Nazhir Smith Wins RUBiS Squash Tournament
17 year old Nazhir Smith won the RUBiS 2013 Championship last night [Oct 19], marking his first major tournament win.
In his victory speech, Nazhir said: “This is my first big tournament win, it feels pretty good! I’m looking forward to training hard for my next big event in Canada and hopefully ending up in the same position there.”
Nazhir Smith with Jermaine Simons, RUBiS and Patrick Foster, BSRA
RUBis have now sponsored this event for 6 years with past winners including Micah Franklin and Nick Kyme. This year featured over 75 players aged 7-67 years old.
BSRA Director of Squash Patrick Foster said, “This event is one of the best on the squash calendar providing fun competition for players of all standards. We thank RUBiS for the continued support in hosting this great tournament”
Full results follow below:
Division A Final
- Nazhir Smith defeated Derek Wheeler – 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Division B Final
- Laird Simmons defeated Denise Kyme – 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7
Division C Final
- Ricky Spence defeated Alex Adelsberg – 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
Division D Final
- John Singleton defeated Olivia Lindsey – 11-1, 11-8, 11-6
Division Junior Final
- Dylan Pratt defeated Susanna Armano – 11-6, 11-3, 11-2
Division A Classic Plate Final
- Andrew Robinson defeated Murray Brewer – 4-11, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6
Division A Plate Final
- Tony Prentice defeated Stephen Smith – 6-11, 11-2, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8
Division A Consolation Plate Final
- Kion Knights defeated Kyler Knight – 10-11, 11-10, 5-11, 11-10, 11-8
Division B Classic Plate Final
- Liz Martin defeated Greg Fitzgerald – 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 10-11 11-6
Division B Plate Final
- Shane McDonnell defeated Gary Levon – 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
Division B Consolation Plate Final
- Susie Lacey defeated Ben Bramlett – 11-3, 11-8, 11-7
Division C Classic Plate Final
- Derek Theisen defeated Elias Abdalla – 11-5, 5-11, 3-11, 11-10, 11-4
Division C Plate Final
- Grace Edy defeated Daniel Paglio – 11-10, 11-10, 11-9
Division C Consolation Plate Final
- Canty Corbin defeated Tiye Williams – w/o
Division D Classic Plate Final
- Gary Stevens defeated Nick Brown – 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 11-2
Division D Plate Final
- Anaya Smith defeated James Henderson – 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8
Division D Consolation Plate Final
- Andy Bateson defeated Steve Demerling – w/o
Junior Plate Final
- Ethan Furbert defeated Oscar Lindsey – 11-5, 11-8, 11-10