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25-Jul:
 Joshna Writes New
Chapter Joshna
Chinappa wrote a new chapter in India's squash history when she
entered the final of the World Junior Squash Championship in Belgium.In her semi-final the Indian ace ousted Egypt's Sara Badr 9-6, 9-6, 9-2 in a little under 30 minutes. In the final, she will play second seeded Raneem El Weleily of Egypt, who beat fourth seed Tenille Swart of South Africa at 4-9, 6-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-4. 19-year-old Joshna has won all her matches thus far in straight games, has been preparing for the prestigious championship under Dutchwoman Liz Irving since early last month in Holland. Seeded No. 1 Joshna has never lost to Sara Badr, having defeated the Egyptian in 2003 to claim the British Open U17) title and since then beat her thrice in different tournaments. About Monday's match, Joshna, in an SMS, said she "never rushed" for points and her "efforts to plan for each match considering the strong points of her rivals paid off". "I am focussed to the extent of winning my matches in straight games and though I yielded some points, I never rushed myself like what I used to do in the previous years," she said. Joshna's mother Sunita was on hand in Belgium to cheer her in the absence of her team-mates, who were not fielded in the event. Joshna was the first Indian woman to reach the last eight in the World Championship in 2003 in Cairo.
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22-Jul:
22-Jul: Joshna off to
rousing startIndia's squash sensation, Joshna Chinappa, who this month replaced Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of the Union Health Ministry, scored three easy 3-0 victories as the World Junior Championships got under way in Belgium. The Indian ace, who has been training in Amsterdam for over 40-days before before this championship, will now face unseeded Malaysian Siti Munirah Josoh for a place in the quarter-finals.  King marches on in
BelgiumGary Denvir reports on day two in Herentals New Zealand's Joelle King marched confidently into the last 16 at the Junior Women's World Squash Championships in Belgium. The kiwi number has dropped her first game of the tournament, but still had a comfortable 9/5 4/9 9/3 9/4 victory over France's Soraya Renai. King will face Egyptian Sara Badr in the fourth round. However, fellow kiwi Kerry Wickett has bowed out.
21-Jul:
One Aussie Left ...  AUSTRALIA's
only seed, Samantha Davies, has surged through to the third
round of the junior women's world squash titles in Belgium.But her five compatriots bowed out overnight having won their opening-round matches. The Queensland 16-year-old, a 17-32 seed, beat American Kaitlin Sennatt 3-2 in a tough opening round match and then later defeated Malaysia's Nabilla Ariffin in straight games to set up a third-round showdown with classy Belgian third seed Charlie De Rycke. Photo from Squash Australia
Good start for Malaysians
MALAYSIANS had a brilliant start in the World Women’s Junior squash championships when five out of the of the six players advanced to the second round in Herentals, Belgium, yesterday. Low Wee Wern, seeded 17/32, started the ball rolling with a comfortable 9-3, 9-1, 9-0 win over Switzerland’s Nathalie Plain in the first round. Siti Munirah Jusoh also won in convincing fashion when she beat Emily Paton of Canada 9-3, 9-3, 9-4. Sarah Jane Matthew also surprised with a 10-8, 9-7, 9-5 win while Nabilla A
Clackson Canada's
 sole
survivorAshley Clackson of Victoria won a pair of matches Thursday to advance to the third round at the women's world junior squash championships. "Ashley played very well," said Canadian coach Jessica DiMauro. "Her second match was very tight and she really had to dig deep to get the win." riffin was the last Malaysian to book
her a place in the second round when she defeated Alexandra Clark of
Scotland 10-8, 9-5, 9-2.
Kiwis
start well in BelgiumGary Denvir reports on day one in Herentals New Zealand has made a bright start to the Junior Women's World Squash Championships in Belgium. Two of the four strong kiwi contingent are through to the third round, after some top performances on day one. After a first round bye, Kiwi number one Joelle King blasted into the last 32, with a resounding 9/1 9/5 9/1 victory over England's Leonie Holt. The Waikato teenager's victory is an encouraging sign, given that Holt made the semifinals of the British Junior Championships this year. Auckland's Kerrie Wickett is also into the third round, cruising to a comfortable 9/6 9/1 9/3 win in the first round against Malaysia's Zulhijjah Azan. However, the 16-year-old kiwi was made to work harder in her second round match, edging to a 9/2 2/9 7/9 9/1 9/5 victory, recovering from a nasty incident that threatened to end her world champs prematurely. Kerry's foot slipped as she extended to play a shot, sending searing pain through her leg. However, the tournament doctor confirmed the injury was nerve related and not muscular, and after a four minute break the kiwi number two was able to continue. The other two members of the New Zealand team bowed out of the running, but both have showed promising form ahead of the teams event next week. Amanda Cranston fought back from two games down in the opening round to beat Scotland's Lisa Aitken 3/9 0/9 9/2 10/9 9/1. Amanda also saved two match points, and battled back from 7/0 down in the fourth. However, she was unable to repeat her heroics in the second round, going down 9/2 9/0 9/3 to Hong Kong's Ka Kei Chiu. Jackie Laurenson alo played some top squash in her opening round match, but went down 9/4 9/7 9/7 to Egypt's Heba Ahmed.
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