2016 PSA Men's World Championship To Take Place In Cairo by Nathan Clarke February 17, 2016
- The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have today announced that
the 2016 PSA Men's World Championship, the most prestigious and
lucrative tournament on the squash calendar, will take place in the
Egyptian capital of Cairo this Autumn.
Taking place from
October 25 - November 4 at the renowned Wadi Degla Club, the 2016 PSA
Men's World Championship, the 38th staging of squash's pinnacle event,
will bring 112 of the world's best players to Cairo to compete for over
$300,000 in prize money in what will be the first Men's World
Championship to take place in the country since 2006.
The
PSA have also confirmed that a brand new women's PSA W50 tournament
will run parallel to the PSA Men's World Championship allowing Egyptian
squash fans the opportunity to watch the best players of both sexes in
action across what will be a truly unique week of competitive action in
one of the world's most iconic cities.
"We are pleased to
announce that the 2016 PSA Men's World Championship will take place in
Cairo this Autumn and look forward to working with our partners at the
Wadi Degla Club and Egypt Squash ahead of what promises to be a truly
world class event," said PSA CEO Alex Gough.
"The World
Championship is the most prestigious title in squash and to be taking
the sport's pinnacle event back to Egypt, a country that has become
synonymous with squash throughout the past decade after producing a
series of World No.1s and top class players, including five of the
current top ten, is tremendously exciting for everyone involved.
"We
are also delighted to see the introduction of a new high profile
women's tournament to coincide with the Men's World Championship in a
move that continues to reinforce our commitment to equalling playing
opportunities across both tours as we continually edge closer towards
parity across the sport."
2016 PSA Men's World Championship
tournament promoter Karim Darwish, the former World No.1 player, said;
"We are very excited to be bringing the PSA Men’s World Championship
back to Egypt for the first time in a decade and feel certain that the
Wadi Degla Cub will prove to be a fitting venue for such a prestigious
competition.
"We already enjoy a strong working relationship
with the PSA and look forward to building yet further on that over the
coming months ahead of what we hope will be one of the greatest World
Championships ever staged."
The 2016 PSA Men's World
Championship will take place at the Wadi Degla Club, Cairo from October
30 - November 6, 2016. Further details will be announced in the coming
weeks.
