Whanganui's Matthew Ratcliffe fought off rising star Brodie Bennett of Tararua in a hard 4 setter to take the 2023 Central Open Mens title for the first time in his squash career. Meanwhile Eastern youngster Kiera Thompson took out the women's title over Ohakune's talented Grace Burnard.
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After some massive battles and close games through the day Central beat Waikato 14-10 in their annual representative fixture to take the Leevey Shield!
The top seeds of the Central Doubles held in Palmerston North on the 28 - 29th April 2023 proved too good for the fields taking out the 3 titles on offer.
The Stephen Bennett and Matthew Ratcliffe pairing are the most successful in Central Squash history with 4 titles to their names. The 2023 Central Doubles kicks off tonight at SquashGym Palmerston North. Bennett and Ratcliffe are seeded second to PSA ranked player Allan Bailey (Kawaroa Park) and Matt Nation (SquashGym). Both teams will have a hard road ahead to the final with some impressive pairings to get through.
