Free State Squash Association
Squash in the Free State, from Pitch n Play to the national podium.
We are the provincial body for squash under Squash South Africa: the Winter and Summer Leagues, the Free State Closed, provincial teams, junior development and the largest schools squash tournament in the country, run by volunteers from Bloemfontein to Welkom and Parys.
Notice board
Summer League registration is open
Register your team for the 2026/27 season online. Entry fees are due by 7 October 2026 on approval of a team. Register a team · Player position list
Giant Squash Doubles
Doubles tournament on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, open to all Bloemfontein players. R300 per team; entries close Saturday 26 September. Details and entry
October Festival, Squash 57
A weekend Squash 57 tournament open to players from all provinces, with all proceeds to the Free State Masters. R370 per player. Details and entry
Annual General Meeting
Date to be confirmed once the audited financial statements are ready. Notice will go to all member clubs at least 21 days ahead, with the previous AGM minutes. How meetings work
From the courts
Season 2026 so far
What we run
Four things the Association looks after
Leagues
The Winter League (from first league down to the development leagues) and the popular Summer League, both scored on SportyHQ.
Winter League standings → History →Tournaments
The Free State Closed in May, the Southern Free State Closed in September, the Goldfields tournament in Welkom, and the Growthpoint regional event.
Tournaments →Provincial teams
Free State sides for the Growthpoint (Jarvis and Kaplan) interprovincials, the Masters IPT, and junior teams across every age group.
Provincial teams →Honours
Recent results worth knowing about
- Jul 2026Vivienne van der Schyff at the World Juniors — represented South Africa at the World Junior Squash Championships. Read more
- Aug 2026SA Top Schools champions — St Andrew's School (boys); Eunice third in the girls' section.
- Sep 2026Squash SA Junior Top 10 — eight Free State players in the final 2026 rankings, led by Cobus Schimper (2nd, U17 boys) and Duvan du Toit (3rd, U13 boys). Full list
- Jun 2026Masters Nationals — good finishes for the Free State men's B and D teams and the ladies' team.
- May 2026Free State Closed — Men's A: Kiran van Eeden beat Tremayne McDonald; Ladies: Sorika Engelbrecht beat Benedette van Tonder. 38 players took part.
- Apr 2026SA Junior Top 16 Closed — Cobus Schimper won the Boys U17 section in Johannesburg; Vivienne van der Schyff fifth in the girls and selected for World Juniors.
- Aug 2025Dean Katzin, SA U17 champion — won the Growthpoint SA Junior Nationals on the glass court at the V&A Waterfront. Jasmaine Rust runner-up in the U15 girls.
- Jun 2025Growthpoint Regional (Bloemfontein) — Luhann Groenewald and Lara Patrick won the men's and women's sections and went on to the finals in Cape Town.
- May 2025Free State Closed — Men's A: Tremayne McDonald; Men's B: Wiaan Coetzee; Ladies: Amy Greyvenstein.
- 2025Jarvis IPT (Gqeberha) — Free State A fifth in the B section, Free State B third in the D section.
Documents
Minutes, agendas and the constitution
The Association publishes the confirmed minutes of its general meetings, the chairman's annual report and its governing documents so that every club and player can see what the committee is doing on their behalf.
| 15 Sep 2026 | Minutes of the general meeting Minutes pending |
| 03 Aug 2026 | Minutes of the general meeting |
| 11 May 2026 | Minutes of the general meeting |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Chairman's Report 2025 |
| 04 Nov 2019 | Constitution of the Free State Squash Association |