Tournaments

The annual Smiths Falls squash tournament took place January 10 to 12, 2020, and attracted 30 women, men, and juniors. There was also a most entertaining exhibition match between Asser Ibrahim, an Egyptian newly arrived at Carleton University and currently ranked 4th in Ottawa, and Fernando Hernandez of Club Sportif MAA in Montreal and ranked 10 in Quebec. Clark Johnston…
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Mini Prix winners: Adam Slaunwhite (Squash Gloucester) Laila Khalil (Ottawa Athletic Club) Maddie Drouin (Wallace Squash) Full draw: https://squashgloucester.ca/events/jp3draw-mini/ Grand Prix winners: Nick Johnston-Zemek (Squash Gloucester / RA Centre) Aadi Dua (Ottawa Athletic Club) Wilson Joab (RA Centre) Full draw:  https://squashgloucester.ca/events/jp3draw-grand/ Super Prix winners: Philippe Wallace (RA Centre) Shea Kennedy (Squash Gloucester) Sachin Bhatia (Ottawa Athletic Club) Full draw: https://squashgloucester.ca/events/jp3draw-super/

The 8th Bob Searle Masters Open took place at the RA Centre between November 22 and 24, with 20 competitors spread over the 50+, 60+, and 65+ Divisions. In the 50+ event, Rob Walsh had a relatively easy win, 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 , moving his opponent, Brian Eldridge, around with hard shots to a length and a good variety of…
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Between October 31 and November 3, Wallace Squash hosted the $12,000 PSA Women’s event, two other women’s events, and four men’s events, at the Goodlife-Queensview Club. There were 16 players in the PSA event and 64 in other events. Wallace Squash Club members won 6 of the 7 events, including Sam Cornett’s very popular victory in the PSA draw. Perhaps…
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Between October 18 and 20, La Sportheque hosted 42 players for two women’s and three men’s titles. Sixteen year old Max Shewchenko, an up and coming junior on the National scene, took the Men’s A/B event, 3 games to 0, over Simon Roy who, on this day, was unable to cope with Max’s power hitting and deft drops. Andrew Walker,…
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Between August 23 and 25, 30 players, from 8 different clubs, vied for titles at the RA Centre. Last year’s runner-up, Stephane Lussier, won the “A” event 13-11, 11-9, 11-6, over club-mate Toby Murray. In the semis, the more experienced Stephane was tested by 17 year-old Jagroop Bhangoo, who has been training in Windsor, under past RA coach, David Morrish….
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Between June 13 and 15, 31 players competed for the A, B, C, D, and Junior  titles at the Ottawa Athletic Club. The “A” final was a humdinger between veteran David Guest and his more youthful opponent, Nick James, in a match which could have gone either way. After leading 9-4 in the first game, David lost it 13-15, and…
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