Tag: WSA
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WSA hails new British Open agreement
London, Feb 10, 2015: The Women’s Squash Association is hailing the ‘wonderful commitment’ by Dr Assem Allam to extend the sponsorship of the prestigious British Open in Hull for a further three years, including the goal to provide prize-money parity by 2017. The Allam British Open Squash Championships are set to return to the Yorkshire…
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Former Dutch champion Tommy Berden acting CEO
London, Apr 30, 2014: The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) has appointed former Dutch champion Tommy Berden as its acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Berden is a familiar face within the global squash community. As a player, the 1998 European Junior Champion was forced to retire early from the PSA World Tour after…
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Chicago attracts world’s top women squash players
London, Feb 27, 2014: Chicago will host its richest women’s squash event ever when the Women’s METROsquash Windy City Open gets underway tomorrow at the University Club of Chicago in the largest city in the US state of Illinois. The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) Gold event – the third of the year – boasts a…
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Record top 20 spread in latest WSA world rankings
London, Feb 05, 2014: Today’s publication of the February Women’s Squash Association World Rankings shows a record 13 nations represented in the top 20. Malaysian Nicol David heads the list – extending to 91 months the longest ever unbroken reign as world number one. The unchanged top five sees England’s Laura Massaro at two; Egyptian Raneem…
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WSA partners up with NextSquash
London, Feb 04, 2014: The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) has reached an agreement with NextSquash to provide support to the association at both strategic and operational level. The appointment of NextSquash, which is led by former Dutch champion Tommy Berden, is the first major decision of the entirely new WSA Board, which was installed last…
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Kasey Brown has been elected President
New York, Jan 21, 2014: Australia’s world No11 Kasey Brown has been elected President of a new board of directors of the Women’s Squash Association following a meeting of WSA members during the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions this week in New York. “As the newly-appointed President of WSA, I would just like to say…
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WSA in historic WDSA link in LA
London, Nov 8, 2013: The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) will be celebrating a historic first in Los Angeles next week when the Women’s L.A. Open will feature both a WSA World Tour 10 singles championship and a $10,000 Women’s Doubles Squash Association (WDSA) event under one roof. The L.A. Open, sponsored by Harrow Sports and…
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Historic win by Malaysian squash queen Nicol David
Drexel University in Philadelphia – USA, Oct 19, 2013: In her longest title triumph since the introduction of PAR (point-a-rally) scoring, favourite Nicol David overcame second seed Laura Massaro in the final of the Women’s Delaware Investments U.S. Open Squash Championship at Drexel University in Philadelphia to become the first player in the event’s history…
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Lust Earns Carol Weymuller debut in New York
New York – USA, Oct 03, 2013: England’s Victoria Lust earned her maiden appearance in the main draw of the 40th edition of the Carol Weymuller Open in New York after upsetting higher-ranked Canadian Samantha Cornett in the qualifying finals of the Women’s Squash Association Gold 50 event at The Heights Casino in Brooklyn. The…
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Squash Olympic Bid Momentum Boost
London – GBR, Jan 09, 2013: World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran has praised the sport’s athletes and their player bodies the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and Women’s Squash Association (WSA) for their contribution to initiatives over the past two months which have significantly boosted the momentum behind the sport’s bid to join the Olympic…