SquashTV Primed for Biggest Season, to Broadcast Over 450 Matches by Nathan Clarke August 7, 2016
- The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have confirmed that the
upcoming 2016/17 PSA World Tour season will see more live tournaments
than ever before broadcast on SQUASHTV and Eurosport Player, the
official home of live and on-demand squash.
Over 450 matches, spread across 20 tournaments, will be broadcast
throughout a breathtaking season of world-class squash that will see
new tournaments such as the Open International de Squash de Nantes, the
Al Ahram International - held in front of the stunning Great Pyramid of
Giza - and the Wadi Degla Women’s Open join the SQUASHTV calendar
alongside some of the world’s most prestigious tournaments including
the Delaware Investments U.S. Open, both the Men’s and Women’s World
Championships, the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions and the Allam
British Open.
The first live SQUASHTV tournament of the season will be the Cathay
Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open, which begins on Tuesday
August 23, with nine other events, including the Wadi Degla PSA Men’s
World Championship, also being broadcast before the end of 2016.
"We have worked tirelessly to improve every element of SQUASHTV over
the past 12 months and are delighted to showcase our world-class sport
on an even bigger scale next season," said PSA Chief Operating Officer
Lee Beachill.
"With the sport continuing to go from strength to strength, the 2016/17
season looks set to be one of the most exciting in the history of the
PSA World Tour and we are thrilled that SQUASHTV will once again give
fans unparalleled access to the sport’s premier tournaments."
2016/17 SQUASHTV & Eurosport Player Schedule:
Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open: August 23-28 Open International de Squash de Nantes: September 7-11 Al Ahram International: September 19-23 NetSuite Open: September 27 - October 1 Delaware Investments U.S. Open: October 8-15 Wadi Degla Women’s Open: October 31 - November 4 Wadi Degla PSA Men’s World Championship: October 27 - November 4 Qatar Classic: November 12-18 AJ Bell British Grand Prix: December 2-5 Channel VAS Championship at St George’s Hill Open: December 8-12 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions: January 12-19 UCS Swedish Open: February 2-5 Taeq SquashColombia PSA Open: February 16-19 Guggenheim Partners & EquiTrust Windy City Open: February 23 - March 1 Canary Wharf Classic: March 6-10 Allam British Open: TBC El Gouna International Squash Tournament: TBC Grasshopper Cup: May 3-7 PSA Women’s World Championship: TBC PSA Dubai World Series Finals: June 5-9
