14-May-09
Finals head for Jersey
The British Squash Professionals Association is delighted to announce
that this year’s end of season PeterNicolSquash.com UK Grand Prix
Finals will take place in Jersey from 3rd-5th September.
The Grand Prix Finals, co-sponsored by racket brand Prince, have
will round off an exciting season that saw Daryl Selby & Emma
Beddoes finish top of the standings. However, they will face some
stiff competition in the Finals with Selby seeded second behind new
World no.7 Peter Barker and Beddoes actually taking up a spot as
the lowest seed behind England internationals Laura Lengthorn-Massaro,
Tania Bailey & Vicky Botwright!
Bailey will be hoping to hit the ground running after an operation this
summer, while the men’s event will have a British feel with Scottish
numbers one and two, Alan Clyne & Stuart Crawford, looking
to make an impact on England’s recent European champions.
The move to Jersey comes after three successful years at Ipswich Sports
Club and promises to be an exciting new era for the event.
BSPA Tour Director Tim Garner explains: “When we were looking for
a new home for the Finals we had a number of strong proposals from North
& South of the border, however, Nick Taylor put forward a
fantastic case for having our first ever BSPA event in the Channel
Islands. I am sure he and his team will make it a truly memorable event
for everyone.”
Nick added: “We are really excited about holding the finals here in
Jersey, the players will have a great time! We are very lucky to have
the support of the Bedell Group who think it’s a great addition to our
Junior Development Programme, for me it’s important that our junior
players look up to and learn from the players who are all great
ambassadors for the sport, I really think this is the start of some
great events here in Jersey.”
For further information on this and other BSPA events contact Tim Garner
on info@bspasquash.co.uk
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