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 Masters Prague,

15-17 May Hungarian Masters Open Budapest, Hungary

26-28 Jun Masters Krefeld,

27-30 Aug European Masters Championship CONTENT Malmo , 11-13 Sep Italian open Masters Italian Riccione Open .... 08 Riccione, Italy

1-9 Oct Krefeld International .... 09 European Masters Games Nice,

23-25 Oct Dutch Open ...... 10 Polish Open Masters

Ranking Is a Challenge .... 11 27-29 Nov Dutch Open Masters 2016 ...... 11 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 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:

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: 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. Kulp Alicja presence of European Squash ment. 2. el Ghanam Petra Federation Masters Sub- Commit- 3. Adamkova Romana tee- the director Jackie Robinson and committee members-Martin Wren and Colin White. 8 EUROPEAN MASTERS

Italian Open Tournament W45 The inaugural Italian Open Masters 1 - Felicitas Dohring (Germania) event which was held in Riccione Results 2 - Storte Becker (Germania) 12-14 September was a great 3 - Wolff Cornelia (Germania) success. Overall there were 128 M35 competitors from all over the world including America, England, France 1 - Renan Lavigne (Francia) M50 and Germany. The event attracted 2 - Andrea Torricini (Italia) many top Masters players the most 1 - Jonas Ulfsback (Svezia) 3 - Paul David Johnson (Galles) noteable of which was the ex World 2 - Mark Hildred (Inghilterra) Top 20 player Renan Lavigne (France) 3 - Giorgio Sorio (Svizzera) who won the Over 35 competition. W35 The Over 50 category was 1 - Melanie Kreisel (Germania) particularly popular with a full draw M55 of 32 players. The M50+ tournament 2 - Stefanie Leiber (Germania) 1 - Sergio Orduna (Svizzera) was won by the Swedishman Jonas 3 - Cristina Di Sacco (Italia) Ulfsback in a spectacular final against 2 - Renè Schyns (Belgio) the englishman Mark Hildred. 3 - Klaus Wetzstein (Germania) Riccione lends itself well to hosting M40 International events due to it’s 1 - Lorenzo Conti (Italia) coastal location and booming tourist M60 2 - Dan Jansa (Rep. Ceca) Industry. Having events in Riccione 1 - Sergio D’Arrigo (Spagna) always creates a friendly / holiday 3 - Andrea Guatelli (Italia) atmosphere for the competitors and 2 - Udo Dackwieler (Germania) this years Italian Open Masters was 3 - Cosimo Iacopetta (Italia) no exception with us recieving good M45 feedback from the players. We look 1 - Alessandro Marcolini (Italia) forward to the Italian Masters being M65 2 - Guillarme Lahourchade (Belgio) a regular event in the ESF masters 1 - David Michael Adams (Inghilterra) calendar. We hope you have enjoyed 3 - Pierluigi Morelli (Italia) the tournament here in Riccione, and 2 - Claudio Hassler (Svizzera) hope to see alla of you again next 3 - Alex Sinclair (Scozia) year! EUROPEAN MASTERS 9

17. Int. German Masters Tournament Results The 17th German Masters was held in Of course no event in Germany, W35: Krefeld with 166 participants from 14 especially Krefeld is complete without 1. Alison Goy (ENG) nations , a new record for the event the.....”wait for it” “LEGENDARY” players 2. Sabrina Gerhards (D) and making it the biggest of the ESF party which lasted until 05:00 in the 3. Michaela Schneider-Niefer (D) Masters Circuit so far!!! morning, you also wonder how the M35: club and players were able to be ready 1. Stefan Leifels (D) A great Squash event was held, with for the play only a few hours later. 2. Robert Stelzl (D) a lot of great matches held over the 3 3. Jaroslaw Terlecki (PL) days in every age group. The results In summary, a very successful event meant that the titles were divided was held, but no event can have that W40: between 6 countries: success without a lot of hard work and 1. Melanie Kreisel (D) 12 x Gold to Germany planning by the organisers, who did a 2. Iris Stockbauer (D) 3 x Gold to England great job and everybody left happy. 3. Denisa Linhartova (CZ) 1 x Gold to Belgium, 1 x France, Hopefully even the ones that partied M40: 1. Gilberto de Oliveira (D) 1 x until 05:00 :-) 2. Ralf Ibele (D) 1 x Sweden 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) 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 Dutch Masters Open 3. Erik Kooijman / Netherlands The first Dutch Open Masters amount of the players went for a M55+ edition organized by the squash drink in the centre of Amsterdam. 1. Sergio Orduna / Switzerland federation was a great success. 2. René Schyns / Belgium 3. Chris Owen / Wales With 86 players from around 20 The day after the final matches different countries we created a were played and so the tourna- W45+/50+ solid base to grow in the coming ment ended with some exiting fi- 1. Sylvie Lacoste / France 2. Doris Lewalski / Germany years. One of the highlights of this nals. We are looking forward to the 3. Alicja Kulp / England edition was the nightly boat tour next edition and hope to welcome through the canals of Amsterdam. you all next year! M50+ 1. Jonas Ulvsback / Sweden At the end of this trip a large 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 EUROPEAN MASTERS 11

European Masters, Ranking Is a Challenge 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 mak- ing 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 dimen- sion, the European Masters Games have developed a concept that fulfills the ambi- tion of Nice: a European sports capital and an exemplary city when it comes to setting up innovative strategies for seniors. Being World Masters 2016 the player of your own physical condition lifelong is an important message that I want The WSF Masters Championships I have been appointed WSF Techni- to share with all, and this is why I was keen in 2016 have been awarded to cal Delegate for this event and to position Nice as host city of this competi- South Africa (RSA) and is planned will be carrying out an inspection tion to turn it into a major event in France in to take place in Johannesburg in visit in mid February this year and October 2015. A showcase of health through August of that year. South Africa following this much more informa- sport. Nice picked 27 sports, which will be have a tremendous record in com- tion will be available - watch this practiced on 40 venues. Those sports match peting in, and organizing, world space…. the city’s potential, culture and the profile of masters events and we are sure Martin Wren Masters Games’ participants over the years. that this event will be both popular More details you can find on the website and very well organized. www.emg-nice2015.fr 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

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