Special Edition EUROPEAN MASTERS CIRCUIT 2014-15 SQUASH MASTERS Colin White VAPIANO BUDAPEST 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 CONTENT some of your “old” squash friends to get back into the sport? Motivate them to play again with the idea to travel to Introduction .................... 04 some great cities in Europe, to enjoy some great squash, but the chance to see old friends and make new ones! Masters News .................. 04 SQUASH Czech Masters Open ....... 05 MASTERS MASTERS CIRCUIT NEWSLETTER Budapest Vapiano ........... 06 EDITORIAL STAFF Colin White Pavel Sladecek Polish Open Cracow ......... 07 EUROPEAN MASTERS 3 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 27-30 Aug European Masters Championship CONTENT Malmo , Sweden 11-13 Sep Italian open Masters Italian Riccione Open .... 08 Riccione, Italy 1-9 Oct Krefeld International .... 09 European Masters Games Nice, France 23-25 Oct Dutch Open .................... 10 Polish Open Masters Poland Ranking Is a Challenge .... 11 27-29 Nov Dutch Open Masters World Masters 2016 ....... 11 Netherlands 4 EUROPEAN MASTERS Zena Woolridge Good news ESF President I’d like to thank the ESF Masters’ Peter Köck on the Committee for their hard work in road to recovery 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 ESF are pleased to be able Nice, France in October. Who suggested to report that Peter Köck, masters players need rest! long standing member of the Championships Committee and Thank you to all those players who have a member of the more recently supported the European Masters events formed Masters Committee, this year, . and please encourage has made some good progress your friends to enter some of next year’s after suffering two strokes events. during the summer. These left The potential of developing a Peter in a critical condition but European competition programme Wouldn’t it be great if we could the latest news is that he is out for masters has been discussed for eventually grow the Masters Circuit to of intensive care and now being a few years, and the success of this something like the European Junior cared for by a health centre year’s inaugural European Masters’ Circuit with its 28 tournaments in 27 where he continues to make Circuit shows there’s a huge appetite different nations/cities ? Why not ? progress. We know the whole amongst masters for more high quality squash community will wish competition, with a social buzz, in Best wishes, Peter all the best during this attractive European cities. Zena recovery period. Jackie Robinson, Masters Sub-Committee Director The recently formed ESF Masters Prague (April), Budapest (May) system has not yet fully been committee met for the first time Riccione (Sept) Krefeld (Oct) Krackow established but we are assured by in Prague during the EMIC. It was (Oct) and we look forward to the the ESF main Board that this will agreed to set up a Masters circuit Dutch event at the end of November. happen in 2015. Next year will be in 2014 with six events. They also All events were well supported, and a busy time for ESF Masters, with 6 acknowledged that a ESF Masters much enjoyed by all. Our sincere or more Circuit events, the EMIC in Ranking system was urgently thanks to all the event organizers Malmo at the end of August and the needed. We were delighted that and sponcers. Sadly we have to European Masters games in Nice in events took place In report that the hoped for Ranking early October. EUROPEAN MASTERS 5 Czech Masters Open 2014 Tournament Results M35+ At the beginning of 2014 year started There was opened 10 categories with 1. Vit Barnas [3/4] ESF Masters Tour and first tournament the largest group of men 50+. As 2. Ales Knotek [2] was Czech Masters Open in Prague, regards the results the podium in two 3. Vlastimil Kozak [1] Czech Republic. This tournament was youngest categories of men 35+ and M40+ held first time as an international event 40+ was occupied exclusively by do- 1. Petr Vesely [1] in 2012 and was entered by hundred mestic players. In other groups medals 2. Jan Dansa [2] of players from all over Europe. The were shared among to players also 3. Lubos Walter [3/4] following year tournament was not from other countries. organised as there was European Mas- W40+ ters Championships 2013 in Prague. You can find more details about the 1. Iris Stockbauer [1] 2. Denisa Linhartova [2] The first official event of new European tournament on the website 3. Nina Janisch [3/4] Masters Tour with less than 80 players http://www.cz-squash.net/Pages/ successfully launched a new project in czmo2014/draw_en.aspx M45+ April. Not mentioned domestic players 1. Lahourcade Guillaume [3/4] the largest group came from Germany 2. Istvan Bottyan [3/4] numbering 20 players. 3. Peter Balint Nagy W45+ 1. Elanit Alayof [1] There is full photogalery on 2. Doris Lewalski [2] https://www.flickr.com/photos/squashacademy/collections/72157643424429725 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] 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 Vapiano Budapest Masters 3. Füzy Lenka: Czech Rep The 2nd stop on the new ESF piano restaurant on Fashion Street Masters Circuit, was the Vapiano in downtown Budapest. sponsored, Budapest Masters at Mens’s +40 Griff Squash Club in Budapest. 85 Friday: Free Night Bus Tour around 1. Oliveira Gilberto: Germany Budapest, with a Welcome Drink 2. Lőrinczi Attila: Hungary players from 15 different nations 3. Vaclav Uhlir: Czech Rep took part, with 7 nations taking and Live Music at the Caledonia home titles, in the 3 day squash Scottish Pub. event, which also included: Women’s +45 We were very proud to orgaise the 1. Lacoste Sylvie: France 1st Vapiano Budapest Masters, and 2. Adamkova Romana: Czech Rep Thursday: Meet and Greet-Live we are already planning for a big- 3. Becker Störte: Germany coverage of British Open ger, better event in May 15-17. Mens’s +45 Saturday: Welcome Drink, snacks So please join us at the 2nd Va- 1. Marcolini Alessandro: Italy and Live Music at the flgship Va piano HUNGARIAN Masters 2015. 2. Štěpán Marko: Czech Rep 3. James Hyatt: England 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 EUROPEAN MASTERS 7 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 M55+ 1. Frietsch Günter Polish Masters Cracow 2. Blöink Hans Jürgen 3. Owen Chris Polish Masters Squash Open which We had social events each night, took place October 23-25th in with lots of players attending, es- M65+ Cracow this was the next stop on pecially at the last one, closing par- 1. Valentim Fernando the ESF Masters Circuit. It was the ty in “Baroque Restauratnt&Coctail 2. Robinson Eric first time for event of this kind to Bar”. 3. Adams David be organized in Poland. Whole event concluded with clos- ing ceremony, on which prizes and WOMEN We are very happy and proud medals for the top players were to announce that Polish Masters awarded personally by the Masters W35+ Squash Open was a successes and Sub- Committee, President of 1. Witkowska Dominika the players enjoyed it greatly. We Polish Squash Federation, Tomasz 2. Leiber Stefanie had 77 players from 15 countries Banasiak and Tournament Director, 3. Kulp Alicja playing in 8 events with 6 men and Maciej Maciantowicz. A special 2 woman categories. The Tourna- thanks must go to Colin White who W45+ ment was graced with special helped so much over the tourna- 1.