Day two of the World Squash Federation World Junior Championships saw the seeds enter the draw and very few upsets ©WSF

Day two of the World Squash Federation (WSF) World Junior Championships saw the seeds enter the draw and very few upsets at the National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

The top eight ranked players in both the competitions in the Malaysian capital all progressed, including Egypt's top-ranked players Mostafa Asal in the men's tournament and Hania El Hammamy in the women's draw.

Asal breezed past Petr Nohel of Czech Republic 11-3, 11-2, 11-2 in 23 minutes, while El Hammamy was even more efficient, as she beat France's Yuna Loaec 11-4, 11-1, 11-1 in a meagre 19 minutes.

Asal and El Hammamy are among the 12 Egyptian competitors this week who all progressed into round three, while 10 of the 11 representatives of hosts Malaysia also progressed.

The top eight ranked players in both the competitions at the WSF World Junior Championships all progressed at the National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur ©WSF
The top eight ranked players in both the competitions at the WSF World Junior Championships all progressed at the National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur ©WSF

The biggest upset in the men's event seeing 9/12 seed Gabe Yam of New Zealand beaten in straight sets.

Yam lost 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 in just 33 minutes to Nicholas Spizzirri of the United States.

France’s 13/16 seed Toufik Mekhalfi is also out after throwing away a two-game lead against To Wai Lok of Hong Kong.

Mekhalfi lost 3-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in 54 minutes.

Two 13/16 seeds out of 16 were eliminated in the women's competition: Hong Kong’s Kirstie Wong defeated American Elisabeth Ross 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10 in 37 minutes, while New Zealand's Kaitlyn Watts withdrew before her clash with Brianna Jefferson of Canada.

Tomorrow is set to see a packed day of action with the third and fourth rounds both scheduled to be completed, ahead of the quarter-finals on Friday (August 2).