Triple Crown Q Open ♦ Mackay ♦ Cairns Q Squash News

ZAC ALEXANDER WINS TRIPLE CROWN Q OPEN ♦ MACKAY ♦ CAIRNS Q SQUASH NEWS

Monte Carlo Classic EDITORIAL Hollie Naughton v Rachael Grinham Merry Christmas to all the readers of Queensland Squash News.

I hope you have a safe and relaxing time over Xmas. Enjoy yourself catching up with family and friends.

Congratulations to Zac Alexander for winning the Queensland Triple Crown. some of the best players around. Alexander won the Queensland Open at Nerang, the Mackay Open and the The Women’s Open featured two of the Cairns International over 3 consecutive best players in the World - Top 20 I weekends. might add!

What a year it has been Queensland’s England’s W#18 Jenny Duncalf and our #1 player. Besides working full time for very own W#19 Rachael Grinham Squash Australia, Alexander has reached the final and entertained the managed to win 8 PSA titles! crowd for 41 minutes.

The Brisbane Open was a huge success Thank you to our wonderful at the Redcliffe PCYC. photographer Toni van der Kreek for covering the Pan Pacific Masters Thanks to the fantastic support of the Games and the Brisbane Open. Moreton Bay Regional Council and other sponsors the event was upgraded Kim Schramm to a PSA Closed Satellite and attracted [email protected]

Brisbane based Squash Photographers Toni van der Kreek and John Lockton have kindly agreed for their squash images to be used in this publication. www.facebook.com/TKreekPhotography www.facebook.com/johnlocktonphotography

www.facebook.com/johnrevel.locktonfamily OUR PSA PLAYERS

Zac Alexander won the Cairns International and was runner up in the Brisbane Open (PSA Closed Satellite) during November. Alexander completed the “Triple Crown” winning the three PSA events held in Queensland held over 3 consecutive weekends: the Queensland Open, the Mackay Open and the Cairns International.

Thomas Calvert has been very consistent of late. Calvert has reached the Quarter Finals at his last 4 events. Calvert just needs a breakthrough win to reach a semi final and his confidence and ranking will soar.

Rachael Grinham finished runner up in the Brisbane Open final but bombed out in the 1st Round of the PSA W25 Monte Carlo Classic to Canadian qualifier Hollie Naughton 11-8, 4-11, 11-13, 1-11 (36m).

Matt Hopkin reached the semi finals of the Brisbane Open (PSA Closed Satellite). Hopkin returned to the World Top 100 and is now 6 places off his career best ranking.

Solayman Nowrozi hasn’t had much luck recently. Despite reaching the Quarter Finals at his last two events the 19 year old has had to face the might of Zac Alexander on both occasions. At the Mackay Open Nowrozi lost in 20 minutes 4-11, 4-11, 3-11 but in Cairns he lost in 31 minutes 4-11, 9-11, 5-11.

Jessica Turnbull reached the semi finals of the Cairns International. Turnbull lost to eventual runner up and Queensland Open finalist Milnay Louw 5-11, 8-11, 9-11 (29m). Turnbull achieved a new career high of 73 as at 1st December 2016.

Matthew Hopkin returned to the World Top 100 Solayman Nowrozi achieved a new HWR Joel Luca achieved a new HWR Jessica Turnbull achieved a new HWR PSA WORLD RANKings as at 1 DECEMBER 2016 TM LM PLAYER HWR TM LM PLAYER HWR 73 64 Zac Alexander 36 26 19 Rachael Grinham 1 95 101 Matthew Hopkin 89 64 66 Lisa Camilleri 28 179 179 Thomas Calvert 179 73 83 Jessica Turnbull 73 203 208 Solayman Nowrozi 203 101 100 Samantha Foyle 73 230 240 Joel Luca 230 108 105 Lakeesha Rarere 75 245 250 Courtney West 218 128 125 Samantha Calvert 111 404 407 Lachlan Coxsedge 398 163 152 Taylor Jones 151 413 404 TJ French 255 414 348 Alex Eustace 238 446 377 Ben Courtice 333 453 405 Nicholas Calvert 360 Q SQUASH NEWS PSA M5 CAIRNS INTERNATIONAL Zac Alexander won his 8th PSA title for the year when he took out the inaugural Cairns International. CAIRNS Alexander beat fellow Queenslander and local SQUASH hero Steve Finitsis in INTERNATIONAL four.

Alexander has now won 16 consecutive matches.

Final [1] Zac Alexander (AUS) def [Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7 (60m) Semi Finals [1] Zac Alexander (AUS) def [4] Ben Grindrod (NZL) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (27m) [Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) def [3] Rui Soares (POR) 10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8 (81m) Quarter Finals [1] Zac Alexander (AUS) def [8] Solayman Nowrozi (AUS) 11-4, 11-9, 11-5 (31m) [4] Ben Grindrod (NZL) def [6] David Clegg (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (21m) [3] Rui Soares (POR) def [7] Thomas Calvert (AUS) 7-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-6 (54m) [Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) def [2] Patrick Rooney (ENG) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6 (50m) Round 1 [1] Zac Alexander (AUS) def Courtney West (AUS) 12-10, 11-4, 11-1 (27m) [8] Solayman Nowrozi (AUS) def [Q] Graham Miao (HKG) 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 (50m) [6] David Clegg (AUS) def [Q] Shahzad Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-5, 12-14, 11-6 (31m) [4] Ben Grindrod (NZL) def [WC] Darcy Evans (AUS) 11-6, 11-1, 7-11, 11-5 (39m) [3] Rui Soares (POR) def Rohan Toole (AUS) 13-11, 11-6, 11-3 (21m) [7] Thomas Calvert (AUS) def [Q] Zac Millar (NZL) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (27m) [Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) def [5] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 12-14, 11-9 (88m) [2] Patrick Rooney (ENG) def Joel Luca (AUS) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (20m) Q SQUASH NEWS PSA W5 CAIRNS INTERNATIONAL

Kiwi Amanda Landers-Murphy made it a clean sweep of Queensland PSA titles when she beat South African Milnay CAIRNS Louw in the final of the Cairns SQUASH International. INTERNATIONAL Landers-Murphy also beat Louw in the Queensland Open final last month.

Final [3] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) def [5] Milnay Louw (RSA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (34m) Semi Finals [3] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) def [1] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (34m) [5] Milnay Louw (RSA) def [4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 (29m) Quarter Finals [1] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) def [6] Stephanie Wighton (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 12-10 (35m) [3] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) def [7] Samantha Foyle (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 13-15, 11-7 (36m) [4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) def Selena Shaikh (AUS) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (20m) [5] Milnay Louw (RSA) def [2] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 9-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-8 (31m) Round 1 [1] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) def [Q] Courtney Mather (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (18m) [6] Stephanie Wighton (AUS) def Taylor Jones (AUS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (20m) [7] Samantha Foyle (AUS) def [Q] Aleisha Greenwood (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2 (19m) [3] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) def Jemyca Aribado (PHI) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 (30m) [4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) def [Q] Katie Smith (ENG) 11-4, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4 (24m) Selena Shaikh (AUS) def [8] Samantha Calvert (AUS) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (31m) [5] Milnay Louw (RSA) def Taylor Flavell (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (28m) [2] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) def [Q] Olga O'Neill (AUS) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (13m) Q SQUASH NEWS Pan Pacific Masters Games

The Pan Pacific Masters Games were held on the Gold Coast from 5-13 November.

The squash section of the Games was conducted at Nerang Squash Centre.

12 events were decided by 43 players in the individual competition.

A doubles and team competition was also held. There were 5 teams competing in doubles and 4 teams competing in the teams event.

GOLD: Bruce Morgan and Michelle Waugh 120 points - Undefeated SILVER: Adam Walton and Trevor Coulter 106 points BRONZE: Andrei Shinkarenko and Kim Bradney 87 points

GOLD: Lions 20 games won 1 Blake Babbage, 2 Gary Gibbs, 3 Maree Froom SILVER: Panthers 18 games won 1 Sharen Curtis, 2 Martin Christiansen, 3 Michelle Waugh BRONZE: Tigers 16 games won 1 Shane De Waard, 2 Ed Moloney, 3 Trevor Coulter

Age Group Gold Silver Bronze W30-34 Colleen Katene W35-39 Morwenna Maui Bobbi Lochtenberg W45-49 Kylee Hammett Tracey-Lee Hall Sharen Curtis W50-54 Alison Butler Maree Froome Claire Burke W55-59 Kim Bradney Jackie Bannon Olwen Luck M40-44 Adam Walton David Wigley Steven Cane M45-49 Tim Bateman John Sambrook Darren Wilcock M50-54 Nick Van Der Kreek Bruce Morgan Larry Rauschenbach M55-59 Greg Needham Brian Froome Trevor Niebling M60-64 Div 1 Roy Ollier Trevor Harvey Chris Kogler M60-64 Div 2 Barry Werth Andrei Shinkarenko Keith Contessa M65+ Hugh Colburn Gary Teis Robert Veitz

Q SQUASH NEWS The Backyard Birdies Story

By Lisa Camilleri

Since the age of 16, I have dedicated every part of my life to squash. It’s a hard commitment because you’re not just dedicated for a day, a week or a year.

It’s a commitment for a 1/5 of your life. For a period of time where your body can withstand high performance elite training and competition.

It’s a decision where you have to leave your family and move to were the training and competition takes you. truth. If your open-minded, I believe your sporting career is the best apprenticeship It’s a decision where you now need to you can experience. have the determination and the will to eat, live and breath your sport. You learn life skills, you meet and see so many different cultures and people By doing this you can give yourself the around the world. best chance of becoming the best athlete you can possibly be. You also learn how to fend for yourself, you learn resilience, you learn how to be During these competitive years you organised and you learn how to set encounter a lot of your family, friends and goals. outsiders saying, “you don’t have an education, and you wont have anything For me I have always dreamed of being to fall back on once your squash career an entrepreneur. The thought of working is over”. for myself and running my own business is the ultimate! Well I can say that this is so far from the During 2015 I worked for Squash Australia as the High Performance Administrator/Go to person. And in this role one of my tasks was to source green and gold uniforms for the Women’s World Team Championships.

I quickly learnt that finding good quality, comfortable, stylish outfits in team colours was not easy. Q SQUASH NEWS The Backyard Birdies Story

Marcus and I at one of our manufacturer’s factories. There was not a lot of variety and not a lot of stylish outfits out there to choose from. Marcus and Manny having fun!

This is where I discovered there was a myself and my partner Marcus. I’ve had Niche market and from there ‘Backyard many people ask me where did the name Birdies’ was created. "Backyard Birdies" come from?!

Backyard Birdies is owned and run by Well, Marcus and I love the outdoors. With our love of the outdoors, nature, and a connection wildlife we have several little visitors that visit our backyard every day to hang out.

We have a family of Magpies - Manny, Mumma and Baby, 3 Butcher birds - Pepe, Kooee and P.J. and finally, Trevor the Kookaburra. This is how the name "Backyard Birdies" was started.

I will always be grateful to squash for the life skills it has given me, and I hope in some small way, Backyard Birdies encourages other athletes to take risks, to try new things, to redefine … And to not let anyone persuade you from your Pepe in the office helping me dreams. with designing sports apparel. BRISBANE CITY NEWS BRISBANE OPEN SQUASH TOURNAMENT CLOSED SATELLITE

The Scarborough Squash Club, based at Redcliffe PCYC, hosted the 2016 Brisbane Squash Open from 11-13 November.

The Club would like to extend a huge and heartfelt thank you to all the sponsors, players and volunteers who supported the tournament.

The tournament was a huge success on many levels. The participation numbers increased by 33% from last year with a mix of male and female juniors to masters. Our own club was well represented in all divisions and the tournament included players from all over Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Gladstone, Mackay, and as far as New Zealand and England.

The Men's Open Winner was Australian Josh Larkin, currently ranked 88 in the world, and the Women's Open Champion was Jenny Duncalf from England, currently ranked 18 in the world. Jenny had some wonderful positive things to say about Redcliffe and Brisbane in her speech.

It was fantastic to have so many people traveling to Redcliffe for the tournament and to hear positive feedback about the weekend and the location. The Club is already looking forward to next year and have some plans in place to make it bigger and better and we look forward to partnering with our fantastic sponsors again. BRISBANE OPEN THANK YOU

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MBRC Councillor James Houghton and Federal Member for Petrie Luke Howarth were on hand to make presentations to the finalists.

BRISBANE OPEN GRADED WINNERS

Men's Premier: [4] Cale Williams def [1] Andrew Pringle 9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-4 Division 1: [2] David Turner def [1] Tim Bateman 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4 Division 2: [2] Cameron Darton def [1] Rob van der Kreek 11-8, 11-9, 11-3 Division 3: [2] Andrew Whitaker def [1] Scott Burge 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 Division 4: [1] Melissa Knight def Ethan Sambrook 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9 CONGRATULATIONS BRISBANE CITY NEWS BRISBANE OPEN SQUASH TOURNAMENT CLOSED SATELLITE The 2016 Brisbane Open boasted a quality field worthy of a higher PSA classification. The Men’s Draw featured 3 of the 4 semi finalists from the Queensland Open.

The top 4 seeds fought out the semi finals with Zac Alexander and Josh Larkin qualifying for the final. The pair last met at the Queensland Open where Alexander prevailed 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7 in 56 minutes.

In their first three encounters Alexander was too strong winning on each occasion in straight. At the Q Open Larkin stretched the match to 4 games. It has taken 5 matches but Larkin has finally broken through and recorded his first victory over Alexander in four.

Alexander began strongly winning the first but from there on Larkin dominated the 50 minute match winning the next 3 games fairly comfortably.

Final [2] Josh Larkin def [1] Zac Alexander 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (50m) Semi Finals [1] Zac Alexander def [3] Matthew Hopkin 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (30m) [2] Josh Larkin def [4] Rhys Dowling 11-6, 11-1, 11-6 (30m) Quarter Finals [1] Zac Alexander def [8] Alex Eustace 11-1, 11-2, 11-2 (20m) [3] Matthew Hopkin def [6] Solayman Nowrozi 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 (40m) [4] Rhys Dowling def [7] Brad Freeme 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 (75m) [2] Josh Larkin def [5] Tom Calvert 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (35m) Round 1 [1] Zac Alexander def Thomas Bamford 11-9, 12-10, 11-2 (30m) [8] Alex Eustace def Joseph White 11-6, 11-3, 10-12, 8-11, 11-4 (70m) [6] Solayman Nowrozi def Lachlan Coxsedge 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (35m) [3] Matthew Hopkin def Bradley Gallivan 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 (20m) [4] Rhys Dowling def Courtney West 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 (30m) [7] Brad Freeme def Jon van der Kreek 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (20m) [5] Tom Calvert def Nathan Turnbull 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (35m) [2] Josh Larkin def Jason van der Walt 11-3, 11-0, 11-1 (15m) BRISBANE CITY NEWS BRISBANE OPEN SQUASH TOURNAMENT CLOSED SATELLITE

The Women’s event featured a former W#1 (Rachael Grinham) and W#2 (Jenny Duncalf) plus Tamika Saxby who has won 5 PSA titles on the domestic circuit this year.

As expected Grinham and Duncalf won their way through to the final without dropping a game. Grinham took care of Saxby in three whilst Duncalf knocked out local hopeful Samantha Foyle.

In the final W#18 Duncalf won a tight opening game before W#19 Grinham bounced back and won the 2nd by a similar margin - just two points!

Unfortunately, for Grinham, Duncalf wasn’t phased by the toughness of the first two games. She put the foot down and ran out a strong winner 11-5, 11-5 to win the clash in 41 minutes.

Juniors Courtney Mather and Mackenzie Sleep performed well above expectation. Both girls upset seeded opposition to reach the Quarter Finals.

The Top 4 seeded players fought out the semi finals in both the Men’s and Women’s Open.

Final [1] Jenny Duncalf def [2] Rachael Grinham 12-10, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 (41m) Semi Finals [1] Jenny Duncalf def [4] Samantha Foyle 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 (30m) [2] Rachael Grinham def [3] Tamika Saxby 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (33m) Quarter Finals [1] Jenny Duncalf def [5] Katie Smith 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (20m) [4] Samantha Foyle def [7] Heather Pilley 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (30m) [3] Tamika Saxby def Courtney Mather 7-11, 11-0, 11-0, 11-3 (20m) [2] Rachael Grinham def Mackenzie Sleep 11-3, 11-6, 11-4 (20m) Round 1 [7] Heather Pilley def Kay Kendall 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (30m) Courtney Mather def [8] Jaymee Haylock 7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (20m) Mackenzie Sleep def [6] Hannah Shipley 11-4, 13-15, 11-1, 11-5 (25m) BRISBANE OPEN TKreek Photography SQUASH TOURNAMENT SQUASH JUNIOR RANKINGS DECEMBER 2016

U11 Boys U13 Boys U15 Boys U17 Boys 1 Zane Wolpers Ben Murray Wesley Dyer David Turner 2 Jack Hansen Matt Brazier Ethan Stephenson Brody DiBella 3 Tyrone Ale Lachlan Erba Lachlan Michel Cameron Darton 4 Michael Lawrence Tom Climpson Declan Cashman Robert van der Kreek 5 Nickolai Wolpers Rohan Siddens Joshua Penfold Bradley Martin 6 Ryder Simpson Scott Lynch B J MacDonald Sebastian Johnson 7 Jaxon Hughes Aaron Bryant Jordan DiBella Zachary Houston 8 Quinn Douglas Charlie Jackson Sean Julius Wright Jack Simons 9 Luke Eyles Nathan Laver 10 Lachlan Woodforth Jake Webb

U19 Boys U11 Girls U13 Girls U15 Girls 1 Jon van der Kreek Kayce Hoani Vincent Ashlyn Barclay Hayley Hankinson 2 Nicholas Calvert Tara Davies Madison Lyon Jayna Gill 3 Lachlan Coxsedge Sarah Brazier Charlotte Stephenson Katie Davies 4 Caleb Johnson Olivia McDermott Kiara Stubley Ella Burge 5 Corey Sergeant Shona Coxsedge Lauren Luck 6 Connor McNeill Charlotte Erba Kaci Newman 7 Joel Arscott Shantelle Ale Ariel Lyon 8 Riley Steffan Amy Condon Kurstyn Mather 9 Sean Motti Molly Hansen Gemma Brownsey 10 Casey Vollmer Mistie Underwood Grace Brownsey

U17 Girls U19 Girls U21 Girls 1 Courtney Mather Skye Turner Brenda Lee Mather 2 Taylor Jones Summer Palmer 3 Mackenzie Sleep Tegan Scobie 4 Kirby Gill Jessica Green 5 Zoe Lockton Zoe Aust 6 Karissa Barclay Caitlin Purcell 7 Danielle Hankinson 8 Chloe Thompson 9 Lauren Stieler 10 Kiarra Hedge SQUASH 2017 CALENDAR

JAN 28-29 Hervey Bay: Masters Mixed Graded Teams - Timed FEB 12 Laidley: Laidley Junior (AJST Bronze) FEB 18 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Tournament (AJST Bronze) FEB 18-19 Cairns: Cairns Junior (AJST Bronze) FEB 18-19 Southport: Masters Mixed Graded Individual - Timed FEB 25 Scottvale: Rockhampton Junior Open (AJST Bronze) MAR 11-12 Moura: Moura Junior Open (AJST Bronze) MAR 11-12 Stafford: Masters Presidents Verses Patrons Mixed Graded Teams - Par 15 MAR 12 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Qualifier (AJST Bronze) MAR 12 Toowoomba: Toowoomba Junior (AJST Bronze) MAR 18-19 Townsville: Townsville Junior (AJST Bronze) MAR 24-26 Townsville: Australian Closed Championships (AST) MAR 24-26 Townsville: National Graded Championships (A C & E Grades) APR 1 Scottvale: Timed Teams Tournament APR 1-2 Alex Hills: Masters Mixed Graded Individual - Par 15 APR 23 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Qualifier (AJST Bronze) APR 29 Scottvale: Central Region Junior Championships (AJST Silver) APR 29-30 Mackay LC: Mackay Junior (AJST Silver) APR 29-30 Carseldlne: QMSA State Titles - Best of 5 - Traditional AGED MAY 7 Ipswich PCYC: Ipswich PCYC (AJST Silver) MAY 13-14 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Open (AJST Silver) MAY 20-21 Gympie: Masters Mixed Graded Teams - Timed MAY 25-29 Scottvale: Queensland Schools Championships (AJST Bronze) JUN 3 Gladstone: Gladstone Junior Timed (AJST Bronze) JUN 4 Labrador: Labrador Junior Open (AJST Bronze) JUN 10 Gladstone: Gladstone Masters JUN 10-11 Acacia Ridge: Masters Mixed Graded Individual - Best of 5 to 9 JUN 24-25 Gladstone: Mixed Graded Individual - Par 15 SQUASH 2017 CALENDAR

JUN 25-28 Venue TBC: Queensland Junior Championships (Individuals) (AJST Gold) JUN 30-2 Venue TBC: Queensland Junior Championships (Teams) JUL 15-16 Nerang: Masters Mixed Graded Individual - Best of 5 JUL 16 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Tournament (AJST Bronze) JUL 29 Daisy Hill: Masters Doubles Day AUG 6 Palm Beach: Palm Beach Junior Open (AJST Bronze) AUG 6 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Tournament (AJST Bronze) AUG 12-13 Maroochydore: Masters Mixed Graded Individual - Best of 5 to 9 AUG 19-20 Scottvale: Rockhampton Open AUG 27 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior Doubles Open SEP 16 Scottvale: Timed Teams Tournament OCT 7-8 Wavell: Masters Mixed Graded Individual - Best of 5 Par 15 OCT 19-22 Venue TBC: Queensland Open (AST M5/W5) OCT 22 Warwick: Warwick Junior (AJST Bronze) OCT 26-29 Mackay LC: Mackay Open (AST M5/W5) OCT 29 Brisbane: Brisbane Junior 2018 Qualifier (AJST Bronze) NOV 2-5 Cairns: Cairns International (AST M5/W5) NOV 4 Gladstone: Gladstone Junior Open (AJST Bronze) NOV 4-5 Palm Beach: Mixed Graded Individual - Timed NOV 12 Nerang: Nerang Junior Open (AJST Bronze) NOV 19 Sandgate: Barrett Property Sales Junior Classic (AJST Bronze) NOV 19-20 Acacia Ridge: Acacia Ridge Masters Tournament DEC 2-3 PCYC Redcliffe: Masters Mixed Graded Teams - Timed

AST: Australian Squash Tour AJST: Australian Junior Squash Tour QMSA: Queensland Masters Squash Association YOUR Q SQUASH BOARD President: Ros Preston: (M) 0409 270 419 (E) [email protected] Vice President: Conway Deacon SQUASH Treasurer: Vacant Director: Mario DiBella (Northern) Director: Rhonda Hite (Central) Director: Nathan Stevenson (Southern) Director: Nathan Turnbull (Brisbane)

MAJOR UPCOMING Q EVENTS 2017: MAR 24-26 Townsville: Australian Closed Championship (AST PSA National Closed Satellite) MAR 24-26 Townsville: National Graded Championships (A C & E Grades)

APR 29-30 Carseldine: QMSA State Titles - Best of 5 - Traditional AGED

JUN 25-28 Venue TBC: Queensland Junior Championships (Individuals) (AJST Gold) JUN 30-2 Venue TBC: Queensland Junior Championships (Teams)

OCT 19-22 Venue TBC: Queensland Open (AST PSA M5/W5) OCT 26-29 Mackay LC: Mackay Open (AST PSA M5/W5)

NOV 2-5 Cairns: Cairns International (AST PSA M5/W5)

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