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October 2023 Highlights from this month were the GJ Gardner NZ Junior Champs, GJ Gardner NZ Masters Champs and the National Graded Champs. Upcoming Tournaments/Events:
SQUASH WAIKATO ANNUAL AWARDS EVENING Come and celebrate all of our amazing award winners, nominees and clubs at our annual Squash Waikato Awards evening. We have 17 awards being presented this year and lots of great events/programmes to reflect on from the year. - 6pm Saturday 4th November - Te Rapa Rugby Club (82 Vickery Street, Te Rapa) - Ticket includes buffet dinner and Guest Speaker - Jess Watkin To buy a ticket click here or scan the QR Code: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/10724 Tickets are limited, so get in quick!  |
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GJ GARDNER HOMES NZ INTER-DISTRICT JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPS Our Waikato Junior Team competed at the NZ Junior Team Champs on 3-4 October at Hutt City, Wellington. Boys Team: Connor Hill, Cody Paul, Riley Noonan, Austin Furniss and Angus Henry Girls Team: Sophie Hodges, Marina Aleksic, Charlize Davy, Charlee Neilson and Shannon Nightingale ROUND 1 Boys (4) beat Wellington (5) 4/0 Girls (5) lost to Canterbury (4) 2/2 on matches, even on games, lost on points countback ROUND 2 Boys (4) beat Canterbury (1) 3/1 Girls (5) beat Eastern (8) 3/1 ROUND 3 Boys (4) lost to BOP (2) in the final 1-3 Girls (5) beat Wellington (6) 3/1 to retain their seeding of 5th (Plate Winners) Girls - Plate Final - Winners 3-1 against Wellington. They finished their seeding of 5th. A big thank you to Emma Millar and Rebecca Hill for looking after the troops for the past week. We also say farewell to Connor Hill, Cody Paul, Austin Furniss and Sophie Hodges who move out of the Junior Nationals Teams level. Thank you all for your representation throughout your Junior squash years. |
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GJ GARDNER NZ MASTERS INDIVIDUALS The individual Masters Championships were held on 13-15 October at Squash City in Invercargill. We had 13 Waikato players take part in the individuals. A HUGE congratulations to Jonathan Cheeseman & Nadine Cull for winning National Titles at this years NZ Masters. This is a huge achievement, 7th title for Nadine, but 1st title for Jonathan! W40-44 Lee Alcock (Aria), Ezra Murray (Leamington) W45-49 Paula Hamer (homegrown Morrinsville) W50-54 Nadine Cull (Taumarunui) W55-59 Carole Berry (Ruakura) W60-64 Liz Hamilton (Morrinsville) M35-39 Nick Braae (Hamilton) M40-44 Alan Westrupp (Mercury Bay) M45-49 Jonathan Cheeseman (Hamilton) M50-54 Stephen O’Toole (Hamilton) M55-59 Craig Endres (Hamilton) M60-64 Glenn Hurley (Thames) Mens Social - Ken Eagles (Morrinsville) Access the full draws at the link below |
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SQUASH IN LA 2028 OLYMPICS! It's official! Following ratification at the 141st IOC session in Mumbai, squash - men’s singles and women’s singles - will be played at the LA28 Olympic Games Find out more: https://bitly.ws/XsWe |
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GJ GARDNER NZ MASTERS TEAMS EVENT The Masters Teams Event followed on from the individuals at Squash City, Invercargill on the 16-17 October. Our Waikato Team were seeded 3rd and consisted of: Lee Alcock, Ezra Murray, Paula Hamer, Nadine Cull, Carole Berry & Liz Hamilton Nick Braae, Alan Westrupp, Jonathan Cheeseman, Stephen O'Toole, Craig Endres & Glenn Hurley DAY 1 A day of mixed results for our Waikato Masters Team today, with one win and a seriously narrow loss (like toss of a coin loss) Waikato(3) vs Otago (9) - WIN 10-2 Waikato (3) vs Wellington (4) - Loss - 6 all in matches, 21 games all and 359 points to both teams. Therefore, it went to an old school flip of the coin, unfortunately not going Team Waikatos way. DAY 2 Tuesday 8am - Waikato (3) vs BOP (5) - 6 all in matches, but this time winning on games count back Tuesday 12pm - Waikato (3) vs Southland (6) Won 8-4 Thanks to Camp Mum Craig Endres as always for all the time and effort you put into helping manage this team. |
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SQUASH LEVELS - NEW GRADING SYSTEM 2024 Squash New Zealand Poipātū Aotearoa is pleased to announce the globally acclaimed SquashLevels rating system is to be implemented in New Zealand SquashLevels will replace the current grading system, elevating the competitive landscape within the New Zealand squash community and offering the opportunity for New Zealand players to compare themselves against squash players globally. To read more about SquashLevels head to their website https://www.squashnz.co.nz/news/index.cfm?content_id=5470 SPRING INTERCLUB - WINNERS Spring interclub is done and dusted for 2023! Well done to everyone who participated in a team, it was great to see 100 teams entered. Congratulations to the below teams who won pennants for this years Spring Interclub. Just a reminder entries are open for Summer Interclub. Check out the poster for more details or head to www.squashwaikato.co.nz |
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NATIONAL GRADED CHAMPS 2023 The National Graded Champs (formerly the Champion of Champions) was held on 27-28 October at Whangarei Squash Club. Waikato had a good contingent of players competing in this event this year (10 players). It seems we were forever the bridesmaids this year, with 4 players finishing runners-up in their respective grades. Mens A Grade - Alan Westrupp (Mercury Bay) - 2nd Womens B Grade - Rebecca Rouse (Leamington) - 2nd Womens C Grade - Charlize Davy (Thames) - 2nd Mens C Grade - Kyle Auditore (Te Awamutu) - 3rd Womens D Grade - Makayla Reilly (Te Rapa) - 7th Mens D Grade - Gavin Brewster (Cambridge) - 7th Womens E Grade - Chloe Hopson (Cambridge) - 3rd Mens E Grade - Reid van der Byl (Mercury Bay) - 2nd Womens F/J Grade - Claudia Westrupp (Mercury Bay) - 4th Mens F/J Grade - Adriaan Visagie (Cambridge) - 3rd Overall District Trophy - Waikato 4th *Note that next year the event has moved earlier in the year. |
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