Cheque presentation for 2018 Simon Warder Memorial Squash Tournament - Nov 17/18 (Photo courtesy of Kirsten Kilner Holmes)Cheque presentation for 2018 Simon Warder Memorial Squash Tournament - Nov 17/18 (Photo courtesy of Kirsten Kilner Holmes)
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Simon Warder squash tournament raises $50K

By Josh Boyce
November 19, 2018 - 8:40pm

The Simon Warder Memorial Prostate Cancer Pro-Am tournament at Huron Oaks wrapped up on Saturday night.

The event raised $50,000 to be split between Bluewater Health Prostate Care Clinic and St. Joseph's Hospice.

Canadian Sam Cornett, ranked number 31 in the world, won the women's draw in a 3-0 match against Lucy Termel of England.

Shahjahan Khan of Pakistan beat Henrik Mustonen of Finland in a tight match 3-2. Both champions qualified for the World Cup in Chicago 2019.

Tournament Chair Kevin Bradd said the tournament was a big success and that people from around the world including Columbia and Singapore were streaming the matches live.

The tournament will be back next year in November.

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