Commonwealth Games: End of the road for Jason Ray-Khalil
After reaching the round of 32 with his victory over Paul Kadoma of Uganda, Guyana’s Jason-Ray Khalil’s run at the men’s singles championship at the Commonwealth Games came to a halt yesterday.
Khalil, facing Malaysia’s Eain Yow on Court 1 at the University of Birmingham Squash facility, despite a valiant effort, was beaten 11-4, 11-2, 11-4.
Coach Garfield Wiltshire monitoring one of the training sessions with Guyana’s squash team at the University of Birmingham squash courts
It was certainly a better showing at the Commonwealth Games for Khalil this time around, as compared to his 2018 round-of-64 exit.
Earlier in the day, Mary Fung-A-Fat, who had a first-round bye, went down hard to Kaitlyn Watts of New Zealand in straight sets (11-2, 11-6, 11-4) in the round of 32.
Team Coach Garfield Wiltshire said he was pleased with the performances of Guyana’s squash contingent. He stated that the team would now shift their attention to the doubles tournament, where they would “now look to an even better, improved performance” .
Guyana’s squash team at the 22nd Commonwealth Games is made up of the Khalil siblings, Jason-Ray and Ashley, along with Fung-A-Fat and Shomari Wiltshire.
