The Jericho Junior Open was another huge success here at the club (Jan. 19th-21st). We had 120 juniors from around BC competing in eleven events including three ‘Silver’ divisions to encourage competition with developing players in the Boys U17, U15 and Girls U13 divisions.
With your generous donation all of our winners received brand new Salming racquets! We provided excellent prizes and trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and consolation winners as well as some fantastic draw prizes. I mention the draw prizes because the juniors will stay to watch the final matches and attend the awards presentation because in order to win they have to be in attendance.
Sam Scivier from Jericho and Alex Brown from SMUS where the overall winners in the boys and girls divisions respectively. BC has some exceptional 13-15 year old players at the moment as the Boys U17 and Girls U19 were all packed with younger juniors playing up in higher age categories.
Again the Silver categories provided an opportunity for developing players to experience success in full weekend tournaments without having to compete against more established elite level juniors. These are some of the most enjoyable matches of the weekend as the players are very keen and excited to be at the event.
Thank you once again to the Jesters for your support of our event and other Junior and Adult squash tournaments across BC. Your contribution really makes a difference to the success of our weekend and impacts the enjoyment and experience of the juniors who compete.
https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/2018-Jesters-Jericho-Junior-Open
Richard Yendell
Head Squash Professional
Junior Girls National Coach
