Squash Showdown: McAlpine Wins, Cox Edges Out

0:00It's March 31st. This is Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. 32 squash players, 24 men and 8 women, battled it out at Grange over the weekend for a 1,000-pound prize pot and some. One of a kind, stag trophies. The event followed professional squash association rules, dropping the tin height to 17 inches to really test everyone's athleticism, skill, and grit way beyond standard club play. Robin McCalpine from Aurem Squash lived up to her top Scottish billing in the women's draw, dropping just one game across her three best of five. Matches and cruising past Poland's Tola Otrisek in the final to claim the title. Meanwhile, the men's early rounds were chaos with all the top seeds crashing out, setting up fourth seed Gabriel Cox from England to barely edge sixth. Seed, Mark Eitarriba, Masag, the young Spaniard, and a tight final showdown. Shout out to the other standouts too. Giuseppe Andoro taking A grade for Grange Squash,

1:04torn McQueen grabbing B grade for Aurem, all captured in picks. By Manuel Ackiampong, proving Squash stays fierce and local right here.