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06/08/2008 - A win and a loss for New Zealand at the Junior Men's World Squash Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. |
The ninth seed kiwis missed out on a spot in the quarterfinals of the event, after suffering a 2-1 loss to 10th seeded Canada in the first round of the knockout draw. However, they bounced back to crush Kuwait 3/0 in the playoff for 9th-16th.
Kiwi number one Evan Williams suffered his second defeat of the teams event in the loss to Canada, going down 3/1 to Kelly Shannon.
That meant Alex Grayson had to win to keep the tie alive and he looked on target to do that after taking out the first two games against Nicholas Sachvie. However, the Canadian fought back gamely to win the match 9/4 in the fifth, giving his side an unassailable 2/0 lead.
Cameron Jamieson then won the dead rubber for New Zealand, beating Andrew Schnell 2/1.
The New Zealand team quickly shook off the disappointment of defeat to beat Kuwait 3/0 in the 9th-16th playoffs.
Williams bounced back from his earlier loss to crush Mohammad A. Al-Tawari 3/0 while Keegan Burkart won a five game thriller against Shamlan A. H. Ali, winning 9/6 in the deciding fifth game of a two hour battle.
Cameron Jamieson then sealed the 3/0 win with a 2/0 victory over Nasser Kh. Al-Rashid.
New Zealand will take on USA for a spot in the 9th-10th place playoff.
Results
1st-16th Playoffs
9. New Zealand lost to 10. Canada 1/2
Evan Williams lost to Kelly Shannon 9-10 9-5 6-9 6-9 Alex Grayson lost to Nicholas Sachvie 9-2 10-8 5-9 2-9 4-9 Cameron Jamieson def Andrew Schnell 9-5 6-9 9-5
9th-16th Playoffs
9. New Zealand def 15. Kuwait 3/0
Evan Williams def Mohammad A. Al-Tawari 9/2 9/4 9/1 Keegan Burkhart def Shamlan A. H. Ali 8/10 5/9 9/1 9/6 9/6 Cameron Jamieson def Nasser Kh. Al-Rashid 9/5 9/3
Full results/draw...www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=22868&draw=18
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