Pioneer Cup

Two Legends in Cologne!

Two Legends - English Peter Nicol (le) and David Palmer (ri) - at one of the biggest junior tournaments in Cologne/Germany. Nicol and Palmer at the Pioneer Cup ...

James and Emily Whitlock celebrate English Pioneer double!

Declan James (pic le) and Emily Whitlock (pic ri) celebrated an English double in the U19 finals of the Pioneer Junior Open in Cologne. James, the 18-year-old favourite, comfortably reached the men's final without dropping a game – while his Belgium ...

World-class players at the Pioneer-Cup in Cologne!

The Pioneer-Cup in Cologne has more than 550 juniors on the courts and a lot of famous players, and coaches like Goeff Hunt, Dan Jensen, David Palmer, Wael El Hindi (pic le), Alister Walker, Mark Chaloner, Fabian Kalaitzis (pic ri), Shaun Moxham, Hansi...

Whitlock and James on the way to the Pioneer Cup tiltes!

Englands top seed Emily Whitlock (ENG) is on her way for the U19 title at the Pioneer Cup in Cologne. She'll meet 5th seed Hannah Williams (ENG) in the semis. The 2nd semi has surprising participants: [3] Elvira Bedjai (FRA) v Maria Elena Ubina (USA), ...

550 juniors in Cologne – 18000 fans on I love squash!

2 records would be celebrated these days. The Pioneer Cup, 1 of the biggest junior tournaments world-wide, takes place in Cologne (1st to 4th). More than 550 juniors would like to find their champions in 8 age-groups. The biggest group (154 entries) co...

Rohrmueller and Palaez took Pioneer Cup!

Germany's Rudi Rohrmueller (pic) won the Pioneer Junior U19 Open, with more than 500 participants the leading junior tournament of the European Junior Circuit. Rohrmueller overcame England's Nathan Lake in straight games. The girls U19 final was domina...