SW19’s biggest pro
squash tournament
$25,000 PSA event,
13-18 March 2016
Hosted by The Wimbledon Club, Church Road, Wimbledon
Top professional squash players from around the world are to
come to Wimbledon in March to fight it out for a Professional
Squash Association (PSA) tournament purse of $25,000, the most
money offered by the sport for an event in SW19.
The Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open is the first PSA event to
be held at The Wimbledon Club and is to take place from 13 to 18
March.
Sixteen competitors will battle it out to qualify on
the first two days and four of these will go through to the main
draw.
Tickets to watch are available from £10 (plus booking
fee). Juniors go free to
qualifying matches. Plus there is chance to meet and chat to
players by participating in a buffet lunch on the first day,
Sunday 13 March, and a presentation dinner on the last day,
Friday 18 March.
Some of the funds raised are to go to Squash Squared, a mix of
squash and extra-curricular teaching for children from low
income families. It is a community support programme that was
pioneered in the UK by The Wimbledon Club in partnership with
the Sacred Heart Primary School, Battersea.
Former world squash number 39 and The Wimbledon Club sports
director Stacey Ross said:
“This event lies nicely between two
major UK tournaments in the squash calendar, which has helped us
attract some great international players that, I’m sure, will
inspire all who come and watch.
“Fans have told us before how they’ve enjoyed watching when
they’ve come to our exhibition matches. We’ve had such
entertaining epics as former world number 8 and Commonwealth
Games gold medallist Adrian Grant versus England International
Daryl Selby and former world #1 Nick Matthew versus
Australian #1 Cameron Pilley.
"This enthusiasm for the game
has encouraged us to stage this PSA event. Our aim in the coming
years is to make this one of London’s leading squash
tournaments. "
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