Qualifying Round One

The 2018 Workforce Canada Cup kicked off with qualifying at Barrie Athletic Club. Sahwn Delierre and David Baillargeon carry Canadian hopes in Sunday’s finals, with American pair Chris Hanson and Chris Gordon also favoured to progress.

MATCH POINTS … by  Jacob Altenburg

The first match of the day showed two Canadians match up. It was a high pace, hard hitting match that got the crowd into the event early. It had David Baillargeon defeating Ahad Raza 3-1
The second match of the day has Canadian Cameron Seth face off again the fourth seeding Chris Hanson of the USA. The two had a great battle with some long rallies which in the end favour the American who won 3-0.
Match three had top ranked Canadian Shawn Delierre face off again Switzerland’s Reiko Peter. The two had a gritty match with both players giving it their all and really giving the crowd some amazing squash to cheer about. Shawn came out on top with the victory 3-1.
The fourth match had the young Swiss player Dimitri Steinmann face off against Canada’s Thomas King. The players came out firing on all cylinders and got the crowd into it right away. Both players played a clean match but the young Swiss player came out on top 3-0.
The fifth match featured two players from outside Canada, Kale Wilson (Trinidad) and Juan Camilo Vargas (Columbia). The two had a spirited match putting a lot of pressure on each other but had Vargas come out on top 3-0.
Match six showed Canadian Albert Shoihet match up again South Africa’s Tristan Eysele. The two played a very similar game, making each other go to all four corners but Eysele’s fitness came out on top with the victory 3-1.