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10th Anniversary TAC Premier Classic Delivers Thrills
The Club’s top squash players squared off at the 10th annual clash of court skills where a few upsets highlighted the weekend-long tournament.
In the men’s division, Ryosei Kobayashi unseated 2018 champion Tomotaka Endo to secure his first title in three years. On the women’s side, Risa Sugimoto redeemed herself against Mami Sakai after coming up short in last year’s final.
Kobayashi and Sugimoto walked away with ¥143,000 in addition to their championship titles while the runners-up earned ¥73,000 for their commendable finishes.
The Club’s squash community looks forward to another decade of passionate competition and camaraderie off the court.
Remembering César Pelli
Internationally acclaimed architect César Pelli passed away on July 19 at the age of 92.
Founder of Pelli Clarke Pelli, the firm behind the Club’s Azabudai home, the Argentinian-born architect left his mark on urban landscapes with structures that number among the world’s tallest and most innovative designs.
Pelli’s harmony of functionality and form shines through the Club’s compartmentalized yet interconnected interior. Though the Club’s façade stands distinctly against the Tokyo skyline, Pelli’s design lends an individuality to each of the restaurants, ballrooms, lounges, classrooms and recreational and fitness facilities contained within.
With both Family and Formal sides linked by the welcoming openness of the Winter Garden, Pelli’s vision exemplifies how the Club’s diverse Membership coalesces into a true community.
The Club thanks Pelli for his contributions to architecture in Tokyo and across the globe.
Independence Day Draw Winners Announced
Member Peter Opdahl will soon be jetting off to the United States after winning the top prize at the recent Independence Day Celebration lucky draw.
He picked up a pair of premium economy tickets with American Airlines.
Another Member, Akito Odagiri, won a business class seat with American Airlines to the US after filling out a business class seat survey.
Meanwhile, Members Courtney Treut and Christina Siegel each received a Coca-Cola golf bag and Youichi Murai took home a Coca-Cola suitcase.
Club to Welcome Webb Ellis Cup
Members will be able to view rugby union's Webb Ellis Cup up close when the trophy visits the Club on July 24.
As part of its 100-day Japan tour ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup in Japan on September 20, the cup will be on display in the first-floor Family Lobby from 7pm to 9pm.
Named after William Webb Ellis, the purported schoolboy inventor of the sport, the trophy has been presented to the winner of the World Cup since the first tournament in 1987.
The winning team of this year's competition will lift the cup on November 2 in Yokohama.
CHOP to Offer Club-Exclusive Steaks
CHOP Steakhouse is set to become the first restaurant in Japan to offer a selection of American wagyu steaks from Snake Rivers Farms in Idaho.
Unveiling its new menu on July 8, CHOP's lineup of premium American steaks features a 39-ounce porterhouse (pictured), a 14-ounce rib eye and a 16-ounce New York strip loin from Snake River Farms' cross-bred cattle.
"While other steakhouses offer USDA Prime, Snake River Farms exceeds that level of grading with its intense, wagyu cross-derived marbling," says Scott Kihara, the Club's chef de cuisine, in the July issue of INTOUCH. "The steaks offer a combination of sweet, buttery marbling with a full American beef flavor."
Other new offerings include steaks from Double R Ranch in the Pacific Northwest and a burger with an American wagyu patty from Nebraska’s family-run Morgan Ranch.
