Caribbean and National under-15 squash champion Shomari Wiltshire continues to add to his growing reputation as one of the best junior players in the region by securing a ninth place finish at the Canadian Junior Open which concluded on Tuesday at White Oaks Resort.
Entering the tournament unseeded Wiltshire only lost one of his eight matches. The one defeat proved costly as it essentially knocked him out of the main draw and championship contentions.
Shomari Wiltshire is helping to further enhance Guyana’s name in the squash arena on the international circuit
That defeat came against the hosts Amin Khan the number 3/4 seed who Wiltshire was leading in sets 2-0 but eventually fell 2-3; the first two sets went 11-7, 11-6 but Khan rebounded winning 11-6, 11-9 and 11-4.
Aside from the loss to Khan, the Guyanese showed his dominance with victories over Youssef Mersal of Egypt, Mexico’s Juan Cervantes, Colombia’s Andres Arevalo, Trinidad and Tobago’s Christopher Anthony along with the Canadian players Jordan King and Karim Michael.
In Wiltshire’s final match he defeated Canada’s Griffin Manley 11-6, 13-11,12-10 to win the Consolation tournament.
The player had finished sixth in the Under-13 category at the Canadian Open in 2015.
Wiltshire is now in the United States of America where he plays in their Junior Open which is scheduled from December 16-19. He is seeded in the 33-48 bracket and will play his first match on Saturday.
