"Probably the Best Graded Event in the World"

Thank you to everyone involved in this years tournament - both the players and the sponsors !

All the match results are now complete and on-line.
I will put any movies we have on the web site as soon as I can, but this may not be until December as I will be on holiday soon, until then.

Foreword

Welcome to the 9th Reading University Graded Squash Tournament, an event that has become recognised as one of the best graded events in the country.

Again this year we have been supported by The Racket Shop and EZ-Leagues, allowing us to offer a great prize fund. Here at the university we are lucky to have the unrivalled support of the Sports Centre, the staff & in particular Iain Akhurst, Director of Sport. Without their help, understanding & commitment to squash we would not be able to hold this event.

Due to the refurbishment & improvements currently being carried out at the University Sports Centre, we are down to only 4 squash courts (but at least they are the best of the 6 courts we had previously) being available. For this reason, we have decided to restrict the number of entries in each grade this year - to also ensure that we can allocate enough time on court for each match to be played. This has also ment that we have had to drop our junior grade for this year, although juniors are welcome to enter any of the main grades.

Entries are limited to 16 players per grade on a first-come first-served basis.

Last year we had 79 entries over the A-D grades and a few more juniors, but this year we can only accept 64 players in total - so to ensure that your entry is accepted, posted it to us as soon as you can.

As entries are received, they will be entered here on the web site, so you will be able to see if you have made the cut.

Poll :- we will use the champions league system for the tournament again, unless this is an unpopular format ? On the entry forms, you can give us some feedback as to which format you would prefer.

If you have been part of our previous tournaments you’ll know what a great experience it is, competitive but with a fun friendly atmosphere. For those of you who are participating for the first time we trust you enjoy it as much as we enjoy putting them together.

Keep checking this web site for the latest news and details for the tournament.

We wish all players the best of luck, to have a great tournament and most of all - to enjoy the weekend.

Thank you, and hope to see you soon.
Yours,
John Walsh.
Tournament Co-ordinator.

Downloads

Poster

Entry Form - PDF Version

Tournament Details

Venue: University of Reading, Wolfenden Sports Centre, RG6 6AH.

Dates: Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November 2006.

Times: Friday evening matches will start from 19:00.
Saturday and Sundays matches will start from 10:00.

Grades: A, B, C, D - all grades are mixed events.
Juniors (U15) are welcome to enter in any grade of their choice.

Closing date for entries: Friday 27th October 2006.

Contact tournament organisers: graded@rusquash.org

Tournament Organisation and Rules

All Grades :-

Either a 'champions league' or 'Monrad' system will be used, which will ensure a minimum of 3 or 4 games for every player.

As the organiser, I would prefer to use the champions league system, but we may switch to the Monrad system if a majority of players would prefer it.

A 'Monrad' system is :-
every player plays a match in every round (ie. you are never eliminated from the tournament), either moving up or down the rankings depending on your match result in each round.
With 16 players in a grade, this gives 4 rounds (matches) to be played.

A 'champions league' system is :-
a first stage of 4 leagues, where every player plays every other player in their league. The winners of each league will go through into the semi-final rounds for their grade, followed by the grand final for the grade.
With 16 players in a grade, this gives 3 matches in the league stage, followed by the semis and finals.

For more details, see the 'draw and schedule' section.

League Scoring :-

Points are allocated as:
1 point for each game won,
1 bonus point for the winner of the match.

In the event of a tie in a league, the points against will decide the winner,
followed by the winner of the match between the tied players.

Rules for the weekend :-

1. The winner of each match must referee or find a person to referee the next game on that court,
2. Any player found not abiding by rule 1 will lose their £25 deposit,
3. No player will be allowed to switch grades once the tournament has commenced,
4. Players must be on the premises half an hour before their matches,
5. Tournament Referees decision is final.

Entry Fee

Player	Fee
Senior	£15
Student	£10
Junior (under 15)	£7

Important :- on top of the entry fee, these is also a seperate deposit of £25, which is fully refundable.

• If an entrant should withdraw in advance of the closing date,
• If an entrant cannot participate due to injury,
• Upon completion of the entrant’s final game of the tournament.

Note :- because the tournament does not use a knock-out system, we need all players to stay and complete their games, otherwise other players are left without an apponent to play and will miss-out on the games they expected to play. So the deposite is solely there to ensure that players stay around and complete their matches.

Please ensure that the deposit is made out by cheque and is separate to the entry payment, one cheque for both will NOT be accepted.

No entry will be accepted without a separate deposit.

Cheques should be made payable to “RU Squash Club”.

Grades

The University of Reading’s Graded Tournament is a mixed event.

We use the England Squash grading definitions :-

A

- players at county standard and playing at first or premier division level in a county league,

B

- a 'middle' team player but not currently county standard,

C

- players who play regularly and are a 'lower' club team player,

D

- players who compete in an internal club league but have not represented a club team,

Junior

- under 15 or 13 years of age (as of 7th November 2005) and not wishing to play in the main graded events.

Prizes

Yes, thats right, we have great prizes for each grade. First and second places in every grade will receive a trophy and a cash prize (or equivalent) :-

A

- £200.00, £125.00, cash prize,

B

- £100.00, £75.00, in Racket Shop Vouchers,

C

- £50.00, £30.00, in Racket Shop Vouchers,

D

- £20.00, £10.00, in Racket Shop Vouchers,

Every entrant will also receive a free 'tournament T-shirt', which although it may not be a prize, will be something you can keep to help you remember the fantastic time you had at the 9th Reading University Graded Squash Tournament.

Please download an entry form (in Word or PDF format), print it out and send your completed entry form (you only need to send the first page), entry fee and deposit (as two seperate cheques) to :-

Graded Tournament,
The Racket Shop,
248c Shinfield Road,
Shinfield,
Reading,
Berkshire.
RG2 8EY

Cheques should be made payable to “RU Squash Club”.

Players, Draw, Schedule and Results

For the complete draw and schedule - click here.

Tournament Sponsors

Global Thinking	Rackets and Accessories
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