WSF Unveils World Junior Squash Circuit May 31,
2011
-The World Squash Federation gives world junior squash a hearty boost
today with the introduction of the WSF World Junior Circuit and
accompanying World Junior Rankings.
The Under-19 age groups
of
countries' National Junior Opens, along with the regional championships
that take place on the continents of the world - with the World Junior
Championship titles at the pinnacle - will form the WSF World Junior
Circuit.
Results from these
events will be
used to compute quarterly WSF World Junior Rankings for young men and
women at Under-19 age level
Announcing the
initiative, WSF
President N Ramachandran pointed out: "Our member nations and regions
go to great lengths to foster the development of young talent and we
can now recognise their efforts at world level by linking together the
calendar and providing world rankings.
"We already know that
this principle
has been well received within the sport and we look forward to seeing
our talented youngsters from across the world benefitting from it."
WSF Chief Executive
Andrew Shelley
added: "Details on how the circuit and rankings work have been sent to
the nations. Events, including July's World Junior Individual
Championships, will come on stream from June onwards, in advance of the
first WSF Junior Ranking Lists appearing in October.
The WSF will not be
setting
regulations for the events, but once the rankings are up and running
they will certainly provide a strong guide for seedings, and for the
world rankings that players can use to measure their progress."
From The WSF