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THE CAYMANIAN COMPASS • FRIDAY 9 APRIL 2010
MEN’S PLAYERS’ PROFILES
Shawn Simpson (Barbados)
• Southern Caribbean Champion ‘08
• 5 times Barbados
National Champion
Gavin Cumberbatch (Barbados)
• Former Caribbean Men’s Champion
• Southern Caribbean Champion ‘05
Colin Ramasra
(Trinidad and Tobago)
• Current World #150
• Caribbean #2
• 3 times National champion
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CAYMAN SQUASH OPEN
SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
SUNDAY - QUALIFYING ROUND 1 SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
11:30am start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
• #1 ranked Caribbean
junior male (under 19)
• Cayman Islands
Commonwealth Games Squad
• Cayman National
Championships ﬁnalist
WISPA Match 1
WISPA Match 2
WISPA Match 3
WISPA Match 4
4pm start (matches will follow each other, not be based on time)
WISPA Match 5
WISPA Match 6
WISPA Match 7
Dean Watson (Cayman) vs Gavin Cumberbatch (Barbados)
WISPA Match 8
Dean Watson (Cayman Islands)
MONDAY - QUALIFYING FINAL -
Cameron Stafford (Cayman Islands)
Cayman squash pro Dean Watson will hope to retain his Cayman Open title, but will again
have to get past Barbados’ Shawn Simpson.
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• Six times Cayman National Champion
• Former World #81
• Current Cayman Open Champion
Jake Kelly (Cayman Islands)
• Former Cayman Club Champion
• Cayman Islands Commonwealth Games Squad
SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
12.15pm start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
WISPA Match 1
WISPA Match 2
6.15pm start
WISPA Match 3
WISPA Match 4
Myron Blair (Cayman) vs Shawn Simpson (Barbados)
TUESDAY - MAIN DRAW ROUND 1 (BOTTOM HALF) -
Myron Blair (Cayman Islands)
• Cayman Islands Commonwealth Games Squad
Steve Smith (Jamaica)
Cayman’s Jake Kelly, left, beat Caribbean Champion Gavin Cumberbatch last year.
• Jamaican National Finalist
How to play squash
S
quash is a racquet
sport played by two
players (or four players
for doubles) in a fourwalled
court with a small, hollow
rubber ball.
According to the World
Squash Federation, squash
is played by approximately
20 million people worldwide. There were 49,908
squash courts in the world,
with 188 countries and territories having at least one
court. England had the
greatest number at 8,500.
Squash is regarded as one of
the best sports for staying
in shape and burning calories. The women’s professional squash tour and
world rankings are run
by Women’s International
Squash Players Association.
The equivalent body for men
is the Professional
Squash Association. Historically Australian, England and Pakistan have
produced the strongest
squash players, but today
Egypt and England are the
strongest countries (of the
20 highest world ranked
men and women, 11 are either Egyptian or English),
with a range of countries
including Malaysia, France,
Hong Kong, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada and the
Netherlands producing top
pro players.
History
Squash developed from
at least five other sports involving racquets, gloves,
and balls having roots in
the early 1500s in France,
then England. In the 1900s
the game increased in popularity with various schools,
clubs and even private citizens building squash courts,
but with no set dimensions.
In April 1907 the Tennis,
Rackets & Fives Association set up a subcommittee
to set standards for squash.
Then the sport soon formed,
combining the three sports
together called “Squash”. In
1928, the Squash Rackets
Association was formed to
set standards for squash
in Great Britain. The sport
spread to America and
Canada, and eventually
around the globe.
Rules
The objective – The game
requires two players, each
with a racket, who take
turns hitting the ball against
the large front wall. The ball
is able to go to the front wall
via the side or back wall,
but not off the ceiling or the
floor. The objective is to hit
the ball away from your opponent so that they’re unable to hit the ball before it
bounces twice.
The player that controls
the middle of the court usually wins.
The Rally – Players take
turns hitting the ball. This
can often mean that players
get in each other’s way, and
this is an integral part of
squash. To begin each rally a
player serves by standing in
one of the small boxes, hitting the front wall above the
middle red line, and having
the ball land in the large
box at the back (where the
other player will be waiting
to receive).
The Court Markings – The
ball must stay below the red
line going around the top of
the court (hitting the line in
squash is out). When the ball
hits the front wall it must be
above the low red line near
the floor (this is called the
‘Tin’). The line marking on
the floor and in the middle
of the front wall are for the
service.
Lets & Strokes – There
are special rules for when
players are in each other’s
way. If it’s only a small interference the point is played
again (let). If there’s a big interference a player can lose
the point for being in the
way (stroke).
Scoring – The player
that wins the rally wins 1
point. The first person to
11 points wins the game. If
the score gets to 10-10 the
players must continue until
one player is ahead by two
points (so the game score
could be 25-23). The first
person to win 3 games wins
the match.
SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
12.15pm start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
Kasey Brown (AUS) vs Samantha Teran (MEX)
Alison Waters (ENG) vs Qualifier
7pm start (matches will follow each other, not be based on time)
Jenny Duncalf (ENG) vs Camille Serme (FRA)
Jake Kelly (CAY) vs Colin Ramasra (TTO)
Laura Massaro (ENG) vs Qualifier
WEDNESDAY MAIN DRAW ROUND 1 (TOP HALF) SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
12.15pm start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
Natalie Grainger (USA) vs Qualifier
Madeline Perry (IRL) vs Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL)
CAMANA BAY
6.30pm start
Opening Ceremony
Marlene West (CAY) vs Rachel Grinham (AUS)
Cameron Stafford (CAY) vs Steve Smith (JAM)
Nicol David (MAS) vs Qualifier
THURSDAY - QUARTERFINALS SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
12.15 start
Exhibition Match
CAMANA BAY
6.30pm start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
Quarter Final 1
Quarter Final 2
Quarter Final 3
Men’s Semi Final 1
FRIDAY - QUARTERFINALS SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
12.15 start
Exhibition Match
CAMANA BAY
6.30pm start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
Semi Final 1
Doubles Match
Men’s Semi Final 2
Semi Final 2
SATURDAY - FINALS
SOUTH SOUND SQUASH CLUB
12.15 start
Exhibition Match
CAMANA BAY
6.30pm start (matches will follow each other, not based on time)
Doubles Match
Cayman Challenge - Hon. Mark Scotland vs Hon. Cline Glidden Jnr
Men’s Final
Women’s Final