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 European
Nations Challenge Cup
28-30 September 2006, Warsaw, Poland |
30-Sep-06:
ENCC Title for Norway
Making up for
disappointment last year when they finished third despite starting
favourites, Norway claimed the ENCC title in Poland with a hat-trick
of 2-1 playoff wins against Serbia, Latvia and, in the final,
Ukraine.
29-Sep-06:
Down to the last four
The semi-finals of the
fourth ENCC will see Norway take on Ukraine while
Latvia meet hosts Poland.
The Norway/Ukraine clash will be a repeat of last year's semi-final,
which the Ukraine won 2/1 before losing out to Slovakia in the
final.
28-Sep-06:
Serbian
Surprise in Warsaw
Day one of the ENCC in
Warsaw, and it was Serbia who produced the shock result, beating the
Isle of Man 2-1 in group A.
Tomorrow sees the conclusion of the group phase in the morning, with
quarter-finals in the afternoon.
Thanks
to Piotr Samborski,
ENCC Tournament Director, for the info and updates ....
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Official site from Warsaw
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Four up for ENCC
 ESF
President Chris Stahl explains ...
The European Nations Challenge Cup was officially inaugurated in
Bratislava in 2003 (after a successful pilot in the same city in
2002). This was the brainchild of Rusty Koys who is now the
ESF Marketing Director.
The idea behind this event was to offer the smaller and developing
squash nations the opportunity to compete on equal terms in Europe
with many Countries that are at a similar stage of development. Once
a Country had won this event on two occasions it was deemed to be
too strong to enter again, so was encouraged to play in the
European Team Championships, the flagship of European squash.
The ESF Board tries to find a new Host Country every year from
within the target geography of Central and Eastern Europe. To date,
the ENCC has been held very successfully in Bratislava,
Ljubljana and Tallinn. By restricting hosts to this
Region, we hope that many teams will be able to travel overland,
thus keeping costs as low as possible for those competing.
However, before selecting a Host, we carry out an Inspection Visit
to ensure that the venue has sufficient courts and facilities; and
that the Host has experienced tournament organisers. We also wish to
ensure that the potential Host will use the event to promote the
game within his Country and the Region.
From my personal knowledge, I am confident that in Piotr
Samborski, the PFS has an experienced tournament organiser; and
after visiting the Kahuna Club in Warsaw, I believe that PFS
has chosen a most suitable, modern venue. With careful scheduling,
we will make maximum use of the four courts available and hope that
all matches can be completed in time for the players to enjoy the
Finals Party!
I know there will be a feast of top squash, so hope that this event
will attract lots of spectators and media attention; and will
encourage many more people to take up the game.
President ESF and ESF Technical Director for ENCC 2006
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