ASB to Provide Official Court for October PSA Men’s World Championship from MWS Media August 8, 2013 -
ASB SquashCourts have been appointed as the official court supplier for
the PSA Men’s World Squash Championship 2013, held in Manchester from
26th October to 3rd November. Peter Schmidl, event-
and glass court specialist of ASB SquashCourt said; "We are always
delighted to support professional and amateur squash whenever we can
and to be associated with prestigious events like the World Squash
Championships is an honour as well as a pleasure. We have never limited
ourselves to simply building squash courts. With products like the
GameCourt, the GlassFloor, the rotary GlassBackWall as well as the
movable SideWall we have revolutionized the sport of squash and how
leisure centres are built.” “It will be the first
time ever that squash has been played in Manchester Central and we are
thrilled it is us that will help achieve this world first.” ASB SquashCourt is a
leader in its market and has to date supplied more than 6,000 ASB
SquashCourts to satisfied customers in 70 countries all over the world.
ASB SquashCourts have also worked very closely with the World Squash
Federation (WSF), the Professional Squash Association and the Women’s
Squash Association (WSA) to deliver the show glass court for the most
prestigious events all over the world. The PSA Men’s World
Squash Championship 2013 will involve the world’s top 112 players,
including players from all 5 continents and presents an extremely
exciting opportunity for world squash to position itself as the worlds
“number one sport for getting and staying fit”. 2013 also brings an
additional opportunity as squash is in the running to become an Olympic
sport in 2020. Nick Matthew current
World No 3 and 2010 and 2011 World Champion has played on ASB courts
before "The court felt great, no bad bounce, no slipping, it will look
good on TV too. I can’t wait for the Worlds!" Current World No1 and
titleholder Ramy Ashour adds: “The court is perfect. It’s so nice to
play on there”.
This will be the
second time Manchester has played host to the event; the first being
during the World Sport 2008 series of events that were a legacy from
the Commonwealth Games in 2002.
The heat stage of the event will be held at the National Squash Centre, Sport City with the final weekend at Manchester Central. Lee Beachill from the
Professional Squash Association said, “We are thrilled to be working
with ASB SquashCourts for this year's PSA World Championship and I am
sure this event will exceed all our expectations. Early ticket sales
indicate that this is the most eagerly anticipated event of the year so
get your tickets while you still can! ” For more information contact - team@treecommunications.co.uk or +44 (0)161 850 0012 PSA Men’s World Squash Championship: 26th October to 3rd November 2013
This will be the
second time Manchester has played host to the event; the first being
during the World Sport 2008 series of events that were a legacy from
the Commonwealth Games in 2002.
The heat stage of the
event will be held at the National Squash Centre, Sport City with the
final weekend at Manchester Central. Tickets are now on sale
phone 0844 847 2508 or visit the website at
www.mensworldsquashchampionship2013.com Manchester continues
to strengthen its impressive reputation for attracting major
international sports championships. In 2012, the City was named
5th in the Ultimate Sports City List, and No.1 city with a population
of under one million. In 2013 Manchester will host several major
sports events, including the Men’s World Squash Championship, the Rugby
League World Cup Final, NBA Europe Live and the UCI BMX Supercross
World Cup.
These events raise the city's global sporting profile, whilst bringing
long-term social and economic benefits to Manchester and its residents.
The City's excellent range of accessible sports venues and facilities,
combined with its school and community sports development programmes,
provide the springboard for Manchester's sporting stars of the future.
Visit www.manchester.gov.uk/sportsevents for more information. England Squash &
Racketball is the national governing body, responsible for the
development and promotion from grass roots to elite performance.
Nearly 500,000 people play squash on a regular basis and ESR promotes
squash and racketball with national campaigns around the country,
junior development and also leading international tournaments such as
the British Junior Open, British Open and PSA World Men’s Championship
in 2013.
Sport can make lives better for individuals, families and whole
communities and through the Squash and Racketball Foundation, there is
the chance to play squash and racketball at the heart of their
community. The Big Hit
is a national campaign by England Squash & Racketball running
throughout 2013 to encourage more people to get involved and play
squash and racketball both for fun and fitness.
The Big Hit Tour
visits 10 cities across the year including Manchester, Birmingham and
London giving you the chance to try squash and racketball for
free. Thebighit.net website is the place to go to find your
nearest session and get all of the latest news and special offers. UK Sport UK Sport’s Gold Event
Series distributes approximately £5 million of Lottery funding each
year to support the bidding and staging costs of major events on home
soil, as well as providing specialist support to organisers. Events are
supported for their likely performance impact, but also to maximise the
wider sporting, social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits.
The Gold Event Series
will aim to bring over 70 of the world’s most prestigious sporting
events to the UK, including 36 World and European Championships. This
ambitious programme will support British athletes’ preparation and
qualification for Rio 2016, while generating approximately £287 million
of additional expenditure in host cities and regions and bringing over
250,000 overseas visitors to the UK. Events already secured include
2017 World Athletics Championships and 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics
Championships. More @ www.uksport.gov.uk/events PSA The Professional
Squash Association (PSA) promotes the interests of men’s professional
squash globally. The PSA’s aim is to advance the game by ensuring that
the PSA World Tour is the ultimate showcase of the sport’s pinnacle
events. The PSA have over 500 members worldwide and stage more than 120
events across five continents. The PSA’s vision is that squash is
recognised as the most athletic, demanding and exciting racket sport in
the world. Squash TV is the PSA’s online squash channel broadcasting over 300 live matches in 2012.
Watch PSA squash Live on the Internet: www.psasquashtv.com
