Ireland finish in 8th place @ Womens World Championships

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WSF Women’s World Team Championships

  • CanadaWorld Squash Federation, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
Venue: The Club at White Oaks Resort
Venue: The Club at White Oaks Resort
Address:
253 Taylor Road SS4
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Canada

The 2014 Women’s World Championships take place from the 1st-6th of December in Niagara on the lake, Canada. Ireland are seeded 8th of 20 countries. There are 7 European countries playing – Ireland, France, Germany Austria, Spain, Wales & England.

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The Irish team travelled out to Canada on Saturday 29th of November with their coach Paul Bell and manager Rosie Barry. The team is Aisling Blake, Breanne Flynn, Laura Mylotte and Madeline Perry. Ciara Moloney is the non travelling reserve.

Ireland are drawn in a group with No. 1 seeds Egypt, New Zealand, Columbia and China. I am not 100% sure but I think this is Ireland’s first women’s squash international vs. China, which is a milestone with the worlds most populated country. Obviously the big match is vs. New Zealand which is on the show court on Wednesday 3rd of December.

Tournament Website HERE

 

 

 

 

Day 6 -Saturday 6th November

The team did us proud and finished in 8th place as per their seeding. Playing through the injury of Laura Mylotte and Madeline Perry, they did really well.

Super all through the week especially vs New Zealand to get to the play offs. A great game vs England, the eventual champions in the quarters and then injury hit them. So 8th place in the World, Well Done the Team!!

AUSTRALIAAUS – IRLIRELAND: 2-0

Time: Sat 12/6/2014 11:00 AM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8
Score: 2-0

 

Match overview
Order Event AUSTRALIAAUS IRLIRELAND Score Points Duration
1 WS3
Sarah Cardwell Australia
Ireland Breanne Flynn
11-5 11-4 11-4 1-0 0:21
2 WS1
Rachael Grinham Australia
Ireland Aisling Blake
9-11 11-8 10-12 11-2 11-8 1-0 0:49
3 WS2
Lisa Camilleri Australia
Ireland Laura Mylotte

 

Day 5 -Friday 5th November

IRELAND 0 v USA 3

A match to decide 5th place vs. the USA.  The Irish squad are indebted to various personnel at White Oaks Resort & Spa, Ontario for getting our team into shape for the match v USA in playoff for 5th place in the Women’s World Team Championships. Dr. Chris Henson (chiropractor/physiotherapist) reviewed our number 1 player, Madeline Perry, first thing this morning to ensure that she was fit for battle on court at 11am. Laura Mylotte also benefited from a rest day and was ready to return to action playing at number 3 today.
There’s something special about the glass court arena: loud music, spectators milling around, official photographers, TV monitors displaying images to be broadcast on sportscanada.tv as  the Irish coach, Paul Bell calmly puts the team through their paces in warming up for the match vs USA.
Todays order of play was 1,2,3 so Madeline started v Amanda Sobhy, losing the first set 11/1. Our no 1 player sensibly paced herself against her opponent allowing a gradual increase in mobility, losing 11/3 in the second set. The US no 1 player maintained the pressure in the third set ensuring that Madeline never got an opportunity to challenge her properly: USA win 3/0.
Next, Aisling Blake played Olivia Blatchford at no 2 losing the first set 11-3, and a closely contested second set 11-9. Great volleying & retrieving by Aisling in the third set gave her a set point at 10-8 only for her opponent to fight back and get ahead to 11-10 with a lucky nick shot and then clinch the match with a referee decision to award a stroke against our no 2 player. Aisling was frustrated that she had found the right combination of shots to challenge her opponent a little too late.

Laura Mylotte played Sabrina Sobhy in the final (dead) rubber and was pleased with her performance despite losing 11-4, 11-6.
The Irish team will face Australia in play off for 7th position on Saturday @4pm (Irish time).

Meanwhile, Malaysia upset the no 1 seeds, Egypt, in a thrilling semifinal of breathtaking squash. The final between Malaysia & England (who beat Hong Kong, China in the other semifinal) takes place at 2.30pm on Saturday (local time).

The Irish match tomorrow will not be streamed live but that anyone interested may text Rosie Barry to be added to live Whatsapp feed for updates (text to 086 8256452 before 3pm GMT)

Rosie Barry, Manager

 

U.S.A.USA – IRLIRELAND: 3-0

Time: Fri 12/5/2014 11:00 AM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8
Score: 3-0

 

Match overview
Order Event U.S.A.USA IRLIRELAND Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Amanda Sobhy U.S.A.
Ireland Madeline Perry
11-1 11-3 11-3 1-0 0:20
2 WS2
Olivia Blatchford U.S.A.
Ireland Aisling Blake
11-3 11-9 12-10 1-0 0:31
3 WS3
Sabrina Sobhy U.S.A.
Ireland Laura Mylotte
11-4 11-7 1-0 0:12

 

Day 4 -Thursday 4th November

QUARTER FINAL

IRELAND 0 v ENGLAND 3
Ireland, 8th seeds went down to 2nd seeds England in this quarter final of the Women’s World Championship in Niagara on the lake, Canada. The Irish team played well but the English team was just that bit too strong.
First up was Aisling Blake v Alison Walters. Aisling had a super start winning the first game well and going 6-0 up in the second. However Alison came back really well to level at 6 all and then go on to win the 2nd game. However Aisling continued to play well, particularly in the 4th game but Alison closed out the match to win 3-1.
Next up Madeline Perry who lost the first game 11-3 after a slow start. In the

Madeline warms up with Paul Bell

2nd game Madeline played much better and at a faster pace but at 6 all, got a couple of referee decisions which went against her and she went 2-0 down. In the 3rd game, Madeline again came out fast and took an early lead. Again it went to 6 all. Unfortunately she then got an injury, played out but was unable to compete properly and went down 11-8 to lose 3-0.

The young 19yrs Breanne Flynn from Sutton, played the last match vs Emma Beddoes, the much more experienced player. This was a great opportunity for Breanne to play at this level. Breanne played very well but went down 2-0.

IRELANDIRL – ENGENGLAND: 0-3

Time: Thu 12/4/2014 6:00 PM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8
Score: 0-3

 

Match overview
Order Event IRELANDIRL ENGENGLAND Score Points Duration
1 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
England Alison Waters
11-8 8-11 5-11 4-11 0-1 0:43
2 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
England Laura Massaro
3-11 6-11 8-11 0-1 0:29
3 WS3
Breanne Flynn Ireland
England Emma Beddoes
5-11 5-11 0-1 0:14
So England go through to the semis and Ireland to the play offs for 5th place. On Friday Ireland play the USA.

Breanne Flynn plays Emma Beddoes

Aisling with a young fan!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 3 -Wednesday 3rd November

Ireland v New Zealand

This evening,Ireland’s women’s team beat New Zealand 2-1, to reach the quarter finals in the World Championships in Canada.
Both Madeline Perry and Aisling Blake won, with Laura Mylotte losing 3-1. Madeline won a cracking match 3-2 with Aisling powering to a 3-1 over the 20 year old Megan Craig. Aisling used her backhand particularly effectively, with powerful strokes down the left hand wall.
The team play their last pool match vs. Egypt later on Wednesday evening.

IRELANDIRL – NZLNEW ZEALAND: 2-1

Time: Wed 12/3/2014 11:00 AM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Score: 2-1

 

Match overview
Order Event IRELANDIRL NZLNEW ZEALAND Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
New Zealand Amanda Landers-Murphy
5-11 11-5 4-11 11-2 11-8 1-0 0:41
2 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
New Zealand Megan Craig
9-11 11-2 11-8 11-8 1-0 0:48
3 WS3
Laura Mylotte Ireland
New Zealand Kylie Lindsay
6-11 6-11 11-9 7-11 0-1 0:32

Ireland v Egypt

Laura Mylotte plays v Egypt


After clinching a win against the ninth seeded New Zealand team earlier, the remaining pool match v Egypt went ahead this evening (6pm in Canada). Madeline was rested for this encounter, so Aisling Blake was first on court in the number one slot against Raneem El Welily (world no 3). It was a thrilling encounter in which Aisling played superb squash & was unlucky not to take the second set, eventually losing 11/7, 12/10, 11/8. Laura Mylotte played Nour El Sherbini next and produced a quality display of retrieving and shot-making but the world no 4 was always one step ahead, winning 11/3, 11/3, 11/3. Breanne Flynn had a tough encounter against Omneya Abdel Kawy (world no 11) and delivered a solid performance of attacking squash and excellent retrieving, losing out 11/4, 11/4, 11/4.

The Irish team face England (no 2 seeds) in the quarter finals tomorrow evening (6pm local time) on the glass court.

Rosie Barry, Manager 

EGYPTEGY – IRLIRELAND: 3-0

Time: Wed 12/3/2014 6:00 PM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Score: 3-0

 

Match overview
Order Event EGYPTEGY IRLIRELAND Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Raneem El Welily Egypt
Ireland Aisling Blake
11-7 12-10 11-8 1-0 0:31
2 WS2
Nour El Sherbini Egypt
Ireland Laura Mylotte
11-3 11-3 11-3 1-0 0:25
3 WS3
Omneya Abdel Kawy Egypt
Ireland Breanne Flynn
11-4 11-4 11-5 1-0 0:25
Final Standings of WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Points Played Won Draws Lost Matches Games Points
1 EGYEGYPT 8 4 4 0 0 12 0 36 0 399 174
2 IRLIRELAND 6 4 3 0 1 7 5 23 19 362 318
3 NZLNEW ZEALAND 4 4 2 0 2 7 5 24 20 383 372
4 COLCOLOMBIA 2 4 1 0 3 4 8 17 28 362 420
5 CHNCHINA 0 4 0 0 4 0 12 3 36 194 416

Matches Streamed Live HERE

Day 2 -Tuesday 2nd November

Each day matches are scheduled for 11am, 2.30pm & 6pm – today we’re in the 6pm slot vs Columbia. So a long day ahead which provided us with the perfect excuse to see the Niagara Falls and then have lunch in Niagara-on-the-lake, accompanied by local Irishman, Willie Hosey.
Playing order today was 2,1,3 so Aisling Blake was first on court vs Laura Tovar. Aisling won the first 2 sets comfortably but dropped the third set after a gutsy display by her 17 year old opponent, who had a deadly backhand drop shot. Aisling upped the pressure in the fourth set winning decisively 11-2.
Madeline Perry took on Catalina Pelaez next winning 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 in a match where her opponent played some excellent nick shots and retrieved well from all corners of the court but never really threatened our no. 1 player.

Aisling warming up with coach Paul Bell

Laura Mylotte faced Anna Porras in the final (dead) rubber and lost a scrappy first set 11-6 and the second 11-4. Porras was a tough mobile hardworking player and Laura dug really deep finding her rhythm to win the third set 11-7. Laura got an early lead in the fourth set but the Columbian girl got back in control with a few deadly nicks (even after tumbling over on the floor in one rally) winning it 11-7.

A solid performance from the Irish girls which bodes well for our next (crunch) match vs New Zealand at 11am tomorrow morning.
Rosie Barry, Manager

IRELANDIRL – COLCOLOMBIA: 2-1

Time: Tue 12/2/2014 6:00 PM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Score: 2-1

 

Match overview
Order Event IRELANDIRL COLCOLOMBIA Score Points Duration
1 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
Colombia Laura Tovar
11-5 11-6 8-11 11-2 1-0 0:36
2 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
Colombia Catalina Pelaez
11-5 11-4 11-7 1-0 0:23
3 WS3
Laura Mylotte Ireland
Colombia Anna Gabriela Porras
6-11 4-11 11-7 7-11 0-1 0:30
Standings of WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Points Played Won Draws Lost Matches Games Points
1 EGYEGYPT 6 3 3 0 0 9 0 27 0 299 127
2 IRLIRELAND 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 16 4 201 110
3 NZLNEW ZEALAND 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 9 9 144 142
4 COLCOLOMBIA 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 16 128 203
5 CHNCHINA 0 3 0 0 3 0 9 0 27 108 298

Madeline clinical in her 1st match

 

Day 1 -Monday 1st November

 

The Irish women’s team are now well settled into the White Oaks Hotel & Spa, Ontario, the plush venue for the 2014 Women’s World Team Championships. Our opponents in the pool stages are China (17-20 seeding), Columbia (13-16 seeding), New Zealand (9) and Egypt (1). Today for the opening encounter against China, we fielded our top 3 players, looking for a confident start to the competition.  Madeline Perry, Aisling Blake & Laura Mylotte all delivered comfortable 3-0 wins. Tomorrow evening, the team will play Columbia and then face New Zealand and Egypt on Wednesday. The aim is to exit Stage 1 of the competition with a solid defence of our number 8 seeding.

Rosie Barry, Manager

IRELANDIRL – CHNCHINA: 3-0

Laura wins well!

 

Time: Mon 12/1/2014 2:30 PM
Draw: WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Score: 3-0

 

Match overview
Order Event IRELANDIRL CHNCHINA Score Points Duration
1 WS1
Madeline Perry Ireland
China Li Dong Jin
11-1 11-2 11-2 1-0 0:20
2 WS2
Aisling Blake Ireland
China Gu Jin Yue
11-4 11-4 11-6 1-0 0:23
3 WS3
Laura Mylotte Ireland
China Duan Siyu
11-8 11-2 11-1 1-0 0:18

Aisling in Full Control

 

 

WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A

Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8
Stage 2 – Positions 17 – 20
Stage 2 – Positions 9 – 16

 

Matches of WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A
Time Home Away Score Court
Mon 12/1/2014 2:30 PM EGYPT [1]Egypt New ZealandNEW ZEALAND [9] The Club at White Oaks – Glass Court
Mon 12/1/2014 2:30 PM IRELAND [8]Ireland ChinaCHINA [17/20] The Club at White Oaks – 6
Tue 12/2/2014 11:00 AM EGYPT [1]Egypt ColombiaCOLOMBIA [13/16] The Club at White Oaks – 6
Tue 12/2/2014 11:00 AM NEW ZEALAND [9]New Zealand ChinaCHINA [17/20] The Club at White Oaks – 4
Tue 12/2/2014 6:00 PM EGYPT [1]Egypt ChinaCHINA [17/20] The Club at White Oaks – 6
Tue 12/2/2014 6:00 PM IRELAND [8]Ireland ColombiaCOLOMBIA [13/16] The Club at White Oaks – 7
Wed 12/3/2014 11:00 AM IRELAND [8]Ireland New ZealandNEW ZEALAND [9] The Club at White Oaks – Glass Court
Wed 12/3/2014 11:00 AM COLOMBIA [13/16]Colombia ChinaCHINA [17/20] The Club at White Oaks – 7
Wed 12/3/2014 6:00 PM EGYPT [1]Egypt IrelandIRELAND [8] The Club at White Oaks – 6
Wed 12/3/2014 6:00 PM NEW ZEALAND [9]New Zealand ColombiaCOLOMBIA [13/16] The Club at White Oaks – 1

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