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Club Satisfaction Hits All-Time High
Member satisfaction reached a record high in this year's annual Club survey.
Ninety-two percent of the 1,463 respondents rated the Club as either “excellent” or “very good,” up from 91 percent last year.
Membership value also improved, with 64 percent of Members deeming it either “excellent” or “very good.” Last year's figure was around 63 percent.
The Club’s top three draws for Members were the recreation and fitness facilities (75 percent), the dining outlets (70 percent) and family-oriented activities (38 percent).
Of the 26 Club areas evaluated, Member and Concierge Services received the highest rating.
The survey was conducted in September. Check the full survey results (log-in required).
Club Launches Own Beer
The Traders' Bar taps will feature the Club's own beer from October 6.
Traders’ Session IPA, produced by Shizuoka Prefecture-based brewery Baird Beer, is a medium-bodied India Pale Ale, made from hops from America’s Pacific Northwest.
“While the Traders’ Session IPA bursts with character, it is also nuanced and supremely balanced," says Bryan Baird, owner of Baird Beer.
Members can sample the beer at First Friday: Oktoberfest on October 5.
Traders’ Session IPA will be offered at American Bar & Grill and CHOP Steakhouse after its release at Traders’.
Club Seasonal Wines Selected
The four winning wines at the Seasonal Wine Taste-Off on September 25 were from different wine regions and evenly split between New and Old world wineries.
From a field of 12 red wines and 12 whites, Members selected the 2017 Jean Marie Berthier L'Instant Sauvignon Blanc, from the Loire Valley, as the seasonal white for November to January and Familia Torres' 2015 Altos Ibéricos Crianza, a Tempranillo from Spain's Rioja region, as the seasonal red.
The seasonal wines for February to April are a 2016 Californian Chardonnay by Indigo Eyes and a 2015 E Series Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon blend from South Australian winery Elderton.
More than 70 Members voted for their favorite wines during the event.
Club to Host Top Squash Duel
The Club welcomes former world no 9 squash player Laurens Anjema for an exhibition match on September 12.
Fresh from his win in the over-35 division at the 2018 WSF World Masters Squash Championships in August, the Dutchman takes on Japan’s Tomotaka Endo, who won this year’s TAC Premier Classic in July.
Anjema won nine consecutive Dutch national titles and reached the semifinal of 2014's China Open.
Endo recently represented Japan at the Asian Games in Indonesia.
The exhibition match starts at 7:15pm.
Club Hosts Another Successful Premier Classic
After three days of top-level squash action, Tomotaka Endo beat Masaki Suzuki to secure his first TAC Premier Classic crown.
In the women's competition, Misaki Kobayashi overcame Risa Sugimoto to win the Club tournament for a second time. She last triumphed in 2012.
Both players (pictured) took home ¥130,000 for their efforts.
Meanwhile, Yasuo Hinoki and Ren Sano won the men's and women's categories of the Friendship Tournament.
This was the eighth edition of the annual, Japan Squash Association-sanctioned tournament.
