Our Club Squash Championship took place on 22nd September 2018 and it was a great success.\u00a0In attendance were 16 players, a number of non-playing members, some friends & family members also attended, plus we had a healthy representation from the committee.\u00a0\u00a0The atmosphere on court was very positive and\u00a0 I knew that we were going to have a good day.<\/p>\n
The 16 players were all seeded, and each player was guaranteed 3 matches, (a \u2018Quarter Final\u2019, a \u2018Semi Final, and their own \u2018Final\u2019 which would be competed against a player of similar ability).<\/p>\n
We then began the 8 \u2018Quarter Finals\u2019 which all went to plan with the higher seeds winning their respective matches. The results of the Quarter final matches decided the draw for the 8 Semi-Final matches and although there were many very close matches, the higher seeds in each match\u00a0did win through.<\/p>\n
Then we came the the 8 Finals which had some excellent matches. The Finals were all \u2018best of 5 games\u2019\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0I would like to make a special mention of the following stand out \u2018Finals\u2019\u2026
\n\u2022 Ian Hudson won a very close \u20185 game match\u2019 against Gary Ayles. When the winning point\u00a0was scored, Ian raised both hands in celebration and you could see how proud of himself he\u00a0was. It was one of my favourite moments of the competition
\n\u2022 Val Cray contested an immense final against Ash Southgate. Again this match went to the\u00a05th game with Ash just managing to win a match that was back & forth all the way. It was an\u00a0excellent game that truly showed the sportsmanship exhibited throughout the whole day by our players. When the winning point was scored, Val turned, with a big, genuine smile on her
\nface to congratulate Ash. This also was one of my favourite moments of the day
\n\u2022 Our next \u2018stand out\u2019 match was between our 2 youngest players, Bella Millins (17) & Harrison\u00a0Seal (13). Bella did win the match 3-1 and I would like to congratulate both of these players who played the best squash I have ever seen either of them play<\/p>\n
The Main Club Championship Final deserves an extra special mention\u2026
\nThe main Club Championship Final was contested between John Hogwood & Mike\u00a0Watson. When it started, almost everyone in the club crowded around the viewing area to\u00a0watch.\u00a0Everybody was looking forward to this game and it did not disappoint. Both players\u00a0delivered an incredible display of high quality squash that was a joy to watch. It was a very\u00a0close match that ebbed and flowed back & forth between the 2 players who were giving\u00a0everything they had to try and win. It could not have been closer
\nWith the match poised at 2-2 in games and 9-9 in points in the deciding game, no one\u00a0could confidently predict who was going to win. However, John Hogwood won the next 2\u00a0points to take the match and be crowned the Maidstone Squash Club Champion for 2018.\u00a0 Both players received and long enthusiastic round of applause from the audience.<\/p>\n
I personally could not have asked for a better final for our competition, it was more than I hoped it would be, and I would like to offer my congratulations to both players, you did\u00a0yourselves proud.\u00a0\u00a0A club competition is about more than just the players and the matches they play. Many other\u00a0people contributed to making this a very successful day for our club<\/p>\n
I would like to thank the committee members who gave their full support. I would also like to\u00a0thank family & friends who came along to show their support. I would like to thank the sponsors\u00a0who provided prizes that were distributed amongst the players, I would like to thank Ikki for the\u00a0beautiful vegetable dish he gave us, and finally I\u2019d like to thank Steve & Jackie Masters for running\u00a0the bar and providing the food that was enjoyed by us all.<\/p>\n
After the final, prizes were awarded upstairs and I would like to thank everyone for their enthusiasm and attention during these awards. All the players had the photos taken with members of the committee with John Hogwood finally getting his hands on the Trophy.<\/p>\n
Congratulations to you all
\nJohn O\u2019Mahoney<\/p>\n\n
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