PST Requiring All Players To Wear Black Knight Eye Protection
from Tour Media
Framingham, MA (January 9, 2012) - Pro Squash Tour (PST) announced today that its players will wear Black Knight Eye Protection in all tournament matches. PST announced in December that it would require its players to wear protective eyewear beginning in 2012.
Under the agreement with PST, Black Knight will become an Official Tour Sponsor.
PST Commissioner and CEO, Joseph McManus said he is pleased to be partnering with Black Knight. “PST is setting the lead by requiring our players wear protective eyewear in tournament matches, and it was important for us to find a quality partner. Black Knight has a high quality product line of protective eyewear for squash players. We are pleased to be working with them as a national tour partner.”
Bob Morgan, President, said, “We are excited about this new relationship with PST as we jointly work to grow the game and create an exciting and safe playing environment for all squash players.”
Under the agreement, Black Knight eye protection will be worn by players in all PST tournaments and events. Black Knight will be listed in all tour materials as the “Official Protective Eyewear of the PST” and be an “Official Tour Partner.” The agreement, which runs to the end of 2013 and may be extended to the end of 2014, includes collaboration on a variety of grassroots and cross-promotional and junior squash initiatives, all designed to help grow the game, particularly in the United States.
About Black Knight
Black Knight was founded in Vancouver in 1976 and has grown and diversified considerably since then, both as a major brand within North America. Over the years Black Knight has been first to market with many key developments in squash and badminton such as full graphite shafts, true one-piece graphite racquets, wide body frames, inverted racquet heads, 67 and 68 cm racquet lengths in badminton, graphite/aluminum hybrids, TurboFlex shafts, high tension frames, the Control 2000 Shuttlecock with speed adjustment system, TUF Grip, Power Channel, VibraPlate, the Knight Trainer, badminton training machine, Magnum oversize frames in squash and badminton, and more.
Service is a top priority and our commitment is to customer satisfaction. We exist because players keep coming back to Black Knight, and that’s the way we like it! At Black Knight, every event, every program, every sponsorship is a long-term commitment. Our support of clubs, players, coaches and associations is something we have proudly sustained year after year for more than 30 years.
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