championships at the weekend defeating Alvero Fernandez of Argentina 9-0, 9-3, 9-7 in an exciting play-off.

Kyme, 13, played some of the best squash of his young career in the Under-14 tournament.

He lost in the semi-finals to Alberto Manso of Spain, who went on to win the event.

His success marked a huge improvement over his performance in the same tournament a year earlier when he placed 17th.

Since then he had also represented the Island at the World Junior Championships in Hong Kong.

Yesterday Kyme was ousted in the third round of the British Open finding the going rough as a participant in the Under-16 division.