Masters Newsletter (2014-2015) - Special Edition
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Masters Newsletter (2014-2015) - Special Edition
Special Edition EUROPEAN MASTERS CIRCUIT 2014-15 SQUASH MASTERS Colin White VAPIANO BUDAPES Pavel Sladecek OPENING IN PRAGUE RANKING IS A CHALLENGE 2 EUROPEAN MASTERS Keynote Speech Dear Master Squash Players, Welcome to this 1st edition of the newsletter. We know you can find many of these photos and results online, but we wanted to create something very visual, well lets agree at our age it becomes more difficult to read, so photos are better! We know that Masters Squash is one of the fastest growing sections in our sport, so we wanted this newsletter to show the many positive aspects from the 1st ESF Masters Circuit in 2014, hopefully we have learned from our mistakes, we know there have been some, but we plan an even bigger, but better circuit in 2015. Many times we are always looking for “new” squash players, but why not try to persuade some of your “old” squash friends to get back into the sport? Motivate them to play again with the idea to travel to some great cities in Europe, to enjoy some great squash, but the chance to see old friends and make new ones! CONTENT Introduction .................... 04 Masters News .................. 04 SQUASH Czech Masters Open ....... 05 MASTERS MASTERS CIRCUIT NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL STAFF Colin White Pavel Sladecek Budapest Vapiano ........... 06 Polish Open Cracow ......... 07 EUROPEAN MASTERS ESF MASTERS SUB-COMMITTEE Director Jackie Robinson Committee Members Peter Koeck Mark Woodliffe Pavel Sladecek Davide Babini Colin White Martin Wren 2015 EVENTS 27 Feb-01 Mar Spanish Open Masters Valencia, Spain 10-12 Apr Czech Open Masters Prague, Czech Republic 15-17 May Hungarian Masters Open Budapest, Hungary 26-28 Jun German Open Masters Krefeld, Germany CONTENT Italian Riccione Open .... 08 Krefeld International .... 09 Dutch Open .................... 10 Ranking Is a Challenge .... 11 World Masters 2016 ....... 11 27-30 Aug European Masters Championship Malmo , Sweden 11-13 Sep Italian open Masters Riccione, Italy 1-9 Oct European Masters Games Nice, France 23-25 Oct Polish Open Masters Poland 27-29 Nov Dutch Open Masters Netherlands 3 4 EUROPEAN MASTERS Zena Woolridge ESF President I’d like to thank the ESF Masters’ Committee for their hard work in launching the Masters’ Circuit, and the 6 venues for hosting tournaments. 2015 will be even busier, with growing interest to host masters events, alongside European Masters Championships in Malmo in late Aug and the European Masters Games in Nice, France in October. Who suggested masters players need rest! The potential of developing a European competition programme for masters has been discussed for a few years, and the success of this year’s inaugural European Masters’ Circuit shows there’s a huge appetite amongst masters for more high quality competition, with a social buzz, in attractive European cities. Thank you to all those players who have supported the European Masters events this year, . . . . . and please encourage your friends to enter some of next year’s events. Wouldn’t it be great if we could eventually grow the Masters Circuit to something like the European Junior Circuit with its 28 tournaments in 27 different nations/cities ? Why not ? Best wishes, Zena Good news Peter Köck on the road to recovery ESF are pleased to be able to report that Peter Köck, long standing member of the Championships Committee and a member of the more recently formed Masters Committee, has made some good progress after suffering two strokes during the summer. These left Peter in a critical condition but the latest news is that he is out of intensive care and now being cared for by a health centre where he continues to make progress. We know the whole squash community will wish Peter all the best during this recovery period. Jackie Robinson, Masters Sub-Committee Director The recently formed ESF Masters committee met for the first time in Prague during the EMIC. It was agreed to set up a Masters circuit in 2014 with six events. They also acknowledged that a ESF Masters Ranking system was urgently needed. We were delighted that events took place In Prague (April), Budapest (May) Riccione (Sept) Krefeld (Oct) Krackow (Oct) and we look forward to the Dutch event at the end of November. All events were well supported, and much enjoyed by all. Our sincere thanks to all the event organizers and sponcers. Sadly we have to report that the hoped for Ranking system has not yet fully been established but we are assured by the ESF main Board that this will happen in 2015. Next year will be a busy time for ESF Masters, with 6 or more Circuit events, the EMIC in Malmo at the end of August and the European Masters games in Nice in early October. EUROPEAN MASTERS Czech Masters Open 2014 At the beginning of 2014 year started There was opened 10 categories with ESF Masters Tour and first tournament the largest group of men 50+. As was Czech Masters Open in Prague, regards the results the podium in two Czech Republic. This tournament was youngest categories of men 35+ and held first time as an international event 40+ was occupied exclusively by do- in 2012 and was entered by hundred mestic players. In other groups medals of players from all over Europe. The were shared among to players also following year tournament was not from other countries. organised as there was European Masters Championships 2013 in Prague. You can find more details about the The first official event of new European tournament on the website Masters Tour with less than 80 players http://www.cz-squash.net/Pages/ successfully launched a new project in czmo2014/draw_en.aspx April. Not mentioned domestic players the largest group came from Germany numbering 20 players. There is full photogalery on https://www.flickr.com/photos/squashacademy/collections/72157643424429725 Tournament Results M35+ 1. Vit Barnas [3/4] 2. Ales Knotek [2] 3. Vlastimil Kozak [1] M40+ 1. Petr Vesely [1] 2. Jan Dansa [2] 3. Lubos Walter [3/4] W40+ 1. Iris Stockbauer [1] 2. Denisa Linhartova [2] 3. Nina Janisch [3/4] M45+ 1. Lahourcade Guillaume [3/4] 2. Istvan Bottyan [3/4] 3. Peter Balint Nagy W45+ 1. Elanit Alayof [1] 2. Doris Lewalski [2] 3. Romana Adamková [3/4] M50+ 1. Jonas Ulvsback [1] 2. Jean-Marc Fraipont [3/4] 3. Marko Kruse [2] M55+ 1. René SCHYNS 2. Uwe Marrek [2] 3. Jaroslav Zajpt [3/4] M65+ 1. Bernd Götsch [1] 2. Enzo Zini [3/4] 3. Dieter Jörn [3/4] 5 6 EUROPEAN MASTERS Tournament Results Women’s +35 1. Brabcova Sona: Czech Rep 2. Barbara Bene: Hungary 3. Termel Katalin: Hungary Mens’s +35 1. Török Albert András: Hungary 2. Terlecki Jarek Poland 3. Fézler Zsolt Hungary Women’s +40 1. Linhartova Denisa: Czech Rep 2. Udvardni Nóra: Hungary 3. Füzy Lenka: Czech Rep Mens’s +40 1. Oliveira Gilberto: Germany 2. Lőrinczi Attila: Hungary 3. Vaclav Uhlir: Czech Rep Vapiano Budapest Masters The 2nd stop on the new ESF Masters Circuit, was the Vapiano sponsored, Budapest Masters at Griff Squash Club in Budapest. 85 players from 15 different nations took part, with 7 nations taking home titles, in the 3 day squash Women’s +45 1. Lacoste Sylvie: France 2. Adamkova Romana: Czech Rep 3. Becker Störte: Germany event, which also included: Mens’s +45 1. Marcolini Alessandro: Italy 2. Štěpán Marko: Czech Rep 3. James Hyatt: England Saturday: Welcome Drink, snacks Women’s +50 1. Lewalski Doris: Germany 2. Alayof Elanit: Israel 3. Bryars Claire: France Mens’s +50 1. Sorio Giorgio: Switzerland 2. Fraipont Jean-Marc: Belgium 3. Cabassi Luca: Italy Mens’s +55 1. Orduna Sergio: Switzerland 2. Marrek Uwe: Germany 3. Schyns René: Belgium Men’s +60 1. Ustariz Juan: Spain 2. Götsch Bernd: Germany 3. Eric Robinson: Wales Thursday: Meet and Greet-Live coverage of British Open and Live Music at the flgship Va piano restaurant on Fashion Street in downtown Budapest. Friday: Free Night Bus Tour around Budapest, with a Welcome Drink and Live Music at the Caledonia Scottish Pub. We were very proud to orgaise the 1st Vapiano Budapest Masters, and we are already planning for a bigger, better event in May 15-17. So please join us at the 2nd Vapiano HUNGARIAN Masters 2015. EUROPEAN MASTERS Tournament Results MEN M35+ 1. Rybalchenko Kostiantyn 2. Spoljar Domagoj 3. Maciantowicz Maciej M40+ 1. Aroyo Isaac 2. White Colin 3. Krawczyk Jan M45+ 1. Lahourcade Guillaume 2. Blanco Miguel 3. Nagy Peter M50+ 1. Ulvsback Jonas 2. Canot Frederic 3. Paal Felix Polish Masters Cracow Polish Masters Squash Open which We had social events each night, took place October 23-25th in with lots of players attending, es- Cracow this was the next stop on pecially at the last one, closing par- the ESF Masters Circuit. It was the ty in “Baroque Restauratnt&Coctail first time for event of this kind to Bar”. be organized in Poland. Whole event concluded with closing ceremony, on which prizes and We are very happy and proud medals for the top players were to announce that Polish Masters awarded personally by the Masters Squash Open was a successes and Sub- Committee, President of the players enjoyed it greatly. We Polish Squash Federation, Tomasz had 77 players from 15 countries Banasiak and Tournament Director, playing in 8 events with 6 men and Maciej Maciantowicz. A special 2 woman categories. The Tourna- thanks must go to Colin White who ment was graced with special helped so much over the tourna- presence of European Squash ment. Federation Masters Sub- Committee- the director Jackie Robinson and committee members-Martin Wren and Colin White. M55+ 1. Frietsch Günter 2. Blöink Hans Jürgen 3. Owen Chris M65+ 1. Valentim Fernando 2. Robinson Eric 3. Adams David WOMEN W35+ 1. Witkowska Dominika 2. Leiber Stefanie 3. Kulp Alicja W45+ 1. Kulp Alicja 2. el Ghanam Petra 3. Adamkova Romana 7 8 EUROPEAN MASTERS Italian Open The inaugural Italian Open Masters event which was held in Riccione 12-14 September was a great success. Overall there were 128 competitors from all over the world including America, England, France and Germany. The event attracted many top Masters players the most noteable of which was the ex World Top 20 player Renan Lavigne (France) who won the Over 35 competition. The Over 50 category was particularly popular with a full draw of 32 players. The M50+ tournament was won by the Swedishman Jonas Ulfsback in a spectacular final against the englishman Mark Hildred. Riccione lends itself well to hosting International events due to it’s coastal location and booming tourist Industry. Having events in Riccione always creates a friendly / holiday atmosphere for the competitors and this years Italian Open Masters was no exception with us recieving good feedback from the players. We look forward to the Italian Masters being a regular event in the ESF masters calendar. We hope you have enjoyed the tournament here in Riccione, and hope to see alla of you again next year! Tournament Results M35 1 - Renan Lavigne (Francia) 2 - Andrea Torricini (Italia) 3 - Paul David Johnson (Galles) W35 1 - Melanie Kreisel (Germania) 2 - Stefanie Leiber (Germania) 3 - Cristina Di Sacco (Italia) M40 1 - Lorenzo Conti (Italia) 2 - Dan Jansa (Rep. Ceca) 3 - Andrea Guatelli (Italia) M45 1 - Alessandro Marcolini (Italia) 2 - Guillarme Lahourchade (Belgio) 3 - Pierluigi Morelli (Italia) W45 1 - Felicitas Dohring (Germania) 2 - Storte Becker (Germania) 3 - Wolff Cornelia (Germania) M50 1 - Jonas Ulfsback (Svezia) 2 - Mark Hildred (Inghilterra) 3 - Giorgio Sorio (Svizzera) M55 1 - Sergio Orduna (Svizzera) 2 - Renè Schyns (Belgio) 3 - Klaus Wetzstein (Germania) M60 1 - Sergio D’Arrigo (Spagna) 2 - Udo Dackwieler (Germania) 3 - Cosimo Iacopetta (Italia) M65 1 - David Michael Adams (Inghilterra) 2 - Claudio Hassler (Svizzera) 3 - Alex Sinclair (Scozia) EUROPEAN MASTERS 17. Int. German Masters The 17th German Masters was held in Krefeld with 166 participants from 14 nations , a new record for the event and making it the biggest of the ESF Masters Circuit so far!!! A great Squash event was held, with a lot of great matches held over the 3 days in every age group. The results meant that the titles were divided between 6 countries: 12 x Gold to Germany 3 x Gold to England 1 x Gold to Belgium, 1 x France, 1 x Scotland 1 x Sweden Of course no event in Germany, especially Krefeld is complete without the.....”wait for it” “LEGENDARY” players party which lasted until 05:00 in the morning, you also wonder how the club and players were able to be ready for the play only a few hours later. In summary, a very successful event was held, but no event can have that success without a lot of hard work and planning by the organisers, who did a great job and everybody left happy. Hopefully even the ones that partied until 05:00 :-) Tournament Results W35: 1. Alison Goy (ENG) 2. Sabrina Gerhards (D) 3. Michaela Schneider-Niefer (D) M35: 1. Stefan Leifels (D) 2. Robert Stelzl (D) 3. Jaroslaw Terlecki (PL) W40: 1. Melanie Kreisel (D) 2. Iris Stockbauer (D) 3. Denisa Linhartova (CZ) M40: 1. Gilberto de Oliveira (D) 2. Ralf Ibele (D) 3. Götz Mönninghoff (D) W45: 1. Anke Achtermann (D) 2. Claudia Kruse (D) 3. Monika Wesselkamp (D) M45: 1. Guillaume Lahourcade (B) 2. Stepan Marko (CZ) 3. Daniel Oeschger (CH) W50: 1. Silvie Lacoste (FRA) 2. Doris Lewalski (D) 3. Alicja Kulp (ENG) M50: 1. Jonas Ulvsback (SWE) 2. Giorgio Sorio (CH) 3. Frederic Canot (FRA) M55: 1. Simon Gogolin (SCO) 2. Leif-Persson Viberud (SWE) 3. Udo Kahl (D) M60: 1. Stuart Hardy (ENG) 2. Gerard Sidoun (FRA) 3. Alan Hathway (ENG) W65: 1. Ingrid Keuntje (D) M65: 1. Terry Norman (ENG) 2. Phillip Guy (Wal) 3. Bernd Götsch (D) M70: 1. Hans Peter Rihm (D) 2. Klaus Wegner (D) 3. Tony Schnell (D) 9 10 EUROPEAN MASTERS Tournament Results M70+ 1. Desmond Sacco / South Africa 2. Tony Schnell / Germany 3. Harry Brinkmeier / Germany M65+ 1. Terence Norman / England 2. Claudio Hassler / Switzerland 3. Harvey Richard Kember / England M60+ 1. Stuart Hardy / England 2. Peter Karlsson / Sweden 3. Erik Kooijman / Netherlands M55+ 1. Sergio Orduna / Switzerland 2. René Schyns / Belgium 3. Chris Owen / Wales W45+/50+ 1. Sylvie Lacoste / France 2. Doris Lewalski / Germany 3. Alicja Kulp / England M50+ 1. Jonas Ulvsback / Sweden 2. Giorgio Sorio / Switzerland 3. Luca Cabassi / Italy M45+ 1. Fredrik Johnson / Sweden 2. Alessandro Marcolini / Italy 3. Daniel Werner Oeschger / Switzerland W35+/40+ 1. Karin Thiel / Netherlands 2. Bea de Dreu-Spitse / Netherlands 3. Stefanie Leiber / Germany M40+ 1. Gilberto De Oliveira / Germany 2. Alex Kramer / Netherlands 3. Isaac Aroyo / Italy M35+ 1. Dave De Beule / Belgium 2. Filippo Madella / Italy 3. Paul David Johnson / England Dutch Masters Open The first Dutch Open Masters amount of the players went for a edition organized by the squash drink in the centre of Amsterdam. federation was a great success. With 86 players from around 20 The day after the final matches different countries we created a were played and so the tourna- solid base to grow in the coming ment ended with some exiting fi- years. One of the highlights of this nals. We are looking forward to the edition was the nightly boat tour next edition and hope to welcome through the canals of Amsterdam. you all next year! At the end of this trip a large EUROPEAN MASTERS Ranking Is a Challenge European Masters, Malmo, Aug 27-30 It is with great regret that the already do the WSF and ESF Masters Rankings have not been Junior Rankings. 27-30 August, Malmo, Sweden. issued as promised. We have been We are mindful that the success The biennel EMIC returns to the Masters in constant communication with and enjoyment of the ESF Masters calendar in 2015, with the fourth champion- Visual Reality the computer firm circuit is very dependant on these ships being held in the squash capital of dealing with these rankings for rankings and we are hopeful that Sweden, Malmo. The beautiful city follows in over a year but we still await the they will be delivered shortly. the footsteps of Krefeld, Porto and Prague in final details. You might ask why we Last info after the deadline - hosting the event. Considering how success- continued with this company but it RANKINGS NOW AVAILABLE !! ful the 2013 event was in the Czech capital, seems logical to use them as they Malmo will have to work hard to create the same buzz, but we are confident they will, with all the knowledge and experience they have of holding successful squash events. Just to remind you, Prague had nearly 500 players across all age groups, plus a glass court and live streaming on the Internet. With the ESF Masters Circuit into its second year, we are hoping that these numbers can be the same or maybe even more! Why not spend a long weekend in Malmo playing some squash, enjoying Swedish hospitailty, catching up with some old friends or making some new ones? For further details contact Thomas Troedsson at [email protected] European Masters Games , Nice, Oct 1-9 As a sporting event of international dimension, the European Masters Games have developed a concept that fulfills the ambition of Nice: a European sports capital and World Masters 2016 The WSF Masters Championships I have been appointed WSF Techni- in 2016 have been awarded to cal Delegate for this event and South Africa (RSA) and is planned will be carrying out an inspection to take place in Johannesburg in visit in mid February this year and August of that year. South Africa following this much more informa- have a tremendous record in com- tion will be available - watch this peting in, and organizing, world space…. masters events and we are sure Martin Wren that this event will be both popular and very well organized. an exemplary city when it comes to setting up innovative strategies for seniors. Being the player of your own physical condition lifelong is an important message that I want to share with all, and this is why I was keen to position Nice as host city of this competition to turn it into a major event in France in October 2015. A showcase of health through sport. Nice picked 27 sports, which will be practiced on 40 venues. Those sports match the city’s potential, culture and the profile of Masters Games’ participants over the years. More details you can find on the website www.emg-nice2015.fr 11 2015 EVENTS 27 FEB-01 MAR SPANISH OPEN MASTERS, VALENCIA, SPAIN 10-12 APR CZECH OPEN MASTERS, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 15-17 MAY HUNGARIAN MASTERS OPEN, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 26-28 JUN GERMAN OPEN MASTERS, KREFELD, GERMANY 27-30 AUG EUROPEAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, MALMO, SWEDEN 11-13 SEP ITALIAN OPEN MASTERS RICCIONE, ITALY 1-9 OCT EUROPEAN MASTERS GAMES, NICE, FRANCE 23-25 OCT POLISH OPEN MASTERS, POLAND 27-29 NOV DUTCH OPEN MASTERS, NETHERLANDS Special Edition EUROPEAN MASTERS CIRCUIT 2014-15