{"id":841,"date":"2018-02-08T15:42:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=841"},"modified":"2018-02-08T15:42:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:42:36","slug":"squash-sensation-olatunji-eyes-top-spot-at-psa-tournament-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Squash sensation Olatunji eyes top spot at PSA tournament in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Squash sensation Olatunji eyes top spot at PSA tournament in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zainab Tanimu \u2013 Kaduna, NIGERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s highest ranked squash star in the world, Yemisi Olatunji is targeting a top finish at the 2018 Calgary Professional Squash Association (PSA) Women\u2019s Championships holding in Canada come\u00a0March 8 to 11.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 Zimbabwe Open champion will be accompanied by Sodiq Taiwo,\u00a0her coach and\u00a0Nigeria\u2019s number one male star.<\/p>\n<p>The world ranking tournament is a $15,000 prize money event and it is holding in Calgary, Canada with some of the world\u2019s best including England\u2019s Fiona Moverley ranked 24<sup>th<\/sup>in the world topping the seeding list.<\/p>\n<p>Olatunji, a bronze medalist at the 2017 Namibia Open said, \u00a0being her first international tournament in 2018, she is targeting to attain the top 100 in the world this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to the tournament because I am hoping that by the end of 2018, I want to make it to the top 100 in the world. I know it is a tall order but I am eager to feature in at least six PSA sanctioned tournaments so that I can amass ranking points as well as get more exposure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the support from the Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) and backing of foremost squash enthusiast \u2013 Dayo Awobokun\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Olatunji said the trip would not have been possible without the support of Captain Dayo Awobokun and the NSF, while hoping that sponsors would come to the aid of the players to be able to attend more tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a known fact that Nigeria is blessed with talents\u00a0in squash but the major hindrance has been sponsorship. The difference between us and our foreign counterparts is exposure. Most of our counterparts attend\u00a0not\u00a0less than eight tournaments in a year, while few of us attend\u00a0very\u00a0few\u00a0tournaments\u00a0within the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u00a0As it is,\u00a0we have few tournaments in Africa. But countries like United States has a lot of PSA tournaments and series taking place every week. If we can travel to\u00a0the\u00a0US and stay for\u00a0a\u00a0few months to take part in these\u00a0tournaments, we can rub shoulders with any player in the world,\u201d the 2016 Lagos Classics Champion added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the President of NSF, Boye Oyerinde, attending this kind of tournament would surely help the players to improve their world rating as well as put them in shape for this year\u2019s Lagos Classic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hoping to have\u00a0more of our players attend this kind of tournament that Olatunji and Taiwo will be attending in Canada next month. Apart from gaining ranking points, they will get more exposure and experience from competing at\u00a0a\u00a0big stage like that,\u201d the NSF boss said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squash sensation Olatunji eyes top spot at PSA tournament in Canada Zainab Tanimu \u2013 Kaduna, NIGERIA Nigeria\u2019s highest ranked squash star in the world, Yemisi Olatunji is targeting a top finish at the 2018 Calgary Professional Squash Association (PSA) Women\u2019s Championships holding in Canada come\u00a0March 8 to 11. 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