33rd Annual Gamble One Hundred
12th Annual Gamble 75
Plus 1st Annual Gamble 50
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This annual event is in honour of Ross “The Rabbit” Gamble who passed away in 1989 and was a member of VRC. Ross was a stand up guy and a keen doubles player. This year we celebrated the 33rd annual Gamble 100, 12th annual 75 event and first annual 50s event.
The Gamble is a handicap tournament based on the ages of the partners with the “100” event for older, more seasoned players and the “75” event for middle younger players (40/50ish) and the new “50”s event for young players (20/30s).
This year we had a record entry of fifty four (54) players who enjoyed a calcutta and dinner at VRC on December 5 to bid on 27 teams with 20% of the total bidding amount going to Autism Speaks Canada (ASC). In addition, $25 from each player entry in the tournament also goes to ASC as a donation with a tax receipt for the each participant. Further donations were raised through auction of items and additional points for teams. Some players donated some of their auction winnings too.
Play started Wednesday December 6 and finished with finals on Sunday December 10 at VRC.
Congratulations to the winners:
Gamble 100 – Rick Ng/ Doug MacDougall def Snehal Lakhani/L Broman 3-1
Gamble 75 – Mark Levey/Gareth Martin def Chris Wilson/Gary Evans 3-0
Gamble 50 – Hussein Salemwala/Inderbir Hundal def Navin Samarasinghe/ Eduardo Flores 3-2
Many thanks to our supporters:
Birdies and Balls Pro Shop (Paul Deziel)
East Van Wear and Tattoo Co. (prize sweater)
Promosapien
Autism Speaks Canada
Squash BC
Isleptsowell.com (Erik Nilsson)
Steamworks Brewing Co./Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar (Carl McCreath)
Best Western Sands Hotel (Dallas Worthington)
Graphic Design – Yasmine Franchi
Thanks to VRC and VLTBC for the use of their facilities.
A special thanks to my committee:
Rip Peterman
Tom Locke
Yasmine Franchi
Ernie Chan
Dave Carter (VRC liason and Club Locker)
Gary Wong for pictures and video
The tournament again raised over $5,000 for Autism Speaks Canada and I wish to thank all participants in supporting the tournament and the charity.
Click here to view the 2023 Gamble Charity Tournament slideshow.
Best regards,
Brian Covernton, Chair
Gamble Charity Doubles Squash Tournament