2023 Canada Winter Games Team BC Preview

Team BC has sent a strong contingent of juniors to the 2023 Canada Winter Games. The team comes into the Games as top seed in all 4 events and will be led by coaches Giselle Delgado and Ben Uliana. The 2023 Canada Winter Games Squash Competition consists of both boys and girls divisions in individual and team events. The individual competition begins play on Sunday February 18 and the team competition commences on Wednesday February 22. 

The 2023 Canada Winter Games are set to take place between February 18 and March 5, 2023 in Charlottetown, PEI. The Squash competition will be taking place at the Eastlink Centre, which is the home of the QMJHL junior hockey league PEI Islanders. 

In the individual competition, Team BC will be represented by Ocean Ma (1st Seed), Spring Ma (3), Jacob Lin (1) and Roman Bicknell (7). All four of the Team BC representatives have received byes into the Round of 16 as top 8 seeds in their draws. 

In the team competition both Team BC’s Girl’s and Boy’s Teams enter the tournament as the number 1 seeds! The team competition starts with a round robin where the 12 province/territory teams have been split into 4 groups of 3. With the winners of each group advancing to the semi-finals and medal matches. The Girl’s team has been placed in Group A with 8th and 9th seeded Team Quebec and Team Northwest Territories. The Boy’s team has also been placed in Group A with Team Prince Edward Island and Team Northwest Territories. 

Girl’s Team

  • Ocean Ma
  • Spring Ma
  • Maria Min 
  • Hermione Cao 

Boy’s Team

  • Jacob Lin 
  • Roman Bicknell 
  • WeiHan Wang
  • Harrison Yang

Squash BC would also like to congratulate BC referees Simon Bicknell and Chris Yap on their selections to the 2023 Canada Winter Games. 

Be sure to catch and support the amazing juniors in action! As a benefit of the Games, the sport of squash will be showcased daily via the Canada Games live streaming portal. This amazing opportunity will demonstrate the amazing skills of our young athletes to interested viewers across Canada, as well as allow family and friends to cheer on their junior stars from afar. For a complete streaming schedule and to watch live, please visit https://www.canadagames.ca/watch

 

BC Tournament Schedule

Girl’s Individual Scheduled Match Times (all times in PST)

  • Ocean Ma vs Evelyn Peacock (PE)/Alexandria Crisostomo (ON) – Monday Feb 20 – 6:20 AM – Ct. 1
  • Spring Ma vs Emily Gallant (PE)/Remy Stein (NS) – Monday Feb 20 – 7 AM – Ct. 1
  • Quarter-Finals – Monday February 20 – 2:40 PM
  • Semi-Finals – Monday February 20 – 3:00 PM
  • Bronze Medal Final – Tuesday February 21 – 8 AM 
  • Gold Medal Final – Tuesday February 21 – 9 AM 

Boy’s Individual Scheduled Match Times (all times in PST) 

  • Jacob Lin vs Joel Stroud (NL)/Garreth Beckles (NS) – Monday Feb 20 – 5 AM – Ct. 1
  • Roman Bicknell vs Jacob Brown (NB)/Isaiah Richter (SK) – Monday Feb 20 – Ct. 3
  • Quarter-Finals – Monday Feb 20 – 10 AM 
  • Semi Finals – Monday Feb 20 – 2 PM 
  • Bronze Medal Final – Tuesday Feb 21 – 7 AM  
  • Gold Medal Final – Tuesday Feb 21 – 10 AM 

Girls Team Scheduled Match Times (all times in PST) 

  • Team BC vs Team NWT Wednesday Feb 22 – 8:30 AM – Ct. 1
  • Team BC vs Team Quebec- Thursday Feb 23- 5 AM – Ct. 
  • Semi-Finals – TBD
  • Bronze Medal Final – TBD 
  • Gold Medal Final – TBD 

Boys Team Scheduled Match Times (all times in PST) 

  • Team BC vs Team NWT – Wednesday Feb 22 – 5 AM – Ct. 1
  • Team BC vs Team PEI – Thursday Feb 23 – 8:30 AM – Ct. 1 
  • Semi-Finals – TBD
  • Bronze Medal Final – TBD
  • Gold Medal Final – TBD

 

More Information

Squash Canada Preview Article & Tournament Seedings

Individual Competition Draws & Results

Team Competition Draws & Results

2023 Canada Winter Games Website

2023 Canada Winter Games Live Stream Link