Please find more information on the Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Squash Open: 25 April-1 May 2015, taking place in the UCT Sports Centre on the UCT Upper Campus in Rondebosch, Cape Town.
We are expecting over 130 players to be participating, with 34 international players amongst them who will be testing their skills against the best players in Cape Town.
Natalie Grainger (Keith’s sister) a former World no 1 player will be travelling from the USA to support the event and will be running a squash clinic on the finals day, 1 May.
The 2015 Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Squash Open is registered as $5000 on the PSA (World Mens professional Squash Tour) and WSA (World Womens Squash Tour) tour calendars, check out:
http://www.psaworldtour.com/
http://www.wsaworldtour.com/
Check here for updated info:
Here is the weeks programme
Saturday 25 April 2015
- 09h00 All players arrive and registrar at UCT Sports Centre.
- 10h00-13h00 1st Round Matches PSA Qualifiers event (losers are placed in Open)
- 14h00-16h00 School players are coached by PSA/WSA players
Sunday 26 April
- 10h45-17h00 1st/2nd Round Matches – WSA/PSA Qualifiers (losers are placed in Open)
- 18h00-20h00 Opening Function & men draw announcement at UCT Squash Club
Monday 27 April – SA Public Holiday – Freedom Day
- 10h00 1st Round Open event.
- 11h30-19h45 1st Round Matches – PSA Main Draw & WSA 2nd Round Qualifiers
- 13h00-14h00 Lunch at the UCT Squash Clubhouse
- 15h15 2nd Round Open event.
- 19h00-21h00 – SA Jesters vs UCT Club friendly fixture
- 20h00-20h30 women draw announcement at UCT Squash Club
Tuesday 28 April
- 17h00 3rd Round Open Men event and 1st round open women event.
- 13h15-19h30 2nd Round Matches – PSA/WSA Main Draw 1st Round match
- 19h30-23h00 Specials at the UCT Squash Clubhouse
Wednesday 29 April
- 17h00 4th Round Open event
- 17h45-21h30 3rd Round Matches (Quarter Finals) – PSA/WSA Main Draw
- 19h00-23h00 Specials at UCT Squash Club House
Thursday 30 April
- 17h30 5th Round Open event
- 18h15-21h15 4th Round Matches (Semi Finals) – PSA/WSA Main Draw
- 19h00-23h00 Specials at UCT Squash Club House
Friday 1 May – SA Public Holiday – Workers Day
- 09h30 – 10h30 Coaching Clinic by Natalie Grainger – All Welcome
- 10h30 – 11h00 Brunch at the UCT Squash Clubhouse, UCT Alumni invited to attend.
- 11h00 – Open Women’s Final
- 12h00 – Open Men’s Final
- 13h00 – WSA Women’s Final
- 14h00 – PSA Men’s Final
- 15h30 – Prize Giving & Closing Function at UCT Squash Club House
This event is part of a $5000 PSA/WSA series of events attracting players to SA to test their skills against the best of SA on home soil! Here is the series:
Assore Central Gauteng Open: 18-24 April
Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Squash Open: 25 April-1 May
WP Open: 2-8 May
