Ryan Guthrie and Aaron Nagy played very tough in their first rounds but could not hang on for wins. However, both found success in the bronze division and ended up playing each other in the finals. It is always tough playing your training partner in a tournament but these played their hearts out. Rallies were very punishing and both displayed incredible shot-making. Aaron ended up pulling it out in the end, 3-1.
Sara Khan and Hannah Guthrie continue to close the gap on the top players in Canada. There is little difference between them and the other players in the U17/19 draws. Hannah lost a tough 5 game match to one of the top seeds while Sara, drawing the #1 seed, played her tough with very few easy points.
Aparna Maheshwari, made it to the semi's where she ran into the #1 seed. Despite playing with an injury Aparna played very hard but in the end lost 3-0. Aparna went on the finish 4th.
Usman Khan always plays everyone tough. There is no easy point with him and he always give players a hard time with his persistent retrieving and power game. He lost a heartbreaker 12-10 in the fifth in the consolation semi-finals.
This weekend also brought out some newer faces to the gold scene. Gina Marinelli is approaching the end of her junior career and wanted to get in her last tournament. Gina played very well and will go on and become a very successful club player.
Subhan Shabaz is getting his feet wet with the higher level of play. Despite his inexperience he showed that he is ready to compete in the U13 draw.
Final results can be found here.
