The first Bull Ring Squash Tournament will host squash players from all around the world who will compete against each other and stand to win prize money and prizes worth R300 000.
Bull Ring Squash Events was founded by Leon Gelderblom and Phil Louw with the aim of ‘taking squash to new heights’.
The tournament will take place at the Wanderers Club in Illovo from 1 to 6 May. There will be a men’s and women’s professional event, men and women’s draws for players over 45 as well as games for youths.
More than 170 squash players will participate and South African professionals will compete against players from 13 different countries including Egypt, France and South Korea.
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Ria Kennerly of Bull Ring Squash Events said prizes would include an iPhone, tablets, squash rackets and kits among other prizes. The prize for the men’s and women’s professional event is US$5 000 ( about R65 000) each.
Some of the professional players will also coach children of the Egoli Squash and Thusong Youth Centre development programmes which have been running at the Wanderers Club for the past two years.
Louw said, “The kids love it. They’re nearly at league standard and it gives them some great exposure.”
The professional qualifying event will take place from 1 to2 May, the quarter-finals will take place on 4 May and the finals will take place on 6 May.
