While us pilgrims in the US were celebrating Thanksgiving and watching football, Racquetball Canada held the first of its two “Selection” events for its national team, with the nation’s top players heading to Brandon, Manitoba, Canada for the 2024 Fall Selection Event.
Here’s a quick recap of the event with some fun stats.
Website for results: https://secure.racquetballcanada.ca/entry-list/matches/1014507/
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Men’s Open singles Recap
Match Report in PRS database: https://rball.pro/oe6
@Samuel Murray and Coby Iwaasa met in the finals for the 15th time out of the last 16 Canadian national events, continuing their collective stranglehold on the Canadian men’s scene. In this final, Murray collected his 19th Canadian title with a come-from-behind victory over his long-time rival.
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Women’s Open Singles recap:
Frederique Lambert also won her 19th career Canadian Nationals event, topping Danielle (Drury) Ramsay in the finals. Ramsay upset @Juliette Parent to get to the finals, breaking up what had been the last four Canadian national event finals.
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Next up for Racquetball Canada will be the second Selection event of the 2024-25 season next February, both of which help seed players for the May 2025 Nationals that determines their National team.