Germany and South Africa upset the seedings on the second day of qualifying action in the WSF Women’s World Junior Team Championship, the biennial World Squash Federation event at the Hasta La Vista Club in the historic city of Wroclaw in Poland.

Kacey-Leigh Dodd led the way for South Africa in their Pool C tie against 11th seeds Japan. The 17-year-old battled back from 2/1 down to overcome Momoka Nakahira 11-4, 4-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-4. After Satomi Watanabe levelled matters for Japan, Makgosi Peloakgosi – also 17 – clinched a 2/1 victory for the underdogs by beating Ayaka Shiraishi 11-1, 11-5, 11-9.

South Africa now take on Pool favourites England in a bid to secure an unexpected place in the quarter-finals. Former champions England recorded their second successive 3/0 win with a comfortable victory over sixth seeds India.

It was in Pool D that Germany upset Colombia, the 12th seeds. Second string Nele Hatschek put Germany into the lead with an 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 win over Laura Casallas – but Colombia immediately countered with a straight games win by squad number one Laura Tovar Perez.

A five-game decider saw Mareike Omlor edge out Natalia Londono 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 4-11, 11-6 to boost Germany’s chances of a place in the last eight.

RESULTS: WSF World Junior Team Championship, Wroclaw, Poland

2nd qualifying round – Pool A (all ties played in team order 2, 1, 3):
[1] EGYPT bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Nouran Ahmed Gohar bt Abbie Palmer 11-7, 11-5, 11-4
Mariam Ibrahim Metwally bt Rebecca Barnett 11-2, 11-7, 11-4
Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed bt Hayley Hughes 11-8, 11-2, 11-4

[9] AUSTRALIA bt [13/16] POLAND 3/0
Natalie Newton bt Klaudia Borek 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
Grace McErvale bt Natalia Ryfa 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
Nicole Stoneham bt Aleksandra Surdziel 11-1, 11-5, 11-1

Pool B:
[2] USA bt [7] CANADA 3/0
Reeham Sedky bt Alyssa Mehta 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
Sabrina Sobhy bt Hollie Naughton 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7
Maria Elena Ubina bt Chloe Chemtob 11-7, 11-4, 11-3

[10] FRANCE bt [13/16] CZECH REPUBLIC 3/0
Oceane Wadoux bt Kristyna Alexova 11-9, 14-12, 11-9
Lea van der Zwalmen bt Karolina Holinkova 11-7, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6
Laura Gamblin bt Barbora Krejcova 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5

Pool C:
[3] ENGLAND bt [6] INDIA 3/0
Nada Elkalaawy bt Lakshya Ragavendran 11-4, 11-2, 11-2
Victoria Temple Murray bt Harshit Kaur Jawanda 13-11, 11-9, 11-9
Lucy Beecroft bt Sachika Ingale 11-9, 14-12, 13-11

[13/16] SOUTH AFRICA bt [11] JAPAN 2/1
Kacey-Leigh Dodd bt Momoka Nakahira 11-4, 4-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-4
Megan Page lost to Satomi Watanabe 2-11, 11-9, 6-11, 10-12
Makgosi Peloakgosi bt Ayaka Shiraishi 11-1, 11-5, 11-9

Pool D:
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [5] MALAYSIA 3/0
Ho Tze-Lok bt Rachel Arnold 7-11, 11-4, 4-11, 13-11, 11-3
Ho Ka Po bt Vanessa Raj 11-6, 11-8, 11-7
Choi Uen Shan bt Celine Yeap 11-7, 12-10, 11-3

[13/16] GERMANY bt [12] COLOMBIA 2/1
Nele Hatschek bt Laura Casallas 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
Saskia Beinhard lost to Laura Tovar Perez 1-11, 4-11, 10-12
Mareike Omlor bt Natalia Londono 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 4-11, 11-6

 

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