Our TOURNAMENTS
Midlands Squash Union (MSU) host a range of tournaments . We have the following tournaments happening over the course of the year. Please download our calendar for the dates and venues
Midlands Squash Union will host the Midlands Social Doubles on the 20th March 2026 at 17:30pm at the Collegians Squash Courts, This tournament is open to all players in the Midlands region
A competitive tournament held annually amongst the Midlands players. The tournament is open to all players young and old in different sections. There will be no league during this week. Finals will take place on Saturday followed by the prizegiving and cocktail party, culminating in the announcement of our Growthpoint IPT teams.
2026 Date: 4-8 May at Collegians Squash Club
What a fantastic conclusion to the 2026 Sherriff's Cup
Closed Championships! The finals held at Collegians this past Friday night
delivered some exceptional squash and a wonderful atmosphere.
We are thrilled to announce our 2026 champions:
- Men’s A Section: Congratulations to Justin
Gouweloos, who displayed incredible skill to retain his championship
title.
- Ladies A Section: A massive congratulations to Makayla Naidoo on winning her very first Midlands Championship title.
A full list of the results from all sections has been posted below for your review. We have also uploaded a gallery of highlights from the evening to our Facebook page, https://web.facebook.com/share/p/1LUyFYXCET/ so be sure to head over there to check out the photos.
Finally, we would like to extend a sincere thank you to all
the players who participated, the supporters who cheered from the gallery, and
our dedicated organizing team—Melanie De Wet, Piet Pelser, and Dalmain
Strydom—for their hard work in making this tournament a success.
A huge thank you to Jackson’s Cleaning for their generous contribution toward the prize money for both our Men’s and Ladies’ A section winners. Your continuous support is deeply appreciated.
Well done to all the winners!
Results of the 2026 Sherriff's Cup closed Championships | Tournaments - SportyHQ3 Midlands Closed Championships - SportyHQ023 Midlands Closed Championships - SportyHQ2023 Midlands Closed Championships - SportyHQ
This is held over two weeks in March before the start of the Winter League. The Ladder Tournament is open to the Mens 1st, 2nd and 3rd league players and all players in the ladies' league.Entries are limited to 16 players per section. There is sure to be some great squash as we see the first big battle on the court for seeding on the Midlands ladder. All matches to be played at Collegians
The first Inter Town takes place on a Saturday, 14 March 2026 in Durban and is open to all Midlands players. It is a fun and sociable tournament that creates good camaradie amongst the 2 provinces.
This prestigious tournament will be held from the 18th to the 20th September 2026 at various clubs in Pietermaritzburg. The IPT is an invitational tournament and is open to all Masters players throughout South Africa.
Midlands players can enter via the google docs link below
https://forms.gle/5oL9dGm9FGaUHpf26
This is a highlight of the Squash Calendar. Our Growthpoint candidates sre hard at training doing a specific conditioning program under the watchful eye of Chandelle Gouweloos. We are very hopeful that we will once again be able to send a ladies’ team to IPT this year.
Date: 6-10 July 2026 in Mossel Bay