Social League 2011

Friday the 6th of May sees the start of the 2011 Social League.  We’ll be putting up entry forms at the courts during the course of the day, so be sure to get your name on there.  Entries will close on Tuesday the 3d of May.  If you can’t make it to the court, contact a committee member and we’ll get you entered.  Doesn’t get much easier than that!

How it works:

The Social League is fun and flexible if you follow these simple rules. Matches are played on Tuesdays (apart from the first and last matches of the league, which will be on a Friday) but if you can’t make it, you can rearrange your match with your opponent at a time that suits you both.

The only requirement is that you finish all your games  before the end of the round. Contact the league convener if you have any queries.

Cost

  • N$ 100, payable to the league convenor or to Ester.  In return for your hard-earned moolah, we’ll be hosting a braai on the opening Friday to kick-start everything, and then again at the prize-giving function when the social league concludes.  Not to mention some very cool prizes!

Playing times

  • The courts will be block booked every Tuesday evening for league from 5.15pm onwards
  • If you can’t play your match on the Tuesday contact your opponent and arrange a time between yourselves and let a league convenor know that you have re-scheduled (a simple SMS will suffice).

Matches

  • Players are sorted into groups of 4 or 5 depending on the total entrants
  • Matches will be played in a Round-Robin format against the other members of your group
  • Matches are scheduled each week, see the notice board for details
  • After each round the points are tallied. Group winners move into the group above replacing the player with the least points (exceptions for top and bottom group and uneven numbers)
  • The league will be continuous for 3 rounds

Scoring

  • Matches will be best of five games using PAR
  • You get 1 point per game so every game counts
  • In the event of a tie a playoff will be scheduled

Contacts and information:

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on April 11th, 2011 | No Comments »

Daikin Coastal Open Triumph

The Daikin Coastal Open, held over the weekend of 18-20 December at the SFC Squash Club, wrapped up an incredible season attracting a record 50 entrants from all over Namibia and South Africa.

The annual event has become one of the most prestigious squash tournaments on the calendar with excellent prize money, polished organisation and a festive holiday mood.

The packed SFC Squash Club saw more than 130 matches - many of them epic battles - from Friday afternoon all the way through to the finals on Sunday evening.

Jenny Pahl, ranked 2 in Namibia, took the women’s title beating Patricia Finly from Cape Town in an exciting final. At 8-10 in the second, Jenny was about to lose her first game of the tournament but she changed gears and forced a run of errors from Patricia to keep her 3-0 record clean.

The men’s final was an exciting derby match between Namibia’s top players David and Ian Rowett: David having won their last encounter at the SFC Club Champs in August.

Gruelling rallies in the first and second games took their toll allowing Ian to edge past 12-10 and 11-9; and despite his heroic defence in the third, the pace was too much for David as Ian pushed through to seal an emphatic victory.

“I had to get that win on record before David gets fit again and thumps me,” said Ian afterwards talking of his brother’s return to squash as full time coach in Swakopmund next year.

The men’s plate event was a soul-sapping five-setter between Uwe Grüttemeyer and Heinz Ahrens with both players enduring tough matches at every stage of the tournament. Uwe took a 2-0 lead but ran of gas as Heinz dug deep clawing back and taking the fifth 11-4.

The qualifying plate saw Namibia’s upcoming juniors tackling a host of squash newbies in some entertaining encounters. 13-year old Jaco Greeff beat Patrick Manyika in a hard-fought five games to win the final.

Chandre Jansen, Johan Wagner and Leslie Bosman were presented with Achievement Awards for their commitment, enthusiasm and exemplary sporting conduct throughout the tournament.

Full results
Men’s main event: I Rowett, D Rowett, S Grüttemeyer, J Steenkamp, L Allen, D Tredoux, M Gruhn, C Dewing, R Kotze, C Brayshaw, W Breytenback, D Greeff, S van Lingen, B Finly, F Botha.

Women’s main event: J Pahl, P Finly, A Lambert, J Usher, R Hornickel, S Usher, A Steyn, C Roux, T Stührenberg, C Jansen.

Men’s plate event: H Ahrens, U Grüttemeyer, P Pahl, R van der Meer, S Sumuelson, J van Zyl, B Grüttemeyer, D de Haas, H Fernandez, W Wagner, T Kotze, L Bosman, D Nel, E Taylor, J Wagner, T van Zyl.

Men’s qualifying plate event: J Greeff, P Manyika, W Breytenbach, F Lambert, M van Lingen, J Allen, F Cornelissen. No-shows: L Underhill.

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on December 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »

Daikin Coastal Open 2009 Draw

So many entries so many headaches. But after several re-writes the draw is ready. We have an extra qualifying round - with a qualifying plate event - and a separate women’s section. Lots of squash, lots of fun at the annual Daikin Open.

Men’s Main Draw | Men’s Qualifying Plate Draw

Women’s Main Draw

The women’s draw is divided into two equal strength round robin pools with playoffs for final positions.

Schedule

Round 1: Friday 14h00 - 20h00
Round 2 and 3: Saturday 08h00 - 20h00
Party: Saturday 20h00
Round 3 and 4: Sunday: 08h00 - 15h00
Finals: 15h00 - 17h00

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on December 17th, 2009 | No Comments »

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