Sublime Guyana regains Junior Caribbean Squash title

A new generation of Guyanese squash talent has emphatically announced itself on the Caribbean stage, sweeping the boys’, girls’, and overall team titles at the 2025 Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships in the Cayman Islands.

This marks Guyana’s first overall title since their 2022 victory on home soil, reasserting a dominance that saw them win an unprecedented 12 consecutive championships from 2005 to 2016.

The culmination of a week of impressive performances saw the Guyanese contingent overcome formidable rivals in thrilling team finals on Saturday.

The boys’ team triumphed over Trinidad and Tobago in a hard-fought contest, while the girls’ team saw off a strong challenge from Barbados to seal their respective titles.

The victory was a testament to the depth and resilience of the squad, who had already amassed a significant medal haul in the individual and doubles events earlier in the week.

In the girls’ team final, it was Emily Fung-A-Fatt who clinched the decisive match, securing a 4-2 victory for Guyana over Barbados and sparking jubilant celebrations among the travelling supporters.

The boys’ final was an equally tense affair against Trinidad and Tobago, with Guyana ultimately prevailing 6-3 in matches and a nail-biting 11-10 in games won, showcasing the fine margins and competitive spirit of the encounter.

This collective success was built on a foundation of outstanding individual achievements.

The mixed doubles pairing of Louis Da Silva and Avery Arjoon provided one of the most dramatic moments of the tournament, battling back from triple match point down to claim a stunning gold medal against the Barbadian duo of Luke Wilson and Eboni Atherley.

The Guyanese pair showed immense composure to take the match 11-8, 8-11, 11-10.

This was the second gold of the championships for both Da Silva (U-19) and Arjoon (U-17), who had earlier triumphed in their respective individual categories.

Guyana’s dominance was further underlined by individual gold medals for Kaylee Lowe in the Under-15 category and Alexis Arjoon in the Under-11s.

There was also a string of silver medals for Emily Fung-A-Fatt (U-17), Ethan Bulkan (U-13), Zion Hickerson (U-13), and Justin Ten Pow (U-15), highlighting the strength across multiple age groups.

The doubles events also added to Guyana’s impressive tally, with Shiloh Asregado and Justin Ten Pow taking bronze in the boys’ doubles, and Kaylee Lowe and Emily Fung-A-Fat securing bronze in the girls’ doubles.

Seasoned squash coach Carl Ince, returned to the team owing to the lack of title success, and it has certainly borne fruit with the improved showing by the players.

Full team results: https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/2025-CASA-Junior-Team-Championships