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Early on a fine November morning, bags packed, we set
off from Squash Wales HQ, a motley crew of u15's and
u19's. With our leader at the wheel, Heathrow was just a
few hours away in the rented and fortunately insured mini
bus. After an uneventful flight we arrived at the Holiday Inn
in Belgium. This was to be our base for the next 4 days,
with restaurant, pool, health spa and over 200 squash
players. It was going to be difficult not to miss home!
Concentration was the order of the day. A difficult task
with so many distractions. Our mission was clear - to play
decent, consistent squash (to keep our leader happy),
whilst continuing to promote good relations and socialise
with the home nations (and others who happened to be
around) throughout.
We all gave 110% and tried to play good squash as well.
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The Belgium Trip: A players account
The ever-present Mr Robertson supported, encouraged
and motivated throughout the tournament and we all
benefited from his experience as a world class player
and coach.
The facilities at the venue were first class with 18
championship courts and all matches running to time -
quite an achievement by the organisers. This was an
experience not to be missed especially as we all had
ample opportunity to practice our foreign languages.
Upon returning home and having time to ponder, I
realised there were a few loose ends that needed to be
tidied up, like why was my Newport roommate speaking
with an American accent on the flight home and would
we get a chauffeur next time? These things, among
others, are better left unanswered!
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SPRING 2007
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SQUASH NEWS
Tel: 01633 681646 • Fax: 01633 680998 • Website: www.squashwales.co.uk • Email - squashwales@squashwales.co.uk
Welsh Junior Open 2007
European Junior Grand Prix Event
2nd - 4th March 2007
Welsh girls complete the double for Wales
Congratulations to North Wales under 15 girls
- winning the National under 15 girls Inter-
County Championships for 2007.
The U15 and U19 Inter-County Championships took place on
the 17-18 March 2007 at Lea on Solent.
Wales were well represented in the U15 girls competition with 2
teams reaching the final. The deserving winners from North
Wales consisted of Tesni Evans, Hannah Davies, Hannah
Williams, Chelsea Thomas and coach Andrew Evans.
The South East U15 girls team finished a fantastic 3rd. They were
represented by Olivia Griffiths, Katie Bradbury, Rebecca Roberts,
Fiona Murphy, Cerian Rees, Ceinwen Jones and coach Christina
Rees
The South East U19
boys team finished 3rd.
The team included
Hywel Robinson,
Jonathan Davies,
Jonathan Jones, Adam
Darlow, Nico Dowsell
and coach Chris
Robertson.
If you have any ideas about subjects or articles you would like to see in future editions of the
newsletter, please contact the Squash Wales Office on 01633 681646 or by
e-mail at squashwales@squashwales.co.uk
Boys U13 Winner - Jordan Davies
Squash Wales hosted the most successful European
Junior Event ever despite the withdrawal of a sponsor at
the 11th hour. 234 children from 12 Countries graced this
prestigious event with the highest standard of junior
squash ever seen in Wales. All the Welsh players did
exceptionally well and conducted themselves admirably
both on and off the Squash Court. Congratulations must
go to the following Welsh Players:
Girls:
U13 - Hannah Williams - Winner, Fiona May Murphy - 4th
U15 - Tesni Evans - Runner/up, Hannah Davies - 3rd
U17 - Emily Strickland - 3rd
U19 - Natalie Pritchard - Runner/up, Bethan Williams - 3rd
Rachel Green - 4th
Steve Evans makes history by winning the Men's Over 35
and 40 age groups. Achieving the marathon effort of
winning both events playing seven matches over 2 days.
The Over 35 final was a repeat of 2005 and 2006 against
second seed Mark Jones. - Thank you to Geoff Thomas and
the Team for an excellent Masters Event. Squash Wales
would like to welcome Val Lewis back to competitive squash.
Boys U17 Winner - Hywel Robinson
Boys:
U11 - Emyr Evans - Winner, Callum Davidson - 3rd
U13 - Jordan Davies - Winner, Thomas Williams - 4th
U15 - Sam Fenwick - 3rd
U15b - Dane Price - Winner, Tom Rosser - 4th
U17 - Hywel Robinson - Winner
U19 - Alistair Mutch - Runner/up, Jonathan Davies - 3rd
Jonathan Jones - 4th
Thank you to all the Squash Wales staff and volunteers
who made this Event such a great success. A special
thank you must go to Alex Gough (Welsh No 1), Wayne
David ( MP Carephilly) and Jeff Cutthbert ( AM Caerphilly)
for presenting the Trophies.
WELSH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007
South East Ladies Team win the English Inter-County
National Ladies League Championships which took place
on 24-25 February 2007at Hallamshire LTSRC - Sheffield.
Beating Essex 4 - 1 in the semi final and Middlesex 3 -2 in the
final. The team consisted of: Hayley James, Louise James,
Karen Workman (capt), Lynne Davies, Hayley Thomas
Fantastic Result well done!

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Junior and Adult Rankings
Junior Girls Rankings
Under 11 Under 13 Under 15 Under 17
Rank 1 Elin Harlow Fiona Murphy Tesni Evans Natalie Pritchard
Rank 2 Jenny Haley Sarah Clode Olivia Griffiths Abby Hicks
Rank 3 Beth Williams Sarah Williams Hannah Davies Tesni Evans
Rank 4 Ellie Hewer Hannah Williams Katie Bradbury Hannah Davies
Rank 5 Lowri Roberts Emily Jones Llinos Evans Naomi Jones
Rank 6 Charlotte Edmonson Rebecca Roberts Becky Evans
(March 2007)
Community Coach Activators
Mentoring Pays Dividends for
Squash Coaches
From Rhiwbina - Gareth Harries,Tony Powell and Paul Foode- all 3
coaches receive Squash Wales Level 2 Coaching Award.
Junior Boys Rankings
Under 11 Under 13 Under 15 Under 17 Under 19
Rank 1 Emyr Evans Alex Pendleton Sam Fenwick David Haley Jonathan Davies
Rank 2 Callum Davidson Joel Gould Sam Huxtable Mitchell Blythen Jonathan Jones
Rank 3 George Thomas Jordan Davies Nyall Driscoll Hywel Robinson Hywel Robinson
Rank 4 Liam Stafford Thomas Williams Sam Davidson Rhys Luffman Alistair Mutch
Rank 5 Joshua Lee Joel Makin Rory Challenger Sam Fenwick Adam Darlow
Rank 6 Thomas Murphy James Thomson Gareth Pitt Max Brookes-Parry Nico Dowsell
Adult Rankings
Mens
1 Alex Gough 11 Paul Barrell
2 David Evans 12 Ben Hardwidge
3 Gavin Jones 13 Gary Hinton
4 Greg Tippings 14 Lewys Hurst
5 Ricky Davies 15 Simon Lewis
6 Jethro Binns 16 Alexis Cole
7 Matthew Crowley 17 Paul Johnson
8 Robert Sutherland 18 Matthew O’Connor
9 Nic Birt 19 Rhodri Hughes
10 Peter Creed 20 Matthew Benjamin
Ladies
1 Tegwen Malik 11 Jane Ody
2 Karen Leach 12 Karen Workman
3 Jenny Wright 13 Lynne Davies
4 Beth Winstanley 14 Natalie Pritchard
5 Sian Johnson 15 Sarah Best
6 Hayley James 16 Carolyn Guard
7 Jessica Bevan 17 Sian Hooper
8 Louise James 18 Rachel Green
9 Gemma Davies 19 Kathryn Horler-Clee
10 Hannah Wright-Davies 20 Bethan Williams
Welsh Ladies no1 goes from strength to
strength in 2007 WISPA rankings
Squash Wales congratulate Tegwen Malik on her excellent
achievement starting 2007 ranked inside the top twenty
at number nineteen in the WISPA rankings.
This is a superb achievement and testament to her hard work,
dedication and commitment through 2006. Tegwen achievements
in 2006 have been significant, culminating in reaching the final of
the Oslo Open and beating a top ten player, Jenny Duncalf, in
reaching the semi final of the Monte Carlo Open.
From a ranking of 27 in September to 19 in January is a major
achievement and I am sure you will all join us in wishing her
continued success through 2007 and beyond.
Referee Course in Narberth Leisure Centre tutored by World Referee
and Assessor Roy Gingell
Referee Education
Programme
Main Objectives
• Increase the number of qualified Club Grade Referees throughout
Wales through Regional Seminars.
• Improve the standard of Club Referees through decentralisation of
instruction methods. Every Region will benefit from having a World
Referee providing advice on refereeing technique.
• Progress Club Grade Referees to County Grade throughout Wales by
using the 4 National events to Fast Track current Club Grade referees.
• Progress County Grade Referees to National grade throughout Wales
by using the weekly Men's Premier League for County grade referees
to referee the highest level of Domestic squash and receive
periodical assessments.
Conwy Junior
Development Tournament
Le Sport Health & Fitness - 21st January 2007
A total of 40 development juniors (28 boys and 12 girls)
entered the tournament. The players came from the Conwy,
Gwynedd and Tywyn area with one player from Flintshire. The
format was round robin with all players guaranteed 3
matches and on the day 9 categories went ahead with 60
matches scheduled and ages ranged from 7 - 14. Special
thanks to all the players, parents, staff of Le Sport Health &
Fitness and coaches, with special mention to Mark Carnall,
Nick Wilson and Arwel Jones as well as all the junior markers.
Thanks to Tywyn players and parents for making the effort
again (2 hours drive). The enthusiasm of the players (some
who have never played in a match, never mind a
tournament before) was really encouraging. They enjoyed the
day socially and competitively. Well done to all involved.
National Coach Mentoring programme in North Wales
Squash Wales Activator
Programme takes off in
Bethesda, North Wales
From September 2006 pupils of Dyffryn Ogwen Secondary
School have been participating in squash sessions held at the
local leisure centre. Pupils were given 6 week blocks of
coaching by local coaches Stephen and Glenda Roberts and
assisted by the schools P.E. teachers.
On the last day of term before the Christmas closure all pupils
were entered into a graded event with matches up to 20
points American scoring and a main draw and plate
competition at each grade. There were different levels
competing from CORE level down to total beginners and a
hard day of squash and fun was had by all.
The event was jointly
organised by
Stephen Roberts,
Community Coach
Activator and Dewi
Owen and Eleri
Mitchelmore,
Physical Education
teachers, and 98
pupils entered the
tournament.