The Panamerican Squash Federation (FPS) is thrilled to announce that squash has been awarded a 25 percent increase in its athlete quota for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay. The 2025 event, an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas and organised by Panam Sports, will increase the squash player quota from 48 to 60. The increased athlete quota is set to have a positive impact on grassroots squash across the Americas, with more nations now able to qualify for the event. “We are exceptionally grateful to Panam Sports for recognizing the ..read more

US Squash, the national governing body for the sport of squash in the United States, and the National Squash League (NSL), a new team and city-based league similar to other major league sports in the United States, have formed a strategic partnership to grow the sport of squash in the United States. The partnership will see the two organisations share resources in pursuit of the common goals of increasing the number of players and viewership for the sport of squash. The NSL—formed in part by American professionals Timmy Brownell and Spencer Lovejoy—employs a 3 vs 3 team match format with subs ..read more

Belgium made squash history at the ESF European Team Championships in Zurich on Saturday as the formidable Gilis sisters earned the nation’s first ever title. Victories for both World No.4 Nele and No.9 Tinne sealed a 2-1 victory at the Uster Squash Arena – denying England a 41st title out of 43 championships and becoming only the fourth country to etch their name on the illustrious trophy after France in 2019, the Netherlands in 2010 and England on every other occasion since 1978. Later, England were victors in the men’s final for a 44th time after a tension-racked final with France which th ..read more

Karlsruhe, Germany, has been announced as the host of the 13th edition of The World Games 2029, following the decision of the IWGA executive committee. The World Games is an international multi-sport competition traditionally comprising sports that are traditionally not contested in the Olympic Games. Squash, which will make its Olympic debut at the LA28 Olympic Games, is a mainstay of The World Games and has been a part of every edition since Lahti 1997, with the exception of Akita in 2001. In 2021, Malaysian squash legend Nicol David was named as The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time ..read more

The ESF European Team Division 1 and 2 Squash Championships in Zurich will be streamed live on WORLDSQUASH.TV and  Eurovision Sport from 1-4 May. The Championships, which date back to 1973, will be contested by 37 teams from 23 nations who will descend on the Squash Arena in Uster to battle for the top team prize in European squash. The SQUASHTV production team from PSA’s Squash Media and Marketing will be on site to deliver live coverage of the event – and fans will be able to watch live streaming via WORLDSQUASH.TV and the Eurovision Sport platform. WORLDSQUASH.TV is the streamin ..read more

Malaysian great Nicol David flew the flag for squash as she attended the 25th anniversary of the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid earlier this week. Laureus is a global organisation that celebrates the greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs and uses the power of sport to transform the lives of children and young people around the world. David, 40, first became a Laureus Ambassador in 2014 before being officially announced as a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy – a recognised group of 69 sporting legends – in 2021. As an Academy Member, David is part of the ultimate sp ..read more

Last month, squash coaches from around the world gained valuable insights about the mental side of squash at a free webinar with sports psychologist Dr. Jenny Denyer. The webinar was provided free of charge to all SPIN-registered squash coaches, who joined from all over the globe. Describing the role of psychology in squash, Dr. Denyer, a former World No.8 squash pro and a current member of the WSF Coaching Commission, said: “I first got interested in psychology of coaching when I was a player as I was trying to become a better player. “Squash is very psychologically demanding, with one winne ..read more

Last week, 14 aspiring female squash coaches qualified as WSF Level 1 Coaches after completing a fully funded Women In Coaching Course at Black Ball Sporting Club, Cairo. The course, led by WSF Level 2 Tutor Ashraf Hanafi and WSF Level 2 Coach and Level 1 Tutor trainee Omneya Abdel Kawy and funded by the PSA Foundation, introduced the trainee coaches to the core principles of coaching, including scientific principles and effective communication methods. Speaking about the course, Kawy – a former World No.4 and coach to Egypt’s 2022 WSF Women’s World Team Championship winning team – explained ..read more

There are just three months to go until this year’s WSF World Junior Squash Championships, which are taking place in Houston Squash Club, USA, between 12-23 July. This year’s championships, which will comprise of an individual and team competition, will feature concurrent men’s and women’s team events for the first time in event history. At last year’s championships, which took place in Melbourne, Australia, Egypt’s Amina Orfi won her second individual title and led Egypt to victory in the team event, while Hamza Khan ended Pakistan’s 37-year wait for a title in the men’s individual event. Th ..read more

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has been granted Associate Membership to the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), following a vote at yesterday’s ASOIF annual general meeting, which took place during the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024. Also admitted as Associate Members were the International Cricket Council, the International Federation of American Football and World Lacrosse. ASOIF is a non-profit association of international sports federations that compete in the Summer Olympic Games. Its mission is to unite, promot ..read more