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Rules of squash
21-Feb-09 14:11 Filed in: Squash
Everyone who has played squash knows the rules of the game. At least to the extent it is needed to play and to enjoy. But sometimes players or audience seems to disagree about the rules or in a tournament about the decision of referee. In the case disagreement is about the rules it is good to check WSF rules.
If disagreement is concerning interference rules, it is a good idea for both club and league players to educate oneselves about the interpretation of interference rules. For both players and referees it is a must not only to understand the rules but also to know how to interpret the rules in real situations. For this purpose World Squash Federation has made a refereeing DVD Calling The Shots.
This DVD should be part of every squash players’ own DVD collection. At least it should be found at every squash club. If not, talk to your club manager. As an introduction to Calling The Shots please watch the embedded video below.
If disagreement is concerning interference rules, it is a good idea for both club and league players to educate oneselves about the interpretation of interference rules. For both players and referees it is a must not only to understand the rules but also to know how to interpret the rules in real situations. For this purpose World Squash Federation has made a refereeing DVD Calling The Shots.
This DVD should be part of every squash players’ own DVD collection. At least it should be found at every squash club. If not, talk to your club manager. As an introduction to Calling The Shots please watch the embedded video below.
Friendly match at The British Club
16-Oct-08 23:12 Filed in: Squash
On Thursday Finnish team played a friendly match at the British Club in Singapore. The British Club had been closed for 3 months due to renovation work. The Club got brand new bar and restaurant as well as a gym and massage. Also some maintenance work was done for the squash courts. Renewed club offered an excellent environment for a friendly matches between the British Club and Finnish team.
Results
Bertil Walli - Arron 3-2
Lars Ekholm - Sean 1-3
Jarmo Suokko - Graham 3-1
Jarkki Jaakkola - Philip 3-0
Jammu Saari - Andrew 3-0
Hannu Haanpää - Claire 1-3
Nalle Parmonen - Charlie 0-3
Finland - British Club 4-3 (14-12)
After math
Finnish team had adapted to the new time zone amazingly well, especially if previous day’s long hours were taken into account. Maybe the most interesting game was between Hannu who is still recovering from the flu and Claire who is 3/4 seeded in W4044 in the World Masters. Players who finished their match first had an opportunity to have a massage before the dinner. Chicken curry was enjoyed together with recovering sports drinks. This time there was no after games as everyone went to sleep early
Photos can be found under Photos / WorldMasters. Next days will be used for traveling to New Zealand and more news can be expected from the opening party of World Masters.
Results
Bertil Walli - Arron 3-2
Lars Ekholm - Sean 1-3
Jarmo Suokko - Graham 3-1
Jarkki Jaakkola - Philip 3-0
Jammu Saari - Andrew 3-0
Hannu Haanpää - Claire 1-3
Nalle Parmonen - Charlie 0-3
Finland - British Club 4-3 (14-12)
After math
Finnish team had adapted to the new time zone amazingly well, especially if previous day’s long hours were taken into account. Maybe the most interesting game was between Hannu who is still recovering from the flu and Claire who is 3/4 seeded in W4044 in the World Masters. Players who finished their match first had an opportunity to have a massage before the dinner. Chicken curry was enjoyed together with recovering sports drinks. This time there was no after games as everyone went to sleep early
Photos can be found under Photos / WorldMasters. Next days will be used for traveling to New Zealand and more news can be expected from the opening party of World Masters.
Friendly match at Tanglin Club
15-Oct-08 23:09 Filed in: Squash
Tanglin Club was hosting a friendly match between the Tanglin team and Finnish team on Wednesday evening at Tanglin Club in Singapore. The Finnish team is on the way to the World Masters Squash Championships starting next Monday (20-Oct-2008) in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Finnish team
The Finnish team consisted of 4 players from Espoo Squash Rackets Club (ESRC) and Bertil Walli from Espoo Squash Players (ESP), Jarmo Suokko from Seinäjoki Squash Jussit (SqJu), and Nalle Parmonen from Tampere Squash Club (TSK). ESRC players were Lars Ekholm, Jarkki Jaakkola, Jammu Saari, and Hannu Haanpää.
Results
Bertil Walli - Phua Swee Leng (SIN) 3-1
Lars Ekholm - Peter Rogers (ENG) 3-1
Lars Ekholm - Peter Von Selkey (HUN) 3-0
Jarmo Suokko - John Christophersen (AUS) 3-0
Jarkki Jaakkola - Ross Mackenzie (AUS) 3-1
Jammu Saari - Darzy McColl () 2-3
Hannu Haanpää - Bill Hickling (AUS) 0-2
Nalle Parmonen - Marc Nicholson (CAN) 2-3
Finland - Tanglin Club 5-3 (19-11)
Note: Lars played two matches and Hannu played best of three games due to flu.
After math
All matches were played using traditional scoring to 9 points (as that scoring is expected to be used in Word Masters). This had an effect to some matches e.g. Nalle and Mark had to play 9 balls before the first point and for 80 min for the whole match. Matches were quite tight and Finnish team played well - at least if considering that the team had arrived at 5:00 in the morning to Singapore after refreshing 1-3 hours sleep and that courts were much hotter than any courts in Finland.
After the matches the teams were enjoying an excellent dinner with refreshments at Tanglin Club restaurant. Standards were exchanged by Peter Rogers (the governor of Tanglin Club) and Bertil Walli (head of the Finnish delegation). Bertil handed out the standard of Finnish Squash Rackets Accociation (SSqL). After the dinner the organizers took the Finnish delegation for late evening sight seeing with even more refreshments. It was obvious that the hosts had made an extra effort in organizing this event. Really big thanks to everyone at Tanglin Club 
Some photos can be found here (later on there will more photos added). On Thursday Finnish team will play a friend match at the British Club.
Finnish team
The Finnish team consisted of 4 players from Espoo Squash Rackets Club (ESRC) and Bertil Walli from Espoo Squash Players (ESP), Jarmo Suokko from Seinäjoki Squash Jussit (SqJu), and Nalle Parmonen from Tampere Squash Club (TSK). ESRC players were Lars Ekholm, Jarkki Jaakkola, Jammu Saari, and Hannu Haanpää.
Results
Bertil Walli - Phua Swee Leng (SIN) 3-1
Lars Ekholm - Peter Rogers (ENG) 3-1
Lars Ekholm - Peter Von Selkey (HUN) 3-0
Jarmo Suokko - John Christophersen (AUS) 3-0
Jarkki Jaakkola - Ross Mackenzie (AUS) 3-1
Jammu Saari - Darzy McColl () 2-3
Hannu Haanpää - Bill Hickling (AUS) 0-2
Nalle Parmonen - Marc Nicholson (CAN) 2-3
Finland - Tanglin Club 5-3 (19-11)
Note: Lars played two matches and Hannu played best of three games due to flu.
After math
All matches were played using traditional scoring to 9 points (as that scoring is expected to be used in Word Masters). This had an effect to some matches e.g. Nalle and Mark had to play 9 balls before the first point and for 80 min for the whole match. Matches were quite tight and Finnish team played well - at least if considering that the team had arrived at 5:00 in the morning to Singapore after refreshing 1-3 hours sleep and that courts were much hotter than any courts in Finland.
After the matches the teams were enjoying an excellent dinner with refreshments at Tanglin Club restaurant. Standards were exchanged by Peter Rogers (the governor of Tanglin Club) and Bertil Walli (head of the Finnish delegation). Bertil handed out the standard of Finnish Squash Rackets Accociation (SSqL). After the dinner the organizers took the Finnish delegation for late evening sight seeing
with even more refreshments. It was obvious that the hosts had made an extra effort in organizing this event. Really big thanks to everyone at Tanglin Club Some photos can be found here (later on there will more photos added). On Thursday Finnish team will play a friend match at the British Club.