The Canadian Junior Men’s squash team recently competed in the World Junior Squash Championships in Doha, Qatar, July 7 to 18.
The individual competition started July 7 with a fine showing for the Canadian team, as four out of five won in the first round.
In second round play, 18 year-old Cameron Seth, of the Elora Racquet’s Club and the University of Waterloo, won his first match against Alex Roscoe of Zimbabwe, with scores of 1-5, 11-4, 11-5.
His second round match against Jonathan Barnett of New Zealand put him ahead with scores of 5-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3. Seth’s wins made him top Canadian in the championships, advancing him to the third round against first seed Marwan El Shorbagy, of Egypt (mens individual champion).
In solid matches, Seth lost to El Shorbagy with scores of 11-3, 11-6, 11-4.
Despite the loss, Seth earned a spot in the top 32 world juniors players.
“Cameron is just the best ambassador of the game, for Elora Racquets, and for Canada,” said Jake Doering, of the Elora Racquets Club. “Members of our club are really proud of him. He has worked really hard every day for two years to earn this.”
