Yuta Fukui wins National Squash Championships in Japan

The Japanese national squash championships were held in Yokohama. The men's championships were won by Japanese number one, Yuta Fukui. At 20 years of age, Yuta signed a contract with Tecnifibre earlier this year.

He plays with the Suprem NG130 racket. After his victory, he stated "I haven't lost a match since changing to Tecnifibre so I am so happy."Tecnifibre would like to congratulate him for this result.

The Tecnifibre Suprem NG 130 Squash Racket is part of the precision range of Tecnifibre squash rackets designed for maximum player control. The advancement from the original Tecnifibre Suprem 130 squash racket, the Suprem NG 130 squash racket is the frame of choice for top English squash player Alister Walker. The ultimate in feel from a top quality squash racket great for intermediate or advanced players looking for the best in handling and responsiveness.

Specification:Frame Weight:130grams

Balance:345mm

Beam:18mm

String Pattern:14 mains x 18 cross

Grip:Tec dry Squash Grip black/green

String Type:305 green 1.20mm

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The Tecnifibre Dynergy Tour 125 Squash Racket

The Tecnifibre Dynergy Tour 125 Squash Racket is a fantastic power frame designed for the player that wants the ultimate in hard hitting.

The racket of choice for top squash player Wael El Hindi, the Dynergy Tour 125 squash racket combines superb torsional stiffness with a great string, lightweight frame and elongated head shape and string style to create the ultimate in power! The Tecnifibre Dynergy 125 Tour squash racket, the start of the power revolution.

Wael El Hindi (Egypt)said : "This racket gives me the benefit of increased power to my shots. I love the new red X-One strings which are also more powerful"

The Tecnifibre Dynergy Tour 125 Squash Racket as used by top professionals the World over benefits from everything a top class and hard wearing squash racket should. A well balanced and full featured Tecnifibre squash racket packed with the latest graphite fibre composition to ensure ultimate rigidity, responsiveness and stability in the hand. The 125g weight, top of the range X-One Bi Phase string and a string pattern of 14 x 18 ensures the player gets the best hit from the widest sweet spot and the most power for the killer shot first time every time.

Key Features of the Tecnifibre Dynergy Tour 125 Squash Racket:

Technology: Graphite and Blackweave frame composition for ultimate torsional stiffness and power
Frame Weight: 125g
Balance: 350mm
Frame Size: 490cm2
Beam Width: 25mm
String Pattern: 14 x 18
String: X-One Biphase 1.18 for ultimate string response.

This string has an RRP of RM 72.00 for the string alone!
Grip: Matching Tec Dry Squash Grip for ultimate control

Cover: Includes full length matching ventilated racket cover for ultimate protection

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Tecnifibre Squash 225/ 305 Green String

Great intermediate string

Written on : Jan 14 '06 (Updated Feb 08 ')

225 Green String (Set) / 305Green String ( Set )

Product Rating: 5 stars

Durability:

Pros: Great playability untill it (almost) breaks

Cons: Hard hitters may need to restring more often

The Bottom Line: Hard hitters need access to a good racquet stringer. This would be a good string for those with squash/tennis elbow.

Full Review:

Technifibre 225 SPL 18g Squash String

This is a great multifilament string that is used widely by professional and college-level players. Ashaway is probably the next most popular string brand, however Ashaway's Supernick strings are a little too 'bouncy' for me, like the racquet is much stiffer than the strings. Ashaway Powernick 18/red is a little too stiff and unforgiving. The Tecnifibre has a good solid feel and are considered a little 'softer' to play with.

Playability:

I'm about a 4.5 or 5.0 squash player, so I don't consistently hit quite as hard as college/pro

players, but can hit fairly hard. What I like about Tecnifibre strings are that they play well until they break or almost break. It's easy to tell when they'll break because as the multifilaments get worn, the string frays, and when it starts to look like there's more fray there than string, it's about had it. This is much different than nylon and other synthetic gut strings that have about 30 hours of hitting time, however they can lose playability just sitting under tension in the racquet. This is why I cut out factory strings whenever I get a new racquet---you just don't know how long the strings have been in there.

Durability:

Update: I have started using the 18-gauge string instead of the 17-gauge Tecnifibre305. I find the playability to be noticably better and worth the loss in durability. You can generate more power with a fast swing, and have better touch with slow swings. The 305 lasts me about 4 months, or about 75 hours of playing. The thinner 18-gauge string will not last as long once it starts to fray. If you're not a hard hitter, the 18-gauge string may last you forever, and the thinner string should be easier on your elbow since it has more elasticity than the 17-gauge string.

String tension:

I would suggest stringing the 225 a few pounds lighter than the 305. If you were to string at the same tension, the 225 will feel much stiffer or boardier, but some people like that feel. The strings will hold their tension well over the lifetime of the string. String tension will drop slowly with use, but not nearly as much as with nylon strings. I like 17-gauge strings in the 24-27 lb. range. I would suggest the thinner 18-gauge be strung around 20-22 lbs. Note that this is on a constant-pull machine. A crank-type stringer may need to be string 4-6 lbs. higher to get the same tension as a dropweight or electronic tensioner. This tension difference is enough to feel and will make you question your stringer if you don't know how it was strung. It may take a couple stringings to find the stringer and tension that go well together.

Stringing: Tecnifibre recommends *pre-stretching before stringing. This reduces the amount of tension loss on the racquet, if done correctly. I usually pull about 5lbs. higher than the stringing tension, for 30 seconds.

Recommended: Yes

Comment extracted from http://www.epinions.com/

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Malaysian Tecnifibre Player, Wee Wern Playing World Open

Top national junior Low Wee Wern will make her debut in the world women’s team championship, which begins on Sunday in Cairo.

The Asian junior champion was selected for the championship based on her creditable performances in the Women’s International Squash Players Association (Wispa) tournaments this year.
The 18-year-old Penangite, who had a 10-week stint in Amsterdam in August, made it into the main draw of the World Open in Manchester last month on her first attempt. Although she was beaten in the first round, she gave a good fight before going down 1-3 against Kasey Brown of Australia.
She also won her first Wispa title in April, winning in an NSC Satellite tournament.
Wee Wern said that her good outings in the tournaments had earned her a place in the team for the world team championship without having to go through any trial.
“I am the fourth ranked player in the team but I hope to see some action in the championships,’’ said Wee Wern, who is ranked 46th in the world.
World number one Nicol David, who won all 10 Wispa tournaments she featured in this year, spearheads the Malaysian challenge in the seven-day biennial championship. The other members of the team are world No. 24 Sharon Wee and world No. 34 Delia Arnold.
The team is under the charge of national chief coach Jamie Hickox and Dr Faizah Ahmad is the manager.
Malaysia, who finished a creditable third in the last championship in Edmonton, are the fourth seeds and they have been drawn in Group D with Holland, Germany and South Africa.
Defending champions England are in Group A with France, Hong Kong, Spain and Austria while Group B comprises Egypt, Australia, Canada, Japan and Switzerland. Group C has New Zealand, Ireland, the United States, Italy and China.

All the best Malaysia

Courtesy from The Star Online 27th November 2008

Welcome to the family of Tecnifibre

Welcome to Tecnifibre !!

Mr Elvin Keo, Malaysian Player, recieving Tecnifibre latest model Suprem 130 NG from Mr Josef Ching of Ever Triumph Marketing & Resources . He was the SEA games Gold metalist & turn professional at the age of 19 (2007) and current world is 143.

Miss Low Wee Wern, Malaysian Player, receiving Tecnifibre latest model Dynergy Tour 125 from Mr Josef Ching of Ever Triumph Marketing & Resources . She won Asian Junior Titles back to back ( 2007/2008 ). She was send to Europe to train & spar with World Champion Nicol David for three months. Current world ranking 46.

Signing ceremony in Singapore with Mr Josef Ching.

Best Wishes to both
from : Squashkids, K.L. Malaysia

Asian Junior Squash Championship 2008

Asian Junior Squash Championships, Busan, South Korea

Honours Shared In Asian Junior Championships

Gold medal honours were shared between Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan and India in the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Busan, the second largest city in South Korea.

Hong Kong's top seed Leo Au, runner-up in event two years ago, won the Men's U19 title - beating No2 seed Ivan Yuen, of Malaysia.

Underdog Yuen battled to a 2/1 lead, but Au maintained his cool to fight back to win 9-2, 5-9, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1 to collect the title which eluded him two years ago.

Malaysia's defending champion Low Wee Wern took on last time’s under 15 champion Dipika Pallikal, the second seed from India, in the Women's U19 final. The match started off with both players playing an aggressive brand of squash - a style of play which lasted throughout the

match.
However Pallikal made too many unforced errors whilst Low played some awesome lengths. Top seed Low, only 17 years old and the only player to defend her title, won 9-1, 9-6, 9-0.

The day started with India’s Anaka Alankamony, the top seed in the Women's U15 event, taking on 3/4 seed Ho Ka Po of Hong Kong. Ho started off well, leading 6-1 in the first game. The favourite, using her aggression and power play, levelled and eventually took the first game.

The second was similar, with Ho again leading and Alankamony catching up to prevail again. The third was fairly easy as Alankamony romped home to a 9-6, 9-6, 9-5 victory to keep the title in Indian hands.

Similarly in the Men's U15 event, top seed Nasir Iqbal swept aside the challenge from India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar to ensure that the title remained in Pakistan. Iqbal made few errors and was extremely quick around the court. The lanky Mahesh gave it his best but struggled with the speed and accuracy of the favourite as Iqbal strode to a 9-4, 9-4, 9-3 victory.
Men's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt Nelson Chan (HKG) 9-4, 9-4, 9-6
[5/8] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [3/4] Kamran Khan (MAS) 9-7, 9-3, 9-1
[3/4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [5/8] Se Hyun Lee (KOR) 9-4, 9-3, 9-2
[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [5/8] Ravi Dixit (IND) 9-6, 9-2, 9-0
Semi-finals:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt [5/8] Vikram Malhotra (IND) 10-8, 9-0, 9-1
[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [3/4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) 9-4, 9-6, 6-9, 9-3
Final:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt [2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 9-2, 5-9, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1
Third place play-off:
[5/8] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [3/4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) 7-9, 9-1, 9-4, 8-10, 9-5

Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [5/8] Tong Tsz Wing (HKG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5/8] Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-2, 2-9, 9-1, 9-3
[5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [3/4] Low Wee Nee (MAS) 9-1, 9-6, 9-4
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [5/8] Liu Tsz Ling (HKG) 10-8, 7-9, 9-4, 6-9, 9-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 9-1, 9-2, 9-3
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 9-1, 9-4, 7-9, 9-5
Final:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) 9-1, 9-6, 9-0
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 10-8, 9-5, 9-7

Men's U15 Quarter-finals:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Abdulla Mohammed Al-Tamini (QAT) 9-3, 9-1, 5-9, 9-3
[3/4] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt [5/8] Abishek Pradhan (IND) 8-10, 9-1, 9-4, 9-6
[3/4] Myhammad Addeen Bahtiar (MAS) bt [5/8] Go Young-Jo (KOR) 4-9, 9-1, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1
[2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [5/8] Darren Subramaniam (MAS) 8-10, 9-4, 9-6, 9-0
Semi-finals:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [3/4] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) 9-2, 9-1, 9-1
[2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [3/4] Myhammad Addeen Bahtiar (MAS) 9-5, 9-6, 9-2
Final:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 9-4, 9-4, 9-3
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt [3/4] Myhammad Addeen Bahtiar (MAS) 9-4, 9-4, 6-9, 9-2

Women's U15 Quarter-finals:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [5/8] Sue Ann Yong (MAS) 9-2, 9-7, 9-1
[3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) bt Nadindi Udangawa (SRI) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
[3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) bt [5/8] Saumya Karki (IND) 8-10, 9-2, 9-7, 10-8
[5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bt [2] Aprajitha Balamurukan (IND) 8-10, 9-2, 9-5, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) 9-6, 9-6, 9-0
[3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) bt [5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) 1-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-1
Final:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) 9-6, 9-6, 9-5
Third place play-off:
[5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bt [3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) 9-7, 9-4, 9-4

Coutersy from World Squash News

Seoul Open 2008

The 'state of the art ' 4 Glass walls court install at the open area to attract & accommodate more spectators.

















But , when raining .. this is what happen... umbrellas & rain coats come in handy.












Interview Nicol.... wonder how well Nicol speaks Korean??

Once again,
Nicol had proven that she is the power house in the squash arena by beating Rachael in just under 41 minutes. 9-5,10-9, 9-6.

More good news as Nicol has conferment of the Order of Merit by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on national squash queen Nicol Ann David is seen as the country’s highest recognition for sports.

With the conferment, Nicol, 24, becomes the first recipient of the award given to Malaysians who are renowned at national and international levels.

Super Series Squash Tour

First staged in Switzerland back in 1992, the Super Series Finals brings together the top eight player from the Hi-Tec Super Series Tour to compete in an annual grand final for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.

One of the richest events in the calendar, the Super Series Finals were staged at Zurich's Vitis Club in 1993 and 1994 before an increase in sponsorship saw the event take up a three-year residency at the vast Galleria shopping complex in Hatfield, Hertfordshire from 1996-98. The tournament was dominated in those early years by by Pakistan's Jansher Khan,

who won the title four times in five attempts

Draw & Results 2008

ATCO GROUP

[2] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) [3] David Palmer (Aus)

[6] Wael El Hindi (Egy) [8] Ong Beng Hee (Mal)

PRINCE GROUP

Wael El Hindi use Tecnifibre Suprem NG 130

[1] Amr Shabana (Egy)[4] James Willstop (Eng)

[5] Thierry Lincou (Fra) [7] Lee Beachill (Eng)

Monday 19th May
Result

David Palmer bt Wael El Hindi
11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (64m)

Thierry Lincou bt James Willstrop
11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (37m)

Gregory Gaultier bt. Ong Beng Hee
11-10 (2-0), 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 (53m)

Amr Shabana bt Lee Beachill
11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-6 (41m)

Tuesday 20th May
Result

David Palmer bt Ong Beng Hee
11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (42m)

Lee Beachill bt JamesWillstrop

11-10 (3-1), 11-5, 11-5 (40m)

Thierry Lincou use Tecnifibre Carboflex 140

Gregory Gaultier bt Wael El Hindi
11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 11-6 (52m)

Amr Shabana bt Thierry Lincou
7-11, 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 11-2 (47m)

Wednesday 21st May
Result

Wael El Hindi bt Ong Beng Hee
11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (32m)

Ong Beng Hee World ranked 10, only Malaysian Pro

participated in 2008 Series .

Thierry Lincou bt Lee Beachill
7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (55m)

Gregory Gaultier bt David Palmer
6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 10-11 (1-3), 11-9 (58m)

James Willstrop bt Amr Shabana
11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (26m)

Thursday 22nd May
Match

7th/8th Play-off

[4] James Willstrop (ENG) v [8] Ong Beng Hee (MAS)

5th/6th Play-off[6] Wael El Hindi (EGY) v [7] Lee Beachill (ENG)

1st Semi Final[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) v[3] David Palmer (AUS)

2nd Semi Final[2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [5] Thierry Lincou (FRA)

Friday 23rd May
Match

Third Place Play-Off

Final

Will update result once available...

British Open - Match Between Azlan ( Malaysia ) & Lincou ( France )

Thierry Lincou From France - Use Tecnifibre

Racket Model Carboflex 140

Malaysian Azlan lost in the Q- final to Seeded 6 Thierry Lincou during 2008 Open

British Open

Nicol did it again !!!!!!!

And David Palmer