2008 ARCHIVES

January 2008

The DUNDEE OPEN Results - Posted Feb 4, 2008
Another fantastic weekend is in the books. Thank you to all the players and all the volunteers. See you next year!

Special thanks to Dundee Wealth Management and all our other sponsors.

Women's A - Debbie Witham def. Maegan Giltrow 3-0
.....CONS: Jennifer McKinley def. Jodi Meacher 3-0

Women's B/C - 1st: Mischa Taylor / 2nd: Louise Fogarty

Women's D - 1st: Denise Lau / 2nd: Karen Wong

Men's Open - Winston Cabell def. Shakiru Matti 3-1
.....3/4: Thomas Brinkman def. Justin Todd 3-2
.....CONS: jeff evans def. Adam Radziminski 3-1

Men's A - Mike Allan def. Ryan East 3-0
.....CONS: Tim Martin def. John White 3-0

Men's B/C - Dave Cluff def. Ben Neville 3-2 (4 extra point games!)
.....CONS: Costa Pangiotakos def. John Granger 3-1

Men's D - 1st: Damon Hall / 2nd: Luc Turcotte

For more info check out the mini-site

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Dundee Open at Denman Fitness!
Entry is only $45 and prize money is guaranteed for ALL division winners in BOTH the men's and women's draws.

If you have ANY problems registering online (link below) just drop us an email: boaster[at]scrusquash[dot]com.

For more info check out the mini-site
Click here to register online at Squash BC

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Congrats to TEAM BC!
The three women that travelled to Moncton to compete in the Women's Team Championships are back and they brought us SILVER! Congrats to Emma Parke, Sarah Parsons and Alicia Haneine for representing us so well. More info at Squash Canada.

A big shout out also to the men's team: Shakiru Matti, Matt Fahey and Thomas Brinkman. They travelled to Winnipeg and battled hard. More info at Squash Canada.

Buy them a beer when you see them next. They earned it:)

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BC Juniors @ Jericho

S.C.R.U. Squash and SQUASH REPUBLIC are pleased to be sponsoring this year's BC Junior Open to be held at Jericho Tennis Club January 25-27. Click here to register.

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Happy New Year !
Howdy folks. Hope you had a great holiday and are ready to get back to the game we love. Lots of news to tell you! S.C.R.U. Squash is expanding and will soon be launching a new website devoted solely to squash apparel. The new company name, if you haven't already heard, is SQUASH REPUBLIC. Cool eh? The website hasn't officially launched yet but you can join our group on FaceBook by clicking the link on the right.

TOURNAMENT UPDATES
There are a bunch of new tournaments coming within the next two months that we'll be either playing in or sponsoring:

Jan 15 - 20 > Singles > 2008 Comfort Inn Open (AAA) @ Evergreen
,,,,,Visit the official website for more info

Jan 25 - 27 > Doubles > Pacific Coast Doubles @ VLTBC
,,,,,Download the entry form. Entry deadline is January 19.

Feb 1 - 3 > Singles > Dundee Open (AAA) @ Denman (Yes, there are still four courts!) Entry deadline is January 26.
,,,,,Check out last year's mini-site

WHAT, ARE YOU NEW?
If you're new to this site, or just want to see what we were up to last year, our 2007 blog archive has been collected into one page and is available here.

INFO WANTED
Got any squash info you want us to post? Just drop us a line: boaster[at]scrusquash[dot]com

Have a great season and see you on court!

February 2008

Happy Valentines Day squash lovers.

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The DUNDEE Open Photos are up
Click here to see the photos

March 2008

BC Closed Doubles @ VRC


Enough said. Pics are here.

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Squash on TSN Saturday, March 22, 10am PST
Set your TIVO: TSN is presenting the all-Egyptian finals of the 2008 PACE Classic which saw world #1 Amir Shabana face off against world #2 Ramy Ahsour. We won't tell you who won (in case you're waiting until Saturday to find out) but TSN is promising one hour of squash and the match only lasted 38 minutes. Maybe we'll get to see the WHOLE match instead of the typical programming that has you scratching your head and wondering where entire games disappeared to.

Links: TSN TV Schedule | Pace Classic

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BC Doubles @ VRC
This tourney is just around the corner: March 25 - 30 and the deadline for registering is Thursday, March 20th. There's $1000 in prize money! Sweet. Steve is looking for volunteers so let him know if you can help. [More info]

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See you at the BC Juniors!
S.C.R.U. Squash will indeed be at the Juniors tournament being held this weekend in West Vancouver at the Hollyburn Country Club. Our booth will be open on Friday from 5-9pm and again on Saturday from noon to 5pm. Good luck to everyone who's playing!

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BC Closed Championships
Congrats to everyone that played! Results are on their way.

April 2008

Squash Canada announces winners of the inaugural "Squash Team Spirit Award"!

Squash Canada has just sent out a press release declaring the winners of a cross-country contest to determine the city league team that "best exemplifies the desire to encourage personal achievement and character development within the game of squash". Interested clubs were asked to send a brief essay outlining why they felt their team was worthy of this new award. The winning team calls the Vancouver Racquets Club home. . . [MORE]

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Who you calling "Junior"?

Congrats to all the juniors that hit Vancouver Island this past week. Rumour has it that it was a fabulous affair.

Props to Squash Canada for having the results online. Hopefully they'll post more photos soon.

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Evergreen booth date correction

The S.C.R.U. Squash / Squash Republic mini booth will not be at Evergreen this Thursday but next Thursday, April 24th, from 6pm to 10pm.

Are you hosting a club event and want to add some flava? Drop us a line and we'll bring our booth to your club! Sweet!

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Sarah Fitz-Gerald, Pacey and Nicol David

Oh, come on. Do you blame me for looking like I swallowed the canary? Don't hate:)-

More pics of last night's awesome exhibition coming tomorrow PLUS some vids (including Ryan Herden's match ball against Nicol!) on the Squash Republic Facebook group!

Click HERE to buy the baby tee that Sarah's wearing.

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Nicol David vs. Sarah Fitz-Gerald

On Monday April 14th the world's #1 women's player, Nicol David, will be competing in an exhibition match against one of the all time greats Sarah Fitz-Gerald. In Vancouver! Tickets are still available - call Jeff Boag @ (604) 763-2624. Links: Nicole David's website .........Sarah Fitz-Gerald's website Click HERE to see the poster.

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PCO's a wrap

Congrats to Melanie Jans and Thomas Brinkman on their Open titles and to VRC for a great "Mostly Triple Knock-out" tournament. It's nice to get more than a couple of "guaranteed" matches for our hard-earned cash. (Can clubs stop "guaranteeing" entrants two matches already like that's something extra special? Jeez.)

< "Hear no evil" - only the music of DJ BFAD? Click HERE for our "mostly social" pics. We were promised some court shots and we'll post them when we get them.

May 2008

SQUASH AGM DATES

Want to get involved in squash politics at a provincial or local level? Now's your chance kid. Both Squash BC and the Vancouver Squash League will be holding their yearly Annual General Meetings this month. Get involved, see how your money is spent and learn Robert's Rules of Order while you're at it:)

Squash BC AGM: May 24th from 9am to 5pm
Location: Coast Tsawwassen Inn > 4867 Ontario Street
Contact: Kevin Kydd @ Squash BC > 604.737.3084

Vancouver Squash League AGM: Wednesday, May 28th at 7pm
Location: Vancouver Racquets Club > 4867 Ontario Street

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May 22 > Whistler Classic results online > Whistler Classic Info Page
May 9 > Whistler Classic draw online > Whistler DRAW

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Miller and Power win it all!

Congrats to Alanna Miller and Jonathon Power on their Championship titles! See the rest of the results here: Squash Canada

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May 2 > Whistler Classic Info Page updated: Social events, hotel info and sponsor's links.

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The Nationals are here!

You may not have seen the poster (did they not send one to your club either?) and you may not have got the email reminder (they forgot to send me one too) but the Canadian Squash Championships are happening anyway. This week in fact - from April 30 - May 3 @ Whiteoaks in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Send us photos if you go and good luck to all participants.
Visit the website: Squash Canada

Interesting Nats stats: 2005 total # of entrants > 434 2006 total # of entrants > 414 2007 total # of entrants > 338 Total # of BC players > 25 (7%) 2008 total # of entrants > 294 Total # of BC players> 10 (3%)

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2008 Coastal Contacts Whistler Classic: May 16-19

The Whistler tournament is now open for entries on the Squash BC website. This ultra social tournament will be full of social activities with a focus on fun. Entries are limited due to the fact that we only have 2 courts, so please enter quickly. Deadline is Friday May 9th, but categories will fill up on a first come, first served basis. We'll add more info to the Whistler Classic Info Page as it comes in.

Last year's minisite
Last year's photos

June 2008

Roadtrip! Sweat Fest in Summerland!

The first annual "Sweat Fest" is coming next month to the Lakeshore Racquets Club in Summerland! We were there last year and it was a great time camping right on the lake with the club literally steps from the shore.

Here's the message from the organizers:
Dear All,

Welcome to the 1st annual Summerland Sweat Fest (bring a towel:), formerly the "Winter in July", sponsored by Robert Pacey and S.C.R.U. Squash (www.scrusquash.com).

This year the tournament will be held at the Lakeshore Racquets Club, in Summerland, on Friday July 4th, Saturday the 5th and ending on Sunday July 6th. The tournament (entry $50) will retain most of the "Winter in July" tournament features such as BYO BBQ, camping and sizzling squash by the side of the lake.

ENTRY DEADLINE IS JUNE 29TH @ 5PM.

The tournament will most probably be a "Compass Draw" which has all players starting in one big draw together and then being directed into different draws from there. If we have a HUGE response, then we will change the format as appropriate.

All players, all levels, families are welcome, this is a fun tournament! There are 12 camping spots available on a first come, first signed up, first registered basis - Only $10 per tent.

If you would like to participate please either email us or fill out the form (downloadable below) and fax it to the number provided.

We look forward to seeing you at the tournament, please do not hesitate to email us for more information: southokanagansquash@gmail.com

Regards,
The Summerland Sweat Fest Team

Download the entry form (Word doc)

Check out last year's event

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Hey ref! What's the call?

Do you get confused when someone calls a let because of racquet interference? You're not alone: So does Runa Reta! Check out our guest blogger's take on rule 12.8.2.

July 2008

This year's Sun & Surf @ Jericho Tennis [and squash] Club is all about the revolution! If you're not already registered you've missed out amigo. Guess you have to check out this link to see what you'll be missing:)

Check out the sweet poster here. Yep, we designed it.

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July 2 > Sweat Fest Update: Click HERE to see the Sweat Fest compass draw.

August 2008

The SweatFest In Summerland pics are up: Check em out

The Sun & Surf "Cuba Libra" pics are also up: Check em here

September 2008

Vancouver Squash League goes online

The VSL finally has it's own website. If you play squash in Vancouver this is a site you need to check out. The site is still growing but they have already posted the official rules of the league, information about the VSL, FAQs (which we will add to during the year), a "protest" page (where protests, and the executive's decisions, will be published), links and contact information. Add this one to your favourites.

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It's squash season again!Can you believe that another squash season is starting? I have to admit that I miss the Denman No Frills. That tourney always meant that it was time to start practicing seriously:) (Maybe this is the year that I learn to square to the wall, eh Mel?) The new 1st tournament of the season, The Earlybird, happens next week at VRC. See you there.

Speaking of tourneys, here's one you won't want to miss: The Bentall Athletic Center presents The Magellan Halloween Open. Oh, I know: "The courts are too narrow!" Meow. This is the ONLY free tournament on the Squash BC schedule. In lieu of an entry fee they suggest you make a donation to the 2020 Fund and 100% of your donation goes to this worthy fund! Big props to Andrew Lynn and the gang at Bentall for their support of the 2020 Fund.Come do your thing and don't forget to wear a costume on Saturday night!

Check out the poster we designed.

October 2008

The British Invasion!

Here's something I hope will make all Vancouver squash players proud: Two local websites, Squash 360 and Squash Republic's Blog, have recently been added to The Daily Telegraph's very select squash links page. Nice.

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Squash at the Mac

Oregon Squash Championships: November 14 - 16, 2008 Same excellent program at a great low price as in prior years. There will be an informal, no-host dinner at the Sports Pub at the MAC Saturday night.

Download the entry here

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Step aside Junior!

How many times have you heard about a squash camp for juniors and thought to yourself "What about me?". Wonder no more! Melanie Jans, Viktor Berg and John Fleury have heard your pleas and are hosting a mini-camp for A and B players on January 3 and 4th, 2008 at the River Club in Richmond. For more info call (604) 272-4400. Nice.
See their poster here

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Last day to sign up for Halloween Open!

The deadline for this FREE tournament @ Bentall (go on, donate to the 2020 Fund instead:) is today!
Sign up now.

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The PSA is coming!

The Jericho Tennis Club is once again inviting professional squash players to come rub shoulders with us amateurs:) Dates are November 4-9th, 2008 and entry is $70. This event has a limited number of entries so you need to sign up soon: Official Site.

November 2008

The BC Open + PSA event UPDATE

There are still tickets available for the final of the PSA event so come on down!

PSA Open Final @ 4:00pm ...Eric Galvez (MEX) over Shahier Razik (CAN) (3-0) Women's Open Final @ 2:20pm ...Melanie Jans over Sarah Parsons (3-0) Men's Open Final @ 3:40pm ...Viktor Berg over Winston Cabell (3-0) Tin Cup Men's A Final @ 11:55am (VRC) ...Robert Pacey vs Mr Jeff Ward, esq ...(Tied at fun: 2-2)

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Squash Canada, you've got mail:

"Dear Squash Canada,
How are you?

It’s Robert and I am writing to you as fan of our game and as a past participant of the yearly celebration known as “The Canadian Squash Championships”.

I’m desperately waiting for information for the upcoming nationals. Where is it going to be held this year? I’ve heard rumours about Montreal (fantastique!) but the cynics are grumbling that you’ll probably hold it in Toronto again (yawn). I overheard someone say it could be Ottawa. That could be fun:) I check your website, www.squash.ca, almost every day for news but so far nothing and I’m becoming a bit impatient. . . "

READ MORE

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The BC Open + PSA event

Sport Central Fitness Club and the Holiday Inn (YVR) are pleased to announce the 2008 BC OPEN. This event is being held from November 25 - 30 and is open to the all levels of player, from Open to D, and will also include a $15,000 PSA event that has some of the world's and Canada's best already signed up.

Entry is $75 ($60 for juniors) and passes for PSA viewing are $50 per day or $75 for the entire event. Entry deadline is November 21st.

See the S.C.R.U. Squash designed poster here. Logo by Robert Pacey.
Check out the official website which will be updated soon.

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Nov 3 > Draw times online

The first match times for the Clearly Contacts Open is now available: Official Site

December 2008

Happy Holidays from S.C.R.U. Squash!

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Pacific Coast Doubles

The Pacific Coast Doubles are coming to Multnomah (Portland) on January 23 - 25. Cost is $50 and $8 for second racquet. Download the PDF entry HERE.