With World Squash Day six weeks away, England Squash are leading the way with their support for World Squash Day’s global project designed to grow participation numbers. At the time of writing, 120 clubs in England have signed up to take part in events design to attract new players to a sport renowned for its…
NORTH AMERICA: WORLD SQUASH DAY TEAMS UP WITH SQUASH REPUBLIC
World Squash Day is delighted to announce that the Squash Republic company has been appointed Merchandise Partner for North America. Squash Republic is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is internationally renowned for their superb graphics and squash clothing. They’ve worked with the PSA, Squash Canada and NY Squash to name a few. Owner Robert…
WORLD SQUASH DAY SHIRTS READY TO ORDER IN THE UK
We are delighted to announce that World Squash Day shirts are now available to order in the UK.Many thanks to Pete Smith and Tim Garner for their efforts.We have chosen a a black shirt with a red stripe on each side, manufactured from a top-quality Climacool fabric. The WSD logo is on the front, with…
World Squash Day: Working together to grow the game
World Squash Day gives every club in every nation the opportunity to work together to grow this wonderful game of ours.
Egypt: TV coverage as Black Ball Sporting Club hosts World Squash Day junior invitation event
EGYPT. – Today, Black Bull Club at 5th Settlement participated in the World Squash Day. The main objective of this global squash celebration is to raise awareness of the sport of squash and to encourage a greater number of participants to recognize the importance of the sport. The Black Bull Club was chosen to host…
Pakistan: Big day in Lahore for Punjab Association
Punjab Squash Association – Pakistan organised the celebrations of World Squash Day on 12th October, 2019 at Squash Complex, Lahore. The theme of the day was to spread awareness about squash and aspiring plan to attract new talent in the game of squash. Exhibition Matches for boys and girls were held and all players participated with…
Denmark’s Middelfart Squash Club to be relaunched on World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER World Squash Day is being marked in Denmark by the relaunching of the squash club in the town of Middelfart. The man behind the project is experienced squash promoter Kim Frederiksen, who led the project to stage the 2009 World Team Championships in Odense. He also ran the Women’s World Team Championship…
The spirit of World Squash Day shines in India as Ritwik Bhattacharya teaches the game to tribal children
By ALAN THATCHER Former Indian number one Ritwik Bhattacharya, a regular and talented competitor on the PSA World Tour for many years and now a successful coach and promoter, is staging one of the most significant projects on World Squash Day. He is teaching the game to a large group of tribal children who had…
Squash legends Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman get on court for World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Pakistani squash legends Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman rolled back the years as they got on court to launch World Squash Day. Two of the most gifted players in the history of squash played a game on court at the PAF Hashim Khan Squash Centre in Peshawar. The city of Peshawar has…
Canada makes a racket for World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Squash Ontario is leading the way in Canada with ten events scheduled for World Squash Day on Saturday. The magnificent Mayfair Lakeshore club, by Toronto Harbour, is the biggest club involved with 14 courts. Head Coach Manu Dutt is planning to attract new members with a start-up program for juniors and adults….
Young and old join the fun as England lead the way with 150 clubs busy on World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER and DONNA HELMER England is gearing up for the largest celebration of squash since 2009 as more than 150 squash clubs open their doors to their communities for World Squash Day this Saturday. Clubs as far apart as Falmouth in the south west and Sunderland in the north east will be staging…
Egypt’s Black Ball Club set to shine on World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Egypt is currently dominating world squash and the Black Ball Sporting Club in New Cairo will play a starring role on World Squash Day this Saturday (October 12). The impressive club, with 19 courts, has already hosted two major PSA World Tour events in its first year of operation. Karim Abdel Gawad…
Nick Matthew Academy gets ready for a run of special events in the build-up to World Squash Day
By ALAN THATCHER Former world champion Nick Matthew is leading a whole week of activities at the Hallamshire Club in Sheffield in the build-up to World Squash Day. Nick, who lifted the world title three times, alongside a hat-trick of British Open triumphs, is quickly making a name for himself as an inspirational coach after…
Celebrating World Squash Day in China with Beijing’s Elite Squash Academy
By GABRIEL OLAJIDE China’s Elite Squash Academy are holding a special event in Beijing on World Squash Day. Elite Squash Academy (ESA) is honored to join World Squash Federation, Professional Squash Association, the league of squash clubs and squash players around the world to celebrate World Squash Day (WSD) 2019 in Beijing, China, on Sunday,…