye
Miko Äijänen (FIN) bye
Filip Hultman (SWE) bt Alireza Shameli (IRI) w/o
Amadeo Costa (SUI) bt Casper Kloster Skaarenborg (DEN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (25m)
[9/16] James Peach (ENG) bye
[9/16] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bye
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt Khaled Al-Jenaidel (KUW) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-6
Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Olamilekan Sunday Oyewole (NGR) w/o
Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) bye
Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) bye
Ronald Palomino (COL) bye
Spencer Lovejoy (USA) bt Anton Larsson (SWE) 3-0: 11-7, 11-1, 11-3 (37m)
[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bye

Second Round

[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt Jean-Pierre van der Merwe (RSA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-1, 11-3 (22m)
Adrien Grondin (FRA) bt Umair Zaman (QAT) 3-0: 11-7, 14-12, 11-4 (32m)
Timothy Brownell (USA) bt Bart Horstman (NED) 3-0: 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (33m)
[9/16] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Tor Christoffersen (SWE) 3-2: 8-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (53m)
[9/16] Youssef Ibrahim Abdallah (EGY) bt Thijs Roukens (NED) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (20m)
Luke Jones (NZL) bt Aishwary Singh (IND) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (27m)
Kyle Finch (ENG) bt Theis Houlberg (DEN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-3
[5/8] Israr Ahmed (PAK) bt Mohammad Ali (KUW) 3-0: 11-3, 11-1, 11-3 (12m)
[5/8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Christoph Zust (SUI) 3-0: 11-4, 11-1, 11-5 (36m)
Tobias Weggen (GER) bt Tess Jutte (NED) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Justin Wesson (RSA) 3-0: 16-14, 11-3, 11-4 (29m)
[9/16] Mohammad Alsarraj (JOR) bt Bradley Masters (ENG) 3-1: 5-11, 17-15, 11-8, 11-4 (50m)
Gabriel Morgan (USA) bt [9/16] Solayman Nowrozi (AUS) 3-2: 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 16-14 (75m)
Asim Khan (PAK) bt Jorge Gomez (MEX) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (42m)
Ali Ahmad Aber (KUW) bt Mohammad Reza Jafarzadeh (IRI) w/o
Charlie Lee (ENG) bt [3/4] Amr Arafa (EGY) 3-2: 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9 (69m)
[3/4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Abbas Shoukat (PAK) 3-1: 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5 (50m)
Yannik Omlor (GER) bt Cedric de Vos (BEL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (20m)
Balázs Farkas (HUN) bt Roman Allinckx (SUI) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (32m)
[9/16] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) bt Vikas Mehra (IND) 3-1: 11-4, 9-11, 11-2, 11-9 (41m)
[9/16] Adham Madi (EGY) bt Dewald van Niekerk (RSA) 3-0: 13-11, 11-5, 11-5 (32m)
Sam Ejtemai (AUS) bt Santiago Orozco (COL) 3-0: 11-2, 11-6, 11-1 (24m)
Enzo Corigliano (FRA) bt Max Reed (USA) 3-1: 6-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-8
[5/8] Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt Adithya Raghavan (IND) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 (18m)
[5/8] Saadeldin Abouaish (EGY) bt Sean Hughes (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (30m)
Dominik Dubsky (CZE) bt Donny van Hal (NED) 3-2: 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7 (51m)
Miko Äijänen (FIN) bt Filip Hultman (SWE) 3-1: 11-4, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8 (44m)
[9/16] James Peach (ENG) bt Amadeo Costa (SUI) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (38m)
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt [9/16] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-2 (51m)
Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) 3-1: 8-11, 15-13, 11-4, 12-10 (72m)
Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) bt Ronald Palomino (COL) 3-2: 6-11, 7-11, 20-18, 11-7, 11-4 (53m)
[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Spencer Lovejoy (USA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 (32m)

Results – Women’s World Junior Squash Championship 2015

First Round

[1] Habiba Mohamed (EGY) bye
Suzanne Peters (NED) bt Sogol Samoodi (IRI) w/o
Sarah Mekhalfi (FRA) bye
Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) bye
Laura Tovar (COL) bye
Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) bt Victoria Leow (AUS) 3-1: 12-10, 13-11, 7-11, 11-4 (29m)
Lui Hiu Lam Bubble (HKG) bt Eleonore Evans (USA) 3-2: 11-4, 11-4, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8 (40m)
[9/16] Chloe Chemtob (CAN) bye
[9/16] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bye
Saskia Beinhard (GER) bt Daniek Krukkert (NED) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-3 (14m)
Casey Wong (USA) bt Carley Barton (ZIM) 3-0: 11-2, 11-0, 11-1 (10m)
Celine Walser (SUI) bye
Riina Koskinen (FIN) bye
Eliška Jirásková (CZE) bt Inge Coetzee (RSA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 (18m)
Jui Kalgutkar (IND) bt Kato Verwilt (BEL) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (14m)
[5/8] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bye
[5/8] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bye
Tara Shannon (CAN) bt Faith Sithole (RSA) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-3 (25m)
Lauren Clarke (NZL) bye
Zoe Foo Yuk Han (MAS) bye
Andrea Lee (MAS) bye
Samantha Calvert (AUS) bt Henrietta Huuhka (FIN) 3-1: 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (26m)
Elin Harlow (WAL) bt Sunday Veronica (NGR) w/o
[9/16] Amelia Henley (ENG) bye
[9/16] Mayar Hany (EGY) bye
Maddie O’Connor (CAN) bt Juee Bhide (NZL) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6 (45m)
Maria Fernanda Rivera (MEX) bt Elena Wagenmans (NED) 3-1: 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6
Cindy Merlo (SUI) bye
Ho Ka Wing (HKG) bye
Adya Advani (IND) bye
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt Elise Romba (FRA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
[3/4] Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) bye
[3/4] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bye
Sarah Ludin (SUI) bt Shannon O’Donovan (ZIM) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-2
Mariska Wiese (RSA) bye
Ailee Nayeri (IRI) bye
Harshit Jawanda (IND) bye
Nadia Hubbard (NZL) bt Fleur Maas (NED) 3-1: 9-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-8 (27m)
Julie Rossignol (FRA) bt Grace Thomas (CAN) 3-2: 8-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9
[9/16] Reeham Sedky (USA) bye
[9/16] Lakeesha Rarere (AUS) bye
Sara Vallejo (COL) bt Nea Falck (FIN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (16m)
Laura Paquemar (FRA) bt Juliette Permentier (NED) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (20m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bye
Nazihah Hanis (MAS) bye
Nikita Joshi (IND) bt Annika Engstrom (SWE) 3-0: 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 (24m)
Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) bt Nele Hatschek (GER) 3-2: 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 (40m)
[5/8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bye
[5/8] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bye
Kayley Leonard (USA) bye
Sophie Mehta (CAN) bt Marija Shpakova (SUI) 3-1: 11-13, 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 (30m)
Lowri Roberts (WAL) bye
Abbie Palmer (NZL) bye
Lauren Aspinall (AUS) bt Titiloayo Akinyele (NGR) w/o
Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) bt Kuzivakwashe Madungwe (ZIM) 3-0: 11-0, 11-0, 11-0
[9/16] Choi Uen Shan (HKG) bye
[9/16] Eleanor Epke (NZL) bye
Christine Christoffersen (DEN) bt Maarit Ekholm (FIN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-6, 11-4 (20m)
Mari Taylor (ENG) bt Cassey Preece (RSA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-2, 12-10
Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
Sanne Veldkamp (NED) bye
Laura Gamblin (FRA) bye
Haley Scott (USA) bt Rachael Gibson (AUS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 (21m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bye

Second Round

[1] Habiba Mohamed (EGY) bt Suzanne Peters (NED) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) bt Sarah Mekhalfi (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (27m)
Laura Tovar (COL) bt Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) 3-1: 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5 (28m)
Lui Hiu Lam Bubble (HKG) bt [9/16] Chloe Chemtob (CAN) 3-2: 8-11, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9 (45m)
[9/16] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt Saskia Beinhard (GER) 3-1: 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
Casey Wong (USA) bt Celine Walser (SUI) 3-1: 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7
Riina Koskinen (FIN) bt Eliška Jirásková (CZE) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-9
[5/8] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Jui Kalgutkar (IND) 3-0: 11-0, 11-4, 11-6 (19m)
[5/8] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bt Tara Shannon (CAN) 3-0: 11-1, 11-5, 11-5 (17m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han (MAS) bt Lauren Clarke (NZL) 3-0: 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (22m)
Andrea Lee (MAS) bt Samantha Calvert (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 (22m)
[9/16] Amelia Henley (ENG) bt Elin Harlow (WAL) 3-0: 13-11, 11-5, 11-6 (50m)
[9/16] Mayar Hany (EGY) bt Maddie O’Connor (CAN) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-9 (19m)
Cindy Merlo (SUI) bt Maria Fernanda Rivera (MEX) 3-2: 10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 (53m)
Ho Ka Wing (HKG) bt Adya Advani (IND) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 11-0 (22m)
[3/4] Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) bt Lucy Turmel (ENG) 3-1: 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-2 (36m)
[3/4] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Sarah Ludin (SUI) 3-0: 11-0, 11-0, 11-0 (10m)
Mariska Wiese (RSA) bt Ailee Nayeri (IRI) w/o
Harshit Jawanda (IND) bt Nadia Hubbard (NZL) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 11-7 (12m)
[9/16] Reeham Sedky (USA) bt Julie Rossignol (FRA) 3-0: 11-0, 11-5, 11-3 (26m)
[9/16] Lakeesha Rarere (AUS) bt Sara Vallejo (COL) 3-1: 11-1, 12-10, 11-4 (23m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Laura Paquemar (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (22m)
Nazihah Hanis (MAS) bt Nikita Joshi (IND) 3-0: 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 (22m)
[5/8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 (20m)
Kayley Leonard (USA) bt [5/8] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9 (55m)
Sophie Mehta (CAN) bt Lowri Roberts (WAL) 3-1: 13-15, 11-6, 11-2, 11-5 (26m)
Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt Lauren Aspinall (AUS) 3-0: 11-3, 11-6, 11-1 (14m)
[9/16] Choi Uen Shan (HKG) bt Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) 3-1: 11-4, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6
[9/16] Eleanor Epke (NZL) bt Christine Christoffersen (DEN) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 (18m)
Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt Mari Taylor (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (18m)
Laura Gamblin (FRA) bt Sanne Veldkamp (NED) 3-0: 11-6, 11-2, 11-6 (22m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Haley Scott (USA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (15m)

Draw – Men’s Third Round

[1] Diego Elias (PER) v Adrien Grondin (FRA)
[9/16] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) v Timothy Brownell (USA)
[9/16] Youssef Ibrahim Abdallah (EGY) v Luke Jones (NZL)
[5/8] Israr Ahmed (PAK) v Kyle Finch (ENG)
[5/8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) v Tobias Weggen (GER)
[9/16] Mohammad Alsarraj (JOR) v Velavan Senthilkumar (IND)
Gabriel Morgan (USA) v Asim Khan (PAK)
Charlie Lee (ENG) v Ali Ahmad Aber (KUW)
[3/4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) v Yannik Omlor (GER)
[9/16] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) v Balázs Farkas (HUN)
[9/16] Adham Madi (EGY) v Sam Ejtemai (AUS)
[5/8] Patrick Rooney (ENG) v Enzo Corigliano (FRA)
[5/8] Saadeldin Abouaish (EGY) v Dominik Dubsky (CZE)
[9/16] James Peach (ENG) v Miko Äijänen (FIN)
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) v Victor Crouin (FRA)
[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) v Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT)

Draw – Women’s Third Round

[1] Habiba Mohamed (EGY) v Kaitlyn Watts (NZL)
Laura Tovar (COL) v Lui Hiu Lam Bubble (HKG)
[9/16] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) v Casey Wong (USA)
[5/8] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) v Riina Koskinen (FIN)
[5/8] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) v Zoe Foo Yuk Han (MAS)
[9/16] Amelia Henley (ENG) v Andrea Lee (MAS)
[9/16] Mayar Hany (EGY) v Cindy Merlo (SUI)
[3/4] Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) v Ho Ka Wing (HKG)
[3/4] Mariam Metwally (EGY) v Mariska Wiese (RSA)
[9/16] Reeham Sedky (USA) v Harshit Jawanda (IND)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) v [9/16] Lakeesha Rarere (AUS)
[5/8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) v Nazihah Hanis (MAS)
Kayley Leonard (USA) v Sophie Mehta (CAN)
[9/16] Choi Uen Shan (HKG) v Abbie Palmer (NZL)
[9/16] Eleanor Epke (NZL) v Satomi Watanabe (JPN)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) v Laura Gamblin (FRA)