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Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level…Wilshire continues to dominate
Shomari Wilshire plays off the glass as he dominated Michael Alphonso to take out in three games on Thursday night.
The Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) Toucan Distributors Junior Skill level tournament entered its fourth day and saw an array of great matches at the Georgetown Club on Thursday evening.
In an interesting Category ‘A’ bout, top contender 14-year-old Shomari Wiltshire met a much improved Michael Alphonso.
The 12-year-old Alphonso fought hard and fast for his well-earned points, and played an outstanding match, but was unable to make headway against the exceptional Wiltshire, the son of former Southern Caribbean Squash Champion Garfield Wiltshire, who reigned successful with an 11/4, 11/2, 11/3 victory.
Ethan Jonas put up a valiant effort in his Category B match against Abosaide Cadogan but Cadogan watched by her dad and showing an improved technique, swift court movement and power, allowed her to continue her winning streak with a close match score of 12/10, 11/9, 15/13.
In the last game which lasted near 10 minutes the fair size turn out were entertained by a flurry of long rallies, the longest containing almost 30 shots.
The two left-handed contenders of the tournament, Gianni Carpenter and Samuel Ince-Carvalhal, met in the other Cat A match with a close first game ending in an 11/9 win for Ince-Carvalhal who then picked up the pace to secure an 11/4, 11/0 finish.
Surprisingly long rallies came from the Category F match between Grant Fernandes and Malia Maikoo where the two youngsters showed outstanding retrieval and ball placement.
Abosaide Cadogan beat Ethon Jonas 3-0 in an epic battle highlighted by very long rallies.
Fernandes had to use his speed and recovery skills to move ahead of Maikoo when they reached neck and neck at 8 all in the first game to win 11/8.
Maikoo came out strong to secure a 9/2 lead, before conceding only two more points on her way to an 11/4 conquest. She then went on to dominate in a similar final game with an 11/3 win.
In Category C, Kamir Khan and Zachary Persuad fought down to the wire in a 5 game battle which saw the lead switching back and forth in games 2 and 3 before a thrilling climax in the 5th that looked to be in Persuad’s hands when he clawed his way back from being 9/6 down to win 4 straight points to hold match ball until a determined Khan took the final 3 to triumph 12/10.
There are two more days of competition which was scheduled for last night, while the finals will be played tonight.
Thursday’s Results:
Category A
Shomari Wiltshire beat Michael Alphonso 11/4, 11/2, 11/3
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal beat Gianni Carpenter 11/9, 11/4, 11/0
Category B
Madison Fernandes beat Lucas Jonas 11/6, 12/10, 8/11, 11/9
Abosaide Cadogan beat Ethan Jonas 12/10, 11/9, 15/13
Category C
Kamir Khan beat Zachary Persaud 4/11, 11/9, 11/9, 4/11, 12/10
Louis DaSilva beat Jason Gomes 13/15, 7/11, 11/9, 11/1, 11/6
Category F
Leftie Gianni Carpenter (left) and Samuel Ince-Caravalhal in Thursday night’s action at the GT Club.
Manisha Persaud beat Demetri Lowe 11/2, 11/7
KeenenNaraine beat Christiana Fernandes 12/10, 8/11, 11/5
Noah Rahaman beat KadenPynaendy 12/10, 10/12, 11/2
Malia Maikoo beat Grant Fernandes 8/11, 11/4, 11/3
Category H
Mya Dean beat Jnae Singh 6/11, 11/1, 11/4
Mathew Daby beat Solomon Ince-Cavalhal 11/8, 3/11, 11/6
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