Tag: Squash
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World Junior Championships Underway
Doha – qatar, July 08, 2012: Underway, RESULTS: Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships, Doha, Qatar Men’s 1st round: [1] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bye Jose Rodriguez (GUA) bt Erfan Jamshidi (IRI) w/o Jonathan Barnett (NZL) bt Ricardo Toscano (GUA) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (14m) Cameron Seth (CAN) bt Alex Roscoe (ZIM) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (29m)…
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Wroclaw Wins World Junior Championships
London, July 06, 2012: The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed that the 2013 WSF World Junior Squash Championships have been awarded to the Polish city of Wroclaw. The decision follows an inspection of the proposed venue and hotel options by WSF Chief Executive Andrew Shelley. The events will feature the World Individual Under-19 titles…
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World’s Best Juniors set sights on success in Qatar
London, July 3, 2012: Best Juniors, Qatar is set to host an historic World Squash Federation event this month when the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships take place at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the country’s capital Doha from 7-18 July. Players from 29 countries will initially do battle in the…
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Hong Kong To Host 2014 World Masters
London, June 28, 2012: The World Squash Federation (WSF) confirmed today that the 2014 WSF World Masters Squash Championships have been awarded to Hong Kong, China. To be held from 4-12 July 2014, the Championships will include men’s and women’s events in some 18 age groups for players aged from 35 to over 80. The…
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WSF ‘Rackets for Africa’ Reach Destination
London, June 22, 2012: A consignment of 50 squash rackets has arrived in the Namibia capital Windhoek for the Namibia Squash Association to use for development projects – heralding the start of deliveries for the Rackets For Africa project launched by the World Squash Federation earlier in the year. It was Canadian Riley Waterous, a…
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WSF Ambassadors Empower Namibian Squash
London, June 16, 2012: “You have empowered Namibian squash,” Tyc Kakehongo, National Administrator of the Namibian Squash Association, told record six-time women’s world champion Nicol David and twice world junior champion Mohamed El Shorbagy as the five-day WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Namibia came to an end in the country’s capital Windhoek. The WSF Ambassador…
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Malawi WSF Ambassador Visit Inspires Squash Addition
London – UK, June 12, 2012: News that the WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Malawi has inspired a squash facility to be included in a new OlympAfrica Sports Centre in the capital Lilongwe has been hailed by Squash Malawi President Jimmy Kawaye as “a huge, huge thing for the sport in our country”. The WSF…
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Squash Players Target World Record To Back 2020 Olympic Bid
London-UK, June 6, 2012: Squash players all over the world are uniting to create the biggest squash match in history, with two teams playing in one global event showcasing the sport’s bid for a place in the 2020 Olympic Games. World Squash Day takes place on Saturday October 20th and the format has a 2020…
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SQUASH – Tins Go Lower For Doubles
London-UK, June 04, 2012: World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed today that for future World Doubles Championships, Commonwealth Games and other major events, the height of the tin used for men’s, women’s and mixed events will be lowered from 43cm (17″) to 33cm (13″) – with the current expanded doubles court width of 8.42 metres…
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SQUASH – India Celebrate Historic Asian Championships Success
Kuwait City-Kuwait, May 08, 2012: RESULTS: Historic Asian, Asian Team Championships, Kuwait City, Kuwait Men’s Final: [4] PAKISTAN bt [1] INDIA 2/0 Farhan Mehboob bt Saurav Ghosal 10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 & Farhan Zaman bt Siddharth Suchde 11-7, 11-6, 11-13, 7-11, 11-9 Remaining final positions: 3 Kuwait & Malaysia, 5 Hong Kong China, 6…