2024 Ekapa Squash Junior OPEN

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About
Ekapa Squash is the development program in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town allowing learners from Langa township and previously disadvantaged areas a chance to play squash, as well as exposure and support towards improving their quality of life.
We are raising funds to allow chosen players to represent WP Youth Squash at interprovincial tournaments held in June 2024.
ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Closing date is Friday 24 May at 17H00. No late entries will be accepted.
2. Entries must be made through SportyHQ and players must be a paid-up member of Squash SA through SportyHQ.
3. Players must be available to play the complete duration of the tournament.
4. No moving of matches will be allowed.
5. Protective eyewear is compulsory.
6. Non-marking shoes is compulsory.
7. All players must mark and referee the match after their match. Winner referee and the loser marks. Failing to mark or referee could result in
disqualification.
8. The first, second and third round of matches everyday is required to be there at the start of the first round. Third round is to mark first round while
second round warms up.
9. Players are to ensure that they are ready to play 30 minutes prior to their scheduled match time.
10. Any player arriving more than 10 minutes after their scheduled play time will forfeit the match.
11. The PARS scoring system will be used.u11 Par15 Best of 5, All other age groups Par11 Best of 5.
12. Players must abide by Squash SA rules.
13. Tournament referee's decision is final.
15. WPCC does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to players equipment or belongings.
16. Players agree that WP Squash and Ekapa Squash may use photos/images/videos of the players for purposes such as celebrating achievement and publicizing
squash event and may be posted to any social media platform.
17. Marking to preferably take place on the Score Squash APP.
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  Overall Experience
Siyoli's enthusiasm, love for the game and devotion to development squash shines through at this event. Always accessible, always positive and always full of insightful comments, she brings a bubbly energy to her signature event which is a breath of fresh air when compared to the traditional WPYS tournaments.
Well done for getting Ekapa on to a digital platform, well done on pulling the appropriate people in to help you, and well done for producing a worthy tournament out of the entries you received.

And congratulation on your Prize Giving speech - affirming and thought provoking, and the insight on squash coaches was valuable...

Was disappointed to see the lack of support from WPYS which is an indictment on their commitment to developing squash. No communication from the WPYS Committee, not a single selector present at any of the three days (astounding given some of the selection challenges that lie ahead for IPT) and no visible support pre, during or post the event.

I would like to propose that the Ekapa Open forms part of the WP Team selection criteria (along with the Boland Open) as making a team comprises so much more than ranking your mettle against the folk you play against all the time. Notions of commitment to the game, a player's enthusiasm for competition, their willingness to go the extra mile and most importantly, to rise above the small-town mentality about your ability, are worthy markers for a developing player.
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Where & When
Starts:
Fri, May 31st 2024
Ends:
Sun, Jun 2nd 2024
Deadline:
Sun, May 26th 2024 5:00pm

Location(s)
Western Province Sport Centre, Ave De Mist
Rondebosch, Western Province, City of Cape Town - Cape Town, Western Cape
South Africa

avenue de Mist
Cape Town, Western Province, City of Cape Town - Cape Town, Western Cape
South Africa
Sanctioned Event

This is a Squash South Africa sanctioned event.

Sponsors
Tournament Officials

Siyoli Waters

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape, South Africa

Penny Cobbledick

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Thomas Boutall

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Ian Harvey

Western Cape, South Africa

Graham Jeffery

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Katie Mayhew

Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa

James McFarland

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Georgia Morkel

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Ken Schumann

Western Cape, South Africa
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