JEDDAH, 12 September 2006 — Sixty-four players, including a few international champions, are taking part in the 3rd Squash Open Tournament for Charity being held at the Jeddah InterContinental Hotel’s Sports Club for three days from tomorrow.
Jeddah Governor Prince Mishaal ibn Majed and Al Bir Charitable Society Chairman Saleh Al-Turki are among the tournament supporters.
The Orphans’ Friends Committee of Al Bir Charitable Society is organizing the event for the third year in a row.
“The success of the previous two tournaments has encouraged us to organize the third event,” Mazen Batterjee, deputy chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry and also of Al Bir Charitable Society, said. “The tournament aims to highlight the various projects of the charity organization,” he added.
The annual event is essentially meant to generate income for the society and inform the residents about its activities, and promote squash as a new sport among young Saudis. “The tournament will help us to find new squash talents among our boys,” he said, adding that such events should go a long way in motivating orphans to lead a better life.
Suhail R. Nageeb, who heads the tournament organizing committee and also of he Orphans’ Friends Committee of Al Bir Charitable Society, said the tournament offers SR24,000 worth of prizes to winners. “We’ve invited a few Pakistani and Egyptian champions to take part in the tournament,” he said.
Tournament sponsors include United Sugar Co., Bison Energy Drink, Al Hayat newspaper, Mazda Motors, SAS Engineering System, MBC FM Radio, Saudi TV Sports channel and Buchanan Middle East for Public Relations.
