2008 Financepoint Squash Series - Round One
Into its eighth year of running, this annual sponsored series comes to the Wanganui Squash Club for Rd 2 on Tuesday night 29th July at 7pm. This series features six sponsored teams, Sportsedge Wanganui, Doyle & Associates-the accountants, Higgins Contractors, Inspire Net, Watties and Automotive Direct Feilding of the regions top 30 players which are all mixed into even teams. The support of all the team sponsors & local associates sponsors have enabled this fantastic competition to carry on. This year see’s the introduction of a doubles combination in each team as this version of the game is starting to grow. The teams of three single players and the doubles combo are fighting it out to compete for the Financepoint title. Wanganui members that are involved are Kent Darlington & Ant Rountree, while playing the doubles are Matt Doyle, John Rostenburg, Ken Mair & Nihi Houia.
Last Tuesday saw the first round in Palmerston North which was close all the way as the three ties went to countbacks. So come along to the club & see some action! If you can’t make it on Tuesday, Round 5 will be held back here on 19th August at 7pm.
2008 Finance Point Challenge Series Results Round 1
Date: Tuesday 22nd July
Location: SquashGym P/Nth
| Automotive Direct | Lost | | Sportsedge |
| (2 matches, 6 games) | | | (2 matches, 9 games) |
| Joseph Watts | lost | Kent Darlington | 9/1 9/6 9/6 |
| Justin Brown | lost | Craig Morrison | 9/0 9/3 9/3 |
| Ben Murphy | beat | Tyron Fourie | 9/4 7/9 9/6 10/8 |
| Doubles Match |
| Jason Burton-Brown | beat | Ken Mair | 8/9 9/2 9/8 3/9 9/4 |
| Shaun Grant | | Nihi Houia | |
| Dolye & Associates | Lost | | Inspire Net |
| (2 matches, 7 games, 94 points) | | | (2 matches, 7 games, 102 points) |
| Tim Preston | beat | Matt Nation | 9/7 9/0 10/8 |
| Nick Reed | lost | Brent Foster | 9/4 9/7 9/2 |
| Geoff Spencer | lost | Blair Landers | 5/9 9/5 9/7 9/0 |
| Doubles Match |
| Grant Smith | beat | Rob Brownrigg | 7/9 9/6 9/8 9/5 |
| Matt Doyle | | Warren Patterson | |
| Higgins Contractors | Lost | | Watties |
| (2 matches, 8 games, 101 points) | | | (2 matches, 8 games, 116 points) |
| Glenn Carson | lost | Mike McSherry | 9/2 9/5 9/1 |
| Derek Tankersley | lost | Jason Fletcher | 9/2 9/5 8/10 7/9 9/1 |
| Mark Pettigrew | beat | Ant Rountree | 9/4 7/9 9/5 9/2 |
| Doubles Match |
| Alan van Rynbach | beat | Phil Blumont | 5/9 9/3 9/7 9/8 |
| John Rostenburg | | Jarrad Boyle | |
Points Table after Round 1
| Sportsedge | 12 points |
| Watties | 11 points |
| Higgins Contractors | 10 points |
| Inspire Net | 10 points |
| Doyle Associates | 9 points |
| Automotive Direct | 8 points |