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…
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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,…
England Squash partners with SquashSkills for World Squash Day
England Squash has announced a collaborative new partnership with specialist online coaching provider SquashSkills for World Squash Day to incentivise clubs across England in engaging more players. More than 130 clubs have registered an event for World Squash Day on Saturday 12th October and this partnership will see each club benefitting from seven SquashSkills memberships once they…
Vancouver Racquets Club team up with Squash Republic for a special day
The Vancouver Racquets Club and Squash Republic are pleased to present Vancouver’s first World Squash Day event and the first ONE DAY ONLY squash tournament on Saturday, October 12, 2019. World Squash Day was launched by a group of squash friends following the 9/11 attacks in the USA. Many New York squash players were killed in the…
WORLD SQUASH DAY SHIRTS: LIST OF GLOBAL SUPPLIERS
We now have an amazing group of friends and partners acting as Official World Squash Day shirt suppliers in various parts of the globe. The latest to come on board are Steve and Lisa Walton, from Inform Connection, the largest squash retailer in Australia. The red T-shirts for Australia can be ordered here: https://www.squash.com.au/ +++…
US Open finals the highlight of World Squash Day in America
The eighteenth-annual World Squash Day on October 12 will celebrated in style at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships. The theme of this year’s World Squash Day is The Big Hit: an attempt to get as many people as possible to play squash on the 12th. US Squash will be facilitating thousands of people…
World Squash Day fun down on the farm
Herne Farm is a leafy residential estate in Petersfield, Hampshire. The residents there do not know how lucky they are! They have a two-court squash facility on their doorstep that is developing into a thriving community hub. Over the last 10 years the team at Herne Farm Leisure have completely transformed the facilities. In 2009…
Wycombe aim high for a family boost on World Squash Day
Wycombe Squash and Racketball Club are aiming at boosting family memberships with a community project on World Squash Day. The club said: “We are planning on using WSD to relaunch our hugely popular Family Squash sessions that we were running last season. “It began as a partnership with a public health group called Active in…