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Here are the latest stories from our blog, which you can find at ashawayuk.blogspot.com| 08/31/2010 06:50 PM |
| Tom Pashley Wins First PSA Title |
 Black Knight and Ashaway sponsored player Tom Pashley claimed his maiden title on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour in Peru by winning the $6,000 'Tour De Las Americas' Regatas Squash Open without dropping a game.The fourth seed from Brighton in Sussex claimed his breakthrough success at Club Regatas in Lima by beating the event's top two seeds. It was in the semi-finals that 22-year-old Pashley, ranked 118 in the world, despatched top-seeded Mexican Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 in 45 minutes. In the final, the left-hander faced second seed Esteban Casarino - and battled for 50 minutes to overcome the experienced 34-year-old from Paraguay 11-6, 11-8, 11-9. Tom Pashley uses the Black Knight ION Storm squash racket. To buy the Black Knight ION storm squash racket online, visit: www.isquashstore.com/BlackKnight Tour De Las Americas Regatas Open, Lima, Peru Final: [4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (50m) Semi-Finals: [2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt [3] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-3, 16-14 (86m) [4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [1] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (45m) Quarter-Finals: [2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt [Q] Andres Duany (PER) 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6 (69m) [3] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) bt [Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) 11-9, 1-1 ret. (20m) [4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt [7] Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (30m) [1] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [Q] Jose Manuel Elias (PER) 11-9, 11-13, 11-2, 11-7 (37m) 1st Round: [2] Esteban Casarino (PAR) bt Armando Olguin (MEX) 11-2, 11-1, 11-5 (20m) [Q] Andres Duany (PER) bt [5] Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) 12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-5 (53m) [3] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) bt [Q] Gonzalo Seminario (PER) 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (45m) [Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) bt [6] Tiago Cabral (BRA) 11-4, 12-10, 11-5 (14m) [7] Juan Pablo Roude (ARG) bt Mauricio Dasso (PER) 6-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-8 (45m) [4] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt Luke Forster (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (40m) [Q] Jose Manuel Elias (PER) bt [8] Nahuel Hernan Ramos (ARG) 14-16, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4 (45m) [1] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt Alfredo Avila (MEX) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (34m) Published courtesy of www.isquashstore.com  View full story >> |
| 08/24/2010 03:48 PM |
| 2011 Ashaway Badminton Brochure |
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| 07/27/2010 11:06 AM |
| Ashaway Confirmed As ROWE British Grand Prix Squash Championships Official String |
 Event promoters internationalSPORTgroup have announced Ashaway as the Official String Partner of the ROWE British Grand Prix Squash Championships to be staged in Manchester, England from the 15th to 20th September.Ashaway is the world’s largest and oldest racket string manufacturer and producers of performance string for many of the world’s leading players including former World No.1 and two time World Champion David Palmer. Paul Smith, Partner at Goode Sport, UK distributors for Ashaway said: “We are proud to be associated with the most prestigious tournament in the UK this year. The event offers us the perfect opportunity to launch UltraNick 18® as used by England’s World No.9, Daryl Selby and with the championships being televised and well covered by the media it offers maximum exposure to Ashaway strings which will be on show in many of the worlds top players rackets.” Paul Walters of internationalSPORTgroup added: "The ROWE British Grand Prix – Manchester 2010 promises to be one of the most exciting and eagerly contested events on the PSA World Tour and we are very grateful for the support of Goode Sport, who as well as stringing rackets for all players competing in the championships, will also offer spectators exclusive Ashaway string promotions to add to their overall event experience.” The ROWE British Grand Prix – Manchester 2010, one of only ten Professional Squash Association (PSA) Super Series events in 2010, and the only PSA Super Series ranking event to be staged in the UK this year, will include a star-studded field led by newly crowned World No.1 Nick Matthew of England. Tickets for the ROWE British Grand Prix – Manchester 2010 can now be booked online at www.isportgroup.com/ticketing or by telephone on 0844 870 0000. For further information visit www.isportgroup.com or email info@isportgroup.com  View full story >> |
| 07/23/2010 12:49 PM |
| Ashaway Sign Daryl Selby |
 Ashaway Racket Strings has announced the signing of rising squash pro Daryl Selby to a three-year sponsorship agreement. While the terms of the agreement were not disclosed, Selby, who is currently ranked #9 by PSA, has long played with Ashaway's PowerNick® 18 and recently switched to Ashaway's new Zyex-based UltraNick® 18."We're delighted to have a rising young star like Daryl join the Ashaway team," said Steve Crandall, Ashaway Vice President of Marketing. "Daryl exemplifies the values we like to see in top players: dedicated, hard-working, family-oriented. Daryl is the kind of guy you just want to see win. It also helps that he's been playing with Ashaway string for years," Crandall added. Selby joined the PSA Tour in 2004 and rose steadily through the ranks until last year when a string of victories propelled him from 33 into the top ten. Described as "a worker" and known for his grit and determination, Selby ascribes his breakthrough rise to, "a new-found confidence in my own game; a settled home life with my fiancée; [and] having my family around me." "It is a pleasure for me to sign with Ashaway," Selby said. "I have been using the strings for a long time and they are in my opinion without doubt the best strings in squash." A longtime PowerNick user, Selby recently switched to Ashaway's newly introduced UltraNick 18, one of a new line of strings utilizing Zyex® multifilament core technology. "The PowerNick is a great string that feels more solid and generates slightly more power, in my opinion," he said, but, "the UltraNick has just added a touch more feel to my front court game." And while he said he breaks more of the new strings, "the UltraNick feels slightly softer, and I can get a bit more slice and cut on the ball." But, he added, "I honestly don't mind playing with either." And Ashaway, said Crandall, hopes Daryl Selby continues to play with Ashaway for a long time. "We think Daryl has really hit his stride as a pro. We expect to see great things from him in the coming years and we're happy to help him along." Ashaway Racket Strings are made by Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg. Co., the only U.S. manufacturer of string for squash, tennis, racquetball, and badminton. Operated by the Crandall family since 1824, Ashaway has been making racquet strings since 1949, and is responsible for several important technical innovations. Ashaway is the Official String of USA Racquetball and the Women's International Squash Players Association. Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg. Co. also makes braided products for medical and industrial applications.  View full story >> |
| 07/05/2010 06:19 PM |
| Ashaway Edgbaston Priory Adult Graded Tournament 2010 |
| On 26th and 27th June, Edgbaston Priory Club hosted its second Adult Graded Squash Tournament, supported by Black Knight Squash and Ashaway Racket Strings. Players travelled from all over Great Britain to take part in the event which proved to be a huge success. The players competed in mixed events from intermediate club standard right up to PSA World Professionals. This year’s top seed in an extremely strong A Event draw was Chris Ryder, world number 36. All players, played in extreme heat due to the weather, but had some great matches which made for an enjoyable weekend. All finals were competitive and we saw some great squash, especially in grade A event where world top 40 player Chris Ryder took on British U23 champion Joel Hinds. Both Joel and Chris are based at EPC full time and know each other very well, they knew, especially in the heat, that it was going to be a tough final! Joel went 1-0 down, but battled back and came through with a 3-1 victory, playing at a high intensity.  Pictured – Joel Hinds, Grade A Winner and Chris Ryder, Grade A runner upJoel and Chris both use Ashaway PowerNick 18. Joel quotes: "Really pleased to win this weekend, especially being based here now and as the draw was very strong for a graded event!" "Thanks to the Priory for staging the tournament which was enjoyed by all" The event was run by EPC's Head Coach, Mike Edwards. Many thanks to Mike for running a fantastic event. Congratualtions this year champion, Joel Hinds and the rest of the players who took part. We look forward to another very strong entry next year.  View full story >> |
| 07/15/2010 05:26 PM |
| JOE MORGAN AND JAMES PHILLIPS SELECTED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES |
 Joe Morgan and James Phillips have been selected to represent Wales at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Dehli 3rd - 14th October. Joe (full name Jonathan) and James have been busy over the last few months ensuring that they won enough points to meet the entry criteria. Joe and James are currently ranked at 52 in the world and are the current Welsh National and Croation Open champions. More : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/badminton/8816516.stm  View full story >> |
| 06/01/2010 04:36 PM |
| RICHARD WRIGLEY ENDS THE SEASON IN STYLE |
 Richard Wrigley won the Badminton England Satellite Circuit Final this weekend in Milton Keynes. He defeated Josh Green 22-20, 21-19 in the final. This win followed up from Wrigley's win at the Berkshire Open 2 weeks prior, where he beat Toby Penty, Jack Molyeneux and Josh Green on the way to clinch the title and rounded off Richards turbulent season on a high.Richard is a player who has struggled with injuries, however, he has just wrapped up this 2009/10 season very nicely and he now feels he is playing as well as he has ever done and is currently injury free. Richard is now looking forward to the European University Championships on 14th June. We wish him good luck and hope that he can start the 2010/11 season in the same manner he has ended this one.  View full story >> |
| 04/01/2010 05:31 PM |
| NICK MATTHEW WINS ISS CANARY WHARF CLASSIC |
| Nick Matthew continues his amazing season with a win at the pretegious Canary Wharf Classic. Nick uses Powernick 18 Silver in his racket. Surely it can't be long before Nick becomes World Number 1. Read more from our marketing partner isportgroup: http://isportgroup.com/Home/iSPORTgroup-news/2010/Nick-Matthew-Wins-ISS-Canary-Wharf-Classic-(1).aspx FREE MAGAZINE: Want to recieve International Squash Magazine or International Badminton Magazine direct to your door Free of Charge? Sign up here: http://www.isportgroup.com/Home/iSPORTmedia/iSPORTmedia/Magazine-Registration.aspx  View full story >> |
| 03/18/2010 07:48 PM |
| JOE AND JAMES, WELSH NATIONAL CHAMPIONS .... THEY CAN'T STOP WINNING! |
 Congratulations to Welsh National Champions, Men's Doubles - Joe Morgan and James PhillipsJoe and James beat the defending champions in the final 22-20, 15-21, 21-16 Joe Morgan was also Runner Up with Ashaway Kerry Ann Sheppard in the Mixed. This is a fantastic result for the Ashaway Duo. Hot on the heels of their national victory Joe and James have just returned from winning the Croatian Open (international EBU event) and  have been representing Wales in the Thomas Cup where they won all their matches and were selected represent Wales at 1st men's doubles vs. Ukraine, France and Portugal.Joe and James are currently ranked 49 in the world rankings and rising. They are very likely to be representing Wales in this years commonwealth games. Joe and James both use ZyMax 67 at 30lbs. We are very proud of them, Well done Joe and James.  View full story >> |
| 03/18/2010 07:23 PM |
| JAMIE NEIL SCOTTISH NATIONAL CHAMPION! |
 Jamie Neil is the newly crowned Men's doubles Scottish National Champion.A packed crowd at Bell's Sports Centre witnessed a thrilling 12-21, 21-8, 21-18 final in which Jamie and his partner defeated the defending champions who were looking to claim their 3rd title in 3 years. An interesting sub plot is that Jamie does not have funding from Badminton Scotland and has not been able to train with the Scottish national team for this reason. Jamie is a very aproachable and well liked chap, coaching and playing badminton are his passion and he is an excellent ambassador for Ashaway. We are literally thrilled for him at his achievement .... as if this wearn't enough the following weekend Jamie went on to beat fellow Ashaway players David Forbes and Stewart Kerr in the Glasgow Open Final - superb stuff. Congratulations Jamie!  View full story >> |
| 01/18/2010 04:33 PM |
| UltraNick - Available February |
 Attention squash players, UltraNick will be the UK next month! UltraNick still offers a fine, powerful, lightweight and durable string, just like PowerNick, but it also offers a soft feel. This is possible due to recent advances that have produced finer Zyex filaments in the string core. According to Ashaway's Steve Crandall, the company has begun using these to produce new multifilament core packages with increased linear density and more cross-sectional strength. The results, he said, are thinner, stronger, lighter-weight UltraNick strings which provide softer feel, more power, and improved ball control, yet still offer the well-known Zyex playing characteristics and tension holding properties. Click here to learn more about UltraNick  View full story >> |
| 11/24/2009 02:43 PM |
| Ashaway Medal scoop at the BUCS individuals |
 Big congratulations to all the participants at the BUCS Individual Badminton Championships this year, there were over 600 individuals competing at this years event which makes the event the largest in the British Isles!Particular mention to the Ashaway Medalists: Joel Gayle - Mens Doubles (Silver), Mens Singles (Bronze) Ronald Ridge - Mens Doubles (Silver) Neil White - Mens Singles (Silver) Rachel Howard - Ladies Singles (Bronze)  We would like to pay tribute to:The tournament organisers who are all volunteers, this tournament is huge and runs over 3 days without a hitch. BUCS themselves for there excellent work in bringing us all together RacquetRestrings.com - Mike West was the official Ashaway ZyMax Stringer, Mike is a fully qualified UKRSA stringer and tirelessly strung throughout the event. If you need a stringer in the merseyside area, look no further. Hit n Run Sports - Our official retail partner at the event. Proprietor Lee Turnbull was ever present and in excellent humour all weekend. Pictured here are Joel Gayle with mens doubles partner Ronald Ridge and Neil White. For more photos from the event check out www.facebook.com/ashaway  View full story >> |
| 11/17/2009 03:26 PM |
| BUCS Individual Badminton Championships (sponsored by Ashaway) |
 We are busy at Goode Sport Towers making preparations for the University Individual Championships in Nottingham this weekend. This event is like no other with huge draws (around 400 competitors), electric atmosphere, bongo drums, fancy dress team kits, mascots and a legendary Saturday night Party! ..... Also the standard of badminton is very good!ZyMax Re-String for £10: All entrants are entitled to get their racket restrung in ZyMax by our UKRSA qualified stringer for a mere £10, using a voucher which is available here: http://www.ashaway.co.uk/bucs Our retailer at the event this year is Hit n Run Sports who will be offering special student discount rates, be sure to drop by and meet us upstairs in the room opposite the main registration desk.  View full story >> |
| 03/18/2010 07:26 PM |
| ERSA Review - ZyMax "highest marks" |
| The European Racket stringers association have just published thier impartial review of ZyMax. 25 high level players in several countries performed the tests, the score and quotes speak for themselves: "Ashaway has introduced a new badminton string which has given us the highest marks of any badminton string we have tested" "I rate it somewhat better than my current string" Tournament player using BG65 "ZyMax should become one of the top strings in the market in a short time" "More than 50% of the players said they would consider changing to this string even though they have contracts with other companies"  View full story >> |
| 10/28/2009 04:37 PM |
| Silver Medal For Rajeev Bagga |
 Ashaway's Rajeev Bagga's quest for gold faltered at the final hurdle when he was narrowly beaten (16-21, 21-17, 20-22) by Artemy Karpov of Russia.The result is Bagga's first defeat to any Deaf competitor in 20 years of competition and his silver medal follows Singles gold at the previous five Deaflympics. Bagga was a point away from glory at 20-19. But the Russian was returning Rajeev's smashes strongly and made it 20-all, before edging ahead to 21. On the vital point, Karpov played a light drop serve which Bagga left, and it ooked to have landed out. But the umpire judged that the shuttlecock had fallen onto the line and Karpov fell to his knees in triumph. Karpov - on a reputed €100,000 to win the title - took the first set when a netted Bagga backhand gave him a match point, which he took. Immediately after the set, Team GB Badminton Manager Janet Thompson had to stride onto court to ask for a third Russian official to be removed, as only two are permitted courtside. In the second set, Bagga went from 11-15 down to 18-15 ahead and took the set five points later when he had Karpov straining and failing with a shot from the floor. The quality of the badminton on show was superb and the two players exchanged the early points with some fierce rallies in the final set. Karpov stayed in touch with Bagga throughout the last set and it really was very close to call. The British fans in the gallery were about to explode when Bagga reached 20 points but it was not to be. Rajeev - who first won gold in Christchurch 1989 and carried his run through Sofia 1993, Copenhagen 1997. Rome 2001 and Melbourne 2005 - afterwards donated his silver medal to Lithuanian competitor Tomas DovyDaitis who had badly damaged his ankle in competition. As one onlooker commented, "Rajeev may have lost the gold but he still has a heart of gold" There are many photo's of Rajeev at the championships here: http://www.bslbt.co.uk/sports/gallery/badminton  View full story >> |
| 10/10/2009 12:58 PM |
| ZyMax - Worldwide Launch |
  We thought you maybe interested to see the different advertising across the world for ZyMax ...ZyMax - Maintains String Tension. Have a look at the US website presentation to learn more about the technological advantages of ZyMax 62, 67 and 70. Across the World ZyMax is really capturing badminton players imagination. Check out this amazing video from You Tube ... ZyMax 70 being strung at 41lbs!! : Finally there is all sorts of discussion around the world about Zymax, here's an example from badminton central: Badminton Central ZyMax Discussion ZyMax is a quality product that for the first time means that badminton players can get the same performance from their string long after the have had it re-strung. ZyMax - Consistent Performance  View full story >> |
| 09/15/2009 02:27 PM |
| POWERNICK 18 - REACHES BOTH FINALS AT THE BRITISH OPEN! |
 Our personal congratulations to:1. Nick Matthew - Nick beat James Wilstrop in an amazing 5 set match to become the 2009 British Open Champion. After an extended time out injured, there can no be no doubt that Nick is back to his best winning the epic final 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10 in 2hours and 3 minutes. 2. Madeline Perry - The Irish number 1 and world number 8 who managed to improve on her Semi-Final place last year, reaching the British Open Final, she beat world No. 1 Nicol David en route to the Final. Well done Maddy! Also using Ashaway strings at the event were: Alison Waters - Semi Finalist Daryl Selby - Quarter Finalist David Palmer - Quarter Finalist Ong Beng Hee - 2nd Round + Many people in the Masters Event! STOP PRESS: Both Nick and Madeline use Ashaway Powernick 18. We've had a few enquiries as to the colour of the string used by some of the professionals. The answer is that some players including Nick and Maddy, due to contractual reasons have to use a 'white' string in their rackets, therefore Nick and Maddy both use Powernick 18 in Silver as opposed to the normal red colour in order to meet their contract. It is the same product, just a different colour!  View full story >> |
| 09/01/2009 12:11 PM |
| ZyMax - The Science behind Consistent Performance! |
 Ashaway USA Press Release:Ashaway Racket Strings has developed a new core construction technique that allows the production of lighter, stronger badminton strings than any yet produced. ZyWeaVe™ technology allows Ashaway to produce ZyMax 62 (0.62mm) a string that is 25% lighter than standard 0.70mm badminton strings. "Professional players like lighter strings in their racquet heads for more power on smashes and better feel and control on touch shots," said Steve Crandall, Vice President of Marketing for Ashaway. "Play testing of the new ZyMax line has been very positive. Ruilin Huang, won the 2009 US Open Ladies Doubles Championship using ZyMax 67" Using a combination of high-tech materials and their proprietary ZyWeaVe core, the new Ashaway strings produce less elongation at professional stringing tensions and less creep. This means the strings maintain tension and consistent maximum performance throughout their playing life. In addition, ZyWeaVe technology allows Ashaway to make a string that can be strung at unusually high tensions. "We've been able to string a ZyMax 0.70mm gauge string at over 40 lbs. using special high tension racquets," said Crandall. "You can tell the string is maintaining tension and repulsion power by the nice crisp "ping" sound it makes when you strike the shuttle."  View full story >> |
| 12/14/2009 03:24 PM |
| Ashaway 2010 Brochure |
| Check out the latest - Ashaway Brochure 2010 http://issuu.com/goodesport/docs/ashaway_2010_brochure  View full story >> |
| 08/03/2009 03:29 PM |
| ASHAWAY PLAYERS FLY THE RED DRAGON |
 Ashaway's Welsh internationals Joe Morgan and James Phillips (world rank 59) recently competed in the US Open Grand Prix, their first tournament of the 2010 Commonwealth Games qualification campaign. In the first round they comprehensively defeated Tuan La and Ba Su(USA) before pulling off a fine three set victory against former World no 1 and Olympic medallist Rudi Gunawan and former Indonesian international Ignatius Rusli. Unfortunately 2005 world champions Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach proved too strong in the quarter finals before going on to secure the title. After the match Morgan said "Overall we can be pleased with a quarter final result in a grand prix tournament and its a good start to the Commonwealth qualification campaign". Phillips added "Its was a great experience to play such a quality doubles pair, it was a good match". Morgan also teamed up with Ashaway's newly signed Kerry Ann Shepperd in the mixed doubles (World rank 67) but were defeated by Canada's Alvin Lau and former World semi finalist Xuelian Jiang of China. We wish Joe, James and Kerry the very best with their commonwealth qualification campaign!  View full story >> |
| 07/22/2009 11:29 AM |
| GOODE SPORT SOCIAL NETWORK |
As well as the Black Knight, Rachel Howard and Main Blog, we are now on Facebook and Twitter, have a look and follow us! View full story >> |
| 07/15/2009 05:48 PM |
| Court Jesters, Wimbledon, Ashaway and Ibuprofen - What a combination! |
 At Goode Sport we're recovering from the annual Wimbledon Summer Invitational Team tournament sponsored by Ashaway. The tournament consists of teams of 6 players, of county standard or above who battle it out over 2 days of matches and serious saturday night party to find an eventual winner. This years winners were the Court Jesters, lead by Kristain Roebuck and Steve Higgins, the team featured 4 other full time players from the south west of England. The 'Jesters' scooped the prize money in a closely contested final match against 'The Team with No Name' featuring former world Silver medalist Karen Beckman and her son Ben amongst some other very talented individuals. The Ashaway team (Ashaway and Ibuprofen) ended up in 7th place out of the 14 teams that entered. The original Ashaway line up suffered quite an injury list in the run up to the tournament, but the players who stepped in showed great spirit in helping (a  nd dragging repectively) Ashaway's Mark sellwood and Goode Sports own Paul Smith up to 7th spot. Paul is in the office this week still complaining of aches and pains but loved every minute of it.Ashaway would like to thank all the competitors, wimbledon club and particularly Kate Manning (pictured at her control desk) for putting on such a fantastic tournament that Ashaway are so very proud to be associated with. For More photo's of the event check out Ashaway on Facebook  View full story >> |
| 06/10/2009 06:24 PM |
| TEAM ASHAWAY - BADMINTON UPDATE! |
| SUSSEX ELITE: Team Ashaway were out in force snatching the Mens Doubles and Mixed doubles titles at the recent Sussex Elite Finals. In the Men’s Doubles Ashaway's Peter Mills togehter with his partner Robin Middleton defeated Ben Beckman and Simon Hardcastle 21-13 21-9. But Mills’ hopes of a double title were dashed in the Mixed final when he lost out to Ashaway's Joel Gayle and Caroline Westley 21-15 21-13. Men’s Doubles: Robin Middleton & Peter Mills (ENG) bt Ben Beckman & Simon Hardcastle (ENG) 21-13 21-9 Mixed Doubles: Joel Gayle & Caroline Westley (ENG) bt Peter Mills & Sarah Walker (ENG) 21-15 21-13. Congratulations to Peter, Caroline and Joel!  DWARF CHAMPIONSHIPS:Nial McVeigh reached the final of the Ulster National Dwarf games losing out narrowly in a close 3 sets 15-21, 23-21, 16-21. Nial was quickly back on his feet at the German International which he won the final against a seasoned international from germany, Nial won in two straight sets 21-15, 21-11. Well Done Nial! RACHEL HOWARD: Rachel reached the semi finals of the Slovak Open, retiring at 19-19 in the second set. She had beaten the 2nd seed in her first round and was looking and feeling strong before she unfortunately had to retire. Rachel has recently heard that she will recieve continued funding from badminton england, despite the budgets cuts, it's great to see that Badminton England still have faith in Rachel above so many others (as do we!).  View full story >> |
| 03/31/2009 05:19 PM |
| DAVID PALMER WINS CANARY WHARF CLASSIC! |
 David Palmer is the Canary Wharf Classic Champion after defeating the current holder James Wilstrop in a gripping final. David came through 11/9, 12/10, 8/11, 11/7 in a match that lasted 65 minutes. David adds the title to his British Open victory earlier in this season and this is actually David's 25th PSA title. Well done David! It's great timing for us all at Black Knight/ Ashaway as we launch our new advertising campaign "The Player of the Decade Has Made His Choice". For a full report, check out this link, see this link: http://www.squash.me.uk/canarywharf/today09.htm  View full story >> |
| 04/22/2009 06:43 PM |
| ASHAWAY, BLACK KNIGHT AND EDGBASTON PRIORY |
 Black Knight and Ashaway have recently set up a 2 year agreement with the squash and racketball team at Edgbaston Priory Club.
The club is leading the way in racketball nationally - Rob Shay, the clubs racketball coach, is a former professional squash player who is now heavily involved with the National Racketball Association, the club now hosts the annual national racketball championships and has British champions in three age groups Paul Smith (far right) of Black Knight / Ashaway UK said “We are proud to be associated with and support a centre of excellence for squash and racketball such as Edgbaston Priory. The team at the club are keen not to rest on their laurels and move the club forward, particularly with their high performance junior programme, this fits perfectly with our philosophy as we enter the UK market” Edgbaston Website: www.edgbastonpriory.com STOP PRESS - Player update - 22-Apr-09  Edgbaston (and England!) player Ant Graham is celebrating a double achievement! in Germany earlier this month Ant became the U19 European champion and simultaniously the U19 british number 1. Ant has recently signed with Ashaway and is currently using Powernick 18, he's pictured here with his european trophy. Ant was joined in Germany by Julianne Courtice (U17 british open champion) who is also based at the Priory and sponsored by Black Knight / Ashaway. Other players using Ashaway strings at the Priory include: Victoria Lust (world no. 58) and Joel Hinds (recently turned full time professional).  View full story >> |
