Crowds perched above Chilliwack’s only remaining squash courts March 12-17 to watch the Chilliwack Open Squash Championships unfold inside the Cheam Leisure Centre.
Excitement built through the round-robin, ramping up to Saturday’s finals. Fifty-five players, including 11 women, were split into six divisions.
Jack Webber emerged victorious in the A division, defeating Atlee James.
Goran Panic took the B division title over Jared Lindstrom while Steven Kelly topped Tom Weslowski in the C division.
The D division saw Ryan McIntosh down Josh Bothot.
Max Leyen knocked off Ricky Federau in the E division and Shannon Wedel was the womens’ winner over Danica Whalley.
In a wildly entertaining exhibition match following the A final, Chilliwack’s Shawn Zwierzchowski (BC #21) beat Sam Scivier (BC #16) 11-9 in the fifth and final game in front of a packed house.
Despite permanently losing two courts to YMCA renovations, squash in Chilliwack is reaching record numbers. To learn more, email Zwierzchowski at chilliwacksquashpro@gmail.com
