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The 2013 Scottish Junior Inter-Regional Teams
West win 4 of the 5 titles (Tayside & Fife take U19s)
West of Scotland Juniors stole the show with a flurry of gold medals, but were denied a all the titles by Tayside & Fife last weekend.
The first ever event at Scotland’s 2014 Commonwealth squash facility saw 108 players, representing the country’s best juniors, meeting at the new courts at the Scotstoun in Glasgow.
For Tayside & Fife, last year’s winners Elspeth Young, Craig Valente-Wallace and David Beaumont stepped up an age group and along with Calum Johnston and Rory Irwin denied the West a full winning streak again. The gold medal decider was against the West and after losing the first two matches, Tayside & Fife had to win the final two to win the title. David Beaumont & Elspeth Young stepped up to the challenge and took both matches 3-0.
David Ward, Chairman of SSRC (the oldest members squash club in Scotland), presented the prizes at what is hoped to be the first of many events at the Scotstoun facility.
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Squash – Back the Bid for the 2020 Olympics
Andre Agassi, Kim Clijsters and Stefan Edberg have followed fellow tennis legend Roger Federer in backing Squashto be added to the Olympic Games programme in 2020 (to see pics of who’s backing the bid click here).
“Squash is absolutely one of the best/toughest sports,” said Agassi, the eight-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medallist in 1996. “The Games would be proud!”
Federer was one of the first leading tennis players to pledge support for his fellow racket sport: “I think it’s a wonderful sport. It’s unfortunate some sports don’t get the opportunity to be in the Olympics – I think squash would deserve it.”
Since then, fellow stars Agassi, Clijsters and Edberg have also given Squash their backing.
“I think Squash would be a great addition to the Olympic Games,” said Clijsters, one of the greatest ever players in the women’s game who won 41 WTA singles titles including four Grand Slams. “It’s a great competitive game and different from the other racket sports in not having a net dividing the players.
To see pics of other stars that “Back the Bid” press ‘read more’ (or click here)
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Squash & the Olympics
Squash On Sky – The North American Open 2013
Well why not kick back over Easter and watch the squash on Sky.
They are covering the North American Open this weekend on the 31st March and the 1st April (no joke!).
Sky Sports 4 on the Sunday 31st March – 7.00am – 11.00am – 4.30pm
Sky Sports 4 on the Monday 1st April – 1.00am – 6.00am – 3.00pm – 7..00pm
And don’t forget the clocks change on Sunday, if you’re getting up to watch it!
Willstrop v Matthew – The Rivalry (Trans World Sport)
Maria & JP – By Bethan Jinkinson BBC World Service
By Bethan Jinkinson BBC
World Service
Maria Toorpakai Wazir is a star squash player with a promising international career. Born in Waziristan, a highly conservative region of Pakistan, she had to disguise herself as a boy when she took up the sport – and later received ominous threats for playing in shorts.
“I am a warrior, I was born a warrior, I will die like a warrior.”
Press the ‘Read More’ to see the full story – or click here to see the story on the the BBC web-site
Return of the YoungSTARS – 17th March 2013
The YoungSTARS returned to David Lloyd in the West End this weekend when we held a mini-tournament on Sunday.
The aim was to give all the players as many matches as possible in an afternoon, so two mini-leagues followed by a play off match, guaranteed each competitor a minimum of 5 matches (best of 3 – PAR 11) and judging by the effort and red faces I think they’ll all sleep well tonight.
Players from David Lloyd West End, The Glasgow Academy, Whitecraigs LT&SC and Whitecraigs Rugby Club all competed. Many thanks to John Kirby for organising the players and the tournament with me.
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