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Sugar Beach has hosted an ITF (International Tennis Federation) tournament from the Senior Circuit from 1st to 5th December 2009. A première for the Sun Resorts 5* property situated on the West coast of Mauritius. 33 competitors participated in this tournament held in the presence of Lukasz Kubot, ATP ranked Polish tennis player – 99th in the Single ranking and 12th in the Double ranking.

Organised at Sugar Beach under the aegis of ‘Advantage Tennis’ of Kamil Patel, ATP ranked Mauritian player and managing the Tennis Pro services at Sugar Beach, the ITF Senior Circuit tournament has enabled its organsiers to promote sports and tourism, as much appreciated by both local and foreign participants. “We are very happy of the success of this first edition of the tournament. We even had two German tourists who were in Mauritius for a golf tournament and who decided to extend their stay in order to participate in the tournament” explains Kamil Patel.

The tournament took place on the six synthetic grass tennis courts of Sugar Beach in a very good atmosphere with a festive mood spilling out at the Sports Bar of the hotel. Due to the temperature, most matches were played at night. Thanks to this ITF tournament, a number of players were able to score points on the Senior Circuit and are now ranked on that international circuit.

On the last day, after all finals, an exhibition match was organised with Lukasz Kubot as guest star. A set was played between Lukasz Kubot and Eddy Clarisse (Advantage Tennis) against Lukasz Skowronski (Tennis Pro at Le Touessrok) and Kamil Patel. The local pair won it with a 6-4 score. Lukasz Kubot then remitted all medals and prizes to winners.

2010 will surely see the organisation of such a tournament at a greater scale.

Winners by categories:

• Over 35 years, Men                              Eddy Clarisse (Mauritius)
• Over 40 years, Men                              Jean Marc Randriamanalina (Madagascar)
• Over 45 years, Men                              Jean Marc Randriamanalina (Madagascar)
• Over 55 years, Men                              Thierry Dupin (France)
• Over 60 years, Men                              Ernst Seubert (Germany)
• Over 55 years, Women                         Gabriella Seubert (Germany)

Virgin Holidays just announced at its annual ‘Virgin Holidays Awards Dinner’ in London that Sugar Beach has won the much coveted ‘Gold Award 2009 - Best Hotel Indian Ocean’. Another piece of good news for the Indian Ocean based hotel group is that of La Pirogue winning the ‘Silver Award 2009 - Best Hotel Indian Ocean’ at the same event.

“We are extremely pleased by this double accolade awarded by Virgin Holidays to our two properties. Sugar Beach and its sister hotel La Pirogue winning respectively Gold and Silver Awards is an appreciable recognition of the value of these hotels. We were already very proud of the credit given to Mauritius as World Leading Island Destination at the World Travel Awards. Now, we cannot but be content about this association between a world-class destination and highly appraised hotels,” says Arnaud Martin, Chief Marketing Officer of Sun Resorts.

This is a remarkable achievement for Sugar Beach, Sun Resorts’ property on the West Coast of Mauritius, which reopened as a five star hotel in August 2008 after extensive renovation works. The hotel offers a unique taste of contemporary tropical warmth. The enhanced plantation style of the hotel, combined with a resolutely contemporary touch, enables its team to offer a unique experience to its guests.

“We are extremely honoured by this excellent award given by one of the most important Tour Operators in United Kingdom. This is a testimony of the appreciation given to the hotel by Virgin Holidays, its partners and clients,” says Andrew Slome, General Manager of Sugar Beach.

La Pirogue is the most authentic of all Sun Resorts’ properties. Set in a lush tropical garden with more than one thousand coconut trees, La Pirogue offers a unique feel of Mauritian easy living with lavish offers of food, beach activities and entertainment. La Pirogue stands today as one of the most iconic hotels in Mauritius with incredible occupancy rates throughout the year and a long tradition of repeater guests.

“This Silver Award is yet recognition of the good work done by the whole team of La Pirogue and which enables our hotel to be one of the best loved hotels in its category. I cannot but share this award to this team,” says Nicolas de Chalain, General Manager of La Pirogue .

The West Coast of Mauritius will experience golfing at its best in December 2009 with the first edition of The Standard Bank Mauritius Open. Four days of competition for Pros and Amateurs with an outstanding programme prepared by the teams of Tamarina Golf, Spa & Beach Club and hotels of Sun Resorts on the west coast: 5* Sugar Beach and 4* La Pirogue.

The first edition of the Standard Bank Mauritius Open will be held between 7 and 13 December 2009 and will see the participation of Pros of the likes of Raphaël Jacquelin, Benoît Teilleria, Philip Golding, Phil Rowe and Gregory Havret. “It is the first time we organise such an event on the West Coast of Mauritius with so many Pros from the European tour, Pros from Mauritius and which will enable Amateurs to play with these talented players,” says Nicolas de Chalain, General Manager of La Pirogue. The Standard Bank Mauritius Open will be played on the Tamarina Golf Course.

Standard Bank Mauritius supports golf
“As the title sponsor of this event our desire is to connect with local golfing enthusiasts through the shared passion of the game. We also recognise the stature of such a tournament and the impact that it will have on the local golfing fraternity,” says Jérôme Espitalier Noël, Manager Corporate Affairs at Standard Bank Mauritius. Locally, Standard Bank (Mauritius) Limited has been actively involved in cycling as well as golf for the last couple of years. Involvement in golf has mainly been at a club level up to now. “Standard Bank is also inviting three promising young golfers to take part in the competition, giving them the amazing opportunity of rubbing shoulders and playing with some top leading players. This will hopefully guide these young golfers and ensure their development into possible future world class players,” adds Jérôme Espitalier Noël. Other sponsors support The Standard Bank Mauritius Open 2009, the main ones being Air Mauritius, Concorde and Perrier.

Sugar Beach and La Pirogue, best partners of Tamarina
It must be noted that the partnership between Sun Resorts hotels and Tamarina is a unique one, especially through an exclusive deal which guarantees Green Fees to guests of the two West coast hotels. As from November 1st, 2009, any stay of five nights at Sugar Beach or La Pirogue will automatically enable the guest to get two complimentary Green Fees. Free shuttles are also available between the two hotels and Tamarina golf course, a ten-minute drive away.

Sugar Beach is again hosting its annual artistic painting exhibition, featuring the works of some of the most talented Mauritian artists. This cultural event once again puts emphasis on the unique atmosphere of Sugar Beach, plantation style hotel with a contemporary feel.

“For us, as hotel operators, it is a way to promote our island and all its rich assets to the international traveler, who is more than ever keen to learn about the social and cultural aspects of the destination they are visiting. By organising this exhibition we are offering the opportunity to take a short journey into the heart of our local culture as seen by the local artist,” explains Andrew Slome, General Manager of Sugar Beach. New contemporary Sugar Beach, for its reopening in August 2008, had already hosted ‘Scenes of Mauritius’, a painting exhibition organised with the help of the National Art Gallery. This group exhibition enabled nine confirmed artists to exhibit some fifty paintings specially commissioned for the event.

Among this year’s exhibitors, painters Kishan Beejadhur, Bernard Charoux, Yeshen Gunnoo, Kalindi Jundoosing and Siddick Nuckcheddy and sculptor Devanand Bungshee.


Painting exhibition held at Sugar Beach, Wolmar, Flic en Flac, from 8 to 22 October 2009 For viewing, please contact Dominique Cangy on 403 3300