Squash: 10 countries in a race for the European team Cup in Poland
Squash representations from 9 European countries will meet next week from 1st till 3rd October in the city of Poznan. The teams will compete for the European team championship within the 7th European Nations Challenge Cup (ENCC).
During the 3 days of the tournament, 20 three-people teams, including 12 male and 8 female groups will be competing on the courts. The national teams will among others represent the following countries: Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Croatia, Ukraine, Malta, Cyprus, Isle of Man and Gibraltar.
- It’s going to be an interesting competition. The Polish team will have to face the Maltese representation, which is the favorite in the whole tournament – says Adam Michańków from the Polish Squash Federation organizing the ENCC 2009 tournament.
Poland is represented by 2 male and 1 female team. The first male team includes the current Champion of Poland - Wojtek Nowisz, as well as Marcin Kozik, Marcin Karwowski and Kamil Dominiak. The second team includes Łukasz Nitka, Maciej Maciantowicz, Paweł Szostek and Tomasz Abramowski. The female team is headed by the current Polish Champion Anna Jurkun, who will be supported by Anna Sikorska and Magdalena Knapik. Although the representations make up the top rankings of the Polish Squash Federation, the fight will not be easy. Bradley Hindle – a player coming from Australia, but representing Malta is among those, who confirmed their participation in the European Nations Challenge Cup. Hindle is definitely the best player in the tournament. His successes include international professional tournaments organized by the Professional Squash Association. His latest victory took place in the Dutch tournament Meersquash Heroes Open 2009. This was his second triumph in a PSA event.
Players list:
I. Male:
1. Croatia:
• Filip Madjarić
• Vedran Švonja
• Srđan Maksimović
• Petar Galeković
• Vedran Rezic
• Gerhard Hager
2. Cyprus:
• Panos Hadjiphilippou
• Nasos Karasavas
• Marios Yiannou
• Andreas Koufettas
3. Estonia:
• Paul Piik
• Pavo Piik
• Kristjan Pettai
• Jaanus Pettai
4. Gibraltar:
• Anthony Brindle
• Stephen Shacaluga
• Christian Navas
• Nicholas Deharo
• Mark Tewkesbury
• Carl Gomez
• Colin Davis
• Justin Chipolina
5. Latvia:
• Alex Pavulans
• Arnis Tihvinskis
• Kaspars Purgailis
• Margers Zeitmanis
6. Malta:
• Ivan Balzan
• Mark Lupi
• Brad Hindle
• Carl Camilleri
7. Poland:
• Wojciech Nowisz
• Marcin Kozik
• Marcin Karwowski
• Kamil Dominiak
• Łukasz Nitka
• Maciej Maciantowicz
• Paweł Szostek
• Tomasz Abramowski
8. Ukraine:
• Kostiantyn Rybalchenko
• Dmytro Shcherbakov
• Ruslan Sorochinskyi
• Viktor Kovalchuk
• Artem Shandybin
• Roman Dolinich
• Valerii Fedoruk
• Yevgeniy Korolenko
9. Isle of Man:
• Dave Norman
• Kevin Watterson
• Lyndon Cheetham
• Robin Crease
II. Female:
1. Croatia:
• Josipa Peršun
• Paulina Radoš
• Katarina Milas
2. Cyprus:
• Vaso Karasava
• Femke Ellens
• Antonia Aristodemou
• Christina Vrachimi
3. Estonia:
• Aliis Allas
• Diana Leguss
• Sille Rikko
• Reele Komi
4. Latvia:
• Linda Svilane
• Ieva Vilite
• Eva Solovjova
• Baiba Lulle
5. Malta:
• Colette Sultana
• Johanna Mizzo
• Annabelle Diamantino
• Theresa Camilleri
6. Poland:
• Anna Jurkun
• Anna Sikorska
• Magdalena Knapik
7. Ukraina:
• Anastasiia Spivak
• Olesya Tretiakova
• Anastasiia Netrebchuk
• Nataliia Spivak
8. Isle of Man:
• Laura Smith
• Vicky Watterson
• Lucy Hamilton-Turner
The media patronage for the European Nations Challenge Cup 2009 is provided by: Onet.pl, Goldenline.pl, Bankier.pl, Eurosport.pl, Mediarun.pl, PRNews.pl, Radio Toksport, TVP Poznań, Radio Merkury, Radio Afera, Wielkopolskisport.pl, eSquash.pl, Squash.com.pl, Nasquasha.pl, Squashmasters.pl.
You can find more information in English about the tournament on the following website. For information in Polish, please visit this site.
