Action in the 33rd edition of the annual Barbados Closed Squash Championships which is sponsored by Sports Lottery Barbados, the lottery of the Barbados Olympic Association, will get underway on Monday night May 7th at the Barbados Squash Club (BSC), Marine Gardens, Christ Church.
The top seeds are as follows:
Ladies: # 1 Karen Meakins; #2 Lilianna White; # 3/4 Cheri-Ann Parris & Carla Jackson.
Ladies # 5-8: Elizabeth Johnson; Ayoni Bradshaw; Muffin Johnson & Edna Corbette.
Men: #1 Gavin Cumberbatch; #2 Shawn Simpson; # 3/4 Mark Sealy & Marlon White.
Men # 5-8: Nigel Griffith; Fabian Goodridge; Alex Garcia & Bryant Cumberbatch.
In the ladies draw the top seed, Karen Meakins, will be aiming for an unprecedented seventh straight national title while on the Men’s side the three time defending champion, Shawn Simpson, has been seeded at #2 behind the top ranked player in the Southern Caribbean and champion in 2000, Gavin Cumberbatch.
The top eight men’s seeds begin playing on Wednesday, May 9th. The top four ladies seeds begin playing on Thursday, May 10th.
The revised (**)playing schedule for Monday May 7th is as follows:
**5:45 p.m. Court 1: M Prelim 1st Round ? Moishe Steinbok vs. Matthew McKenzie**
6:15 p.m. Court 1: M Prelim 1st Round – Ronald Watson vs. James Punnett
6:45 p.m. Court 1: L 1st Round – Muffin Johnson vs. Lea Solomon
7:15 p.m. Court 1: L 1st Round – Ayoni Bradshaw vs. Stacy Gilkes
5:45 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 1st Round ? Jonathan O?Dowd vs. Ciaran Raymer
6:15 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 1st Round ? Liu Ross vs. Ryan Foster
**6:45 p.m. Court 2: L 1st Round ? Edna Corbette vs. Zo? Lisk**
7:15 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 1st Round ? Michael Best vs. Bertram Butcher
7:45 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 1st Round ? Orson Simpson vs. Sylvester Nurse
Playing schedule for Tuesday May 8th is as follows:
5:45 p.m. Court 1: L Plate 1st Round
5:45 p.m. Court 2: L Plate 1st Round
6:15 p.m. Court 1: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Nkosi Ross vs. Ashok Merai
6:15 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Cliff Nolan vs. winner of Liu Ross vs. Ryan Foster
6:45 p.m. Court 1: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Craig Archer vs. winner of Moishe Steinbok vs. Matthew McKenzie
6:45 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Andrew Nunes vs. Dean Straker
7:15 p.m. Court 1: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Leon Truss vs. winner of Michael Best vs. Bertram Butcher
7:15 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Rhett Cumberbatch vs. winner of Jonathan O?Dowd vs. Ciaran Raymer
7:45 p.m. Court 1: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Roger Martin vs. winner of Ronald Watson vs. James Punnett
7:45 p.m. Court 2: M Prelim 2nd Round ? Don Benn vs. winner Orson Simpson vs. Sylvester Nurse.
You can follow the action day by day by downloading the updated tournament draw for National Closed Squash Championships by following the link below.
National Squash Championships 2007 – file no. 1
