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Bankers Hall Club Pro Am 2013
24-27 Jan, Calgary, Canada, $10k |
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Great final in Stampede City
Bob Ballinger reports
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great conclusion to another all around amazing tournament here at
Bankers Hall Club in the Stampede city of Calgary which saw top seed
Leo Au of Hong Kong produce a thrilling 3/2 victory over his
unseeded opponent Raphael Kandra from Germany.
In front another standing room only crowd Au produced a gritty at
times display of squash which saw the match ebb and flow with each
player seemingly taking control only to have it removed from them.
Despite the fact that four of the five games scorewise were not
close do not be fooled as the rallies were long with great exchanges
by both players using all areas of the court in particular each of
the showcasing their amazing hands and front court game. After 74
minutes of great all around squash Au prevailed 11/5, 9/11, 4/11,
11/5, 11/3.
So another PSA event and amateur event is over for another year.
Great crowds throughout the week for both components of the
tournament simply enhanced what this event has evolved to become
over the years.
We look forward to January 2014 and doing it all
over again!
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Bankers Hall ProAm 2013
24-27 Jan, Calgary, Canada, $10k |
Round One
24 Jan |
Quarters
25 Jan |
Semis
26 Jan |
Final
27 Jan |
[1] Leo Au (Hkg)
bye |
[1] Leo Au
11/8, 4/11, 11/8, 11/8 (77m)
Dane Sharp |
[1] Leo Au
11/7, 11/7, 11/8 (53m)
[4] Matthew Karwalski |
[1] Leo Au
11/5, 9/11, 4/11, 11/5, 11/3 (74m)
Raphael Kandra |
Mike McCue (Can)
8/11, 13/11, 11/4, 11/13, 11/9 (93m)
Dane Sharp (Can) |
Alfredo Avila (Mex)
11/8, 9/11, 11/4, 12/14, 11/8 (55m)
Farhan Zaman (Pak) |
Alfredo Avila
11/2 rtd
[4] Matthew Karwalski |
David Letourneau (Can)
11/6, 11/5, 11/8 (30m)
[4] Matthew Karwalski (Aus) |
[3] Jan Koukal (Cze)
8/11, 13/11, 9/11, 11/6, 11/3 (81m)
Graeme Schnell (Can) |
Graeme Schnell
11/5, 11/7, 11/8 (38m)
Raphael Kandra |
Raphael Kandra
11/4, 11/8, 11/7 (42m)
Rex Hedrick |
Raphael Kandra (Ger)
12/10, 11/5, 11/4 (30m)
Yann Perrin (Fra) |
Rex Hedrick (Aus)
5/11, 11/8, 11/6, 11/2 (66m)
Andrew Schnell (Can) |
Rex Hedrick
6/11, 15/13, 11/3, 11/4 (63m)
[2] Joe Lee |
Charles Sharpes (Eng)
11/7, 11/8, 11/9 (60m)
[2] Joe Lee (Eng) |
Squash as usual in Stampede City
Bob Ballinger reports
Great news out of Calgary in early December is that the long history
of the Bankers Hall Club Pro Am PSA event will in fact continue this
year despite losing long time title sponsor Talisman Energy in early
November.
It was looking like we would have a year without PSA squash here but
at virtually the midnight hour a new title sponsor appeared and it’s
going to be PSA squash as usual here in the Stampede city!
We are thrilled to announce that TAQA has come on board for the 2013
event and it will be run at the same PSA level as years past.
Continuing the great tradition here is also the amateur component of
the tournament which has become arguably the most popular tournament
anywhere as evidenced by the fact that it was sold out with 175
entries (with another 50 on a wait list to get in) within four hours
of entries being …..a full 6 weeks before the tournament begins.
Past champions of the PSA event include Borja Golan, Cameron Pilley,
Tommy Berden, Matthew Guiffre, Daryl Selby, Shahier Razik, Arturo
Salazar (two times), and Chris Simpson (defending two time
champion).
Others to have played this event over the years but unable to win
the tournament include Peter Barker, Omar Mossad, Simon Rosner,
Alastair Walker, Miguel Rodriguez, Alan Clyne, Jonathan Kemp,
Campbell Grayson, and Martin Knight to name only just a few!
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