Thu, Feb 09 2012
Magi Maleeva handed over the cups to the winners of this year's second BTC Squash Tournament. The winners were Petros Tzamaloukas of Greece and Maria Atanasova of Bulgaria. The host of the tournament was Easy Club in Sofia. Presiana Ribarova, marketing specialist in Bulgarian Telecommunication Company, handed over the cash prizes, amounting to 1850 euro. The next tournament for 2005 will be in September. The organisers have not yet chosen a host. A BTC representative said that BTC was planning to sponsor a training camp for some of the best Bulgarian players, to encourage and develop the players to be able to take part in further international tournaments, and to take top positions in world rankings. The BTC squash tournament is part of the calendar of the Professional Squash Federation (PSA).
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