Top Seeds Advance At Canadian Nationals
by Danny Da Costa
May 1, 2013 MARKHAM (ON) – The 101st edition of the Canadian Squash Championships kicked off today at the Mayfair Parkway Racquets Club in Markham, Ontario; the first of over 340 squash players from across Canada took to the courts to mark the opening of the tournament.
Seven of the eight men’s seeds advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament. Shawn Delierre of Montreal, Quebec the tournament’s #1 seed in the Open Division won his opening match over Brian Hong of Toronto, Ontario (11-1, 11-1, 11-5). Delierre who is ranked #38 in the World in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Rankings is vying for his first National Title. Defending champion and tournament #2 seed Shahier Razik of Toronto had to withdraw due to injury. Michael McCue of Sudbury, Ontario scored a minor upset, defeating #8 seed Adrian Dudzicki of Toronto (11-4, 16-14, 11-9).
The Women’s Open Division also got underway with Samantha Cornett of Ottawa, Ontario winning her opening match over Dileas MacGowan of Toronto (11-3, 11-1, 11-6). Cornett who is ranked #34 in the Women’s Squash Association (WSA) World Rankings is also vying for her first Canadian Squash Championship title.
Admission is free and for more information on the event visit:
http://squash.ca/en/events/2013-canadian-national-squash-championships
About the Canadian National Squash Championships
The Canadian Squash Championships are the National Championship of squash in Canada. Participants compete across eight age categories and four open divisions with the winners of the men’s and women’s open divisions crowned as National Champions.
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