WSF Outlines Recent Innovations
from WS Media
November 8, 2011 - According to a release yesterday from the World Squash Federation, recent innovations that can help gain Olympic exposure include:
• The Professional Squash Association's dedicated TV operation SquashTV has covered over 20 major events with distribution to 20 broadcasters worldwide, with a potential reach of 340 million viewers
• 'Video Review', which allows match officials to review decisions via TV replay, has considerably boosted the spectator experience at major events
• The 2011 Men's World Team Championship in August in Paderborn, Germany, raised the bar for international events: Centre-stage was the very latest all-glass showcourt, featuring new larger glass panels, on-court air conditioning, a new floor and revolutionary lighting - all of which provided an enhanced experience for both athletes and spectators
• Led by Malaysia's new record six-time World Open champion Nicol David, the WSF Ambassador Programme will be launched later this month in Riga - where David, with a leading international coach and referee, will highlight the sport's appeal to the public, media, referees and coaches from Latvia and neighbouring countries
• The men's tour features more than 125 events in 2011 - a growth of 59% over the past 6 years
• Madeline Perry's involvement
Madeline Perry (Ireland)
Current world ranking: 3
Age: 34
Hometown: Banbridge, near Belfast
Madeline Perry has become Ireland's most successful player of all-time, boasting not only 12 Irish national titles, but nine WISPA World Tour titles from 22 final appearances. Incredibly, it was after a life-threatening off-court injury in 2007 that Madeline achieved her best successes. She achieved arguably her best single result at the British Open in 2009, beating the then (and still) world number one Nicol David in the quarter-finals en-route to a first-ever appearance in the prestigious event's final. Less than a year later, she won her biggest title at the Australian Open in Canberra, before clinching her fourth Irish Open crown in Dublin. Madeline has led Ireland with distinction in five World Team championship campaigns since 2002 and represented her country in all four of the sport's appearances in the Commonwealth Games since 1998. Her latest international title triumph came at the Singapore Masters in July, three months after reaching a career-high world No3 ranking.
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