Ontario athletes represent Canada at the WSF World Junior Championship

The 2022 WSF World Junior Championship were held from August 11-21 in Nancy, France with two main events: the Men’s and Women’s Junior Individual Championship and the Men’s Junior Teams Championships.

Team Canada consisted of Alex Brown (BC), Ocean Ma (BC), Iman Shaheen (ON), Spring Ma (BC) and Maria Min (BC) for the Junior Women’s and Alex Yuzpe (ON), Karim Michael (QC), Syan Singh (ON), Joseph Toth (BC), Mohamed Kamal (QC) and Jacob Lin (BC) for the Junior Men’s. The players were joined by coaches Jonathan Hill (AB) and Robin Clarke (ON) for their time in France.

On their journey to a respectable 10th place finish, the Junior Men’s team went 2-1 in their qualification pool with wins over Germany (3-0) and Switzerland (3-0) and a loss to Malaysia (2-1). This strong result advanced the team to the Main Draw Round of 16 against the United States where the team was defeated 2-1. The team rebounded with a 2-1 win over Australia to advance to the 9/10th Place final against Ireland but unfortunately were defeated 2-0.

9/10th Place final Result:

  • Syan Singh lost to Dylan Moran 0-3: 7-11, 9-11, 5-11

  • Mohamed Kamal lost to Jack Flynn 1-3: 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 5-11

  • Jacob Lin vs Sean Murphy: Not played

Coach Robin Clarke: “It was an eye-opening experience, watching the worlds best juniors everyday combined with having the opportunity to coach our national team on a daily basis has really allowed me to return home with a greater knowledge of what is necessary in order for our athletes to compete on the world stage. Working alongside Jonathan Hill was a fantastic opportunity to pick his brain as we discussed all things from tactics to strategies, but also working one on one with each athlete identifying strengths and weaknesses and developing game plans. I can’t wait to jump back on court and start coaching again!”

The week in France was an important experience for these young players in their journey as high-performance athletes. Thank you to the athletes and coaches for representing Canada at the 2022 WSF World Junior Championships!

  • The WSF World Junior Championships results and pictures from the Canadian team can be found below.