Sun’s squash career had an
awkward beginning. As for
many other players, it wasn’t
his first racket sport.
Sun’s love for racket sports was nurtured by tennis
at Summerfields School in Oxford, but cold
Oxfordshire winters prevented year-round tennis.
So, seeking respite from the frost, Sun became
a squash player.
Many of his classmates at Summerfields were fellow
squash enthusiasts, but there was no official coaching,
nor indeed any opportunity to train as part of a team.
But it was at Winchester that Sun’s dedication to
squash fully developed. He chose to come to Kenny’s
because of Dr Ceiriog-Hughes’ – then Head of
Squash – tenancy as housemaster, and in his first
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year, with the luxury of Jun Man freedom to try
new sports and a break from external academic
pressures, he played three racket sports: tennis,
rackets and squash. He maintained this racket-
juggling feat until his third year when he began
to concentrate his efforts purely on squash.
Under coach Richard Atkinson, Sun enjoyed his
first regular training sessions with the chance to
practice with other players and crucially, learning
to win. By his third year, he had become infatuated
with squash and elected to dedicate his ekker time
entirely to the sport.
Sun had wanted to play professional sport from the age
of 8, when he first grappled with tennis. He adapted
that interest to squash and, throughout the final three
years of his time at Winchester, he considered the
prospect of playing the sport professionally. Richard
Atkinson played a prominent role in his final decision.
In his final year, Sun was entered to play in the British
Junior Open. Following a disappointing tournament,
he finished 61st out of 64 competitors. This result