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AGC JOURNAL 2016





                                                      AGC Squash Championships



                                                                                          Winchester



                                                                                                         By Major James Doig




          The AGC Squash                        Day One                               Final’s Day
          Championships is the

          signature event in the                The first day was dedicated to the team   On Final’s day there were some shocks and
                                                                                      turn ups for the Corps team, with game
          calendar and brings all               event.  Fourteen teams, made up of three   and match points squandered creating
                                                players each, competed for the first team
          players of differing abilities        event title in AGC Squash history. Played   some breathtaking squash. The entire
                                                                                      competition was a resounding success,
          to compete for the Open               in leagues, all four courts were a frenzy   strongly supported by AGC personnel from
                                                of activity. Players that had never played
          title. This year’s competition        a competitive game of squash in their   all branches.
          had six categories: Open,             lives were on the court giving it their   Open Winner: Major Phil Ashman
          Open Plate, Ladies, Novice            all. The Team event winners were Army   Open Runner Up: Sergeant Neil Dewar
                                                Headquarters with the Service Police Crime
          Open, Novice Plate and a              Bureau as runners up.                 Open Plate Winner: Major Paul Carcone
          Team event.  A first for the                                                 Open Plate Runner Up: Sergeant Baz Doyle
          competition was the team              Day Two
          event, which was a huge               The second day saw the start of the   Ladies Winner: Lieutenant Colonel Yvette
                                                                                      Ashman
          success. Additionally, the            individual events. This required a vast   Ladies Runner Up: Private Amy McCoy
          Ladies competition was able           amount of planning and coordination   Novice Winner: Sergeant Raju Gurung
                                                to ensure that the competition flowed.
          to be held this year through          The court allocation was a mind blowing   Novice Runner Up: Corporal Euan Mills
          increased numbers. This               exercise with 50 individuals trying to get
                                                games played and working out where they
          year’s competition saw over           were going to next and playing against   Novice Plate Winner: Lance Corporal Alex
                                                                                      Bentley
          50 competitors.                       who. In order to try to ensure that all
                                                players had matches on the final day, the   Novice Plate Runner Up: Corporal Shaun
                                                event had been planned so that it proved   Van Tonder
                                                nearly impossible to be knocked out.




































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