Tape them .. and they will come!
This year the Kamloops Open grew twice in size of entrants resulting in the need for a lot more courts at Riverside Park to host the annual event. We had 16 courts total: 4 dedicated and 12 taped on the tennis courts that reside on either side of the pickleball courts to host the 225 entrants. It was something to see .. and hopefully our 4 dedicated courts will grow to 12 one day as shown by the popularity of the sport in Kamloops and the tournaments success.
The tournament hosted participants from Kelowna and the Okanagan valley, lower mainland, Alberta, Washington and Kamloops of course. All the divisions were strong and we had a very good showing in the 5.0 groups which is awesome to see. Once again the tireless efforts of the tournament director Ross Perkin and his army of volunteers made the event run smoothly and about as on time as a tournament this size could muster.
The weather remained dry for the May event though gusts of wind made for some interesting shots. You had to keep a keen eye on the ball at all times. The park setting is a great venue to relax between games under a tree watching the matches unfold, as the days grew quite warm by afternoon.
Runners Sole was a huge supporter of our tournament once again this year. A big Thank You goes out to their team as well as to all the local businesses who donated draw prizes throughout the 2 day event. There was plenty of food, water and snacks provided to keep all the players appetites satisfied over the two days. It was a good time.
Below are results and pictures of the medal winners. We thank all who attended the tournament this year for making it so great and a big Congratulations to all the winners!
For detailed draw results .. check here. Then click on the tab: Show Results. Information provided by pickleballtournaments.com.
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| LADIES DBL: 5.0 Gold: Roberta Meakin, Jayna Mikuse Silver: Cookie Drake, Tammy Kelly Bronze: Wendy Sofiak, Sharon Carter | LADIES DBL: 4.5 Gold: Kristina Lidster, Casey Rodgers Silver: Kk Kopp, Lesley Bumby Bronze: Cheryl Karpo, Cathy Fuller |
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| LADIES DBL: 4.0 Gold: Karen Austin, Jae Nicholls Silver: Barb Biggs, Marilyn Cross Bronze: Agnes Baker, Sheila Balson | LADIES DBL: 3.5 Pic of Silver winners. Missing: Gold: Jenny De Wit, Jaime Wiebe Silver: Darlene Christianson, Bev Tithecott Bronze: Cindy Burton, Pamela Boutin |
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| LADIES DBL: 3.0 Pic of Bronze winners. Missing: Gold: Denise Jones-Chu, Julie McRitchie Silver: Ada Durkin, Laura Thibault Bronze: Sue Jang, Sharon Goshorn | |
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| MEN'S DBL: 5.0 Gold: Steve Deakin, Mike Yee Silver: Jeremy Brine, Marco Jankowiak Bronze: Vicklyn Foshole-luke, Joseph Willemsen | MEN'S DBL: 4.5 Gold: Naveed Butt, Therealdill McCartan Silver: Phil Soo, John Ma Bronze: Brayden Latray, Vinh Ngo |
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| MEN'S DBL: 4.0 Gold: Richard Slater, Dennis Pedersen Silver: Ted Biggs, Michael Wagner Bronze: Greg Karpo, Steve Elder | MEN'S DBL: 3.5 Picture Missing : ( Gold: Scott Piper, Rob Relling Silver: Dave Barrie, Gary Resch Bronze: Jeremy Comazzetto, Harvey Comazzetto |
| MEN'S DBL: 3.0 Picture Missing : ( Gold: Peter McClean, Wayno Meek Silver: Zach Moffat, Roland Tieh Bronze: Dave Quinn, Dallas Wiebe | |
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| MIXED DBL: 5.0 Gold: Roberta Meakin, Marco Jankowiak Silver: Ronith Cogswell, Steve Deakin Bronze: Laura Schwarz, Mike Schwarz | MIXED DBL: 4.5 Gold: Casey Rodgers, Brent Jackson Silver: Nancy Rhea, Naveed Butt Bronze: Leslie Srogen, Therealdill McCartan |
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| MIXED DBL: 4.0 Gold: Jan Jan Sturm, Cam Rich Silver: Lynn Cheyne, Steve Elder Bronze: Chantal Plamondon, Botts Botterill | MIXED DBL: 3.5 Gold: Agnes Baker, Lance Jang Silver: Laura Smith, Scott Piper Bronze: Cheryl Wallace, Dave Barrie |
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| MIXED DBL: 3.0 Gold: Sandy Herbert, Robert Schneider Silver: Heather Nohr, Vivek Hasanadka Bronze: Ann McGrath, Richard Roche |