Update on Oceania Junior Championships 2014

The first two days were full of great competition and outstanding matches at Oceania Juniors.

Most of the top seeds progressed well but there were a couple of upsets.

In the men’s Under 19, young NZ rising star Luke Jones caused the biggest upset when beating fellow Kiwi, Scott Galloway (4^th seed), in a tough 5 setter to reach a semi-final spot in the U19s. The match lasted little over 40 minutes.  Tiana Saxby’s 4-game win over New Zealand’s Parearau Kutia in the Under 17 girls was another surprise result. Saxby threw caution to the wind from the outset, winning 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 12-10

Visit Squash Australia and Squash New Zealand for some great articles and check out their Facebook pages (Squash Australia and Squash New Zealand) for regular updates and photo’s.  Full results are also available through tournament software

The new Rules of Singles Squash, effective 1st January 2014, are being used for the fist time at an Oceania event, at the Oceania Junior Championships.  For more information on these rules see the Oceania Rules & Refereeing News Letter January 2014