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  • Nicol David Celebrates Carol Weymuller Double

    New York – USA, Oct 06, 2013: Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David ended unseeded French star Camille Serme’s giant-killing run in the final of the Carol Weymuller Open in New York to win the Women’s Squash Association Gold 50 event, celebrating its 40th anniversary at The Heights Casino in Brooklyn, for the second time…

  • Serme continues english cull at Carol Weymuller

    New York, USA, Oct 06, 2013: France’s unseeded Camille Serme celebrated her third successive English scalp in the Carol Weymuller Open in New York when she dethroned defending champion Laura Massaro to set up a final of the Women’s Squash Association Gold 50 event celebrating its 40th anniversary at The Heights Casino in Brooklyn against…

  • Carol Weymuller Open marks 40th year

    London, Oct 01, 2013: The world’s top women squash players head for New York this week to celebrate the 40th staging of the Carol Weymuller Open, one of the longest-established events on the Women’s Squash Association World Tour. Hosted at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn, the WSA Gold 50 event has attracted seven of the…

  • English star Lisa Aitken draws Malaysian queen

    Kuala lumpur – Malaysia, Sept 10, 2013: Lisa Aitken celebrated her maiden appearance in English colours today by beating Australian Melody Francis in straight games in the qualifying finals of the CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships in Kuala Lumpur. But the former Scottish international was then drawn to meet Malaysia’s ‘Queen of Squash’ Nicol David…

  • Tireless Olympic campaigner Nicol David makes world ranking history

    London, Sept 3, 2013: Record seven-time women’s world squash champion Nicol David has campaigned tirelessly for several years to get her sport into the Olympic Games programme. In the final countdown to this weekend’s International Olympic Committee Session in Buenos Aires – where the IOC will decide if Squash is to be the new sport…

  • Nicol David & Gregory win World Games gold

    Cali – Colombia, August 5, 2013: Five nations came away with Squash medals in the 9th staging of the World Games in the Colombian city of Cali, with Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David striking gold for a record third time in a row in the women’s championship and world No2 Gregory Gaultier claiming the…

  • Nicol David & Gregory Gaultier head World-Class

    London, July 25, 2013: Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David and world No2 Frenchman Gregory Gaultier head world-class draws in the Squash championships in the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia. Some 4500 athletes and officials from more than 100 countries will be competing in the 9th World Games from 25 July to 4 August…

  • WSF Ambassadors Leave Long-Lasting Memories

    Venezuela, July 04, 2013: As the 2013 WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Venezuela neared its conclusion, Francisco Paradisi had no doubts about its impact: “Our people will never forget it,” said the President of Federacion Venezolana de Squash. “It was definitely an inspiring visit which people will be talking about for a long time.” Led…

  • WSF Ambassador visit to inspire Panama

    London, June 29, 2013: “This visit will help us achieve our goal – to see Panama represented for the first time at the next Men’s World Team Squash Championship,” said the country’s former national champion Pedro Altamiranda as the 2013 WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Panama reached its climax. Led by Malaysia’s record seven-time world…

  • Women’s & Men’s World Number One in Squash Olympic Presentation

    Women’s & Men’s World Number One in Squash Olympic Presentation

    St Petersburg – Russia, May 27, 2013: A Squash delegation that includes women’s world number one Nicol David and men’s world number one Ramy Ashour, today arrived in St Petersburg ahead of a crucial presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, where the sport will make its case to join the 2020 Olympic…