Bombala sports round-up

Squash
This year’s Tarra Kia Bega Squash Open is set to become one of the richest squash events in Australia.

The Bega event alone will offer $15,000 for the PSA tournament, a prize almost 10 per cent of the entire Squash World Series prize and will be the richest in NSW.

The Open – to run on August 8-12 –  will now match the Australian Squash Open for prizes and will be a massive draw card for visiting international players.

Club president John Stylianou said it was “a massive coup for the small Bega club” and it was great to have Kia Australia sign on for a three-year sponsorship deal.

“They have a fantastic approach to sponsoring sport, and through the connections with Tarra Kia they agreed to match our prize pool with the Australian Open,” Mr Stylianou said.

“We’re now the biggest tournament in NSW and because of that already have a full house of players.”
 Championships. Duty roster: Saturday – Simon Stephen.