Ireland Win Silver & Bronze!

Ireland’s men and women start today in the European Championships in Herning, Denmark.

The men are in a group with Czech and the ladies with England, Wales and Spain.

MENS TEAM – A.Gaskin, B.Byrne, M.Craig, S.Richardson, S.Conroy

WOMENS TEAM – M.Perry, A.Blake, L.Mylotte, C.Moloney

COACHES – Hadrian Stiff & Paul Bell  MANAGERS – Rosie Barry & Ed Dunne

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MEN

Day 4

Ireland’s men were 2 points from winning Division 2 today, in Herning. Michael Craig, the hero vs. Denmark yesterday was playing Jaakko Vahamaa, leading 2-0 and 9-8 in points. If he wins the match 3-0, Ireland win the tie overall on countback. Jaakko keeps his cool and wins the next 3 points to give Finland the point they needed to win overall. Earlier Arthur Gaskin and Brian Byrne lost 3-0 & 3-1 respectively. Sean Conroy from Dublin, winning his first cap won 3-1, after a long injury break in the game during the 4th game.
So all down to Michael Craig, once again. He played superbly and was in control for most of the match. In the decisive 3rd game he led early on, took the lead 9-8 and was in pole position. But credit to Jaakko who was patient and duly won the next 3 points to win the match for Finland on countback 8-6.
So a 2nd in Division 2 and promotion to Division 1 for the men and a bronze medal for the women. – A super European Championships for Irish Squash!!

IrelandIRL – FINFinland: [2-2]

 

Match overview
Order Event IrelandIRL – FINFinland Score Points Duration
1 MS1
Arthur Gaskin Ireland
–
Finland Henrik Mustonen
7-11 7-11 5-11 0-1 0:29
2 MS2
Brian O Broin Ireland
–
Finland Matias Tuomi
7-11 3-11 11-3 7-11 0-1 0:46
3 MS3
Michael Craig Ireland
–
Finland Jaakko Vähämaa
11-6 11-5 8-11 1-0
4 MS4
Sean Conroy Ireland
–
Finland Kristian Rautiainen
11-5 5-11 11-9 11-6 1-0 1:19

 

Day 3

Ireland’s men’s team played the semi final of Division 2 vs Denmark, No. 1 seeds today. Having lost the first 2 matches at no. 1 & 2 with Arthur Gaskin and Brian Byrne going down 3-1, Ireland staged a super recovery.
The veteran Steve Richardson was first up to win 3-1, a great win for the 45 yr old. Then it came down to Irish under 19 champion Michael Craig to win it for Ireland with a magnificent 3-0 victory, to secure a final spot vs. Finland on Saturday on countback, 8-7.
This win also gains promotion to Division 1 next season, for Ireland’s men’s team.

DenmarkDEN – IRLIreland: 2-2 – Ireland win on countback 8-7

Match overview
Order Event DenmarkDEN – IRLIreland Score Points Duration
1 MS1
Kristian Frost Denmark
–
Ireland Arthur Gaskin
11-8 7-11 11-5 11-6 1-0 1:02
2 MS2
Rasmus Møller Denmark
–
Ireland Brian O Broin
11-6 11-7 5-11 11-5 1-0 0:52
3 MS3
Morten Sørensen Denmark
–
Ireland Michael Craig
7-11 8-11 9-11 0-1 0:50
4 MS4
Thomas Laursen Denmark
–
Ireland Steve Richardson
11-2 5-11 6-11 2-11 0-1 0:43

 

 

Day 2

Both IRELAND men and women’s team are into semi finals tomorrow in the European Championships. IRELAND’S  men beat Sweden this afternoon in a quarter final in Division 2 4-0. having gained enough points the 3rd & 4th matches did not have to be completed as IRELAND were through. They now play Denmark in the semi final tomorrow @ 1pm on Court 5/6. Watch it live see link above.

SwedenSWE – IRLIreland: 0-4

 

Match overview
Order Event SwedenSWE – IRLIreland Score Points Duration
1 MS1
Christian Drakenberg Sweden
–
Ireland Arthur Gaskin
8-11 3-11 3-11 0-1 0:33
2 MS2
Alex Christenson Sweden
–
Ireland Brian O Broin
6-11 6-11 6-11 0-1 0:29
3 MS3
Aryan Ahmed Sweden
–
Ireland Michael Craig
9-11 0-1 0:47
4 MS4
Björn Angtoft Sweden
–
Ireland Steve Richardson
5-11 0-1 0:38

 

 

Czech RepublicCZE – IRLIreland: [1-3]

 

Match overview
Order Event Czech RepublicCZE – IRLIreland Score Points Duration
1 MS1
Jan Koukal Czech Republic
–
Ireland Arthur Gaskin
11-7 11-9 2-11 0-11 6-11 0-1 1:02
2 MS2
Martin Svec Czech Republic
–
Ireland Brian O Broin
6-11 11-4 4-11 9-11 0-1 0:37
3 MS3
Daniel Mekbib Czech Republic
–
Ireland Michael Craig
11-9 11-6 11-8 1-0 0:38
4 MS4
Jakub Solnicky Czech Republic
–
Ireland Steve Richardson
10-12 11-6 9-11 5-11 0-0 0:45

 

Standings of Men’s Team Division 2 – Group D
Points Played Won Draws Lost Rubbers Games Points
1 IRLIreland 2 1 1 0 0 3 – 1 9 – 7 149 – 128
2 CZECzech Republic 0 1 0 0 1 1 – 3 7 – 9 128 – 149

Show draw…

WOMEN

Day 4 – Bronze Medal v Denmark

Ireland’s women’s team had a super win over hosts Denmark this morning 2-1. Number 2 Aisling Blake was on first v Sally Skaarenborg. Playing some beautifully controlled squash Aisling was always in control. She won 3-0 in some style. Irish
number 1 Madeline Perry was on next v Line Hansen. Again it was the same story with Madeline playing some superb squash. Line however refused to go away and saved 3 game balls in the first game before going down 13-11. The next 2 games were tight enough, but Madeline using all her experience pulled away in each, to win them 11-9, 11-8.
With the bronze medal secured the 3rd tie was a dead rubber, however Carlow’s Ciara Moloney played Mathilide Laundsen. It was a short match with the Dane winning 2-0.
So a 3rd medal in 4 years for Ireland’s women’s squash team – a superb performance!

DenmarkDEN – IRLIreland: [0-2]

 

Match overview
Order Event DenmarkDEN – IRLIreland Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Line Hansen Denmark
–
Ireland Madeline Perry
11-13 9-11 8-11 0-1 0:39
2 WS2
Sally Skaarenborg Denmark
–
Ireland Aisling Blake
6-11 5-11 6-11 0-1 0:31
3 WS3
Mathilde Lauridsen Denmark
–
Ireland Ciara Moloney
11-7 3-11           0-1
Day 3 – Semi Final v France
Ireland’s women team played France this morning in the semi final of the European Championships. Madeline Perry was first up vs. French no. 1 and world no. 6 Camille Serme. Madeline dictated a lot of the early play and despite playing superbly the first game went to Serme 11-6. Madeline took the second in a close 12-10. The 3rd & 4th were very close with Serme just having the slight edge, especially with her short game. She won them 11-8, 11-6 so won 3-1.
Next was Irish no. 2 Aisling Blake v Coline Aumard. Aisling won the first well, 11-6,. With very close rallies and nothing to choose between them. Aumard won the next 2 games – 11-5, 12-10. Blake won the 4th 11-7. In the 5th Aumard stayed ahead, to close it out 11-6.No. 3 Ciara Moloney didn’t have to play as France were 2-0 up.
So Ireland play Denmark tomorrow in a match for the bronze medal.  France play England in the final.
IrelandIRL – FRAFrance: [0-2]
Match overview
Order Event IrelandIRL – FRAFrance Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
–
France Camille Serme
6-11 12-10 8-11 6-11 0-1 0:40
2 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
–
France Coline Aumard
11-8 5-11 10-12 11-7 6-11 0-0 0:55
3 WS3
Ciara Moloney Ireland
–
France Laura Pomportes
Day 2
The Irish  women’s squash team played their last pool match today losing to England. However from their 2 victories over Wales and Spain yesterday they have qualified for the semi finals where they play France on Friday @ 11am. It will be streamed live on http://eurosquash2015.com/competition/ and go into Competition/Straming day 3.
Madeline Perry was rested after her grueling schedule over the last week, having won the IRISH OPEN last weekend. So Aisling Blake, Laura Mylotte and young Ciara Moloney played the English stars, all in the top 15 in the world rankings. The match went as expected 3-0 but it didn’t matter as the semi final place was already guaranteed.

EnglandENG – IRLIreland: 3-0

Ciara Moloney v E.Bedoes

 

Match overview
Order Event EnglandENG – IRLIreland Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Alison Waters England
–
Ireland Aisling Blake
12-10 11-4 11-3 1-0 0:28
2 WS2
Sarah-Jane Perry England
–
Ireland Laura Mylotte
11-2 11-3 11-2 1-0 0:15
3 WS3
Emma Beddoes England
–
Ireland Ciara Moloney
11-4 11-1 11-2 1-0 0:12

 

IrelandIRL – ESPSpain: 2-1

 

Match overview
Order Event IrelandIRL – ESPSpain Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
–
Spain Xisela Aranda
11-7 11-6 11-3 1-0 0:24
2 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
–
Spain Marina De Juan
11-4 11-6 11-5 1-0 0:24
3 WS3
Ciara Moloney Ireland
–
Spain Margaux Pitarch Moros
9-11 7-11 2-11 0-1 0:21

 

IrelandIRL – WALWales: 3-0

Match overview
Order Event IrelandIRL – WALWales Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
–
Wales Tesni Evans
13-11 2-11 5-11 11-9 11-7 1-0 0:25
2 WS3
Laura Mylotte Ireland
–
Wales Hannah Williams
11-8 11-5 7-11 11-5 1-0
3 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
–
Wales Deon Saffery
12-10 6-11 11-7 11-8 1-0 0:41

 

Standings of Women’s Team Division 1 – Group A
Points Played Won Draws Lost Rubbers Games Points
1 ENGEngland 6 3 3 0 0 9 – 0 27 – 2 314 – 151
2 IRLIreland 4 3 2 0 1 5 – 4 15 – 16 237 – 278
3 WALWales 2 3 1 0 2 2 – 7 13 – 21 296 – 305
4 ESPSpain 0 3 0 0 3 2 – 7 6 – 22 173 – 286

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Latest matches of Women’s Team Division 1 – Group A
Time Home – Away Score Court
Wed 29/04/2015 9:00 Ireland [4]Ireland – WalesWales [5] Herning Squash Club – CT 6
Wed 29/04/2015 9:00 England [1]England – SpainSpain [8] Herning Squash Club – Glass
Wed 29/04/2015 15:00 England [1]England – WalesWales [5] Herning Squash Club – CT 4
Wed 29/04/2015 15:00 Ireland [4]Ireland – SpainSpain [8] Herning Squash Club – CT 5
Thu 30/04/2015 9:00 England [1]England – IrelandIreland [4] Herning Squash Club – Glass
Thu 30/04/2015 11:00 Wales [5]Wales – SpainSpain [8] Herning Squash Club – CT 4

 

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