Esteemed Panel of Judges in Place for Weekly Squash Fiction Showdown
from DailySquashReport.com

October 29, 2013 - As The Quill Shots battle The T Party under winner-take-all PAR-11 scoring in weekly 1200-word fiction action, five judges will dish out rulings.

The Match Judges will award the point to the week's 'best' chapter, beginning with the Chapter Twos currently in play, and the match score will be adjusted accordingly.

The Appeal Judges will be called upon in video review challenge situations. If one team can't stand a call and opts to exercise a challenge, the Appeal Judges will make a review and either sustain or overrule the awarded point.

Each team begins the proceedings with three challenges. An exercised challenge is not retained should an appeal be successful.

When one team reaches 11 (provided they are up by two) the match is over. The winning team will then write to conclusion, while that's it for the losing team, what can I say.

Black Knight is providing equipment prizes for the seven players on the winning team.

The Cast of Characters

Match Judges


James Zug Jim is the author of six books including Squash: A History of the Game (Scribner, 2003) and Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear (Penguin, 2010) which came out in paperback a few months ago. A senior writer at Squash Magazine since 1998, he writes regularly for Squash Player magazine in London, and has a blog on the game: SquashWord.com and a Twitter feed: @squashword. He is the chair of the US Squash Hall of Fame & Museum.


Noreen Ayres Noreen is the author of the Smokey Brandon suspense series, published by William Morrow and Avon. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies edited by Michael Connelly, Lawrence Block and Mary Higgins Clark. Her story 'Rust' was featured in Best American Mystery Stories 2009. Noreen has served as a judge in six national fiction contests.


Daniel Paris Dan grew up on the mean streets of Manhattan's west side and learned squash while working at the NYC public clubs. He became the longtime Head Pro at the legendary Uptown Racquet Club on East 86th Street, and has enjoyed stints as a touring pro and college coach. Dan is known for his entertaining lessons, and for his ability to debate any subject, on or off the court.

Appeal Judges


Barbara Cooper Barb is a former World #8 who has captured ten World Masters titles. She coached the British National Women's Team for nine years, as well as the Canadian National Women's Team. Barb is a recipient of the National Achievement Award for the province of Ontario, and produces the popular video series, 'Help My Squash Game'.


Samantha Cornett Sam is the current Canadian women's national champion and is ranked #32 in the world by the WSA. Sam played #1 on the 2011 Canadian women's team that won gold at the Pan American Games. Sam is universally recognized as one of the most popular players on the world tour.

Players

The Quill Shots

Kathryn Abernathy (captain)
Mick Joint
Tracy Gates
Pierre Bastien
Marcie Chan
Matthew Munich
Will Gens

The T Party

Steve Hufford
Richard Millman
David Smith
Tom Oberdorfer
The Squashist (captain)
Jeanne Woods
Margot Comstock