Guillermo's Squash Entrance 950 Pico Point - Colorado Springs, CO with Pikes Peak in the background
Bob made Guillermo's Squash this special over sized squash racket that hangs at the club in Colorado Springs.
Hardball Doubles
Eye Protection is a must
International Singles
Guillermo's Squash Club 1st
50/50 Doubles Tournament
June 13- 15, 2024
THURSDAY, June 13TH
6:30PM -COCKTAILS, DINNER, CALCUTTA
FRIDAY, June 14TH
9:00 AM - DOUBLES MATCHES BEGIN. DINNER AT YOUR OWN LEISURE
SATURDAY, June 15TH
9:00 AM DOUBLES MATCHES CONTINUE
5:00 FINALS
7:30 PM DINNER + AWARDS
* The total list of players will be split by age oldest to youngest - thus 50/50 tournament.
* Teams will be created by a blind draw. One young player with one older player.
* All players will be handicapped based on ability by assigning either negative or positive points.
* At the beginning of each match, the handicaps will be added together and straddle 0.
* At the end of each game handicaps will be adjusted by three points. Winning team will go down by one point, the losing team will go up by two points.
* Doubles will be 3 out of 5 games to 15.
* All games will have a scorekeeper to track tins and out of court shots (players keep track of score / on-court calls)
Schedule of Events
or
Games of Chance & Awards
SPECTATOR INCENTIVE PROGRAM
THERE WILL BE A SPECTATOR ATTENDANCE SHEET TO SIGN DURING EACH MATCH. YOU WILL GET ONE CHANCE IN THE DRAWING FOR EACH MATCH THAT YOU WATCH. THE DRAWING WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE FINALS ON SATURDAY.
50/50 LIVE AUCTION CALCUTTA
THE OWNER OF THE WINNING TEAM WILL COLLECT 55% OF THE TOTAL PURSE. THE OWNER OF THE THIRD PLACE TEAM COLLECTS 25% AND THE OWNER OF THE WINNER OF THE LAST PLACE MATCH GETS 10%. 10% GOES TOWARD TOURNAMENT EXPENSES. THE LIVE AUCTION TAKES PLACE THURSDAY EVENING AT THE PARTY.
RAFFLE TO BUY-A-PLAYER
GREEN CARD
PLAYERS HAVE ONE GREEN CARD FOR EACH MATCH. GREEN CARD GETS YOU A FREE POINT. THE CARD CAN ONLY BE PLAYED UP TO 11 POINTS IN EVERY GAME.
RED CARD
PLAYERS HAVE ONE RED CARD FOR EACH MATCH. THE RED CARD GETS YOU A MULLIGAN WHERE YOU REPLAY THE POINT. THE CARD CAN ONLY BE PLAYED UP TO 11 POINTS IN EVERY GAME. A TEAM CAN NOT USE THEIR RED CARD DIRECTLY AFTER THEIR OPPONENTS HAVE USED THEIR RED CARD.
BUY A RAFFLE TICKET AND BID ON PLAYERS YOU THINK WILL WIN ONE OF THE THREE PLAYER AWARDS (DESCRIBED BELOW). IF YOUR PLAYER WINS, YOU GET A CHANCE TO DRAW FOR ⅓ OF THE POT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER WINNING PLAYERS. GOOD LUCK!
“ROOFIE THE CHEERLEADER” AWARD
THIS AWARD GOES TO THE PLAYER WHO HITS THE MOST OUT OF COURT SHOTS (INCLUDING THE ROOF). THE REWARD FOR THIS AWARD: THEY GET TO SERVE BEER AND COCKTAILS DURING THE FINALS WEARING A CHEERLEADER OUTFIT
YELLOW CARD
EACH TEAM WILL GET A YELLOW CARD FOR EACH MATCH. THIS CARD MUST BE USED BY THE END OF THE FOURTH GAME. FAILURE TO USE THE CARD WILL RESULT IN A 3 POINT PENALTY FOR THE TEAM THAT DID NOT USE THE CARD. THIS CARD ENABLES YOU TO SPIN THE WHEEL. THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED ONCE YOUR TEAM GETS TO 11 POINTS IN ANY GAME. THE WHEEL WILL HAVE A SMATTERING OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT COULD PLAY OUT.
THE “FAULT FAIRY” AWARD
THIS AWARD GOES TO THE PLAYER WHO FAULTS THE MOST DURING THE TOURNAMENT. THIS IS TRULY ONE AWARD YOU DON’T WANT TO WIN. YOUR FAIRY COSTUME FEATURES A TUTU AND YOU WEAR IT WHILE SERVING COCKTAILS DURING THE FINALE.
“TIN MAN” AWARD
THIS AWARD GOES TO THE PLAYER WHO HITS THE MOST TINS. HIS REWARD – HE GETS TO SERVE “TIN MAN BEER AND TEQUILA SHOTS” DURING THE FINALS IN THE TIN MAN OUTFIT
THE “BROKEN BALL” AWARD
GOES TO THE PLAYER WHO DID THE STUPIDEST THING DURING THE TOURNAMENT.
DOUBLE FAULT RULE
IF YOU DOUBLE FAULT, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE COURT AND DELIVER BEERS TO ANYONE WATCHING WHO WOULD LIKE ONE. AFTER THE GAME, YOU HAVE TO GRAB A FRESH CASE OF BEER FOR THE CLUB.
Send off for Sam
&
New 50/50 Doubles Tournament
Come and Socialize
you are welcomed even if you're not playing in tournament.
He will be missed at the club as he's moving.
He would love to see you!
June 13th- 15th, 2024
Guillermo’s 30th Tournament will be 2/20/25-2/23/25
Guillermo's Squash 29th Tournament Memories
Thanks again for taking the time to play in our tournament and we hope you all had a great time! You can already put down next year’s dates for Guillermo’s 30th tourney: 2/20/25-2/23/25. It would be great to see most of you come back next year! As a recap for those of you who weren’t able to catch the spirited action today, here’s how the finals shook out:
DOUBLES
69+ Pollock/Hickenlooper def. Piggott/Tramutt
Pikes Peak Bush/Whitted def. Evans/Hickenlooper
Palmer Wilson/Wilder def. Foley/Cosper
Open Dumas/Eiteljorg def. Harrison/Williams
Penrose Kolenbrander/Tapolsky def. Wilson/Velie
A’s Hill/Granade def. Dumas/Lane
SINGLES
Pikes Peak Villanueva def. Kates
A’s Kolenbrander def. Villanueva
Penrose Kates def. Silvestre
Open Williams def. Lorenz
Alex on behalf of Guillermo’s Squash Club
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Guillermo's Squash 28th Tournament
2023 Memories
Open Squash
It's a great way to meet other members with different levels of play in Singles and Doubles.
Ladies Squash
All levels welcome!