2025 Alberta Open Invitational - Turk and Craig take home the Championship Titles!

What a great three days of squash at the 2025 Alberta Open Invitational hosted by the BVAC.

The Sunday final matches saw Hannah Craig and Connor Turk prove they were top of their class with dominating 3-0 performances through all 3 rounds of the event.

Lucia Bicknell started to find her game in the 3rd, but it was too late and Craig closed the door on her first Alberta Open title, before Bicknell was able to make any more inroads in the match. 

Sam Boulanger pushed hard, as always, but Turk, who was not going to be denied his 3rd Alberta Open title, played at a relentless pace, not allowing Boulanger to sustain pressure during many long and physical rallies.

It was a great showcase of Alberta's Top 8 of 15 men and women players with draws that have continued to get stronger each year.

A big thank you to the BVAC for hosting the event on the heels of the 2025 Canadian Men's Open - a great way to cap off the 2025 CMO finals night with a move into the BVAC for the first round of the 2025 Alberta Open Invitational. What a fantastic week of squash in Calgary!

A huge shout out to our officials: Rod McDougall, Ben Grout, Jack Dale, David Young, Colin Schille, Chris Doyle and Rob Heaton for their time and efforts in overseeing the oncourt proceedings during the event.

Thank you to Squash Alberta for organizing and overseeing the annual celebration of our top Men and Women - it is always a treat to watch squash at this level in Alberta and to realize how good our top athletes really are.

Congratulations to Connor and Hannah, our 2025 Alberta Open Invitational Champions.

We look forward to the Alberta Open Invitational in 2026 - The field keeps getting stronger every year!

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Welcome to the 2025 Alberta Open Invitational

Squash Alberta and the Bow Valley Athletic Club are excited to present the 2025 Alberta Open Invitational Championships.  Sam Boulanger and Yemisi Olatunji are back to defend their 2024 titles with the # 1 seeds Connor Turk looking to grab his 3rd title while Hannah Craig is looking for her first.

This event is held to showcase Squash Alberta's top ranked Men and Women.

Players in the top 20 of Squash Alberta's Men's and Women's Rankings (as of Jan 30, 2025) are invited to participate.  The top 8 ranked Men and Women that register are entered into the draw.

The Draws are single elimination draws that are seeded based on players ratings/rankings at the time registration closes.

Click here to see the Draws

First round matches will take place at the Bow Valley Athletic Club on Friday Feb 28.

1. The Women take to the BVAC courts at 5pm and the Men at 8pm on Feb 28 (before and after the Canadian Men's Open Final is played)

2. The Semi Finals will take place starting at 1pm the afternoon of Saturday Mar 1st.

3. Final matches start at 12pm on Sunday Mar 2nd.

** Spectators are welcome to come down to the BVAC to support the players and enjoy the hospitality of the BVAC!

The winner will take home the coveted Alberta Open Trophy “Campbell Cup” dating back to 1971 - Squash Alberta’s oldest contested trophy.

Past winners Include:

Women:  Yemisi Olatunji - 2024 Defending Champion, Jaime Laird, Lori Styner (2), Kelsey Souchereau (4), Danielle Letourneau (3), Jackie Moss (3), Susie King (3), Erin Roberts and Maddison Laine to name a few Albertans who have their names forever engraved on the trophy.

Men:  Sam Boulanger - 2024 Defending Champion, Graeme Schnell, Dale Styner (5), Jamie Crombie (6), Matt Guiffre (6), Jonathan Power, Andrew Schnell (6), Connor Turk (2) and Brett Schille to name just a few Albertans who have their names forever engraved on the trophy…

Best of Luck to our players!