January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.

World’s best female players coming to Bermuda


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Nicol David and Vanessa Atkinson will be renewing their rivalry in Bermuda.

The two women just happen to be the best female squash players in the world.

T he pair will play a special exhibition match on the final day of the championship thanks to the generous sponsorship of PartnerRe. David of Malaysia, current World Open champion and ranked #1 in the world, will be on court facing her great rival Atkinson of the Netherlands who won the Women’s World Open title in 2004, and is currently ranked #2.

Ross Triffitt, tournament director, said in a press release: “We are delighted to have Nicol and Vanessa playing an exhibition match right here in Bermuda as part of our PartnerRe Girl's Day. We have a very active junior programme which is attracting more girls to take up squash and we want to encourage young girls to be the best they can be.”

Thanks to PartnerRe, local girls with an interest in squash will be invited to watch the exhibition match for free, followed by a coaching clinic during which they can ask the two women players about training and how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

This exhibition match will be the culmination of “Children's Health Week” being organized simultaneously with the Virtual Spectator Bermuda Masters 2006.

PartnerRE is also awarding a squash scholarship to a deserving girl in the Junior Squash programme.

This one-year scholarship includes everything needed to play squash, from free junior membership of the squash club and enrolment in the junior squash programme, to regular weekly coaching sessions, a racket, shoes and clothing.

Jaime Masters, chairperson of PartnerRe’s Charitable Donations Committee said: “PartnerRe is proud to sponsor the Girl’s Day Event, and the squash scholarship. Exposore to this level of competition is a one of a kind experiece and we believe that by giving young girls the opportunity to see and be coached by these two world-class female squash players, it will encourage them to realize their own potential.”

Children’s Health Week will also provide schoolchildren free courtside seats to watch the breathtaking action during the lunch-time sessions on the first three days of the tournament. n

The two women just happen to be the best female squash players in the world.

T he pair will play a special exhibition match on the final day of the championship thanks to the generous sponsorship of PartnerRe. David of Malaysia, current World Open champion and ranked #1 in the world, will be on court facing her great rival Atkinson of the Netherlands who won the Women’s World Open title in 2004, and is currently ranked #2.

Ross Triffitt, tournament director, said in a press release: “We are delighted to have Nicol and Vanessa playing an exhibition match right here in Bermuda as part of our PartnerRe Girl's Day. We have a very active junior programme which is attracting more girls to take up squash and we want to encourage young girls to be the best they can be.”

Thanks to PartnerRe, local girls with an interest in squash will be invited to watch the exhibition match for free, followed by a coaching clinic during which they can ask the two women players about training and how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

This exhibition match will be the culmination of “Children's Health Week” being organized simultaneously with the Virtual Spectator Bermuda Masters 2006.

PartnerRE is also awarding a squash scholarship to a deserving girl in the Junior Squash programme.

This one-year scholarship includes everything needed to play squash, from free junior membership of the squash club and enrolment in the junior squash programme, to regular weekly coaching sessions, a racket, shoes and clothing.

Jaime Masters, chairperson of PartnerRe’s Charitable Donations Committee said: “PartnerRe is proud to sponsor the Girl’s Day Event, and the squash scholarship. Exposore to this level of competition is a one of a kind experiece and we believe that by giving young girls the opportunity to see and be coached by these two world-class female squash players, it will encourage them to realize their own potential.”

Children’s Health Week will also provide schoolchildren free courtside seats to watch the breathtaking action during the lunch-time sessions on the first three days of the tournament.[[In-content Ad]]

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