Squash News in Japan
Squash news in Japan 1997
Last updated on 3 Jan 1998
Information here is not official.
To get officail infomation, contact Japan Squash Association.
Email address of Japan Squash Association : jsa@netlaputa.or.jp
Results of each tournament are on Japanese news page.
1997 Jan 15 Magazine "SQUASH" issued
Front page(86K)
1997 Jan 18-19
'97 Squash prince cup was held at Renaissance Makuhari technogarden in Chiba
1997 Jan 24-26
The 2nd Tohoku open was held at Kirin sports Sendai and Central fitness club Sendai.
Men
1.Kimihiko Sano
2.Tsuyoshi Kumagaya
3.Shinya Okada
4.Testuya Inoue
Women
1.Makiko Hirayama
2.Naoko Nishio
3.Reiko Miura
4.Junko Sakuma
Senior men
1.Satoshi Matsuda
2.Akitsugu Sakai
3.Hiroshi Kasugai
Senior women
1.Chieko Asano
2.Mamiko Kamimura
3.Kazuko Sakurai
1997 Feb 9
Forus open was held at Showano-mori fitness club in Tokyo.
1997 Feb 21-23
The 1st Kanagawa squash open tournament was held at Squash & spa club
cota cote in Yokohama.
1997 Mar 1-2
Prime square cup was held at Egisu prime square in Tokyo.
1997 Mar8-9 and 15-16
Do open tournament was held at Do sports plaza Harumi in Tokyo.
1997 Mar 11-16
The 25th Kanto university student squash league was held at Renaissance
Makuhari technogarden.
Men Women
Winner Gakushuin Univ. Nihon taiiku Univ.
Runner up Meiji Univ. Gakushuin Univ.
3rd Waseda Univ. Rikkyo Univ.
4th Senshu Univ. Meiji Univ.
5th Sophia Univ.
Universities above are the representatives of Kanto region.
They will fight with represetatives from other regions
from 22 Apr to 27 Apr.
1997 Mar20 and 22-23
The 1st Manta magic open squash tournament was held at Renaissance Makuhari technogarden.
1997 Mar 22-23
The 1st Alpark open was held at Cetnral fittness club Alpark
1997 Apr 11-13
The 8th Kansai Open was held at Jist sports club in Wakayama
1997 Apr 19-20
The following tournaments was held.
The 12th Chiba tournament
The 5th Saitama Tochigi Gunma prefecture tournament
Tokyo squash tournament
The 7th Kanagawa Squash tournament
1997 Apr 22-27
Inter college league was held at Renaissance Makuhari technogarden.
1997 May 1-4
Canadian Masters Squash Championships was held in Canada
1997 May 3-5
The 2nd Head Cup squash tournament was held at Rennaisance Makuhari.
1997 May 3-4
The 1st Kyusu all Rennaisance was held at Rennaisance Fukuoka ohashi.
1997 May 2-5
The 2nd Head Cup squash tournament was at Renaissance Makuhari technogarden.
1997 May 10-11
The 3rd Cote a court was held at Yokohama squash and spa club cote a court.
1997 May 30-June 1
The 1st Ehime open was held
1997 May 30-June 1
The 8th Seimens Asahi Under 23 was held at Rennaisance Makuhari
1997 June 13-15
The 3rd Kyusu open was held.
1997 June 25-29
The 22nd Japan open was held at Rennaisance Makuhari
Men
Winner Stewart Boswell(Australia)
Runner up Matthew Benjamin(Wales)
3rd Jackie Lee(Hong Kong)
4th Wai Hang Wong(Hong Kong)
Women
Winner Rebecca Chiu(Hong Kong)
Runner up Della Lee(Singapore)
3rd Masami Kofuji(Japan)
4th Kyoko Takeda(Japan)
1997 June 28-29
Squash Magic SATTELITE SQUASH SERIES'97 TOTSUKA OPEN was held.
1997 July 5-6
Squash Magic SATTELITE SQUASH SERIES'97 BAYSIDE CUP was held.
1997 July 07-11th 10am-3pm daily. Bring your own lunch. Eyeguards mandatory.
J uly 14-18th Week 2
July 21-25th Week 3
Mr Maxim Weithers will be hosting a series of junior squash camps in Toronto this summer.
Boys and Girls from ages 10-18 may attend. All levels welcome.
> From : Maxim P. Weithers
> To :
> Subject : Junior Squash Camps Update (29JUL97):
> Date : 20/7/1997 15:49
>
> Junior Squash Camps Update (29JUL97):
>
> We have completed our 2nd annnual Junior Squash Camp and it was small but
> strong.
> Some of our Junior participants were: Bernardo Samper (#1 U 16, #2 U14
> Scottish Junior Open '96) and Rodrigo Torres (#2 U 19) from Colombia,
> Shawn Delierre (#1 U16 Canada), Sanjeeb Shad (#4 Ontario U16), Ryan Son
> Kee(#5 Ontario U14), Ryan Son Kee
> (#8 U12 Ontario). The week was full of great match play, squash drills,
> video analysis, instrucion on how to plan
> your training schedule, 3-D Squash Principles and FUN TRIPS to Canada's
> Wonderland (http://wwww.canadaswonderland.com), voted best rides [Drop
> Zone & X-treme sky flyer], and Sega Genisis' Playdium
> (http://www.beginplay.com). Wow, what a packed week of fun. Shopping at
> the malls, great rides, new friends, learned better English and, of course,
> top squash training.
> See you all next year or I can come and visit you! (Speak to your club
> pro about arranging a camp or "3-D Squash" Certification program at your
> club).
> Good luck at all your tournaments.
1997 July 12-13
Squash Magic SATTELITE SQUASH SERIES'97 RONDO CUP was held.
1997 July 19-21
The 6th Kanto open was held at Central fitness club Minami oizumi and Trim Chiba.
1997 July 19-20
Squash Magic SATTELITE SQUASH SERIES'97 TAC CLASSIC was held.
1997 July 20-21
The 5th Tohoku squash tournament was held at Kirin Sendai.
1997 July 26-27
KITZ FRIENDLY SQUASH TOURNAMENT was held.
1997 July 26-27
Squash Magic SATTELITE SQUASH SERIES'97 FLEX SQUASHFEST was held.
1997 August 22-24
The 15th Hokkaido open was held at Sapporo squash club.
1997 August 22-24
The 4th Chugoku shikoko open was held at Sports club Trim Hiroshima.
1997 October 10-12
The 16th Kansai squash tournament was held at Celsy and XAX Nishinomiya.
1997 October 25-26
The 2nd Chubu Open tournament was held
at Sports club Rennaisance Atusta and Central Fittnes club Issha.
1997 October 25-26
Hokkaido championship was held
Men
Winner 遠藤 誠一（ＳＳＣ）
Runner-up 小城 俊徳（北海学園）
3rd 飯田 俊之（フリー）
4th 小野 敦（ＳＳＣ）
Women
Winner 深見 友紀恵（ルネサンス札幌平岸）
Runner-up 飯島 ゆかり（札幌国際）
3rd 増田 愛（小樽商科大）
4th 目時 信子（ＳＳＣ）
1997 October 25-26
8th Chiba open team tournament was held in Chiba.
Men(全部で25チーム)
Winner 今年は負けないよ! 安澤誠、高橋太郎、佐嶋健司、小峰紀文、矢野啓介
Runner-up TRIMM IZM 千葉直樹、佐藤明彦、中村博之、松井裕昭
3rd おさだおさる 長田修、石川孝行、桃井政希、益田健一、橋詰智之
4th アエックス 祝英樹、猿橋正和、上山和延
1997 October 26
Squash trainer seminar was held in Chugoku-shikoku region
1997 November 1-3
3rd Central sports Utunomiya open was held
Men 103名参加
Winner マイク トンプソン(スカッシュマジック)
Runner-up 岡田 真弥(セントラルスポーツ)
3rd 山崎 貴行(セントラルスポーツ)
4th 井之上 哲哉(ワールド通商)
Women 55名参加
Winner クリスティン ウィルソン(スカッシュマジック)
Runner-up 西尾 直子(No.1)
3rd 三浦 玲子(キリン仙台)
4th 西尾 麻美(フリー)
1997 November 1-2
2nd Chugoku-shikoku squash championship was held in Okayama.
＜一般Men＞
Winner 蓮中 正彦 （フロンティアＳＳ）
Runner-up 末友 裕二 （ＣＦＣ岡山）
3rd 最相 貴紀 （プレゴ）
4th 大林 正哉 （アルパークＣＦＣ）
＜一般Women＞
Winner 中川 沙絵子（アルパークＣＦＣ）
Runner-up 中野 尚美 （アルパークＣＦＣ）
3rd 喜多川 博子（フジ・フィッタ）
4th 田中 百合 （アルパークＣＦＣ）
1997 November 8-9
13th Tokyo squash grade tournament was held.
1997 November 21-24
26th All Japan squash championship was held.
＜Men＞
Winner Yoshihiro Watanabe(Cote a cote)
Runner-up Kimihiko Sano(Black knight)
3rd Akira Ito(Renaissance)
4th Hitoshi Ushiogi(Siemens Asahi)
＜Women＞
Winner Yuko Kimura(World Tusho)
Runner-up Masami Kofuji(Black knight)
3rd Chiho Hamachi(SSJ)
4th Yukie Fukami(Renaissance Sapporo)
＜Men masters over 35＞
Winner 潮木 仁(シーメンス旭)
Runner-up 高桑 卓也(キリン仙台)
＜Men masters over 40＞
Winner 坂本 聖二(マックス横浜)
Runner-up 猪木 敏雄(セルシー)
＜Men masters over 45＞
Winner 小幡 信夫(CFC新浦安)
Runner-up 木村 通夫(セルシー)
＜Men masters over 50＞
Winner 田中 新吾(柏スカイ)
＜Women masters over 35＞
Winner 舟山 佐智(No.1)
Runner-up 潮木 美智子(SSJ)
＜Women masters over 40＞
Winner 宮城島 真知子(No.1)
Runner-up 木村 美音(プライムスクエア)
＜Women masters over 45＞
Winner 木村 暁子(CFC自由が丘)
Runner-up 田村 芳子(セルシー)
1997 November 29-30
Black knight open was held at Akishima, Tokyo
1997 December 9-13
All Japan students tournament was held in Makuhari, Chiba.
＜Men＞
Winner Takahiko Kojima(Keio Univ)
Runner-up Taiichiro Shiozaki(Tezukayama Univ)
3rd Yoshitaka Aoishi(Kansai Univ)
4th Yasuhiro Okuno(Nihon Univ)
＜Women＞
Winner Hiromi Umino(Kensington Univ)
Runner-up Yukari Iijima(Seisho Univ)
3rd Harumi Serizawa(Nihon-taiiku Univ)
4th Aya Ohmura(Gakushuin Univ)
