Boys Under 11 All-Ontario medal finishers
The 2024 Canadian Junior Open, held this past weekend at The Club at White Oaks and secondary venue Ridley College, was an extraordinary gathering of talent, bringing together some of the best junior squash players from Canada and around the world. As one of the premier international junior squash events, the competition featured intense matches and outstanding displays of skill and sportsmanship in a world-class setting from over 330 juniors.
Squash Ontario was proud to support and celebrate the achievements of our athletes who competed at this prestigious event. This year saw 3 sets of Ontario siblings competing in the 6 of the 10 finals! Shirley and Jack Chen (Toronto), Wasey and Wali Maqsood (Milton), as well as Obie and Nolan Ryding (Toronto) took to the glass court on Tuesday vying for a national title.
When the dust settled, Wasey Maqsood (BU19), Obie Ryding (BU13) and Nolan Ryding (BU11) reigned victorious! In addition to three titles, Ontario athletes captured 4 silver medals and 4 bronze medals. See below for a list of all the podium finishers. We wish all our athletes competing in the upcoming US, Scottish and British Junior Opens the best of luck.
Quotes from our Champions:
“I would like to thank my parents for all their support, my coaches at the Toronto Lawn, including Mark Porter, Sam Burley and Will Malmo, Marci Sier at the BNR, and Squash Ontario for their Sunday sessions. I would also like to thank everyone who organized such a great tournament including Jamie Nicholls, the Squash Canada team and Matt Easingwood and the team at White Oaks. It was so exciting to play my first final on the 4 wall glass court, and hang out with my squash friends all weekend.” - Nolan Ryding, Boys U11 Champion
“ I am very happy with my performance throughout the tournament as I see my hard work coming to fruition. Obviously, it would not be possible without the support of my parents, coach Reiko and also coach Omar at Cedar Springs. As well as my fitness trainer Roozbeh Amirian and sponsor Dunlop. I feel blessed to have a great team with me.” - Wasey Maqsood, Boys U19 Champion
“I would like to first thank my parents for all their support. Secondly, there are a lot of coaches that help me and I would like to thank them including Mark Porter, Sam Burley and Will Malmo at the Toronto Lawn, Robin Clarke at the Toronto cricket club, Marci Sier at the BnR, and Squash Ontario for their Sunday sessions. I would like to thank my racket sponsor Dunlop for their support. The CJO is my favorite event of the year and squash Canada and White Oaks do such a great job.” - Obie Ryding, Boys U13 Champion
2024 Canadian Junior Open Podium Finishers:
Girls Under 11:
3rd place - Nadia Elahi
Boys Under 11:
1st place- Nolan Ryding
2nd place- Wali Maqsood
3rd place - Mikael Humayun
Girls Under 13:
2nd place- Shirley Chen
Boys Under 13:
1st place - Obie Ryding
Girls Under 15:
3rd place- Sasha Lee
Boys Under 15:
2nd place - Jack Chen
Boys Under 17:
2nd place - Kent Rawlins
Boys Under 19:
1st place- Wasey Maqsood
3rd place- Arham Izhar
