Duos Shine at Grip n Rip Pickleball Tournament: The Seventh Annual Grip ‘n Rip Tournament, held from August 30 to September 1, 2024, at South Surrey Athletic Park, showed intense pickleball action. Featuring amateur men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles events, the competition highlighted top talent in various skill levels. This year’s tournament saw exciting matches and exceptional performances across all categories.
Men’s Doubles Results
| Skill and Age | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3.0 and Under, Open | Faiyaz Lakhani & Sanjay Gautam | Billy Tse & Andy Mao | Edmond Luk & Kim Ho Denny Mak |
| 3.5, Age 60 and Above | Dusan Radu Gavrilovits & Ryan Doray | Craig Thom & Wayne Jones | David Booth & Tom Windt |
| 3.5, Open | Michael Geib & Gregory Ng | Antares Luong & Brendan Fong | Dennis Smith & Brad Wiens |
| 4.0, Age 60+ | Les Achtymichuk & Tim Cowley | Wade Rathgeber & Raymond Dear | Harry Thiessen & Frank Allison |
| 4.0, Open | Jordan Mara & Sean Welsford | Brad Tilley & Benjamin Stookey | Jeffrey Wong & Kris Poon |
| 4.5, Age 60+ | Rick Dietrich & Lorne Loiselle | Basil Quan & Tim Tam | Gordon Thiessen & Brent Greig |
| 4.5, Open | Mackonner Dy & Munroe Durie Pedersen | Peter MacLaren & Fanshi Lu | Herv Bezjak & Quinn Whyte |
| 5.0, Open | Xiao Han & Brayden Latray | Brad Dueck & Caelan Sampson | Bob McIntosh & Matthew Seward |
Women’s Doubles Results
| Skill and Age | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3.0 and Under, Age 60+ | JoAnn Harrington & Debra Elliott | Julie Fredette & April Graham | Miwa Gladwell & Sayuri Heidema |
| 3.0 and Under, Open | Vicki Walker & Danielle Wickens | Julie Rogers & Shannon Webster | Samantha Johnson & Janice Williams |
| 3.5, Age 60+ | Ingrid Defert & Liane Cahen | Coco Ferrari & Julie McRitchie | Ping Li & Gillian Davies-Sall |
| 3.5, Open | Lisa De Vries & April Gardner | Alexis Bangayan & Jessica Thean | Rebecca Peng & Phoebe Han |
| 4.0 and Up, Open | Andrea Maloney & Karen Jones | Jamila Melius & Della Li | Samantha Emm & Velisia Gunawan |
Mixed Doubles Results
| Skill and Age | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3.0 and Under, Age 60+ | Vicki Walker & Jeffrey Hodgson | Soo-Mi Choe & Colin Whelan | Sara Thom & Craig Thom |
| 3.0 and Under, Open | Indira Lazar & Daniel Lazar | Kanika Rawat & Nikunj Sharma | Andrea Lee & Edmond Luk |
| 3.5, Age 60+ | Bev Burnet & David Booth | Sylvie Barabé-Chin & Dusan Radu Gavrilovits | Maria Patko & Frank Yu |
| 3.5, Open | Andrea Maloney & Delan Bhauruth | Nari Bilga & Arshaan Bilga | Diane Chung & Stan Quan |
| 4.0, Age 60 and Above | Phyllis Money & Rick Dietrich | Coco Ferrari & Tim Cowley | Linda Wolfenden & Bruce Cahusac |
| 4.0, Open | Rebecca Peng & Xiao Han | Velisia Gunawan & Quinn Whyte | Kazuko Yamane & Tim Tam |
News in Brief: Duos Shine at Grip n Rip Pickleball Tournament
The Seventh Annual Grip ‘n Rip Tournament, hosted by the Surrey Pickleball Club from August 30 to September 1, 2024, at South Surrey Athletic Park, concluded with thrilling results. In the Men’s Doubles events, Faiyaz Lakhani and Sanjay Gautam clinched the gold, with Billy Tse and Andy Mao taking silver, and Edmond Luk paired with Kim Ho and Denny Mak securing bronze.
For the Women’s Doubles, JoAnn Harrington and Debra Elliott claimed gold, Vicki Walker and Danielle Wickens earned silver, and Ingrid Defert with Liane Cahen finished with bronze. The Mixed Doubles saw Vicki Walker and Jeffrey Hodgson winning gold.
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