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The 34th annual National Squash Championships are underway! The veteran's competition (May 7-10th) has just been completed, and the Open will be played from May 13-17th. All matches will be played at the Barbados Squash Club, Marine Gardens. Please click on the articles on the right to find out more. Congratulations to all the veteran's champions: Ayoni Bradshaw (L+40); David Spink (M+55); Cliff Nolan (M+50); Craig Archer (M+45); Mark Sealy (M+40) and Mark Gilkes (M+35).
We were so close!! Senior CASA XVI is over and a new CASA Executive is finally in place after the CASA AGM and the CASA Championships team event had to be abandoned for the first time ever due to the passage of Hurricane Dean through the Caribbean last August. Click on the articles to the right to learn how the Barbados Team did and who is on the new CASA Executive.
Congrats to... Top Barbadian and Caribbean junior Cheri-Ann Parris, the local under-17 and under-19 champion, for her impressive performances in the 25th Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Tortola, BVI in July 2007 where she collected her fifth consecutive Caribbean junior title. Although only 16 years old at the time, Cheri-Ann stepped up one age group to win the Caribbean U-19 title and then played unbeaten in the #1 U-19 position in the team event.
Click here . to read more about the efforts of the Barbados team at Junior CASA XXV where our Boys team and Girls team both finished a commendable 4th place out of 8 and 7 teams respectively.
Playfair Barbados Squash Open deemed a big success!!
At the end of the 2007 Playfair Barbados Squash Open, the general comments from the players were very favourable. Everyone seemed to have a good time and the players were all very grateful for the hospitality of their host families.
Congratulations to the all the winners. The ladies defending champion Karen Meakins (Barbados) was seeded at #2 but once again whipped the top seed and world #96 Carrie Hastings (England) in straight games (for the second time in a week) to claim her record eighth ladies title. In the Men's A division Englishman Mike Bull kept the British flag flying high in the men's final which he won in five games over the top seed Shawn Simpson (Barbados).
Congrats to all the winners in the 33rd annual National Squash Championships!!
The BSRA's veterans events were won by: Elizabeth Johnson (L+45); Sonia Perkins (L+40); Orson Simpson (M+50; Craig Archer (M+45) and Mark Sealy (M+40).
The National Championships for Ladies and Men were won once again by Karen Meakins (for the 7th time in succession) and Shawn Simpson (for the 4th straight year). [N.B. To find out more and to see the tournament draw please click the link below. Tournament progress reports were also posted daily].
Click here to read about the 2007 Nationals and download the latest and most up to date draw!
Hey there members ..... Thanks for your input via our (long running) reader's survey.
We will use this input to refine our new strategic plan. The BSRA also invites its members and the wider squash playing public in Barbados to let us know what you think we should be doing more of by sending your comments / opinions / constructive criticism to the President at carcher@caribsurf.com. As you will see on the right of this page, we have a new survey running. Take a new moments to participate in it before you read on.
Also come and let us hear your views at the BSRA's 28th A.G.M. which will now be held from 5:45 p.m. in the BOA Olympic Centre, Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey, St. Michael on Tuesday, May 20th. [NEW]
Welcome...
A warm welcome to all squash players (and non-players), and a special welcome to overseas visitors who are interested in the fabulous game of squash.
Of course, Barbados is known more for its perfect white beaches, crystal blue waters and everlasting sunshine than for squash, but it is here you'll find a committed and fun-loving bunch of squash enthusiasts who play hard and party equally hard.
Now if you don't know anything about squash, try to imagine two people chasing behind a little black rubber ball traveling at over 100 m.p.h. in a totally enclosed room. Players must be extremely fit, highly coordinated and able to react like a cat - it is indeed a "physical chess game" of sorts.
So, welcome to the official BSRA Website. Hopefully it will get updated more often than you visit. :) But either way, please enjoy!
Photo Invitation...
If you have any squash-related photos taken while in Barbados, please feel free to e-mail them to us (agill@sunbeach.net). If we publish them, we will give you full credit for the photo and buy you a beer. Promise!
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