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Squash NB will be holding tryouts for the Men's, Women's, and Masters Provincial Squash Teams in the near future. Please contact leo.savoie@gmail.com if you are interested in more information, or if you are interested in being a part of any of these tryouts. Locations, dates and the format for these tryouts has not been as of yet, and may be determined by the response the association receives from interested athletes from across the province. Athlete Eligibility In order to represent a member provincial or territorial association, an athlete must:
This year's Canadian Team Squash Championships will be:
Masters' Team Composition: Each Team consists of 7 players, one in each of the following categories: Women: 40+ 45+ 50+ Men: 40+ 45+ 50+ 55+
The registration deadline for the Atlantic Open and Junior Jester to be held in Charlottetown from April 7-10th is fast approaching! Online registration will close on Friday, April 1st at midnight (that's next Friday people!!!!). Players who register by 10pm on Monday, March 28th will have their name entered into a draw to win a second Atlantic Open adidas dry fit T-shirt. Why would you want two t-shirts??? Because the tournament shirt will be available in 2 colors- black and royal blue- and so you would have the hottest tournament souvenir of the year in both available colors! Adults are restricted to one division for Atlantics, with the exception of the top 3 ladies A players from each province. Juniors are eligible to play one Junior Jester division and one adult division (if you are eligible according to the above criteria, please type your second division into the notes on your registration and we will enter you). Men's and Women's A champions will receive $400 in cash and runners up will receive $100 in cash. Prizes for all other divisions include racquets, bags, gift cards and much more!
UPDATE: Rodd Hotels Offers "Special Squash PEI Rate" for Atlantic Open Tournament in Charlottetown ! Rodd Hotels and Resorts, a Silver Level Sponsor of Squash PEI, is pleased to offer a group booking rate to all participants planning to attend the upcoming Atlantic Open and Junior Jesters Tournament, to be held in Charlottetown on April 7-10, 2011 inclusive. Squash PEI would encourage all visitors to stay at the Rodd Royalty Inn while visiting Charlottetown, to show our support for their sponsorship and to take advantage of their great rate offer! The Rodd Royalty Inn is literally across the street from the Spa courts and only 2 minutes away from the UPEI courts. All of their rooms have been recently renovated.
The Special Squash PEI Rate is $ 89.99 per night for up to 4 persons in the room. Please ask for the Squash PEI Rate when booking. The rate includes a "hot" breakfast, a swimming pool (with slide), free parking, and free wireless Internet. If you choose to stay at The Rodd Royalty Inn please request the "Squash PEI Special Rate" to ensure you get the rates quoted. You can call 1-800-565-7633 for the general booking line or the hotel directly at 1-902-894-8566. To view the property online click the following link: http://www.roddvacations.com/ourhotels/pei/royalty/
Great time was had by all at the tournament. It was a treat to see some high-level squash being played in our fine province. Our two teams showed us that we can hold our own with anything that the other provinces can dish out. From all the Squash New Brunswick members, I'd like to say how proud we were of the effort delivered by our fine representatives. We'd like to thank all our sponsors and Rogers Community TV for broadcasting the finals on Sunday. The quality was awesome and so was the professional announcing by Tim Comeau and our banquet speaker/announcer Neil Harvey.
If anybody would like a DVD copy of the finals, you can contact Rogers TV.
Here are the standings and final scores from Sunday
Sunday's results:
QC over AB (2-1) (Gold Medal encounter)
#2 position - Graeme Schnell AB over Mike Reid QC (3-0)
12-10, 11-7, 11-5
#1 position - Shawn Delierre QC over Andrew Schnell AB (3-0)
12-10, 11-6, 11-8
#3 position - Maxym Leclair QC over Grayson Witcher AB (3-0)
11-7, 11-5, 11-9
Some promotional links from the event:
Squash Canada tournament wrap-up article: http://www.squash.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=3033.
Times Transcript article: http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/article/1368996.
Mark December 13th on your calendar, enter it in your Smartphone, and tell a friend. Why? This is the day that tickets go on sale for the 6th annual Bluenose Squash Classic to be held at The Tower St. Mary's University from February 1st to 6th. These tickets fit very well into Christmas stockings and are incredibly easy to wrap. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Tower or by calling the front desk at 420-5555. All purchases over the phone will require credit card. Do not delay, this event will sell out. The Bluenose Squash Classic continues to grow. With $50,000 up for grabs, you won't want to miss this year's event. The Bluenose Squash Classic has an exceptional reputation among the top players on the PSA tour. This year's event is likely to attract two to three players from the top 10 in the world and three to four players from the top 20 in the world. Hopes are high that our defending champion, and former world champion, Thierry Lincou, will make a return to Halifax to defend his title. Ticket Prices are as follows:
This year's event would not be possible without the continued generosity of our sponsors and the countless hours invested by our volunteers. The Bluenose Squash Classic organizing committee would like to thank everyone for their continued support.
For the Moncton Open this year (November 5-7), the executive have decided to include 3 new junior divisions. These divisions are Gold, Silver, and Bronze and are organized by level of play, not of age or gender. The explanations for the 3 divisions are as follows;
Juniors will be allowed to play in an adult division as well as a junior category. Please make a note when registering which other category you would like to play in. Register now at www.tournamentsoftware.com.
The tounament calendar has been updated, go to the Tournaments - calendar menu link and click on events. This will give you more information and there's a link to register when possible.
The Squash New Brunswick executive is now accepting nominations to fill positions for the 2010-2011 season. If anybody would like to nominate an individual, please send an e-mail to the President, Liam McGuigan, at liammcguigan900@hotmail.com.
Nominations will close in a month where the new executive will be named.
Our facility hosted a fantastic event this weekend. The results of the tournament are posted online at www.tournamentsoftware.com and can be reached here . There were plenty of good matches and it was a bonus to see so many juniors participating. We would like to once again thank everyone who did play in the tournament and all of those who volunteered to make the weekend a success. A special thanks to Matt Goobie, Nicole Belliveau, Liam McGuigan, Marc Lalonde, John McNally, John Redding, Tom Hurlbut, Sarah & Hannah and of course Barry Williams for putting on a great show Saturday evening. Plenty of others also helped out by setting up, cleaning up, and other miscellaneous duties. Many thanks to all of you!
New Brunswick's own Reid brothers keep climbing the PSA ladder. PSA (Mike) PSA (Bernie)
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