Rudi Koekemoer
10 September 2008
THE NRP Builders squash doubles tournament was held at the Wanderers last weekend and was described as a resounding success.
Pairs of players (teams) contested for the coveted championship titles in the mixed doubles, men's doubles and women's doubles.
The players battled through tough encounters playing on average four matches per category.
Most players participated in more than one category which had the mixed doubles as well as either the women's or men's categories.
These players played at least eight matches on the day with each match being scored best out of three games (American scoring up to 15 points).
The teams that were victorious in their respective categories played five matches in each category: three round-robin games, one play-off game and then the final matches to determine the champions of each category.
Squash in Namibia is developing into a popular sport with passionate supporters and players engaging developmental initiatives, which include the creation of platforms for players to put their skills to the test in competitions sponsored by local organisations.
NRP Builders sponsored a highly successful tournament on Saturday with pairs of players putting their physical, technical and psychological skills to the test against players ranked in divisions of more or less equal strengths.
The players were creative in the clothes that each team chose to wear and did everything possible to divert the eyes of their opponents from keeping their eyes on the balls.
The winners in each category were: Men's Doubles: Champions: Werner Margull and Andre de Jager First Runners-Up: Dries Tredoux and George Lumley Second Runners-Up: Ruan de Villiers and Chris Buckland Mixed Doubles: Champions: Dries Tredoux and Adri Lambert First Runners-Up: Ruan de Villiers and Carla Nortje Second Runners-Up: Chris Buckland and Willa Bronner Women's Doubles: Champions: Carla Nortje and Nancy Fernandes First Runners-Up: Adri Lambert and Natasja Esterhuizen Second Runners-Up: Elmarie Kotze and Klein-Jan Wijgergangs
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