RESULTS OF THE HANDICAP ARE AS FOLLOWS
Main 4th Peter Fillmore
Main 3rd Trevor Harris 3-1
Main Runner-up Digby Chapman
Main WINNER FLIP VAN ANTWERPEN 3-0
Plate Runner-up Steph Stephanson
Plate WINNER JOHN WORWOOD 3-2
Wally Plate Runner-up Geoff Vienings
Wally Plate WINNER DUNCAN LE GRANGE 3-0
2nd Plate Runner-up Mark van Niekerk
2nd Plate WINNER DAVID HAMILTON 2-3 (Time ran out)
3rd Plate Runner-up Audrey Heesakkers
3rd Plate WINNER ANDILE MASEKO 3-0
COTY Nominations
1. Steph Stephanson for preferring to watch a minor sport like
tennis rather than play a final last night
2. Trevor Harris for playing virtually the whole semi-finals
against Flip with a broken racket AND broken strings.
Hope you all enjoyed the tournament.
Ruling on PAR Scoring in South Africa
2nd February 2009
To all provincial Chairpersons: players.
PAR SCORING
The WSF, which is focusing on the Olympic Bid, decided that as from 1st April 2009 all World Championships will be played on the PAR Scoring.
PSA and WISPA already use the scoring system.
They did however suggest that : PAR to 11 scoring be used for all National and Regional events : that PAR to 15 or HiHo (the present scoring system – hand in hand out) be alternatives.
The European Squash Association will use PAR to 11 scoring across the board.
Canada, New Zealand, Australia have proposed that all national and regional events be PAR to 11.
At the Convention held in Johannesburg in November 2008 it was agreed that :
National, Provincial Open events should be played with PAR Scoring . S A Schools had adopted PAR scoring as from 1st January 2009 with the length of matches being carefully monitored and any necessary adaptations made.
A panel of players agreed to adjudicate the system after some consultation.
At a National Coaching and Refereeing Workshop hosted at the offices of Squash South Africa from 23-25 January 2009 attended by representatives from 12 provinces and 5 Associate Bodies, the following was unanimously proposed and has been accepted by the panel (3-1) which was formed at the Convention in November 2008.
PAR 11 to be used for : Jarvis /Kaplan Cup All sections
SACD All sections
National Championships
A sections of Provincial Open/Closed Championships
A sections of Grand Prix/Satellite events
Men’s and Women’s First league in major provinces
PAR 15 to be used for : All Lower sections of Provincial Open/ Grand Prix/ Satellite events
For 2nd and lower men’s and women’s league PAR 15 .
Junior Championships PAR to be used throughout with the under 14’s, 16’s ,19’s playing to 11.
Masters will consult and revert to Squash South Africa as to what they recommend. It was proposed that the A sections play PAR to 11. Other sections PAR to 15. A reminder that at 10 all or 14 all the winner will be the player who goes clear by two points.
It was felt that:
2 systems would confuse both the players and the spectators.
By using either PAR to 11 or Par to 15 it is the same system – earn a point whether serving or not.
Competitive play should be PAR while the recreational player can use the system they prefer.
A number of juniors play senior league so there must be uniformity.
The match time is already showing signs of increase as the players get used to the PAR system.
Every point is now important so the level of the standard of play could improve.
It is an experimental period world wide.
It is proposed that all provinces adopt the proposal and implement as soon as possible as a number are already starting league.
Provinces are requested to provide Squash South Africa with regular feedback on the questionaires which will be sent out.
Liz Addison
2008 Chamber Exiles Summer League - Some Pictures.
I have been a bit slack in posting the pictures to the website, and after a quiet chat with the chairman, I understood the urgency, so here we go.
Here are some pics of the Summer League Tournament we had a while ago, and reported on in a previous blog posting :
And here are some of the other hooligans.
Here are some pics of the Summer League Tournament we had a while ago, and reported on in a previous blog posting :
And here are some of the other hooligans.
2009 CHAMBER SQUASH CLUB HANDICAP TOURNAMENT RULES
HANDICAP TOURNAMENT RULES
The rules of this tournament are simple - if you understand them - similar to cricket rules i.e. one team goes in and the other goes out and when the team that is in is out then the other team goes in etc.
The winner is the person that drinks most during the tournament.
1. Best of 5 games
2. The STRONGER player must win the match within 40 minutes, with the exception of those listed below whose time limit is either 35 or 30 minutes. If the match has not been completed within these time limits then the weaker player wins the match no matter what the score is.
Strong Weak -13A 0A -5 0 +6
3 If players with the same handicap play against one another there is no time limit.
4. If two AMERICAN handicaps play against one another the American part of the handicap is cancelled and the handicaps subtracted so that the lower handicap player starts off zero.
5. If an American handicap plays against a straight handicap NO ADJUSTMENT IS MADE.
6. If two STRAIGHT handicaps play against one another the handicap is subtracted so that the lower handicap player starts off zero.
7. Under no circumstance does a PLUS handicap change.
8. Handicaps may be adjusted up to and including the second round (on the remote possibility that the dis- organiser has made an error).
9. It is wise to phone your opponent before the match to confirm he has the correct time, day, year and century.
10. If you don’t understand the rules – ASK THE TOURNAMENT REF
11. LAST RULE - DEFINITELY NO POOFTERS.
SPECIAL TIME LIMITS:
35 MINS - Men with +1, +2 and +3 handicaps
30 MINS - All Ladies
The rules of this tournament are simple - if you understand them - similar to cricket rules i.e. one team goes in and the other goes out and when the team that is in is out then the other team goes in etc.
The winner is the person that drinks most during the tournament.
1. Best of 5 games
2. The STRONGER player must win the match within 40 minutes, with the exception of those listed below whose time limit is either 35 or 30 minutes. If the match has not been completed within these time limits then the weaker player wins the match no matter what the score is.
Strong Weak -13A 0A -5 0 +6
3 If players with the same handicap play against one another there is no time limit.
4. If two AMERICAN handicaps play against one another the American part of the handicap is cancelled and the handicaps subtracted so that the lower handicap player starts off zero.
5. If an American handicap plays against a straight handicap NO ADJUSTMENT IS MADE.
6. If two STRAIGHT handicaps play against one another the handicap is subtracted so that the lower handicap player starts off zero.
7. Under no circumstance does a PLUS handicap change.
8. Handicaps may be adjusted up to and including the second round (on the remote possibility that the dis- organiser has made an error).
9. It is wise to phone your opponent before the match to confirm he has the correct time, day, year and century.
10. If you don’t understand the rules – ASK THE TOURNAMENT REF
11. LAST RULE - DEFINITELY NO POOFTERS.
SPECIAL TIME LIMITS:
35 MINS - Men with +1, +2 and +3 handicaps
30 MINS - All Ladies
General Meeting of Gauteng Masters Squash
The Annual General Meeting of Gauteng Masters Squash will be held at Parkview Squash Centre on Thursday 29TH January 2009 at 6.30 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Notice of Meeting
2. Welcome
3. Confirmation of Minutes of the Annual General Meeting on 31st January 2008
4. Chairman’s Report
5. Matters arising from Chairman’s Report
6. Treasurer’s Report
7. Matters arising from Treasurer’s Report
8. Election of Committee
9. General
N.B. In terms of the Constitution, nominations for new committee members, duly seconded, must be made in writing not less than two weeks prior to the AGM to:
Jan Gilberson
e-mail: janj3@telkomsa.net
Fax: 088 011 787 3285
Your present Committee is as follows:
Roy Kirby Chairperson
Bruce Ward-Smith Treasurer
Jan Gilberson Secretary
Jean Grainger
Vic Lopes
Fiona McLean-Wilson (Standing Down)
Vince Olley
Mish Wentzel
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