The best of Squash comes to the Eden Epsom Tennis & Squash Club this weekend with the second event of the Barfoot and Thompson Summer Series. Eden Epsom are promising to bring the heat as they launch the inaugural Doug Flint Memorial Open & PSA Satellite.

The event will be action packed as top players from around New Zealand and overseas come to compete for a PSA title and valuable world ranking points.  International players from Korea, South African, and Australia come together to lead the charge against the strong Kiwi contingent. Kicking off on the 27^th there will be four days of action continuing through to the finals on Sunday 1^st of March from 5pm.

In the Women’s PSA Open, local North Shore player Abbie Palmer (Auckland) is the tournament top seed, while Waikato players Emma Miller and Anika Jackson will be looking to get the wins under their belt and get themselves into the final. One of the five Korean players in the draw, Yeonsoo Yang, took home the Henderson Rochelle Hobbs Open & PSA Satellite last weekend will be looking to try take another from the Kiwis.

The Men’s PSA Open also promises to impress with some strong competition throughout the board. Sion Wiggin (Auckland) leads the way as the top seed for the event looking to get his season back on track with a strong performance before the Auckland Open on the following week, a major PSA Challenger 5 event.  Other top Men’s seeds include second seed Zac Millar (Auckland), and home club players Anthony Lepper and Elijah Thomas – with the latter in top form after reaching the final of the Henderson Open last weekend.

An event as such gives all our open players a chance to compete for crucial grading points to help propel their national and international rankings. Aside from ranking points, the tournament is also a selection event for the New Zealand Junior team that will compete at the World Junior Champs in the Gold Coast later this year.

After the Doug Flint Memorial the talent heads to North Shore Squash Club for the Auckland Open starting on the 5^th of March.

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Article added: Monday 24 February 2020