World Squash Day IS going ahead this year after all. Saturday, October 14th is the date. Organiser Alan Thatcher is taking a much-needed break to deal with some family health issues and so it is up to clubs and federations to organise their own events to promote the game. Huge thanks to our Canadian friend…
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Interactive and outdoor courts help to promote the sport with some huge charity projects taking place all over the globe on World Squash Day 2022
World Squash Day 2022 will bring colour and excitement to the game all over the globe on Saturday (October 15). Multiple events are taking place on every continent as clubs and federations get creative in a bid to attract a new generation of players to the sport. Interactive walls will be in use in various…
One week to go, and we have a brilliant CGI fly-through movie to help spread the World Squash Day message around the globe!
BY ALAN THATCHER World Squash Day is one week away – and we are making a final rallying cry for support with the aid of a brilliant CGI fly-through movie created by the CGI Pros division of Cambridge Creative in England. The video is a work of genius by CGI artist Simon Scott. Simon is…
Victoria stages star-studded celebrity match for World Squash Day and says: ‘We want to return squash to its position as one of the premier sports in Australian culture’
BY ALAN THATCHER Squash and Racketball Victoria are holding a special Celebrity Squash Challenge to celebrate World Squash Day at Melbourne Squash and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park. Karl Mayne, General Manager of Squash Vic, says: “After a difficult few years for the sport, we hope the day will bring joy to our community and…
Squash Victoria hold Celebrity Challenge in Melbourne
From SQUASH VICTORIA Join us for the Celebrity Squash Challenge to celebrate World Squash Day on Saturday, October 15th at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park. The event will feature Dave Hughes, George Calombaris, Dave Hussey, Mark Eustice, Darren James and MP Peta Murphy before an exhibition match between Rex Hedrick, Australia’s #1…
With a fundraising target, Squash New Zealand partners once again with NZ Mental Health Foundation for World Squash Day
From DAVE WORSLEY It’s our chance to join together worldwide and celebrate the sport we all love, while locally enhancing the health and happiness of our communities and inspiring New Zealanders. This year Squash New Zealand and the Districts have agreed to re-partner with the New Zealand Mental Health Foundation (MHF) as the charity for…
Singapore makes a big splash for World Squash Day with some creative marketing
BY ALAN THATCHER We saw plenty of graffiti around the glass court in Nantes this week for the Open de France inside Hangar 24. Singapore Squash have taken that creative theme one step further by welcoming a bunch of kids inside a pristine all-glass showcourt and inviting them to hit paint-covered balls at the walls…
Once again it’s Colombian coffee time with Catalina to promote World Squash Day
Colombian squash star Catalina Pelaez has once again invited the world of squash to share a coffee to promote World Squash Day! Catalina, the former world No.56 who has won numerous medals for Colombia, has drawn on her skills as a photographer and graphic artist to produce another set of images to promote squash’s biggest…
Today marks 50 Days To Go as interactiveSQUASH teams up with World Squash Day 2022
Raising funds for Ukraine is a key element of World Squash Day 2022 World Squash Day organisers have announced an exciting partnership with interactiveSQUASH as today (Friday August 26th) marks 50 Days To Go until World Squash Day 2022. The 21st birthday edition of World Squash Day takes place on Saturday October 15th with some…
Feeding off the energy and passion of the opening day of the Commonwealth Games is the perfect time to announce a partnership between World Squash Day and SquashLabs Communities
By ALAN THATCHER The Commonwealth Games is the perfect platform to build off the energy in Birmingham to come up with plans to revive the game at grassroots level. That’s why I have chosen today, the opening day of the squash competition, to announce that World Squash Day is joining forces with SquashLab Communities in…