2024048 Winelands ProKennex Grand Prix
4th May, 2024 - Play is suspended for today. Play will start tomorrow 5 May at 8h00. Please check your new times and venues later today. Venues for tomorrow will all be in Stellenbosch and Strand.
4th May, 2024 - Still raining. No play before 13h00. We will make a final call at 11h00.
4th May, 2024 - Still raining in Paarl. No play before 12h00. Program running 4hours late. No doubles today.
4th May, 2024 - All courts wet. No play before 11h00. Program running 3 hours late.
4th May, 2024 - No play till 10h00. Programme running 2 hours late. Next update at 8h30.
4th May, 2024 - Still a drizzle. No play before 9h30. Program 90min late.
4th May, 2024 - It has started to drizzle in Paarl. No play before 9h00, meaning program moves in 1 hour. Next update at 7h30.
4th May, 2024 - 8h00 matches to start at 9h00. 8h30 matches to start at 9h30 and so forth.
3rd May, 2024 - Please remember to check your venues for today. Some of the venues have changed. PGH - Paarl Gimnasium High PJS - Paarl Boys High School HLR - HMS La Rochelle BPS - Paarl Boys Primary School HLB - Hoër Landbouskool Boland
1st May, 2024 - All venues stay the same for tomorrow IF you are in the main draw. If you are in the backdraw PLEASE check your venues as some has changed.
29th Apr, 2024 - BS12 Paarl Boys Primary School - Brug Street (BPS) GS12 HMS La Rochelle - Du Toit Street (HLR) BS14 Hoër Landbouskool Boland (HLB) BS14(G) Hoër Landbouskool Boland (HLB) GS14 Hoër Landbouskool Boland (HLB) BS16 Paarl Boys High School - Auret Street (PJS) GS16 Courtrai Laerskool (COU) MS Paarl Gimnasium High (PGH) WS HMS La Rochelle - Du Toit Street (HLR)
30th Apr, 2024 - All entries for doubles will close at 17h00 on Wednesday 1 May 2024. Please enter at your venue if you have not entered on the website. Doubles will only start on Saturday 4 May 2024, but at least 2 rounds (possibly 3) will be played on Saturday.
22nd Apr, 2024 - Play will start at 8h30 on Wednesday 1 May 2024 and there will be a full days play. On Thursday 2 May 2024 and Friday 3 May 2024 play will only start at 14h00 due to the fact that it is still a school day. Saturday will be a full days play again and hopefully we can finish Sunday before lunch (weather permitting).
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Given that the courts were so far out of town, the venue could have made provision for basics like water that kids could buy.
With regards to tournament Organisation and officials. Boys U14 played first everyday which resulted in Girls U14 having to finished matches late in the day. Some matches were expected to be played until complete loss of visibility.
When a player says they cannot see it is not up to the official to decide if they are right or wrong. Every person has different visibility and it was unacceptable that our match was forced to continue playing post 18:00
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Scheduled the play to take place at a venue with only two (2???) playable courts because of maintenance and normal coaching taking place. Two courts??? There are lots of open courts around CT available for play. Suggested by official that it was to save "travel time and costs" but what about parents that have to book extra accommodation, travel to and from venues and other parents having to change flights because of the Sunday mess? Their response: it is a 08:00 to 17:00 tournament which was published before-hand on tournament registration page so those traveling should have known in advance. Agreed. But then why do you call play off at 11:00 (IN THE MORNING) if the play is scheduled to take place till 17:00?
Makes no sense. Is the reason why WC tennis numbers dwindling - Gauteng Marks Park Grand Prix this weekend had almost three times the number of entries. How will the kids get anywhere when doubles is left to three quick-fire matches starting at 2 all, with high number of entrants withdrawing beforehand due to travel commitments? On a weekend with a mini maybe, but not a tournament that ran over 5 days, of which only one morning was lost to rain.
Can do better and our kids deserve better.
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Paarl, Winelands, Cape Winelands - Breede Valley Local, Western Cape 7646
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Krigeville
stellenbosch, Winelands, Cape Winelands - Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600
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Strand, Western Province, City of Cape Town - Strand, Western Cape 7140
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Paarl, Winelands, Cape Winelands - Drakenstein, Western Cape 7646
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P.O. Box 141
Paarl, Winelands, Cape Winelands - Drakenstein, Western Cape
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Winelands, Cape Winelands - Drakenstein, Western Cape
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Stellenbosch, Winelands, Cape Winelands - Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600
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