Dubai Joins PSA World Series by Nathan Clarke August 27, 2014
- The Professional Squash Association (PSA) are delighted to announce
that they have signed a three-year agreement with Dubai-based events
company Panacea Dubai that will see the Middle Eastern state become the
latest destination to be added to the PSA World Series.
The agreement will see
some of the best squash players in the world converge in Dubai for the
first time ever in March 2015 when they stage one of the pinnacle
events in the 2014/15 PSA World Series, following in the footsteps of
neighbours Qatar and Saudi Arabia to have staged top flight squash
tournaments.
The move sees Dubai
join the likes of New York's iconic J.P Morgan Tournament of Champions,
the long-standing Cathay Pacific Sung Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong
Squash Open and the prestigious Allam British Open in adhering to the
PSA's recently unveiled calendar requirements, which necessitate that
World Series event must commit to a minimum three-year presence on the
elite-level tour.
“We’re extremely happy
to welcome Dubai on board as the latest country to become associated
with the PSA World Series and look forward to what promises to be an
exciting new tournament on the PSA World Tour,” said PSA Chief
Executive Alex Gough. “Squash has received
tremendous backing from the Middle East in recent years and we are
pleased to see this expand yet further with the first ever PSA World
Series event to take place in Dubai. “Dubai has been
synonymous with world class sport in recent years and we are delighted
that squash will now have an opportunity to stake it’s claim on that
already impressive list.” 2015 Dubai Squash Open
director, Tasveer Basheer, said: “We are delighted to confirm that we
will be staging the 2015 Dubai Open in March along with the PSA in what
promises to be the latest world class sporting event to come to Dubai. “I feel certain that
all the players and everyone involved will have a great time in Dubai
and we look forward to welcoming them and watching the competition
unfold in one of the world's most iconic locations.”
PSA Asia
Representative Ritwik Bhattacharya said: "We are very excited to bring
squash to Dubai in what we see as an integral event on the PSA World
Tour Calendar. Having a major event staged in Dubai will be a huge
boost to the development of squash in this part of the world and I look
forward to working closely with everyone involved to ensure the success
of the tournament."
