Thanks for playing the Joburg Squash Wannabeez 22. Hope you all enjoyed it.
Click HERE for the final results.
Thanks to Joburg Squash, Jae Lee and Mario Alexandrov for sponsoring the prizes and prizegiving. Hopefully next years tournament will be bigger and better.
(for the PDF release, please click here)
We are busy planning for the 2022 SAM Doubles IPT which is scheduled to take place from 9 to 12 November in Gqeberha. This championship is a highlight of the Masters Squash calendar and past players will vouch for it being one to remember. So far the following players have put their names forward to participate in the event. These are provisional and need to be confirmed. We are hoping that more players will sign up in the coming weeks:
Ladies Section:
Joanne Malan and Helena Kruger
Michelle Arpin and Solette Coetzee
Jennifer Sawyer and Partner
Maryna Aucamp and Partner
Tracey le Roux and Partner
Helen Kneale and Les Cowan
Sonelle Basson and Ilse Karsten
Men’s Section:
Dean Lindecke and Andrew Tavares
Jae Lee and Partner
Vincent Olley and Deon Venter
Keith Willows and Fergus Macleod
Michael Hambly and Gary Kruger
Marios Conidaris and Nick Constas
Dino Petrarolo and Phil Louw
Alan Agaienz and Partner
Ashley Tennant and Partner
Mixed Section:
Desiree Edwards and Vince Olley
Helen Kneale and Selwyn Kahanowitz
Joanne Malan and Jae Lee
Maryna Aucamp and Partner
We have received the following dates and schedule of events from PE Masters Squash :
Wednesday, 9 November 2022 Evening, Opening Function
Thursday, 10 November 2022 Mixed Sections
Friday, 11 November 2022 Morning: Mixed Sections
Friday, 11 November 2022 Afternoon: Ladies/Men’s Sections
Saturday, 12 November 2022 Morning/Afternoon: Ladies/Men’s Sections
Saturday, 12 November 2022 Evening, Closing Function
In addition please take note of the following: We are busy looking at team clothing/tracksuits. We hope to have some samples at the next JMS Doubles tournament scheduled for 20 and 21 August at Randburg. Safair currently has flights to Gqeberha at a cost of R1500 one way.
- Accommodation
-Southern Sun can be booked through Siyabonga Phungula: 083 507 4258 or
Siyabonga.Phungula@southernsun.com
- Southern Sun The Marine – Single R1460,00 and Double/Twin R1550,00
- Garden Court Kings Beach – Single R1390,00 and Double/Twin R1480,00
- Sun1 Port Elizabeth – R650 room only
Below are the block codes/name that you can use for the respective hotels so that the bookings can be tracked:
- SS The Marine - 0911SQ – 4212724 (ssthemarine.reservations@southernsun.com ) / 041 583 2101
- Garden Court Kings Beach - 0911SQ ( gckingsbeach.reservations@southernsun.com ) / 041 582 3720
- Sun1 Port Elizabeth – IPT Squash SA Tournament (SUN1.PortElizabeth@southernsun.com and Leon.VanWyk@southernsun.com ) / 041 585 6380
A reminder that all players representing JMS at SA Masters IPT Doubles need to have entered at least one JMS Doubles tournament or the 2022 Tswalu SA National Doubles Championships which was held in February. All players must also have paid their JMS subs of R450. In closing we would like to wish all players who have entered World Masters a safe trip and a fantastic tournament. We look forward to hearing about your experiences, on and off the court, on your return.
What follows is the initial tournament report:
The Lowveld Master's Tournament in Nelspruit & surrounds has been around for 23 years now. But don't be fooled into assuming that we are any where near being Masters of the Art of Squash
The only qualifications of entry being that one knows which end of a racquet to point at the ball, ability to socialise and be mildly competitve - dodgy knees come as standard - and to be over 35 years of age. Buying beer for The Chairman helps with the selection process.
Exceptions can be made for younger ringers who squeak in below the age group... Afterall, we need someone in the squad who remembers what running is about! Chamber Exiles historically send a huge team, and our women's brigade often ally with other Gauteng players from Modders and thus, insist on being called Chamberfontein... it's just easier...
Teams compete from all over the country and often 1 or 2 from beyond, and I don't just mean Fish Hoek - we only very occasionally have the need to raise a glass to our opponents!
No team wins and no team loses at the end of the weekend. It's just squash in foreign climes with friends, a disturbingly decent level of squash and the very commonly regular bloke in a skort.
Hot Ginger
Shelley Manning
0625775039
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