As the seasons change, it means some sports will bid us a fond farewell for another year.

That includes squash as the NWT Squash Championships, which wrapped up on Sunday at the Racquet Club, brought the curtain down on the business of competitive squash for 2017-2018.

Several divisions were in play over the course of the tournament and that included the Men's Open division, where Devin Madsen once again proved he is still the player to beat as he won the title over a very plucky opponent in the form of John Clarkin from Edmonton.

Madsen usually wins his matches in three sets when it comes to tournament play but he was taken all the way by Clarkin in the final before claiming the fifth and final set, 11-8, to win the match by a score of 3-2 in sets.

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Clarkin drew first blood by winning the opening set before Madsen won sets two and three but Clarkin ensured the drama of a deciding set by winning the fourth.

Because Clarkin had a similar style to his own, Madsen said he approached the match a bit different than normal.

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Going the distance in a match means fitness becomes a factor and Madsen, who is one of the fittest squash players in the city, said all of his training that he's done became a huge asset for him as the match went on.

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It's been a season of great success for Madsen as he won pretty much everything there was to win in terms of singles squash. There was also his run in the Men's A division at the Canadian Squash Championships in Calgary, where he came one match short of winning the consolation title.

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In other action, Jonathan Hawkins of Whitehorse took the Men's A title back to the Yukon capital thanks to his win over Stephen Messier while Brad Mercredi defeated Momo Elserafy to cop the Men's B division crown. Julien Le Guen beat Max Rossouw for the Men's C title and Randy Caines got past Alexandre Larouche for the Men's D title.

On the women's side, Lori Muir of Whitehorse downed India Edwards for the Women's A title. Charmaine Wilson defeated Jeanette Carney for the Women's B crown while Jenna Cook won the Women's C title over Katie Mercier and Alden Tumoth took down Veronica McDonald for the Women's D division win.

There were two junior divisions in play and it was Loic Hipfner who won the Junior A thanks to his win over Isaac Maddocks while Darwin Murray defeated Will Kanigan for the Junior B crown.

There was even a doubles event tucked in between the singles action and Madsen ended up winning that with his partner, Mark Warren, over the duo of Claudio Ardiles and Mahen Manickum, 2-1 in sets; doubles squash is played under best-of-three rules.

Each year, the tournament features some of the best professionals from around Canada making the trip in to show how the big kids play the game and they didn't disappoint. Nick Sachvie of Toronto ended up winning the Men's Exhibition division by beating Connor Turk SA国际影视传媒� brother of Melina Turk, the Racquet Club's head squash pro SA国际影视传媒� in that final.

The Women's Exhibition final featured Nikki Todd of Calgary, a frequent visitor to the tournament, beating out Danielle Letourneau of Calgary to win that division.

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FACT FILE SA国际影视传媒� NWT Squash Championships results

Men's Exhibition

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Nick Sachvie (Toronto)
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Connor Turk (Winnipeg)
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Ibrahim Elserafy (Edmonton)

Women's Exhibition

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Nikki Todd (Calgary)
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Danielle Letourneau (Calgary)
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Jamie Laird (Calgary)

Men's Open

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Devin Madsen
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� John Clarkin (Edmonton)
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Stephen Messier

Men's A

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Jonathan Hawkins (Whitehorse)
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Stephen Messier
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� David Bokovay

Men's B

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Brad Mercredi
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Momo Elserafy
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Chic Callas

Men's C

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Julien Le Guen
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Max Rossouw
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Fabien Rioux

Men's D

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Randy Caines
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Alexandre Larouche
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Ken Eng

Women's A

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Lori Muir (Whitehorse)
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� India Edwards
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Nikki Radzminski

Women's B

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Charmaine Wilson
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Jeanette Carney
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Jill Alain

Women's C

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Jenna Cook
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Katie Mercier
• 3 rd SA国际影视传媒� Gale Payne

Women's D

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Alden Tumoth
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Veronica McDonald
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Lianne Plamondon

Junior A

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Loic Hipfner
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Isaac Maddocks
• 3 rd SA国际影视传媒� Colton Tumoth

Junior B

• Champion SA国际影视传媒� Darwin Murray
• Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Will Kanigan
• 3rd SA国际影视传媒� Anhad Seth

source: Racquet Club