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Kraft Junior Skill Level Squash Tournament…Cheeks overcomes Islam
Alex Cheeks made a statement in his first category B match on Wednesday night with a convincing win against Daniel Islam during the Kraft Junior Skill Level tournament at the Georgetown Club.
Brandon Debidin (yellow) in action against Gianni Carpenter
During the second night of the tournament organised by the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its reliable corporate sponsor Digicel Guyana, Cheeks asserted himself as one of the players to watch in his group. Cheeks completed a stunning straight-game win (11-2, 11-8, 11-6) against Daniel Islam. Cheeks’ quickness and lethal shot selection separated him from the usually poised Islam twin who struggled to find his rhythm in his first match of the tournament. In the first game, Cheeks raced out to a 10-0 lead before Daniel Islam was able steal two consolation points. Cheeks maintained control of the other two games setting the tempo and working the ball around the court well to complete his emphatic win.
Apart from Cheeks and Daniel Islam, this year’s category B also features 10-year old squash maestro Shomari Wiltshire. Wiltshire has been winning his category for the past two years in this tournament. Although the nomenclature of the category has changed, Wiltshire has been grouped along with a few of the same players each year. Wiltshire has dominated the group, while Mahendra Khusial and Matthew Phang usually battle for second place each year. In his first match out, Wiltshire had his way with Khusial in straight games 11-9, 11-4, 11-4. As fate has it, Wiltshire and Cheeks, the only two players with wins in the group so far, were set to clash last evening.
In category C, Anthony Islam completed an impressive win against the hard-hitting Michael Ramroop 11-1, 11-8, 11-6. Anthony Islam is now the leader in category C, sitting atop the standings with two wins from two games.
Jael Gaskin rebounded from his opening night loss to Ramroop, to sweep Maya Collins 11-7, 11-1, 12-10. Sarah Lewis also shook off the remnants of her night one loss to Makeda Harding and looked confident in her three-game win against Savannah Mendes11-9, 11-9, 11-8. The Kraft Junior Skill Level tournament continues every weeknight this week, beginning at 6pm and it will be concluded on Sunday.
Wednesday Night’s results
Category A
Alec Melville defeated Avinash Odit 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5
Akeila Wiltshire defeated Pablio Mundini 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7
Category B
Alex Cheeks defeated Daniel Islam 11-2, 11-8, 11-6
John Phang and Brandon Debidin in action
Shomari Wiltshire defeated Mahendra Khusial 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
Category C
Anthony Islam defeated Michael Ramroop 11-1, 11-8, 11-6
Jael Gaskin defeated Maya Collins 11-7, 11-1, 12-10
Sarah Lewis defeated Savannah Mendes 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
Category D
Brandon Debidin defeated Gianni Carpenter 11-9, 11-3, 11-7
Demetrius DeAbreu defeated Ethan Jonas 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
John Phang defeated Dominic Collins 10-12, 11-1, 11-7, 11-4
Category E
Nechemiyah Levans defeated Gareth DaSilva 13-11, 11-9
Michael Alphonso defeated Haley Carpenter 11-3, 11-0
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