The top squash talent from around the country and Zimbabwe will be in action from Saturday until Tuesday in East London as the 2018 South African Masters inter-provincial squash tournament is battled out across the city.
Close to 450 squash players over the various age divisions will be in full action during the 42nd edition of the event, battling it out for provincial glory with some exciting squash set to be on show throughout the tournament.
“I believe the highlights of the tournament will be the women’s A section matches, and men’s 35-44 A section fixtures,” said chairman of Border Masters Squash Peter Allam.
The women’s A section will be in action at Cambridge and Beacon Bay on Saturday and Gonubie and Hamiltons on Sunday, while the men’s 35-44 A division will see action at Cambridge, Old Selbornians and Hamiltons on Saturday and at Beacon Bay on Sunday.
Border do not have a team in the women’s A divisions but will be looking to impress in the B division.
The Border men’s 35-44 A division team will feature Kelvin Edwards, Thoza Qwanyashe, Kevin Bayman, Jimmy van Niekerk and Dean Poortman, and they will be in action against Free State on Saturday at Cambridge and against Gauteng on Sunday at Beacon bay.
A whole host of other divisions will also be on show and will be looking to thrill as well.
On the women’s front the B and C sections will also be played.
For the men the other divisions will include the 35-44 B and C, 45-54 A, B and C, 55-64 A, B and C and the over 65 section.
In total six clubs will be used, namely Buffalo, Beacon Bay, Cambridge, Old Boys, Hams and Gonubie, to accommodate the large number of entrants, which should see the action progress smoothly on each of the playing days.
This is the first time since 2012 that the Masters is being held in the city, and the close proximity of the various clubs is a big reason why many of the out-of-city entrants enjoy playing here.
The provinces that will be taking part in this year’s tournament are Eastern Gauteng, Vaal Triangle, Border, Gauteng, SANDF, Lowveld, SA Country Districts, KZN, Northern Gauteng, Western Province, Free State, Eastern Province and Midlands, while a team from Zimbabwe is also taking part...