Australian Masters 2023, NSW - Individual Championships

Our members provide us updates from the ground, for the benefit of those who could not participate in the tournament this year, 2023.

Saturday morning message from Helen Watkins QMSA President.

Wow what a week - well done everyone.
We have just finished a great week at the Australian Masters in NSW. Congratulations to all the winners and all those who participated in the championships. We finished the week off with a great night at the Castle Hill RSL. Thanks to Lee Conroy and Sharon Denning for the updates throughout the week. Now we are on to the Teams - GO QLD........ Starts with our dinner on Sunday 5.30pm at the Bella Vista Quest.

- Helen Watkins, QMSA President

Presentations - Individual Championships 🏆

Enjoy these photos shared by Lee Conroy from the Friday presentation, and an update from Sharon Denning.

Congratulations to all of the players from this week's Australian Masters Individual Championship, thank you for an enjoyable week with great squash and conversation.

A big shout out to the six QMSA players who won their Open Age Group.

Hugh Taylor Men's 70-74 Open
Brian Cook Men's 75-70 Open
Kasey Bonato Women's 35-39 Open
Sue Davis Women's 50-54 Open
Robyne Bamberry Women's 80-84 Open
Marilyn Kennedy Women's 75-79 Open

Congratulations and good luck to the following QMSA players that have been chosen to play for Australia in the Trans Tasman Series in October.

Dominic Mobbs Men's 35-39
Kasey Bonato Women's 35-39
Rennelle Karwalski Women's 40-45
Sue Davis Women's 50-54
Jim Mobbs Men's 65+

This is the first year with a father/son combination.

Day 5

Thank you Lee Conroy for the photos from Friday.

For draw, results and scores, check out the below link
https://amsc.australianmasterssquash.com.au/2023-tournament-information/

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Day 4

Checkout the photos from Thursday shared by Lee Conroy, and this full update from Sharon Denning. What a day for Queensland!

Winners galore today!

Frances was able to hold on and win in five. Gary was impressive winning in four, and remains undefeated in Men's 65-69 Div 2. Hugh is absolutely smashing it, another 3-0 victory, remains undefeated without losing a game. Doug remains undefeated and will play Hugh tomorrow to determine the Men's 70-74 Open winner.

The list of winners continues to grow: Julie got up to win in four. Kay did it the hard way, winning in five and remains undefeated in the Women's 55-59 Div 2 and plays in the final tomorrow. Gavin got his money worth going to five. Darcy had a win 3-1. Brian H had a struggle all the way to the last point 15-13 in the fifth. Brian Cook and Tony Webb both won and face each other in the Men's 75-79 Open final tomorrow.

Martin got up in three to be the undefeated champion in the Men's 55-59 Div 1. Marissa is in the Women's 65-69 Open final tomorrow. Gino remains undefeated at the tournament and will battle for the Men's 50-54 Div 1 title tomorrow. Kevin goes undefeated into the final of the Men's 75-79 Div 1.

Sue Davis remained undefeated to take out the Women's 50-54 Open. Janelle remains undefeated with the Women's 60-64 Open decider to be played tomorrow. Robyne is undefeated in the Women's 80-84 Open, and plays in the final tomorrow. Marilyn has made it through undefeated and plays in the final of the Women's 75-79 Open tomorrow.

For draw, results and scores, check out the below link
https://amsc.australianmasterssquash.com.au/2023-tournament-information/

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Day 3

Thank you Sharon Denning for the wonderful update from Wednesday, and Lee Conroy for the beautiful photos. 🤩

Great matches played today. Maurice came off court looking exhausted after battling for a 3-1 win. Jake gave us all a good scare in his first match of the day. He was up two games, but his opponent won the next game and was up in the fourth. But Jake finished strong to win 3-1. Show court had a repeat of the QMSA State final, with another battle between Martin McBride and Peter Vogler. Martin took his revenge and won 3-0. Chyrel showed determination in her match this afternoon, with her shots on point, to win 3-0. Janelle dug deep. She was two games down and 0-2 in the third before she clawed back to win in five. Gino showed classed to win 3-0. He is still undefeated and has yet to drop a game.

For draw, results and scores, check out the below link
https://amsc.australianmasterssquash.com.au/2023-tournament-information/

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Day 2

Here is Tuesday's update from Sharon Denning, and photos from Lee Conroy.

Oh What a day!! Day 2 of the Australian Squash Masters brought out people's A game. It was the battle of the high serves and perfect boasts on Court 10 with Robyne Bamberry playing Christine Cooper. Robyne's determination and famous lob serves gave her a 3-0 win. Court 9 had Wendy Willett gain a win 3-0. Her serves were on point and the deadly reverse boasts. The action continued on Court 1 with Tony Webb victorious in a massive 5-game match winning 17-15 in the fifth. Queensland reigns again on Court 7 with Mick Swan making it two wins out of two. One of the major highlights of the day was watching Kasey Bonato vs Karen Blom. The third game was epic. Kasey kept her cool. She was 1-10 down, and clawed back to 9-10, before Karen won the game. Kasey managed the upset of the day winning in five. Mitchell Stafford was the comeback king today. Two games down, down 3-5 in the third, he come back to win the match. This afternoon brought more of the winning feeling for us Queenslanders, with Marissa, Pat, Helen, Janelle, Kay, Marilyn, Brian and Peter Z notching up wins.

For draw, results and scores, check out the below link
https://amsc.australianmasterssquash.com.au/2023-tournament-information/

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Day 1

Here's an update from Sharon Denning about the highlight of the day. 🤩

Monday, day 1 of the Australia Masters Squash Championship showcased wonderful Queensland talent. One epic match early in the day was a repeat of the QMSA State Titles with Mitchell Stafford and David Champion duelling it out. The score was 3-0 to Mitchell but the score doesn't reflect how close it was or the determination of both players. Mitchell was down 3-9 in the second game and came back to win 11-9. Everyone was holding their breathe during each rally as it was very exciting to watch two great players. Well done to everyone that played, looking forward to some more epic matches tomorrow.

For draw, results and scores, check out the below link
https://amsc.australianmasterssquash.com.au/2023-tournament-information/

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Thank you Lee Conroy for sharing these incredible photos from the day.

Welcome Function

Oh look at these beautiful people all dressed up enjoying themselves before the battle on the courts starting tomorrow (Monday). Thank you Lee Conroy for the photos. 💜💙💚♥️🧡

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