The 2025 BC Open presented by Windsor Plywood, held November 13-16 at Hollyburn Country Club, came to a close with Bransten Ming crowned as the Men’s PSA Challenger 3 and Giselle Delgado (Cedar Hill Squash Club) crowned as the Women’s Open Division Champion. This year’s event hosted divisions including: tiered, masters, women’s rookie, juniors and a Junior Silver companion event showcasing the athleticism of our participants on the court. Off the court participants and fans gathered for the Friday social to watch the Men’s PSA semi-finals. Saturday followed suit with spectators packed to watch the finals. The celebration continued from the courts into the Hi-View room for the tournament banquet and Squash BC annual awards presentations. This year’s recipients Tasha Doucas (Jack Larsen) and Marco Toriz (Kevin Kydd) were recognized by their peers with resounding applause and admiration. Read our awards article here.

TRULY A TEAM EFFORT

Squash BC extends its sincere appreciation to our incredible partners for making the 2025 BC Open presented by Windsor Plywood an outstanding success.

We are grateful to Presenting Partner Windsor Plywood, whose generous support solidified a legacy of squash excellence. Their contribution not only elevated the 2025 BC Open, but made it possible to host the PSA Challenger 3 and BC Women’s Open, ensuring that both events offered meaningful prize money for athletes. Windsor Plywood’s commitment continues to open doors for competitive squash in BC and strengthens opportunities for players at every level. We extend our thanks to  Imagen Promo, our primary swag partner for the 2025-26 season. As one of our valued community supporters, and led by one of our own squash players, they continue to elevate our events with high-quality, custom branded gear that everyone loved. A special shout-out to Aussie Pie Guy for keeping players and volunteers energized with delicious treats. 

The event would not have been possible without our outstanding host facility partners. Hollyburn Country Club made for the perfect primary venue, with club members frequently filling the stands for action-packed matches and devoting their time to support the event as volunteers. The operations team delivered a social atmosphere for spectators throughout the weekend, and the catering team provided an exceptional tournament dinner. We are grateful to Ryan Picken  for ensuring the facility was expertly set-up and for his support throughout the event. We also thank Evergreen Squash Club for stepping up as our secondary venue for the Silver Series Companion Tournament, ensuring a seamless and successful weekend of squash across both sites.

Lastly, we extend our thanks to the team who made the BC Open possible. To our dedicated referees Les Homme, Simon, Kiowa, Sam, Abhi, and the countless player referees, thank you for upholding the highest standards of fair play throughout the tournament. We also recognize the invaluable contributions of our Squash BC Board Cathy Brown, Diana Chang, and Joel Casey for engaging our community, fundraising, and presenting awards to our champions. Our dedicated staff team Josh Heuving, Justyna Kusiak, Zoe Lo, Jess Alexandor, and Kim Dennis want to thank everyone for a weekend of squash excellence. 

MEN’S PSA & WOMEN’S OPEN RESULTS: BRANSTEN MING & GISELLE DELGADO TAKE HOME BC OPEN TITLES

The 2025 BC Open presented by Windsor Plywood featured Men’s PSA Challenger 3 and Women’s Open Draws with $3,000 USD and $1,500 CDN for each draw respectively. The squash community was out in full force to witness the action, with hundreds of fans attending the event throughout the weekend. Both sides had thrilling matches, with many stretched to the fifth game.

The Men’s PSA Final was a great match with second seed Bransten Ming winning over Ka Hei Ho 11-6, 12-10, 11-3. The Women’s Open Final, top seed and defending champion Giselle Delgado secured the Open title once again, not dropping a single game in all 3 matches and winning the final 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 against third seed Veera Dhaliwal.

Check out the full Men’s PSA Challenger 3 & Women’s Open draws and results on the 2025 BC Open presented by Windsor Plywood Club Locker Page.

AMATEUR ACTION: 10 DIVISIONS, A WEEK FULL OF ACTION

The 2025 BC Open presented by Windsor Plywood included Men’s and Women’s Tiered Draws, Masters Divisions, and Junior Silver Divisions – ensuring there was an event for everyone. Check out all the division champions and finalists below, along with a photo gallery of their prize presentations.

Windsor Plywood: YoYo Chan def. Rhys Blumer 11-2, 12-14, 13-11, 11-3

Imagen Promo: Jaden Lee def. Xian Zirui Tang 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 12-10

viaSport: Max Toledo def. Noah Mitchell 11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8

Women’s Tiered: Pamela Lewis def. Edith Santos

Men’s 40+: Armando Zarazua def. Ben Thomas 11-13, 11-6, 11-2, 13-11

Men’s 60+: Graham Watson def. Nic Tsangarakis

Men’s 70+: Doug MacDougall def. Pat Paproski

Women’s 40+: Thea Wilson-Scorgie def. Carol Eberhard

Women’s Rookie: Olivera Garcia def. Charissa Tehrani

Junior Tiered: Steve Shi Chen def. Angelina J Wang 14-12, 11-4, 11-9

Boys U11 Silver: Eason Zhang def. Peter Chow

Mixed U13 Silver: Erik Tam def. Brayden Wong 11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 12-10

Boys U15 Silver: Deven Khambhaita def. William Zhou

Girls U9 Silver: Ella Feng def. Eva Zhang

Check out all the draws and results on the 2025 BC Open presented by Windsor Plywood Club Locker Page and 2025 BC Open – Junior Silver Series Companion Tournament Club Locker Page.