Equal Prize Money Announced for J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions from Tour Media
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September 2, 2015 New York, NY
- The J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, the world’s largest squash
spectator event, announced that the total purse and size of the draw
for the women will equal that of the men’s. Total player
compensation will reach $300,000 USD, ranking the championship as one
of the top four in the world for 2016.
“We are thrilled that the ToC, as befits its status as one of the
world’s major championships, has achieved our goal of gender
parity by increasing the women’s main draw from 16 to 32
players, and providing equal prize money,” John Nimick, President
of Event Engine, Inc., the tournament promoter. “The support and
commitment to gender parity of our title sponsor, J.P. Morgan, has been
instrumental in our achieving this milestone.”
The 2016 championships will be played January 7-14, 2016 in Grand
Central Terminal where the ToC will celebrate its 19th anniversary
presenting the top players in one of the world’s most demanding
sports The spectacular Vanderbilt Hall setting, the
sell-out crowds and the excitement of showcasing their sport for the
more than 200,000 Grand Central commuters expected to pass by the
four-walled glass court during tournament week, has made the J.P.
Morgan Tournament of Champions a “must-play” championship for all the
world’s best professional squash athletes. The world's best known
squash championship will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Grand
Central next year.
J.P Morgan, a global financial services company, is returning as the
Platinum title sponsor of the tournament for the eighth year.
Supporting the tournament for its 17th consecutive year, eight of those
as a Gold sponsor, is Lexington Partners.
Tickets range in price from $8 to $170 and will be available for purchase on October 1, 2015 at www.tocsquash.com.
