Congratulations to all participants in this tournament which brought over 50 squash players together.
Winners for the events
Men's Open: Remington Hall
Men's A: Shawn Patton
Men's B: Duc Hyun
Men's C: Brian Coates
Mixed Juniors: Emilio Haeine
Junior Girls: Alex Toth
Unsquashable Champs
From Richmond Squash Club
Students of the Shakiru Squash academy that train at Richmond Sports Club had excellent results at the recently held BC JUNIOR OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 held at Jericho Tennis Club
U15 Boys Winner
Matthew Toth
U15 Boys Runner-up
Harry Freeman
U 15 B Boys Consolation Winner
Jaan Padda
U13 Boys Winner
Mihir Badhan
U11 Girls Runner-up
Andrea Toth
congratulations to all others who participated
2010 Comfort Inn
Squash Championships
Remington Hall, a grade twelve student at Delta Secondary, was the lone exception as he faced Colin Ramasra from Trinidad, who made his second consecutive appearance tonight at the Evergreen Squash Club. Ramasra turned pro in 2007 and has maintained a consistent ranking in the 150ish range. He was the clear favorite as Hall’s PSA ranking is a more modest 418. But Hall was aggressive right from the start jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in games.
Ramasra won the 3rd game and it appeared that physically he was starting to gain the upper hand. But the gritty Hall built a solid 10-7 lead in the fourth game only to see Ramasra claw his way back to 10-10 before Hall closed out the game and the match. A magnificent win for the youngster.
Over 190 squash players from all over Canada participated at the Alberta Jesters 13-15 Nov. 2009.
8 players from Shakiru's junior program participated in the squash tournament .Alex Toth at the age of 14 won the girls u-17 category,u-13 boys final was all BC affair both from our junior program .Mathew Toth won a 5 set thriller against Mihir Badhan.
Damon Hall Placed 3rd in the boys u-15.
I am also proud with the level of sportsmanship demonstrated by all the players including Remington Hall,Aman Badhan,Harry Freeman,Aly Khan Thobani,
Congratulations and thanks to the parents.
For photos please go to our gallery page and click on the 2009 Jesters link (Photo Album)
Fraser Valley Squash Championships surprise!
Well done to Alykhan Thobani.
Against all odds the 14 yrs old junior student of the squash academy reaches the finals of the Men's A, defeating several players ranked far above his own ranking!
U13 Winner & U 15B Winner 2009 Evergreen Squash Tournament
Aman Badhan - Winner U15B
Mihir Badhan - Winner U13
Rebecca Rackson -Runner up-Girls U15
Mathew Toth - Runner Up - U15
Damon Hall - 3rd Place u 17
Jann Padda - 3rd Place U15N
James Toth - Entrant Novice
1st time in the Vancouver league and we emerged as the winners against all odds!
GO TEAM - Fitness Unlimited
Sunshine Coast Squash Camp - 2009
The Sunshine Coast Squash Association had the benefit of hosting Shakiru Matti, Squash Professional at Fitness Unlimited in Richmond, this May for intermediate and advanced clinics.
This was the first time that the Sunshine Coast had a 'Pro' come to the Coast to provide an 'advanced' level of coaching to squash enthusiasts. Nine players participated in this event and left with new squash strategies, improved techniques and a re-newed appreciation for the game. Considering that the Sunshine Coast has only had squash courts for one year, the interest and support that Shakiru provided this 'budding' squash community was greatly appreciated.
Thank you Shakiru.
2009 Summer Junior Camps
JULY 11-16 1st camp
JULY 18-23 2nd camp
JULY 25-30 3rd camp
Congratulations to all the participants for completing the camp.
2008 /2009 Achievements
It's been a tremendous year for all Shakiru Matti Squash Academy (SMSA)
players this season at the club provincial and national championship levels.
SMSA players from Fitness Unlimited club in Richmond, BC won the 2008-09
British Columbia Provincial Junior Championship Club Challenge. This
prestigious trophy is awarded to the club that accummulates the most points
at the BC Junior Provincial Championships. Remington Hall is currently
ranked #1 in the BC Provincial for both U-17 and U-19 players. For a
16-year-old this is quite a feat.
All SMSA players who attended also displayed outstanding performance
Canadian Junior National Championship. Of special note was Remington Hall's
3rd-place finish in the U-17 category.
Stephen and Christopher Stinson achieved both academically and on the squash
Court. Cornell University, one of the top-ranked U.S Ivy League schools,
awarded both brothers Squash athletic scholarships to study Engineering.
Stephen ended the season with a No.4 U-19 BC ranking and Chris finished in
9th spot. Chris fought additional adversity this season in the form of a
major illness. Good work and congratulations Stephen and Christopher.
In addition to our juniors, the amazing Alicia Heneine won the Canadian
National over-40. The MENS DIV.1 TEAM from FITNESS UNLIMITED WON THE
REGULAR SEASON AND FINISHED 2ND in THE PLAYOFFs IN THE VANCOUVER
SQUASH LEAGUE. CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK O'NEILL,JEFF EVANS,REMINGTON
HALL,CAMBIZ ONDI,STEPHEN AND CHRIS STINSON.
We are looking forward to building on these remarkable achievements next
season. Congratulations to all of players who have contributed to our
success.
Squash Moms Join Fitness Unlimited Tournament
Congratulations to The Squash Moms!!!
Good job. Thank you for entering and enjoying this event with your children.
Way to go Squash Moms !!!!
1. Jennifer Smith
2. Elizabeth Hall
3. Corrine Schindler
4. Farah Badhan
5. Eleanor Mcgary
6. Sas Toth
This event was arranged as part of the Squash bid for 2016 Olympics and World Squash day 23rd May 2009.
It’s not all about $$$.
No prize money -no problem,despite the fact that there was no prize money several open players participated in the fundraising event –
Let’s Squash Leukemia 2009.
The event raised over $30,000 and the open event was won by Shakiru Matti winning the finals against Jonathan D’souza.
Pacific Coast Open Squash Championships April 1 - 5, 2009
Once again a successful tournament for students training at Shakiru Squash Academy
Alexendra Toth - Runner up Women's A
Anne Toth - Runner-up Women's B
Andrea Toth - Winner Juniors U13
Mathew Toth - Semi finalist -Men's C
Jeff Evans - 3rd Place Mens Open
Congratulations to Jackson Letendre , Stephen Stinson, Christopher Stinson for participating
March 2009
2009 BC Closed Squash Championships -
The junior championship club challenge trophy was won by fitness unlimited and was awarded the trophy during the BC Closed Championships
Shakiru Matti Students Mathew Toth winner u-13 main
Andrea won u-11 Main
Aman Badhan won the B category u-13B cons
Jackson Letendre won 13B main
Alexander Toth 2nd place U15 main
Elisa Money 3rd u-15 main
Damon Hall 2nd u-15 main
Carson Eto u-17 B runner up main
Mihir Badhan 2nd u-13 main
Congratulations to Remington,Stephen,Kaitlyn and Anna for their participation.
Thanks to all the parents and our supporters .
We are the champions!
March 2009
Fitness Unlimited wins the Vancouver League
1st time team entrants win the Vancouver Div1 2008/2009 with a match in hand.
Congratulations to all the players.
Shakiru Matti, Remington Hall, Jeff Robert Evans,
Stephen Stinson, Mark O'Neill, Christopher Stinson.
And all others that have substituted in to help in our success!
Squash BC Junior development camp 2009
This camp was held in Victoria,BC. Participants were upcoming junior players from British Columbia with various coaches including Shakiru Matti
BC Open 2009Congratulations to all the players that participated in this year's BC JR. OPEN especially our squash program. I would like to mention the achievement of my players the past weekend
SUCCESS
FOR SHAKIRU ACADEMY
STUDENTS AT THE 2008
B.C OPEN
-
Mathew Toth winner Men's D
- Alexandra Toth winner Women's C
- Elisa Money winner Women's B
- Anna Toth 3rd place
Eric
Galvez, Ranked #38 in
the world extends his gratitude after winning
BC Open, winning the $15000 in the professional
tournament
'Thank
you Shakiru for coaching me this week'
Eric Galvez
