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Squash players excel on international circuit
South Africa's squash aces Steve Coppinger and Siyoli Waters, both sponsored by the Laser Group, have proved of late why they are the number one male and female players in the country, with outstanding performances on the international circuit.
Siyoli Waters and Steve Coppinger
Waters, currently ranked 35th in the world, emerged victorious from her recent trip to the New South Wales Open where she beat Australian Sarah Cardwell in a four game final, after having lost the opening game 2-11. The win gave Waters her third WSA title of 2013, and saw her join world number 17 Sarah-Jane Perry as one of only three players to take three titles this year. Her run of good form has also resulted in a six place jump up the international rankings since February.
Coppinger is doing equally well in the men's division, and is currently ranked 17th in the world. He recently came close to clinching his first PSA title of the year in May when he made it to the finals of the Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta in Guatemala, but was beaten by Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez and had to settle for the second step on the podium - the second time for Coppinger this year.
Sports need backing
Unfazed, Coppinger went on to lead the South African team to a respectable sixth place finish at the World Team Championship in France in June. The national team had progressed well to the quarter-finals, but lost to eventual champions England.
Time Freight which falls under the Laser Group knows that sports need backing for champions like Coppinger and Waters to emerge and it is for this reason they are involved in the sponsorship of the game. From community sports development programmes with the aim of offering youngsters a constructive way to spend their time, to coaching clinics for development squads, Time Freight - along with Coppinger and Waters as ambassadors - strives to nurture sporting talent at a grass roots level.
Time Freight are also involved in the sponsorship of established squash clubs and leagues at a local level, which allowed current stars like Coppinger to become the player he is today. Currently, Time Freight sponsors the Midlands Squash Winter League, Lynwood Squash Club, and the Dave Sport Vets National Invitation Tournament.
