TT claim gold at Junior Caribbean Squash

Thong was ruthless during the tournament, not dropping a set on his way to the title. In the final, Thong defeated Guyanese Mohryan Baksh 11-0, 11-2, 11-9.

After earning a first round bye, Thong defeated American Jaydon Williams 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 in the quarter-finals, before outlasting Barbadian Zishan Motara in the semi-finals 11-6, 11-6, 11-4.

Christopher Anthony earned silver for TT in the boys Under-15 category. Guyanese Shomari Wiltshire got past Anthony 11-1, 9-11, 11-1, 11-2 in the final.

Anthony was resilient throughout the tournament coming from behind in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. He came from two sets down to win in five sets in the quarter-finals, then bounced back from 1-2 to win 3-2 in the semi-finals.

Joshua Poon also represented TT in the boys Under-15 category but lost in the first round.

In the boys Under-17 category, Seth Figueria lost in round one while Kobie Khan advanced to the quarter-finals before being eliminated.

Nicholas Caddle, Nicholas Shaw and Jonathan Blanc represented TT in the boys Under-19 category. Shaw and Blanc were eliminated in round one, while Caddle progressed to the quarter- finals before being defeated.

Among the girls, TT were guaranteed a medal in the girls Under- 19 category as Alexandria Yearwood and Marie Claire Barcant squared off in the third place playoff. However, up to press time it was uncertain who copped the bronze medal. In the first round (quarter-finals), Barcant defeated Emma Turnbull of Cayman Islands 11-4, 11-8, 11-6, while Yearwood got past Guyanese Rebecca Low 11-4, 11-1, 11-3.

In the semi-finals Barcant lost in four sets, while Yearwood lost in five.

In the girls Under-17 category, Jinan Al Rawi lost in round one while Chelsea Lequay lost in the quarter-finals after getting a first round bye. Chloe Walcott and Aimee de Verteuil lost in round one of the girls Under-15 category, while Sigourney Williams also could not past round one in the girls Under-13 category.

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