Ashour, Willstrop, Gaultier Confirmed as NetSuite Open Returns to San Francisco Sept. 25-Oct. 1 from Tour Media SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2013
— The NetSuite Open Squash Championships return to San Francisco’s
South Lawn of Justin Herman Plaza on an all-glass portable squash court
for the second year September 25-October 1, NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N),
the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) and omnichannel commerce software suites, and
Event Engine jointly announced today.
Two-time World
Champion Ramy Ashour, who many consider to have to the talent to become
the best squash player of all time, will put his 41-match unbeaten
streak on the line when he makes his first NetSuite Open Squash
Championships appearance. The 5-11, 176-pound Egyptian is coming off of
his first victory at the British Open – squash’s most historic
tournament – and has held the number one ranking in the world for seven
consecutive months, his longest streak at the top.
“Ramy is the face of
squash, so having him play in the NetSuite Open furthers our progress
towards the goal of it becoming one of the top tournaments in the
world,” said Evan Goldberg, NetSuite’s co-founder, Chief Technology
Officer and Chairman of the Board.
Sanctioned by the
Professional Squash Association, the PSA International 70 NetSuite Open
is one of the top 15 professional tournaments in the world as
determined by prize money. With a $70,000 purse, the winner will earn
$11,300. France’s Gregory Gaultier defeated England’s Nick Matthew in
three games to claim the 2012 crown.
Squash, with its roots
dating back to the late 1800s in England, has been shortlisted along
with wrestling and baseball for potential inclusion into the 2020
Summer Olympics. The decision will be made in early September.
“The NetSuite Open is
just one of four elite pro squash championships to be played here in
the U.S.,” said John Nimick, a U.S. Squash Hall of Famer and President
of Event Engine, Inc., the tournament producer. “If squash is selected
for the 2020 games, the NetSuite Open will be the first major
tournament to be played in the U.S. following the announcement, turning
the eyes of the sports world to San Francisco.”
The early rounds,
comprising two rounds of Qualifying and the First Round (final 16) of
the Main Draw, will be played across courts at Stanford University, the
Bay Club San Francisco, the Olympic Club and University Club. The
Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and Championship will be played at Justin
Herman Plaza.
Some 450 reserved
seats are available for the NetSuite Open, ranging in price from $30 to
$250. For tickets, draws, schedule and more information, please visit www.netsuiteopensquash.com. Follow the NetSuite Open on Facebook and Twitter.
About NetSuite Today, more than
16,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex,
mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its
inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as the leading
provider of enterprise-class cloud financials/ERP suites for divisions
of large enterprises and mid-sized organizations seeking to upgrade
their antiquated client/server ERP systems. NetSuite excels at
streamlining business operations as demonstrated in a recent Gartner
study naming NetSuite as the fastest growing financial management
software vendor on a global basis. NetSuite continues its success in
delivering the best cloud ERP/financials suites to businesses around
the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while
increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud is
accelerating. Follow NetSuite's Cloud blog, NetSuite's Facebook page
and @NetSuite Twitter handle for real-time updates.
For more information about NetSuite, please visit www.netsuite.com.
About Event Engine Event Engine, Inc. is
a visionary event and entertainment marketing company specializing in
the creation of unique athletic, musical, corporate and philanthropic
events in extraordinary venues. Founded in 2000 by US Squash Hall
of Fame member John Nimick, Event Engine has grown from the management
of a single, but unique, annual professional squash championship in
Grand Central Terminal to a portfolio of successful events in some of
the best known locations in North America and with some of the
best-known entertainment celebrities in the world. The Event
Engine mission is to provide an unparalleled, highly valuable, highest
quality result for clients, customer and corporate partners.
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