2014
Women's World Team Championship Awarded To Canada
The
World Squash Federation (WSF) formally announced today that the
2014 WSF Women's World Team Squash Championship has been awarded to
Canada. The event will take place at White Oaks Conference
Resort & Spa (The Club at White Oaks) in Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario, from 1-6 December 2014.
Canada
has previously hosted the Women's World Team Championships on three
occasions - in 1981, 1992 and, more recently, in Edmonton, Alberta, in
2006.
World
Squash Federation Chief Executive Andrew Shelley indicated: "I
know from my own inspection that the facilities at White Oaks would be
hard to beat anywhere, so we are set fair for a great staging to
accompany the warm Canadian welcome that the visiting teams from across
the globe will certainly receive. Bring on 2014!"
2014
Women's World Team Championship tournament director Mark Sachvie,
who has been the Club at White Oaks Racquets Director for the past 25
years, commented: "Hosting the WSF Women's World Team Championship is a
wonderful opportunity to profile Canada's top female athletes and, at
the same time, act as a showcase for women's squash."
Squash
Canada's Executive Director Danny Da Costa added: "We are
honoured to partner with Squash Ontario and The Club at White Oaks to
host this world championship in Canada in 2014. We are excited to
showcase the great game of squash, and also to promote the advancement
of women's sport not only in Canada but around the world."
The
women's game has seen considerable growth over the past few years with
over 70 professional tournaments on five continents on the women's
professional tour.
The
Club at White Oaks, part of White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa, is a 5
star / 4 diamond facility located in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Niagara
region has become an international travel destination, and is recognised
as one of the world's finest centres of viticulture. Situated in the
heart of this region, White Oaks has garnered a reputation as being one
of Canada's premier sporting facilities and has hosted several
high-profile squash events, including the Canadian Junior Open, Canadian
Squash Championships as well as several PSA & WISPA events.
The
2012 WSF Women's World Team Championship will be held in Nimes,
France, from 12-17 November.
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