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Michael Stout, Stephen Smith, Andrew Robinson and James Stout will represent the Island against the best young squash players on the planet in Milan, from July 15 to 30.

National coach and director of squash Ross Triffitt set his sights on steady improvement rather than spectacular success.

"We are in a rebuilding process at the moment as our two top juniors Nick Kyme and Sam Stevens are now too old to compete and our major goal for this year is to finish higher than last time,'' said Triffitt.

"This will be the biggest event of these young players' lives. The chance to represent your country in a world championship really is priceless.

"For Michael and Stephen, it will be their last chance to play in an event which is held every two years and I'm sure they will give 110 percent.

"James and Andrew will have another opportunity to play in the championships and it's a great chance for them to gain experience and realise what standard they have to achieve to be competitive next time.'' Seventeen-year-old Michael Stout played in the last world junior championships in Princeton, New Jersey, when the student of Britain's Cheltenham College played number three. This year, he has been promoted to number one.

His younger brother James, 15, is the reigning Bermuda under-19 champion, having beaten Michael on the way to the title last December.

A former Caribbean under-12 and under-14 champion, James finished third in the Caribbean under-16 championships. Also a Cheltenham student, James was in the under-16 team which finished third in the English schools championships. The team's number three is 16-year-old CedarBridge student Smith, who won the Division Two men's event at the BSRA club championships in March.

And 14-year-old Saltus student Robinson is the youngest member of the team.

The Paget boy represented Bermuda at the Junior Caribbean Championships and the US Junior Olympics.

To help pay for the trip to Milan, the squash club on Middle Road, Devonshire, will host an exhibition match on Friday between Nick Kyme, the junior Caribbean champion and Dominic Hughes, the former US veterans' champion and ex-Bermuda squash pro.

At 38 years-old, Hughes is twice the age of Kyme and his notable achievements include winning the Canadian over-30 title and the US over-35 title twice.