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National Squash Open Day

Squash New Zealand is proud to promote the 2018 National Squash Open Day alongside our #LoveSquash campaign. The National Squash Open Day for 2018 will be Saturday 7th April (The First Saturday of the Commonwealth Games and Semi-Finals of Squash) from 11am to 1pm. What can you as a club do? Prior to the Day Sign up to the National Open Day herePromote in your local region prior to Saturday 7th April e.g.Send posters provided by SNZ to local businesses,Put a poster up at your work,Promote in...

HEAD supports Squash BOP

Squash Bay of Plenty is delighted to announce the signing of HEAD Squash as our preferred racquet supplier.  HEAD is a very strong international brand boasting an extensive range of top quality racquets, shoes, strings, bags and accessories. HEAD is the long-term sponsor of NZ's Joelle King who is currently enjoying a return to the top rankings since her nasty injury a couple of years ago.  Joelle recently finished an impressive second in the lucrative Windy City Open in Chicago, where...

Amanda Seals Commonwealth Games Spot

BOP's two-time world champion Amanda Landers-Murphy has been selected in a very strong NZ Squash team to compete at the Commonwealth Games.  Along with the singles event, she will team up with Joelle King in the Womens event, and Zac Millar in the Mixed doubles.  She will be looking forward to pushing for medals in a team that is touted as our strongest ever by many experts.   Amanda was recently interviewed on TVNZ's Breakfast show and is enjoying the profile our sport is ge...

Board Update February 2018

The Squash BOP Board is keen to keep communication lines open between the board, clubs and players.  So below is the first update from the Board for 2018.Board Update February 2018 ScoringSquash NZ are currently gathering opinions on a new proposal to change all scoring to PAR11.  The board is keen to see the outcome of the survey, but in the meantime it is status quo in the Bay.  Interclub will be PAR15, Premier League and regional Junior events (HEAD Junior 900 Series & BOP Juni...

Junior Quadrangular Team Named

The Bay of Plenty Junior Quadrangular Team to face Northland, Waikato & Auckland has been announced.  The selectors are pleased with the team that includes a few new faces that join many returning BOP reps.   The event will be staged at Whangarei Squash Club on 23-25 March.  Two players from each age group (U11, U13, U15, U17, U19) for both boys and girls play their counterparts from the other regions.  The winner of each tie is determined by the total matches won. ...

2018 Squash BOP Board

The 2018 season is upon us, and we head into it on the back of a massive 2017.  After such a busy and successful year we are keen to carry on the momentum into the new season.   To achieve this a new Squash BOP Board was elected at the AGM in November.  The 2017 Board is keen to thank Ross McCurran for all his services over the past couple of years as Ross steps down.   The gender balance has swung with the appointment of two new women to the ranks for this year.&nb...

Landers-Murphy Wins London Open

The Bay's Amanda Landers-Murphy has claimed the $15K London Open Squash Championships title over the weekend.In Round 1 Landers-Murphy took on Nicole Bunyan of Canada claiming her win 11/8, 9/11, 11/2, 11/9 in 45mins.In the Quarter Finals Landers-Murphy was pushed by qualifier Lucy Turmel from England taking the win in an epic five setter 11/6, 11/6, 5/11, 6/11, 11/6 in 50mins.Landers-Murphy continued to go from strength to strength in the Semi Finals taking out the sixth seed Julianne Courtice ...

Squash BOP Awards 2017

A glitzy affair was had at the Geyser City Squash Club on 17 November to celebrate what has been a sensational year for Bay of Plenty Squash. The Squash BOP Ball was held at the club to recognise all the region's success in 2017, and it was an opportunity to get together as a region in a social setting. Nearly 100 people gathered to see the plethora of stars from the Bay receive recognition for their achievements in 2017. Team Recognition: Amanda Landers-Murphy & Kylie LindsayBOP Doubles Champio...

Two Champions for the Bay

Two BOP clubs have taken out the honours at the Superchamps finals!  BOP had an impressive 15 teams travel all around the country to compete in the national superchamps finals over the weekend.  The finals are a culmination of months of training as well as plenty of fundraising for the teams, with the elusive goal of becoming a national champions as the ultimate goal.This year two teams won their event to be crowned national champions.  Katikati has had a long proud hist...

BOP Women Crowned National Champions!

For the first time since Dame Susan Devoy led the team in 1981, the Bay of Plenty Women’s Squash Team are national champions!  After years of heartbreak the Bay has finally taken the elusive title.  Bridesmaids on countless occasions has shown the consistent strength of the region in women's squash, but the big prize has always been just out of reach.  Not this year.   The team was led by professional player Amanda Landers-Murphy (Rotorua).  The current BOP Player of t...

2017 Regional Superchamps Results

The first step is complete.  Around the Bay last weekend, teams from many BOP clubs battled it out on the court for the right to represent the region at the Superchamps nationals in September.  Now those who have emerged from the pack will start the real hard work as they build up to nationals around the country.In what is widely regarded as the best event in squash, teams of 5-7 players from each club fought it out to be the regions champion in each grade from B-F/J.  As always i...

BOP Masters Team 2017

Bay of Plenty is sending a solid team to this year's NZ Masters competition in New Plymouth 15-20 September.  The event kicks off with the individual competition which is open to players of all grades 35 years and over.  Players are divided into age groups where they compete for national titles.  The Bay had had a very strong history in the event with several champions in recent years.  The draws are all divided into age groups (as at 15 Sep):     &nb...

BOP Junior Team 2017

The team to represent the Bay of Plenty at the Junior Nationals has been announced.  The selectors are pleased with the team that has been picked and they feel optimistic about their chances to do well at the event.  This year the team will travel to Christchurch's Burnside Squash Club.  The Nationals begin with the individual competition from 5-8 October, followed by the teams event 9-11 October.  BOP Junior Team 2017 Glenn Templeton KatikatiManaia Murphy-FellWhakataneM...

BOP Senior Team 2017

The team to represent the Bay of Plenty at the Senior Nationals has been announced.  Both the mens and womens teams will be confident of improving on their performances from last year.    This year the team will travel to the Hawkes bay where the Nationals team event will be run as a stand alone event from 18-20 August. BOP Senior Team 2017: Paul BedfordGeyserAaron KopittkeMountMatiu Te Kani-McQueenGeyser Ben GrindrodDevoy Sean Dykes Devoy  Jo ShanksD...

Cousin's Shield Victory for the Bay

A fantastic result for the Bay with Devoy Squash winning the coveted Cousins Shield for the first time.  The Bay has not lifted the shield that decides the strongest club in men's squash in NZ since 1988.  The Cousin's Shield (men's) and Mitchell Cup (women's) are the pinnacle teams events for NZs top players, and they are highly sought-after titles.  Each club gathers together their best talent, and event rules allow for one imported player for each team, which the serous contend...

BOP Secondary Schools Individuals Results

The Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Individual Champs was played on May 16 with students from around the Bay competing for the Girls & Boys titles.   The Girls was hosted by Te Puke Squash Club, where 30 girls were divided into graded draws to compete for the spoils.  Te Puke High School had a strong day taking out three of the five divisions. The Boys event was hosted by Geyser City Squash Club in Rotorua.  Taupo-nui-a-Tia led the way, taking home two divisions out of four. Hu...

BOP Open Results

What an outstanding weekend of squash! The 2017 BOP Open was hosted by Geyser with the assistance of Lakes High for extra court space. There was an outstanding amount of work put in by a number of people to make it all run smoothly, with a big thanks to Dahna & Jason (club captains).  Thanks to the sponsors, Zoaties and Coke.  There were plenty of tough matches in all grades with the Open Men's won by Evan Williams after a close 5 setter with Zac Millar, and the Woman's Open taken out...

Rules Nights

Keen to sharpen up your refereeing?  New to the game? Got a question you always wanted to know about the rules? Get yourself along to one of the Rules Night's coming up! Presented by one of our resident National Referees, these nights are a fantastic opportunity for all players to improve their refereeing.  Squash is a unique sport in that all players are also required to be referees.  So instead of racing to grab the marker's board, why not get along and gain a bit of confid...

Junior Quad Results

An excellent weekend of squash was held at the 2017 Junior Quad event in Taupo over the weekend between BOP, Auckland ,Waikato & Northland. Auckland took out the title again with a very strong line up of players.  Waikato finished a close second with Northland third & BOP a creditable 4th.  I can't remember a time when the competition has been so close between BOP, Waikato & Northland.  We were pipped at the post 11-9 by both districts.   It was great to see the y...

2017 Junior Quadrangular Team Announced

The Junior Quadrangular is an annual competition between four neighbouring regions.  Bay of Plenty line up against the best from Waikato, Northland and Auckland in this year's fixture which is being held 1-2 April at Taupo Squash Club. Two players from each age group (U11, U13, U15, U17 U19) pit their skills against the best from the rest.  Up for grabs are three trophies for BOP - The  Putauaki Taonga will be awarded to the winners of the tie between Auckland and Bay o...

BOP Award Winners 2016

The Annual Squash BOP Awards were held on Sunday 20th November at Geyser City.  A good turnout of people from around the Bay watched on as awards were handed out to our stars of the year. Also recognised for their support of Squash BOP in the last 12 months were:  Doug Taylor, Michel Galloway, Brian Charteris, Becky Clarke, David Jensen, and Vicki Beker For full details, see our 2016 Squash BOP Annual Report Squash BOP Award Winners 2016  New Coach of the Year:   ...