TARIJA, BOLIVIA (November 10, 2023) – Team Canada is ready to compete at the upcoming International Racquetball Federation World Junior Championships being held in Tarija, Bolivia from November 10 to 18, 2023.

The six athletes from across the country named to the team qualified based on their results at Racquetball Canada’s National Championships held last May.

“We have a small but mighty team representing Racquetball Canada at the World Juniors,” said Jen Saunders, Racquetball Canada’s High Performance Director. “We hope they enjoy their experience in Tarija and play to the best of their ability. We will be supporting them and cheering them on all the way from Canada.”

To read more about each of our World Junior team members, click on the name of each athlete to link to their biography.

World Junior Championships Girl’s Team

Athlete

Hometown

Event

Ofelia Wilscam

Repentigny, QC

18U Girl’s Singles

18U Mixed Doubles

Chloé Jauvin

Terrebonne, QC

16U Girl’s Singles

16U Mixed Doubles

World Junior Championships Boy’s Team

Athlete

Hometown

Event

Naman Gauri

Lethbridge, AB

21U Boy’s Singles

21U Boy’s Doubles

Christian Pocsai

New Hamburg, ON

18U Boy’s Singles

21U Boy’s Doubles

18U Mixed Doubles

Raphaël Guillemette

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC

16U Boy’s Singles

16U Boy’s Doubles

16U Mixed Doubles

Asher Pocsai

New Hamburg, ON

16U Boy’s Singles

16U Boy’s Doubles

World Junior Championships Team Support Staff

Name

Hometown

Position

Michel Gagnon

Longueuil, QC

Head Coach

Eva Pocsai

New Hamburg, ON

Team Manager

At the 2023 World Junior Championships, the Challenger Cup will include adult age divisions. Patrick Jauvin of Terrebonne, QC will be competing in the 45+ Singles division.

Racquetball Canada appreciates the contribution and commitment of our athletes, coaches and team support staff and wishes them all the best throughout the competition at the World Junior Championships.

Click here to link to the International Racquetball Federation website where links to the draws and results will be listed. Racquetball Canada will also provide updates throughout the tournament on our social channels.

The IRF plans to livestream some of the action from the Junior World Championships live on their Facebook Page and on YouTube. More information will be found on their website or Facebook page once competition begins.