Meet the Irish Squash 2012 Team and their Coach proudly representing Ireland throughout Europe.
Carlow Lawn Tennis Club hosted an amazing feast of Junior Squash on the 21 & 22 January 2012 with 101 junior entries ranging from age 7 to 18 years of age. The standard of squash at all levels was outstanding and there were many nail biting games and finals to be seen. It was great to see so many new players in the U/9 and U/11 and I hope they enjoyed their first tournament.
I would like to thank Carlow Lawn Tennis Club, James Mc Dermot and his committee for a great weekend. Many thanks to Ger Holohan, Enda Holohan, Bernie Tallon, Claire Doyle and also thanks to Fiona and Sheila who kept the bar open all day Saturday and Sunday with refreshments. Well done girls.
I would also like to thank the CY Gym for letting us use their squash courts for the U/9, U/11 and U/13.
Congratulations and well done to all our Leinster players.
Boys U/9 Winner Denis Gilevskiy
Boys U/9 Runner up Dylan Moran
Boys U/11 Winner Conor Moran
Boys U/11 Runner up Sam Buckley
Boys U/13 Winner Luke Logan
Boys U/13 Runner up Sean Dineen
Boys U/15 Winner Nikita Gilevskiy
Boys U/15 Runner up Oisin Dunne
Boys U/17 Winner Oisin Logan
Boys U/17 Runner up Cillian Dunne
Boys U/19 Winner Michael Craig
Boys U/19 Runner up Conor Lavin
Girls U/11 Winner Emma McGuagan
Girls U/11 Runner up Catherine Bolger
Girls U/13 Winner Victoria White
Girls U/13 Runner up Rachel Quigley
Girls U/15 Winner Stephanie Ryan
Girls U/15 Runner up Casey Luther
Girls U/17 Winner Breanne Flynn
Girls U/17 Runner up Griffin Gillanders
Girls U/19 Winner Elaine Ware
Please note that the Leinster Junior Closed 2012 date has been changed to the 10 & 11 March 2012 and it will be held at Sutton Lawn Tennis Club. I will e-mail you at a later stage regarding entries. For those of you who may be travelling to Dublin for this tournament the Marine Hotel in Sutton have rooms available at a cost of €99.00 per night per room which includes breakfast. They have a few rooms on hold so if you are interested please phone Cathy in the Marine Hotel at 8390000 and ask for the Leinster Squash rate.
Also the Irish Junior Nationals 2012 takes place the 10 – 12 February 2012. Entries can now be made on www.tournamentsoftware.com Please note that the closing date is this Sunday the 5 February so please enter as soon as possible as no late entries will be accepted. Best of luck to all our Leinster Juniors and keep up the good work.
The final was a battle between the reigning Welsh champion and the first-time Irish national champion Arthur Gaskin.
Top seed Creed barely had time to get into his stride in the semi-finals when unseeded Frenchman Johan Bouquet was forced to retire with a shoulder injury after just 11 minutes.
Second seed Gaskin also faced a surprise unseeded semi-final opponent in Daniel West. The 24-year-old from Bristol had caused the biggest upset on the opening day when he ousted fourth-seeded fellow countryman Ben Ford in a five-game 80-minute marathon.
Another 3/2 win in the quarter-finals, however, had perhaps sapped West’s strength for the semis as Gaskin progressed in straight games.
But the Irishman was unable continue his run in the final as 25-year-old Creed, from Caerphilly, maintained his clean sheet in the event by despatching Gaskin 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 in 57 minutes.
“Very happy to come home with my 2nd title,” tweeted Creed later. “Tough match, but fought hard. Win meant a lot with Papa in the crowd!”
The title triumph takes Creed to a career-high world No80 ranking.
Tournament organiser Barry Brindle was also delighted with the event’s success: “This was an excellent tournament, thoroughly enjoyed by all the local, Army, Andalucian and PSA players and supporters and played in an excellent spirit with a perfect balance between fun and professionalism,” said the President of the Gibraltar Squash Association. “All players should be congratulated.
“This is the first time Gibraltar has held a PSA event; it won’t be the last.”
Irish Squash celebrated 75 Years of Squash in Ireland. Here are some of the photographs from the event.
Masters 035 and 040 Selection Document for 2011-12 can be viewed viewed here
The current eligibility requirements to play for the National Team are found in Byelaw No. 7 and are set out below.
1. have been born in Ireland (that is the ROI and Northern Ireland);or
2. be a citizen of the ROI or of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and have lived permanently in Ireland for the previous 2 years; or
3. have lived permanently in Ireland for the previous 2 years and either parent was born in Ireland; or
4. have played in any two of the Irish and Provincial Open Championships in the previous season and also in the previous season shall have informed the Secretary of the Association in writing of the wish to be considered for selection for Ireland and either parent was born in Ireland; or
5. have previously played for Ireland while eligible to do so; and
6. shall not have represented another country in a recognised international match in the previous 2 years and
7. be an honorary or individual member of the Association; and
8. if normally resident in Ireland, be a member of a club which is affiliated to Irish Squash and which Provincial Association is not in default in the matter of paying subscription to Irish Squash; and
9. satisfy any requirement as regards age, as specified in Appendix 1 to these Byelaws; and
10. comply with the criteria specified for the current season by the relevant Irish Selection Committee.
ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY FOR A PROVINCIAL TEAM
The current eligibility requirements to play for a Provincial Team are found in Appendix E of the irish Squash Byelaws and are set down below:
A player shall be eligible to represent his/her province in the Inter-Provincial Championships provided:-
1. he/she was born in that Province or
2. his/her father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was born in that Province and provided that he/she has played two compulsory tournaments in that Province in the season in question or
3. he/she was domiciled in that Province for a minimum period of 12 months immediately prior to the Championships or
4. he/she is resident in that Province for the purposes of undergoing full-time education in the Province or
5. that the player has previously represented that Province and was eligible to do so: and
6. he/she has not already represented another Province in the same season.
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