The 2022 WSF World Junior Championships in Nacy, France has wrapped up for the individuals.

Congratulations to all of the NZ players who took part in the individuals, especially our Waikato player Sophie Hodges (Hamilton) and our Squash Waikato Performance & Coach Development Officer Emma Millar who was lead coach for the Junior Girls. 

I am sure it was a great experience for both Sophie & Emma and they will both have taken different things away from this experience. 

Sophie finished 53rd out of 128, which is a great result. Sophie played 7 matches (4 wins, 3 losses).Her results are below:

Sophie Hodges beat Hannah Mcgugan (IRL) 11/5 13/11 11/4 

Sehveetrraa Kumar [9/16] (MAL) beat Sophie 11/5 11/3 11/2

Zhi Xuan Goh (MAL) beat Sophie 11/9 11/6 11/1

Sophie beat Jeanne Dael (BEL) 11/9 11/7 11/2

Maria Clara Ramirez Velasquez (COL) beat Sophie 5/11 11/8 11/9 11/6 

Sophie beat Awande Malinga (ZAF) 8/11 11/5 9/11 11/8 11/7

Sophie beat Tamara Holzbauerova (CZP) 12/10 11/9 11/5

Article added: Friday 19 August 2022