Between March 22 and 24, close to 60 junior players congregated at La Sportheque to compete in the 9 Boys and Girls age categories, and in two Mixed Novice events, at the Quebec Junior Championships. Several players competed in more than one event, with Marat Sargsyan, of Montreal, beating Romain Salmon 12-10,12-10,4-11,11-4 for the BU17 title, and Robert de la Riva 11-2,11-5, 11-3 for the BU15 crown.
In the U19s, Tarun Balaraj recovered to win 9-11,11-7,8-11,11-9,11-8 over Barrett Aass, while Iman Shaheen, also of Ottawa, recorded a comfortable 11-7,11-6,11-4 win over Montreal’s Jasmine Boucley. Other ODSA area winners included Benoit Salmon (BU13), Alexandria Crisostomo (GU11), and Rosalie Jenkins (Novice U19).
Full Results
BU19
- Tarun Balaraj, Ottawa
- Barrett Aass, Ottawa
- Felix Scholberg, Ottawa
- Maxime Lacroix, Montreal
GU19
- Iman Shaheen, Ottawa
- Jasmine Boucley, Baie d’Urfe, QC
- Maya Askari, Toronto
- Joelle Vega, St-Lazare, QC
- Jenna Askari, Toronto
- Rosalie Jenkins, Gatineau
BU17
- Marat Sargsyan, Montreal
- Romain Salmon, Gatineau
- Max Shewchenko, Ottawa
- Nathan Chong, Toronto
- Arian Taherzadeh, Ottawa
- Philippe Wallace, Ottawa
BU15
- Marat Sargsyyan, Montreal
- Robert de la Riva, Sudbury
- Sebastian Saint-Laurent, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
- Zayaan Mir, Toronto
GU15
- Jenna Askari, Toronto
- Chloe Lalonde, Montreal
BU13
- Benoit Salmon, Gatineau
- Rawaad Mir, Toronto
- Sebastian Singodia, Toronto
- Jack Willner, Toronto
- Frederik Bemeur Thorson, Gatineau
- Shea Kennedy, Ottawa
GU13
- Maya Askari, Toronto
- Zoe Chong, Toronto
- Isobel Hamilton, Montreal
- Emilie Wallace, Ottawa
- Isabelle Saint-Laurent, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
- Kayla Askari, Toronto
BU11
- Alexandre Ibrahim, Montreal
- Mostafa Bayaha, Ottawa
- Justin Langlois, Gatineau
- Xavier Lemieux, Gatineau
- William Roberge, Gatineau
GU11
- Alexandria Crisostomo, Ottawa
- Laila Bayaha, Ottawa
- Kayla Askari, Toronto
- Cate Lloyd, Montreal
NOVICE U19
- Rosalie Jenkins, Gatineau
- Charles Fradette, Gatineau
- Chloe Lalonde, Montreal
- Samuel Trudel, Gatineau
NOVICE U13
- Isabelle Saint-Laurent, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
- Laila Bayaha, Ottawa
- Alexandria Crisostomo, Ottawa
- Xavier Lemieux, Gatineau