4 Members of Concordia squash club participated in the very first Northumberland Racketlon open on Sunday 17th June 2018. Martin Davison, Bruno Gaultier, Michael Jones & Keith Gray (Dan Cussack & Mark Knott pulled out due to unforeseen circumstances). 3 different opponents (3 rounds) – 4 sports each match. Table Tennis, Badminton, Squash, Tennis. All games upto 21 pts – 2 serves alternating and all points count.
It was well worth the effort, 10.30am till 5.30pm ish.
We entered group C based on the official website definitions below.
For the banded events, these categories represent ability, with A players representing the best Racketlon players. A rough guide to each class is as follows:
A - Players will be county standard in two sports and club standard in the second two.
B - Players will be club standard in two sports or club standard in one but regularly training in the other three.
C - Players will be social players in two of the sports with varying levels of experience in the final two
D - Players will be social players in one of the sports with knowledge in one or two of the other sports.
The C - definition of ”social players” and “varying levels of experience” was a bit vague however we all performed respectfully at this level.
We all struggled as expected in the obvious sports due to lack of experience, Keith & Myself especially in table tennis against some very good experienced opposition. We only had one practice and no Tennis practice before hand. Some of out our opponents were very dedicated competitors traveling from all parts of the Country to take part. However due to our strong performances in Badminton and squash we pulled thing round to make Tennis the big decider in all our games. Tennis was frustrating to start with but by the 3rd match we were all making excellent improvements and keeping the ball in play to give us a chance.
I think the day was a great successes overall and would enter again next year. Recommend it to all members and the facilities are top notch in Jesmond.
Better luck next year.
Martin Davison
Please see results from the Men’s C group below:-
It was well worth the effort, 10.30am till 5.30pm ish.
We entered group C based on the official website definitions below.
For the banded events, these categories represent ability, with A players representing the best Racketlon players. A rough guide to each class is as follows:
A - Players will be county standard in two sports and club standard in the second two.
B - Players will be club standard in two sports or club standard in one but regularly training in the other three.
C - Players will be social players in two of the sports with varying levels of experience in the final two
D - Players will be social players in one of the sports with knowledge in one or two of the other sports.
The C - definition of ”social players” and “varying levels of experience” was a bit vague however we all performed respectfully at this level.
We all struggled as expected in the obvious sports due to lack of experience, Keith & Myself especially in table tennis against some very good experienced opposition. We only had one practice and no Tennis practice before hand. Some of out our opponents were very dedicated competitors traveling from all parts of the Country to take part. However due to our strong performances in Badminton and squash we pulled thing round to make Tennis the big decider in all our games. Tennis was frustrating to start with but by the 3rd match we were all making excellent improvements and keeping the ball in play to give us a chance.
I think the day was a great successes overall and would enter again next year. Recommend it to all members and the facilities are top notch in Jesmond.
Better luck next year.
Martin Davison
Please see results from the Men’s C group below:-
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