Shetland Squash
Natwest International Island Games
E & H Squash Team
Road to Giblraltar 2019
This is the 1st time Shetland has fielded a full sized squash team since the games were held in Shetland in 2005.
This team has been built from the top 22 players in Shetland. Injuries, work & other commitments reshaped it various times over the last 60 weeks until the final team was submitted in March 2019.
Thanks to our Squash Team Sponsors E & H Building Contractors Ltd. for providing us with our playing kit and to Intersport Shetland for printing them.
The Natwest International Island Games is the biggest multi discipline sports Shetland can compete in that includes squash! Although Bermuda, Cayman, Gibraltar and others compete in the commonwealth games. Shetland is part of the Scottish team and cannot compete in their own right.
We thank Malakoff for continuing to be the overall Shetland Team Sponsor since we competed in sunny Bermuda in 2013.
Squash has only been in the games 3 times before this summer 2005, 2011 & 2013 but Shetland has always fielded a squash team. However with the professional level of competition involved the cost of sustaining the level of training, preparation, travel and competing means that several sponsors are required so we would also like to thank the following for contributing to the overall team.
Associate Sponsors Cooke Aquaculture Scotland.
Travel Sponsors NorthLink Ferries.
Supporters Harper Macleod.
Finally thank you to all the individual supporters whom bought and sold raffle tickets for our September and May raffles this helps to get us that last bit of funding which is vital for helping the games be more affordable for young players.
Our progress can be followed live on the two events https://rankedin.com/
You need to register as a user with a valid email address then search for island games or use the buttons on the side bar to get live scores for singles and doubles or team event scores.
On EXIS official Natwest International Island Games Software:
https://www.gibraltar2019results.com/island.aspx?SportID=25&IslandID=20
RSS Games Feed
https://www.gibraltar2019results.com/RssFeed.ashx?SportID=25
ROAD TO GIBRALTAR 2019
Press Releases
I like it other than it not being finished.
We quite like them weird playing on brand new courts with white walls they are normally covered in lots of black marks.
E & H Squash Team arrives safely in Gibraltar after a full passport check at the border.
We had a good two hour practise yesterday. Lots of the sports venues are just being finished and there a builder’s everywhere just putting on the final touches like painting lines on the badminton courts.
The squash venue is just about ready but a little bit on the dusty side with works still going on around them.
"We quite like them weird playing on brand new courts with white walls they are normally covered in lots of black marks."
Player - Stuart Copland
The open ceremony starts tonight around 19:00. Leading off with the Royal Marines Band.