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25/08/2014
PSA WORLD TOUR NEWS
Dubai Joins PSA World Series
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#PSAWorldTour
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) are delighted to announce
that they have signed a three-year agreement with Dubai-based events
company Panacea Dubai that will see the Middle Eastern state become
the latest destination to be added to the PSA World Series.
The agreement will see some of the best squash players in the world
converge in Dubai for the first time ever in March 2015 when they
stage one of the pinnacle events in the 2014/15 PSA World Series,
following in the footsteps of neighbours Qatar and Saudi Arabia to
have staged top flight squash tournaments.
The move sees Dubai join the likes of New York's iconic J.P Morgan
Tournament of Champions, the long-standing Cathay Pacific Sung Hung
Kai Financial Hong Kong Squash Open and the prestigious Allam
British Open in adhering to the PSA's recently unveiled calendar
requirements, which necessitate that World Series event must commit
to a minimum three-year presence on the elite-level tour.
“We’re extremely happy to welcome Dubai on board as the latest
country to become associated with the PSA World Series and look
forward to what promises to be an exciting new tournament on the PSA
World Tour,” said PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough.
“Squash has received tremendous backing from the Middle East in
recent years and we are pleased to see this expand yet further with
the first ever PSA World Series event to take place in Dubai.
“Dubai has been synonymous with world class sport in recent years
and we are delighted that squash will now have an opportunity to
stake it’s claim on that already impressive list.”
2015 Dubai Squash Open director, Tasveer Basheer, said: “We are
delighted to confirm that we will be staging the 2015 Dubai Open in
March along with the PSA in what promises to be the latest world
class sporting event to come to Dubai.
“I feel certain that all the players and everyone involved will have
a great time in Dubai and we look forward to welcoming them and
watching the competition unfold in one of the world's most iconic
locations.”
PSA Asia Representative Ritwik Bhattacharya said: "We are very
excited to bring squash to Dubai in what we see as an integral event
on the PSA World Tour Calendar. Having a major event staged in Dubai
will be a huge boost to the development of squash in this part of
the world and I look forward to working closely with everyone
involved to ensure the success of the tournament."
Further information on the PSA World Series and PSA World Tour can
be found here:
www.psaworldtour.com
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