I just defeated the second of my serious rivals for the right to represent ScriptPro in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge racquetball tournament. There’s one player still to play, but he’s out of town right now and is not a serious contender in any event. Last year I also beat these same two guys, but the original round robin between the three of us had been a tie and I had to win in a tiebreaker. This year I won cleanly, two games straight in each match. I’ve been practicing a lot this year and trying to play against varied players of as high a skill as I can convince to play me, so I think I’ve successfully brought my game up a notch or two.
I also joined a league at the Athletic Club of Overland Park. It’s an A-level league and this will be the first time I’ve played in a league for four years, so I’ll be interested to see how I stack up. Later, in early July, I’ll be playing in the Sunflower Games tournament, at B-level. If I do well there (medaling gold or silver), I’ll try my next tournament at A-level.
Although sorely tempted by a celebratory Club Chalupa, I decided to leave my precious bodily fluids unpolluted for today. Perhaps next week.