Welcome to the 2012 Motor City Open
The Motor City Squash & Education Foundation welcomes you to The 2012 Motor City
Open presented by The Suburban Collection. The Motor City Open celebrates the 13th fielding of world-class athletes here in Detroit. The World Professional Squash Association designated the 2012 MCO an International 50 tournament, making it one of the most important tour stops in North America. This year's tournament field includes 7 of the top 20 world-ranked players, including returning 2011 MCO Champion Mohamed El Shorbagy. Our 28-man field will fight their way through six days of competition that will showcase some of the best squash seen in the world.
The 2012 MCO Committee is especially grateful to our Title Sponsor, The Suburban Collection, and our Platinum Presenting Sponsor, Greenstone's Fine Jewelry. These firms set the standard for leadership through their support of our tournament.
We would like to acknowledge all of our tournament sponsors for their recurring commitment to make this special gathering possible in the great City of Detroit. Please join us for the Sponsor Party on Thursday, January 26th to meet those responsible for making our tournament a success. You are also invited to join us at the BAC's “Billionaires' Ball†on Saturday night, January 28th.
Additionally, the MCO is sponsoring a charity auction benefiting The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and RacquetUp Detroit, an important urban squash and education initiative. Please visit the BAC's Racquet Room to bid on some very attractive items.
We would like to thank the Board and Membership of the Birmingham Athletic Club for your enthusiastic support as host club for this world-class event. The BAC management and staff have, as always, distinguished themselves with their efforts to make the event a pleasure to attend and one that is known on the pro circuit as one of the best club-based tournaments in the world.
Importantly, the Motor City Open, in conjunction with the support of the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, has arranged for a junior squash clinic with the pros on Saturday, January 28th. The BAC opens its courts to all junior players in the region for this clinic in an effort to give local junior squash players a chance to learn from the best in the world.
Finally, we are thankful for the hard work of the MCO Committee, including Terry Barr, Jim Berline, Rob Bradley, Art Carpenti, Rick Claar, David Eick, David Fischer, Max Franklin, John Giudici, Robert Greenstone, Roger Hilborn, Jill Hilborn, Mike Kulka, Andrew Likly, Robert Moll, Dick May, Chris Mazur, Jamie Moran, Sean Moran, Theo Nittis, Joe O'Connor, Walter Oehrlein, Henry Payne, Sarah Post, Andrew Pritchard, Bill Rosin, Roger Shoemaker, Shawn Patrick Smith, Brad Steel, Kurt Streng, Jon Uffelman and Tom Walbridge. Thank you all!
Good luck to all the competitors and enjoy the show!
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Mike Beauregard Co-Chairman |
Peter Schmidt Co-Chairman |
Julian Wellings Squash Director |
Tim Gardella General Manager |
