2011 Preview:
Selby tops Artemis Draw
World no.10 Daryl Selby, recent winner of North Vancouver
Open, tops the seedings at this year’s Artemis Edinburgh Open
Squash Championships to be held at the Edinburgh Sports Club on
27 - 30 January. Also appearing is current assistant national
coach, former national champion, Scottish no. 2 Stuart
Crawford.
Local interest in the mens event will also be supplied by
current Scottish Junior no.1 Greg Lobban, along with
fellow aspiring Scottish Juniors Douglas Kempsell and Ewen
Urquhart in the lead up to the European Championships.
Dominique Lloyd-Walter, winner of 6 WISPA events and
former world no. 18, will be favourite to win the Ladies event.
Netherland’s Orla Noom, current world number 40, is the
second seed. Edinburgh Sport Club’s own Senga Macfie,
formerly a Scottish National player once ranked world no.16, and
Scottish National Champion 20 year old Lisa Aitken, a
member of the 2010 Commonwealth Games team, will both be looking
to cause a home upset.
Artemis, the Edinburgh based investment management company, are
sponsoring the event for the eleventh consecutive year. The
event remains the richest on the BSPA Grand Prix with a total
prize fund of £10,000.
Mark Tyndall, Senior Partner of Artemis, says “Artemis is
delighted to continue to support the Edinburgh Open Squash
Championships. Since its inaugural event in 2001 the
championship has become a firm fixture on the international
squash calendar. It is also a great opportunity to showcase
local talent permitting young players, perhaps for the first
time, to gain invaluable experience by competing at the top
level”.
Jonathan Tait, Manager at Edinburgh Sports Club, is
delighted with this year’s entry: “This event continues to
attract some of the world’s highest ranked professional players
to give spectators a wonderful opportunity to watch squash of
the highest quality being played over a four-day period. We
remain hugely grateful to Artemis for their sponsorship of this
tournament now in the 11th year and firmly cementing its
prestigious status”.
The Championships begin on Thursday 27th January, concluding
with the finals on Sunday 30th January.
Ticket Information call 0131 539 7071
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