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Here are the latest stories from our blog, which you can find at ashawayuk.blogspot.com| 02/26/2013 01:00 PM | ||||
| BUCS 2013 - Mark Middleton Double Medalist! | ||||
 Top of the list was Mark Middleton with a Silver Medal in the Mens Doubles and Bronze Medal in the Mixed event. Well done Mark! Full List of Team Ashaway Medalists: Mark Middleton - Silver - Mens Doubles Mark Middleton - Bronze - Mixed Doubles Dan Groom - Bronze - Mens Singles Chris Evans - Bronze - Mens Singles Emma Smethurst - Bronze - Ladies Doubles Narrowly missing out on medals James Lauder (Quarter Finalist - Mens and mixed), Jamie Pugh (Quarter Finalist - Mixed)  Our thanks to Maurice Robinson Sports, our official retailer over the weekend. Particuarly to Andy Hartley, who was ever present stringing rackets all weekend. A total of 61 rackets were restrung by Andy, often in poor light and sometimes with Black string .. a real effort and well done. Breakdown of strings used is as follows: ZyMax 62 - 6 re-strings (10%) ZyMax 65 - 12 re-strings (20%) ZyMax 67 - 25 re-strings (40%) ZyMax 70 - 12 re-strings (20%) 6 restrings with other brands - players own strings (10%) View full story >> |
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| 02/22/2013 06:42 PM | ||||
| BUCS Badminton Championships 2013 | ||||
It is certainly the most fun, that's for sure! The championships are run in association with Ashaway, with Ashaway International Shuttlecocks being used throughout the nearly 800 matches over the weekend. The standard of badminton at the championship is vast with club players coming up against some of the best players in the country, it really makes the event unique and very special. Ashaway are well represented at the championships with Dan Groom 2nd seed in the huge mens singles draw and Mark Middleton 2nd seed in the equally large Mens doubles draw. Maurice Robinson Sports are Ashaways appointed retailer at the championships offering a superb stringing service at an event special of £12 per restring with highest quality ZyMax string. Follow Ashaway at the event on our facebook page. View full story >> |
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| 02/15/2013 05:48 PM | ||||
| MATHIEU CASTAGNET SIGNS FOR BK ASHAWAY | ||||
 Mathieu started as a memeber of the Ashaway BK team at the French National Championships where he finished runner up. Mathieu is using the Ion Cannon PS with PowerNick 18 string. Also in France we have added Cyriel Peltier, world no 85, 21 years old and up and coming French star, the rookie Christophe Andre and the experienced pro Johan Boquet to our ranks. View full story >> |
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| 02/07/2013 05:32 PM | ||||
| JOE AND NIC - CAN'T STOP WINNING! | ||||
The Dynamic welsh duo also bagged the Welsh National title last weekend! Amazing victory and puts the commonweath games firmly on the radar ... Report from the Cyprus Open (BWF - International Series Event): Due to recently doing so well in the season the draw saw the Welsh pairing seeded 2nd for this event. This meant that with a bye they were straight into the Quarter Final where they took on the Israeli pair of Geffen and Sade. The Welsh pair were far too strong for the Israelis and took the match in 2 sets 20-10, 21-7. After a short rest it was onto the Semi Final where a young Danish Pair were waiting. After having some good results this season the Welsh knew it wasn’t going to be an easy task. After a close first set and being down a set point some experience play saw the welsh take the first set 22-20. Seeming a little disheartened the Welsh were never down in the second set and took it 21-17. Joe morgan and Nic Strange - Cyprus International Champions
Nic commented, ‘this is another great win for us in some difficult playing conditions. It is good preparation for the Welsh Nationals this weekend where I hope to retain my title with Joe Morgan’. Joe commented, ‘winning the third title of the season is brilliant for us. It will really help improve our world ranking, now onto Nationals on the weekend’. View full story >> |
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| 11/14/2012 02:39 PM | ||||
| Nic Strange and Joe Morgan take the Mens Doubles title in Iceland International 2012 | ||||
The first round saw Nic and Joe pair up against the Icelandic pair of Erlingsson/Henn. The Welsh set off to a comfortable start making good progress to win the first to 11. This was the followed up in the second set to come through 21-11 21-14. Next up was a strong new Scottish pairing of Campbell/Gilmour. After losing to Gilmour in the first round in Irish Future only a few weeks before the Welsh were out for revenge. Making a slow start the Scots went up 11-2 in the first then went on to win the set to only 12 points. The Welsh then decided that a change of tactics was needed and some good control play saw then winning the second 21-17. With all to play for in the 3rd set and the Welsh having the edge they slowly moved ahead and came through to get a good win 21-14 in the decider. After a rest in the evening it was back to the hall to face the Danish paring of Eipe/Lauritsen. Having played a tough 3 sets in the morning the Welsh wanted to get on and off court as quickly as possible. In only 25 minutes Joe and Nic managed to win the game 21-11 and 21-17 which took them into the final. In the final the Ashaway boys took on another Scottish pairing of Campbell/Machugh. The first set saw both pairings going point for point until the Welsh managed to break away to win the first set 21-17. The Scottish then picked up the pace and raced off to a 8-4 lead in the second set. Slowly but surely some positive play from the Welsh saw them come back to the interval at 11 ahead. Having a lead allowed the Welsh to relax and continue with the good play confidently. In the end the Welsh came through to win 21-17 21-16. Strange commented, ‘another win for us in such a short space of time is amazing. It really shows that the partnership is growing and we are really training hard to improve even more with each competition’. Morgan commented, ‘winning again was great for us. I can’t wait for Welsh Open in a few weeks to play at home in front of a home crowd’. Now the Welsh pair looks forward to the Welsh Open in 3 weeks time. We wish them good luck! View full story >> |
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| 11/13/2012 01:08 PM | ||||
| ASHAWAY RENEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BUCS | ||||
 The ongoing partnership between the organisations will see Ashaway become the associate sponsors of BUCS domestic badminton and will include the offer of discounted shuttlecocks for BUCS members and badminton clubs and support at BUCS badminton events to help deliver an even better event experience. “Ashaway are delighted to renew our long standing association with BUCS Badminton, it gives us a unique opportunity to connect with 18-24 year olds who are the life blood of badminton. The individual championships does of course showcase elite standard badminton, but the atmosphere and the enthusiasm that the students bring makes the event unique and it is the most enjoyable promotional activity that we do!” Nick Goode, Goode Sport BUCS members can purchase Ashaway International 500 Shuttlecocks at the discounted rate of £13.50 per dozen including postage (Terms apply). Please click here for full details. For details of the up coming individual BUCS Badminton championships, please visit the BUCS Badminton Website View full story >> |
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| 10/03/2012 11:00 AM | ||||
| Stringing report from the British Grand Prix | ||||
 Ashaway are the official string of the British Grand Prix, this years event was run 20th-24th September at the national squash centre in Manchester. The event was televised in various countries worldwide and on PSATV Live on the Internet.Nick Matthew was the eventual winner of the event, Nick uses Ashaway PowerNick 18 in his racket, congratulations to him. Nick Down of www.smartracquet.co.uk was our official stringer at the event and his stringing report is below: 43 restrings: 2 x Supernick XL Micro (1 at 27lbs, 1 at 28lbs) 2 x Supernick XL Pro (both at 28lbs) 1 x Supernick XL (at 27lbs) 23 x Powernick 18 (4 at 25lbs, 15 at 26lbs, 4 at 28lbs) 4 x Powernick 19 (all 4 at 26lbs) 6 x Ultranick 17 (4 at 25lbs, 2 at 26lbs) 5 x Ultranick 18 (all at 25lbs) View full story >> |
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| 09/28/2012 03:17 PM | ||||
| Black Knight Ashaway exhibition Devon Style! | ||||
 Ashley Knight – BK Ashaway sponsored Head coach at the D&E club Dave Palmer – The name sake, local stringer, county player and sponsored by BK Ashaway  Ashley gave a good account of himself against Joel Hinds and there was some ‘generous’ rallies in ‘the battle of David Palmers’ but the Australian version came out on top. The pro players then played each other and Joel actually edged the game against David Palmer, with John White (John is not associated with BK Ashaway) winning the finale. It was a packed house, a very lively, fun and enjoyable evening. An excellent promotion. Attached here a few photos: 1. All the players on court (l to r Ashley Knight, Joel Hinds, Dave Palmer, David Palmer, John White, Bruce MacDonald) 2. At the stand (Kevin Webb – SW Sales Agent, Joel Hinds, David Palmer) View full story >> |
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| 09/14/2012 04:38 PM | ||||
| Nic Strange and Joe Morgan Win the Mens Doubles in Slovak Open 2012 | ||||
 Next up was the 3rd seeded pair of Jonas Christensen (Norway) and Misbun Misbun Shawal (Malaysia). Some dominating play saw the Welsh take the first set 21-13 quickly following with the second set 21-17 taking them into the semi finals. A Czech pair of Pavel Florian and Jaromir Janacek came up next and this saw the Welsh lose their first and only set of the competition. After being down a set the Welsh managed to claw back the second set to take it into a decider. After point for point play the Welsh came through on top winning 21-16 in the 3rd. Onto the final where the Welsh played the number 1 seeds from Belarus Aleksai Konakh and Yauheni Yakauchuk. After some dominating play the Welsh took the first set 21-9 and feeling confident moving into the second they again took a quick lead. The Belarusians started to make progress toward the end and crawled back to 17-16 but the Welsh were to strong and took the final winning 21-9, 21-17. Nic Strange quoted ‘it was great to play my first international tournament and we got off to the right start for the season. I can’t wait to get back playing and work on my ranking with Joe. Winning is just an amazing feeling and now we have to get back to Cardiff and get a good block of training in before Irish Future open 3 weeks’. Joe Morgan quoted ‘I am absolutely delighted. I have had a tough couple of years due to injury and to win my comeback international is fantastic. A great start to the new partnership with Nic. We played well all weekend’. View full story >> |
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| 08/08/2012 04:44 PM | ||||
| Ashaway Zyex® MonoGut Tennis String Renamed MonoGut® ZX | ||||
 Ashaway Racket Strings has renamed the recently introduced Zyex® MonoGut tennis string as MonoGut® ZX. The early version of the string has gained increasing popularity for its exceptional dynamic stiffness and gut-like playability, leading many playtesters to predict that the long sought goal of producing a synthetic string to rival the performance of natural gut has been reached. In addition to its resilience, the newly dubbed 1.27 mm MonoGut ZX has been collecting kudos for its improved abrasion resistance, and a surface design that minimizes string movement for better ball control. "Like natural gut, MonoGut ZX string provides exceptional energy return," said Steve Crandall, Vice President of Ashaway Racket Strings, "better than any other synthetic material. This means more power. Also like gut, MonoGut ZX remains soft at higher tensions, reducing impact shock. This results in more comfortable performance—what we call 'soft power.' MonoGut ZX contains no polyester, and its 100% Zyex monofilament construction maximizes abrasion resistance and enhances string life." The absence of polyester in MonoGut ZX increases elongation and decreases stiffness, generating comfortable soft power. Reports from playtesters have been extremely positive, said Crandall, with comments like: "All-around playability is WAY higher than polyester," "Juicy snap back," and "Get results from more compact strokes." Few breakage problems have been reported, and several players raved: "Great power," "Great spin," and "Totally different sound than when hitting other monos." MonoGut ZX is designed for players seeking both gut-like playability and superior durability in a solid monofilament string, as well as players using monofilament strings in hybrid stringing patterns. A natural gut-like tan in appearance, MonoGut ZX is available in 40-ft (12 m) sets and in both 360-ft (110 m) and 720-ft (220 m) reels. Recommended stringing tension is up to 60 lbs. (27 kgs). Click here to view full product information. View full story >> |
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| 08/01/2012 10:44 PM | ||||
| 2012 Olympic Disqualifications - Reaction from Andy Goode | ||||
| Andy Goode, Partner at Goode Sport and former Olympic Badminton player (1992) and Olympic Team Manager (1996) gives his reaction to the disqualification of 8 badminton players from London 2012 Olympic live on CNN and Al Jazeera earlier today. Have your say on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ashaway View full story >> |
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| 08/01/2012 03:06 PM | ||||
| British Grand Prix Manchester 2012 - Ashaway Official String | ||||
 The UK’s leading title, boasting the largest prize money offered by any standalone PSA World Tour ranking event in Europe, and will be contested by the world’s leading players. To purchase tickets for this event please visit: www.isquashstore.com/iSPORTticketing View full story >> |
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| 06/13/2012 04:27 PM | ||||
| New Ashaway 2012-13 Badminton Brochure | ||||
| We are pleased to present our new badminton collection featuring the New Atomic Hex Frame racket Series: Click to launch the full edition in a new window View full story >> |
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| 06/01/2012 01:24 PM | ||||
| JOSH GREEN SIGNS FOR ASHAWAY | ||||
"We are delighted to have Josh on board, he is obviously a dedicated and talented badminton player - but also a very genuine and likeable person - he will make a superb ambassador for Ashaway in the years to come and we look forward to watching him grow as a professional athlete" said Paul Smith, Partner at Goode Sport, distributor for Ashaway in the UK, Ireland and France. Josh commented "It's a big day for me! Ashaway is definitely a brand on the up, and we will grow together - I can't wait to get on court with the new kit and rackets, they look great!" Josh will receive his tournament plan for next season in the coming weeks from Badminton England and is targeting to climb the rankings quickly next season. Josh has selected the Ashaway Viper XT900 racket with ZyMax 65 string, which he has at 26lbs. Images from Josh's official photoshoot have been posted to the official Ashaway facebook website: www.facebook.com/ashaway View full story >> |
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| 03/30/2012 12:54 PM | ||||
| Ashaway appointed as the Official String to Allam British Open Championships | ||||
 London, Friday, 23rd March 2012: England Squash & Racketball (ESR) announced today that it has appointed Ashaway (www.ashaway.co.uk) as the Official Stringing Partner to the Allam British Open Championships in the London Piazza, O2 Arena, 14-20 May 2012. Ashaway will have a retail presence at the O2, providing stringing services from their renowned range of UltraNick, PowerNick and SuperNick strings. Ashaway strings feature a range of monofilament or multifilament Zyex cores, encapsulated within a high tenacity nylon monofilament surface and is the string of choice for many world class players, including David Palmer (4 time British Open Champion), Nick Matthew (defending champion), Peter Barker (world number 7) Daryl Selby (world number 11), Adrian Grant (world number 16), Ong Beng Hee (world number 23), Madeline Perry (world number 3) & Alison Waters (former world number 7) Paul Smith, Partner at Goode Sports enthused; “We are delighted that Ashaway has been appointed the Official String to the Allam British Open. The return of the British Open is great news for the sport and we look forward to being a part of it. ” Ashaway will be offering a discount to all players who have their racquets strung during the British Open. Visit the Ashaway stand for more details. Tickets for the British Open and the Gala Champions Dinner can be bought online on the British Open Championships website at www.britishopensquash.net. View full story >> |
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| 02/10/2012 12:43 PM | ||||
| JAMES PHILLIPS - DOUBLE NATIONAL CHAMPION! | ||||
 Our Welsh international badminton star James Phillips cleared up at the recent Welsh nationals winning both the mens and mixed doubles events!James reported that the doubles was straight forward until the semi finals. He knew he had a tough match against Daniel Font and Oliver Gwilt, one of the top British junior pairs. But James and his partner came through 25-23 21-17. In the final James' opponents included fellow Ashaway player and Welsh International player Joe Morgan. "Come the final again confident we could win, however anything can happen in the nationals, so remained 100% focused. We managed to come through the match winning 21-14, 21-14. I am so use to playing with Joe it was strange playing against him. in fairness to Joe he has just come off the back of a serious injury keeping him off the court for almost a year" In the mixed doubles James team up with with Jordan Hart, an U15 quad singles gold medalist and very talented junior player. Jordan now U17 trains at the South West Wales High Performance Centre where James and Joe lead up the coaching. "We had a potential tough match in the group defeating the 2nd seeds and doubles partner Nic Strange and Vikki jones 21-11, 21-11. Come the Semi final had finals we had comfortable wins against Daniel font and Kate Ridler 21-15, 21-14 and Oliver gwilt and Bethan higginson 21-16, 21-17" James has recently signed a new contract with Goode Sport, just in time to recieve a win bonus for the nationals and now looks to go and represent Wales in the Thomas Cup ... hopefully with Joe Morgan. James uses the Viper XT900 racket strung with ZyMax 67 at 28lbs. View full story >> |
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| 01/18/2012 01:16 PM | ||||
| JOEL HINDS WINS PSA TOUR TITLE | ||||
 Joel Hinds chalked up his first PSA World Tour title of 2011 in Warsaw beating New Zealander Kashif Shuja to win the Grupa o2 Cup.Former world No36 Shuja and Hinds fort a close contest with Hinds coming out on top 6-11, 11-5, 11-1, 11-8 in 58 minutes. "I am very pleased to win this title and have enjoyed my time here very much," said Hinds "It was another tough game. "I'd like to say a couple of thank yous: To Rob Owen and other coaches who have helped me and to my sponsors Black Knight & Ashaway. For a full report on the event visit: http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/grupacup2011.htm Last week Joel added: "I was pleased to finish the year on a high as I didn't feel the first half of the season went as well as I had planned. I also had another good win the week after in the Canterbury open, beating Oliver Pett (WR66) in the final." Joel is looking positively towards the 2nd half of the season and will will play two tournaments in January as warm up for my 1st PSA tournament in Feb, which will take place in Belgium (the Move Open 16th-19th Feb). Joel Hinds uses the Black Knight Ion Storm Squash Racket and Ashaway UltraNick 18 Squash String. View full story >> |
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| 12/16/2011 11:57 AM | ||||
| AGENT DE SQUASH / DISTRIBUTEUR REQUIS POUR FRANCE | ||||
  RECHERCHE DISTRIBUTEUR SPECIALIS SQUASH Les Raquettes Black Knight et les cordages/accessoires Ashaway recherchent leur distributeur pour la France. Vous êtes bien impliqué dans le squash français, avec de bonnes connaissances des clubs en particulier? Vous parlez anglais? Une expérience dans le commerce sportif est souhaité, mais pas indispensable. Envoyez-nous votre CV ainsi que lettre de motivation à sales@goode-sport.co.uk View full story >> |
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| 11/18/2011 05:12 PM | ||||
| BUCS Badminton 2011 - Friday | ||||
 The Championships have started!Maurice Robinson Sports are the official retailer at the event and offering ZyMax re-strings at £12 each. Pictured here with Paul Smith of Goode Sport are (l to r) Andy Hartley, Cat Grant & Wendy Robinson. The badminton of a good standard, with around 500 people competitng it is the largest individual entry event in the UK ... and the beer started flowing at 11.00am!  The place is jumping, the boys from Swansea Uni are pictured here.... Make up your own mind who's looking after who (top effort).View full story >> |
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| 11/17/2011 11:17 PM | ||||
| BUCS Badminton weekend | ||||
 Ashaway are the official supplier to BUCS badminton.We will be at the individual championships in Nottingham, this weekend- our stand is in the room opposite the main desk - please come and visit us! Maurice Robinson Sports are our official retailer at the event. Get your racket strung up in Ashaway Zymax string by a professional stringer for a student special discount of £12 Like us on facebook to receive your FREE GIFT - collect from our stand. Join our competition on facebook - How many shuttles will be used at the event this weekend? (nearest entry wins, UK entries only) (no entries from BUCS officials/ volunteers) Keep your eye here and on our facebook page for the latest information and photos! Ashaway will be well represented by various players and university teams - good luck to you all! View full story >> |
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| 11/14/2011 12:35 PM | ||||
| Ashaway Line and Twine Visits the UK | ||||
 Steve Crandall visited Goode Sport last week to discuss development for 2012/13. Steve is pictured here with some of the Goode Sport Office team:(Back (l to r) Andy Goode, Steve Crandall, Nick Goode, Paul Smith. Front Birgit Hunt, Karen Yellowlees) Ashaway is a town in Rhode Island, USA, Ashaway Line and Twine is a factory which has produced (amongst others) medical sutures (stiches), fishing line and racket strings since it was founded in 1824 by Captain Lester Crandall (Steves Great, Great, Great Grandfather).  Steve is amongst the 6th Generation of the Crandall Family to produce strings and Steves Son is currently learning 'the ropes' in production. The Crandalls are the worlds authority on string production. Which is why we can say with absolute confidence that Ashaway Racket strings are the best in the world. They are not produced in the far east, but in the USA by a family with nearly 200 years of experience!For more detail on the history of Ashaway Line and Twine, click here: http://www.ashawayusa.com/history.php Products in the pipe line for 2012/13 are new production ZyMax badminton string (with a stronger core), UltraKill 16 Racquetball string & Crossfire + tennis string. View full story >> |
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| 10/17/2011 12:42 PM | ||||
| Ashaway Badminton Brochure 2011 - 2012 | ||||
| Check out the new Ashaway Badminton Brochure. Featuring the New Viper XT 1000 racket  Click to launch the full edition in a new window Copyright Goode Sport View full story >> |
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| 08/18/2011 05:54 PM | ||||
| ASHAWAY - Official String of the ROWE British Grand Prix Manchester 2011 | ||||
 Ashaway are the Official String of next month's ROWE British Grand Prix Championship - the biggest squash event in the UK this year..
The ROWE British Grand Prix - Manchester 2011, one of the year's nine PSA World Series championships, will take place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 19-25 September. "I am delighted that the 2011 ROWE British Grand Prix has attracted such quality endorsements," said internationalSPORTgroup Chief Executive Officer Paul Walters. "We are very grateful for the support of Ashaway - and as part of our agreements with prestigious brands, spectators will benefit from exclusive product promotions through www.isquashstore.com which will further add to their overall event experience." The ROWE British Grand Prix - Manchester 2011 is one of only nine PSA World Series events in 2011, and the only PSA World Series ranking event to be staged in the UK this year. World No1 and World Champion Nick Matthew (who uses Ashaway PowerNick 18) will head the highest-quality international field which includes all of the world's top eight players. Tickets for the ROWE British Grand Prix - Manchester 2011 can now be booked online at www.isportgroup.com/ticketing or by telephone on 0844 8797 949. For further information email: sales@isportgroup.com For all the latest information, visit the official website: www.britishsquashgrandprix.com View full story >> |
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| 07/04/2011 11:37 AM | ||||
| NEW AshawayUSA.com website launched | ||||
 AshawayUSA have launched their new updated website:www.ashawayusa.com The new site is consistent with the rebranding you may have seen in the new string packaging, it features new downloadable string brochures for each of the string families which can be printed or stored electronically. Along with totally revamped product information there is the usual news and opportunity to contact the string experts! Check it out .... now! View full story >> |
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| 02/21/2011 02:35 PM | ||||
| DARYL SELBY - BRITISH CHAMPION | ||||
 Daryl Selby beat fellow Ashaway player and World number 1 Nick Matthew to win the British Nationals last weekend. A superb achievement, given the quality of players at this event.These are Daryl's thoughts sent to us by e-mail just after his win: "... feels great to be the British Champion and to beat the World number 1 again!" "I feel the last 6 months have had mostly ups with a few downs. The down was the Commonwealth Games where I lost in the quarter finals to Azlan Iskandar, and had hoped to get a medal. But I have had a lot of ups since then, making the quarter finals of the last 3 World Series events in 2010 and beating the World number 1 Nick Matthew in Kuwait. 2011 has also started well, as I won the Comfort Inn Open in Vancouver where I beat Hisham Ashour in the final (he beat David Palmer 3-0 in the semi). I also won the Edinburgh BSPA, which is the largest British Grand Prix event of the year, and then obviously winning the British Championships was brilliant. The Swedish Open I lost to Nick Matthew in the semi final, I didn't know there was a promotion of Ashaway at the event, although I did get a racket strung there. My plans for the next 6 months, are Virginia next week for the North American Open, then Canary Wharf. I have a few weeks of training before the European Team Champs in Finland where I will hopefully be in the team for England. Then there are possibly 2 World series events in Egypt in May but we are waiting to hear. Then i am getting married in June! So will have an end of season break then, and start training in July in preparation for next season. The string (UltraNick 18) is awesome, I am currently trying it at a tighter tension as I played the final last week with it slightly tighter than usual and really liked it. The playability is great, and for me the durability is absolutely fine..." "....it breaks slightly quicker than the PN18 but it never breaks too quickly" View full story >> |
