Exhilarating squash as ProAm Doubles event takes place in Cheltenham
By Mark Toseland, East Glos Squash Manager
The annual ProAm Doubles Tournament took place on the weekend on 18th and 19th June, at East Glos Club, Cheltenham. Members and visitors experienced spectacular doubles squash, festivities, live music and more.
With the strongest line-up we’ve ever hosted at this event, the scene was set for an extraordinary weekend of squash.
On Saturday, club members took on the pros, with the top seeds ranked outside the top eight having a chance to make the quarter-final stages.
The only upset was the younger Malik brothers, Heston and Bailey, taking out the 5/8 seeds, 2019 winners Danny Hockborn and Nick Mulvey.
The quarter-finals then saw numerous upsets unfolding as 5/8 seeds Nathan Mead and Jared Carter took out the #1 seeds Curtis and Perry Malik in a three-winner, 11-10, in the deciding game.
Furthermore, 5/8 seeds Will Salter and Jordan Hardwick took out the 3/4 seeds James Peach and Jack Mitterer 2-0, 11-10, 11-9. 5/8 seeds Jonny Harford and Robbie Temple taking out 3/4 seeds Ollie Pett and Noah Meredith.
Plenty of sustenance was on offer as La Pizzeria kept everyone fed with their fabulous pizzas, thus keeping the event alive. Thank you to club member Rich Hancock for supporting the event once more.
Lastly, Reivers’ Gallows put on a great live music show till 11pm, engaging the crowd and setting up the remaining guests and members for a night out in Cheltenham.
Sunday saw the junior doubles begin before the semi-finals of the main draws in the afternoon. The finals were hotly contested throughout and built up the buzz to the main draw final between 5/8 seeds Jonny Harford and Robbie Temple and #2 seeds Elliot Morris-Devred and Simon Herbert.
Congratulations to all our finalists and eventual winners on such a well-played squash doubles event.
The results
Junior Doubles:
Runners-up: Toby Nock & Joe Price
Winners: Harry Bloomfield & Ben Blumberg
Tankard:
Runners-up: Owain Fullerton & Mike Hindle
Winners: Noel Lee & Amber Peacey
Plate:
Runners-up: Nick Mulvey & Danny Hockborn
Winners: Tayne Turnock & Owain Taylor
Cup:
Runners-up: Jonny Harford & Robbie Temple
Winners: Elliot Morris-Devred & Simon Herbert
A big thank you to our event sponsors: Ontic, Safran, FPC, Park Lane Industrial Abseiling and Karakal, for all their support leading up to and throughout the event. They helped make this an exciting weekend of squash and fun for all involved.
Video: You’ll be exhausted just by watching this, and wondering how they don’t bump into each other. Production by Julian Wellings
