San
Francisco To Host New PSA Major
San
Francisco
will host a new major PSA World Tour squash event when the PSA
International 70 NetSuite Open is staged outdoors on an all-glass
court in the Californian city from 17-23 October.
The
$70,000 event has already attracted England's world champion Nick
Matthew, the four-time world champion from Egypt Amr Shabana,
and world No3 Frenchman Gregory Gaultier.
"Our
outdoor San Francisco location by the iconic Ferry Building is very
exciting and the player entry so far is really rewarding," said US
promoter John Nimick. "It will be a great event in a great city,
at the right time."
The
2012 NetSuite Open follows the inaugural 2011 event - which had a
$35,000 prize fund and was staged at Stanford University in Palo Alto,
California.
"It's
fantastic to see this event grow so quickly," added PSA CEO Alex
Gough. "The US has always been such an important region for the PSA
and to now have a glass court event on the West Coast is a first for the
Tour.
"The
new event strengthens an exciting month for the PSA Tour in North
America where the Delaware Investments US Open takes place in
Philadelphia from 6-12 October," concluded Gough.
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