U.S. Open Squash

After extensive trials at recent major PSA World Tour events, the Professional Squash Association is rolling out its Video Review system at all future televised events, including the Delaware Investments 2011 U.S. Open September 30th  to October 6th in Philadelphia, PA. The system allows match officials to review decisions (eg, 'Let', 'Stroke' or 'No Let') questioned by the players, via TV action replays viewed by a fourth official, the Video Referee. Players are allowed one appeal per game, which remains live following a successful appeal. In the event of a game moving into a tie-break, each player has his single TV appeal opportunity renewed. The replay of the incident is played on a large screen - with the decision then flashed up on the screen for all to see. "Following the successful trials at the Canary Wharf Classic in London and last month's Australian Open, we are delighted to be introducing Video technology at all our future PSA televised events," explained PSA COO Lee Beachill. "Video technology is used in most of today's high profile sports and we don't feel squash should be any different. We are now filming and producing squash to a level where this technology is available to our officials and, after consultation with referees and players, it has been decided that it should now be used wherever possible. "The Australian Open was a resounding success, with fantastic crowd participation and far less player/official dialogue," added Beachill. "We are confident that this will continue to improve the spectator experience at our major events." The ROWE British Grand Prix - Manchester 2011, the fourth of the nine PSA World Series championships in 2011, will take place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 19-25 September.

U.S. SQUASH and Delaware Investments announced the completion of a multiyear sponsorship agreement for the U.S. Open Squash Championships. Under the agreement Delaware Investments will be the title sponsor for this year’s tournament, being held September 30th- October 6th, in Philadelphia, PA. The tournament will take place at the Daskalakis Athletic Center, adjacent to the newly renovated Drexel Recreation Center, on the campus of Drexel University. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, is a diversified asset management firm with more than $155 billion in assets under management as of 6/30/2011. Through a team of talented investment professionals, the firm manages assets across all major asset classes for a wide range of institutional and individual investors. Delaware Investments President and CEO Patrick P. Coyne remarked, “As a global asset manager, we are excited to be involved with a sport that has such a strong global reach. Squash is an intense, competitive, fast –paced sport-similar to money management these days. We identify with these world-class athletes as we also strive every day to excel for the benefit of our clients. We look forward to our partnership with U.S. SQUASH and to showing the local community that this week there’s more than one ball game in town.” The World’s top ranked men and women have entered the 2011 U.S. Open Championships, led by World #1’s Nick Matthew and Nicol David, who will compete for $175,000 in combined prize money and the most prestigious squash title in the US. The thirty-two player men’s main draw will feature 22 of the top ranked 25 men while the sixteen player women’s draw will feature 13 of the top 16 ranked women. The tournament will be streamed worldwide on psasquashtv.com, with the semifinals and finals also being streamed on ESPN3. Fox Television will also be broadcasting the tournament in Australia and Malaysia. For more information and to purchase tickets for the 2011 U.S. Open Squash Championships, please click here.

Group tickets are now on sale for the 2011 U.S. Open Squash Championships, taking place September 30th-October 6th, on the campus of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Group tickets are a great way for alumni associations, schools, clubs and teams to enjoy a guaranteed 25% off the list price when buying eight or more tickets per session. You can save even more if you buy tickets for both sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Group tickets can be purchased for all levels of seating, including General Admission, Plus Seating and Preferred Seating. For more information and to purchase group tickets either select Ticket Overview>Group Package from the menu above or please click here.

 

The World's top ranked Mens' and Womens' players have entered the 2011 U.S. Open Squash Championships, September 29th-October 6th, in Philadelphia PA. Led by World # 1's Nick Matthew and Nicol David, 22 of the top 25 ranked men, along with the top 8 ranked women will compete for $175,000 in combined prize money at the Daskalkis Center on the campus of Drexel University. Matthew, the Sheffield based Englishman who rose to the top of the rankings this past May, will be joined on the Men's side by eight of the top ten ranked players in the World, including Egyptians Karim Darwish, Amr Shabana, and Mohamed El Shorbagy, along with England's Peter Barker and James Willstrop. Frenchmen Thierry Lincou and Australian David Palmer, ranked 8th and 10th respectively, round out what is one of the strongest U.S. Open draws ever. David, who hails from Malaysia, has been the top ranked female player for nearly five years and did not lose a match in 2010. She has already won three tournaments in five appearances thus far in 2011, including her first Australian Open title last weekend. She is joined in the draw by top ranked players, including England's Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro,  Australia's Rachel Grinham and Kasey Brown, Ireland's Madeline Perry and Raneem El Weleily of Egypt.

Women’s Entries 1. Nicol David MAS (1) 2. Jenny Duncalf ENG (2) 3. Madeline Perry IRL (3) 4. Rachael Grinham AUS (4) 5. Laura Massaro ENG (5) 6. Kasey Brown AUS (6) 7. Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY (7) 8. Camille Serme FRA (8) 9. Annie Au HKG (11) 10. Raneem El Weleily EGY (12) 11. Joelle King NZL  (13) 12. Latasha Khan USA (30) Wildcard

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Men’s Entries 1. Nick Matthew ENG (1) 2. Karim Darwish EGY (3) 3. James Willstrop ENG (4) 4. Amr Shabana EGY (5) 5. Peter Barker ENG (7) 6. Thierry Lincou FRA (8) 7. Mohamed El Shorbagy EGY (9) 8. David Palmer AUS (10) 9. Daryl Selby ENG (11) 10. Mohd Azlan Iskandar MAS (12) 11. Hisham Mohd Ashour EGY (13) 12. Cameron Pilley AUS (14) 13. Laurens Jan Anjema NED (15) 14. Omar Mosaad EGY (16) 15. Wael El Hindi EGY (17) 16. Adrian Grant ENG (18) 17. Alister Walker BOT (19) 18. Olli Tuominen FIN (20) 19. Stewart Boswell AUS (21) 20. Jonathan Kemp ENG (22) 21. Mohd Ali Anwar Reda EGY (24) 22. Tom Richards ENG (25) 23. Miguel Angel Rodriguez COL (26) 24. Christopher Gordon USA (80) Wildcard

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During 2011 U.S. Open Championships, being held September 30th-October 6th, at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. SQUASH is permitted to designate 8 players for a position in the Men’s PSA Qualifying Draw, and 4 players in the Women’s WISPA Qualifying Draw. To fill these positions, U.S. SQUASH will bring together the best local professionals as well as the top players from varied constituencies. The U.S. Open presents a unique opportunity to showcase premier U.S. talent against the best players the world has to offer. Listed below are the criteria for both the Men’s and Women’s Local Qualifying positions for the 2011 U.S. Open at Drexel University: PSA Men’s Event: • 2 Men’s College Squash Association players, determined by being a U.S. Citizen and highest ranked in 2010-11 End-of-Season CSA Individual Rankings • 1 U.S. Junior Player, determined by U.S. BU19 Rankings as of March 21, 2011 • 1 Position to John White, Head Coach of Drexel University and former World #1 • 2 Local players determined in a pre-qualifier tournament, who must reside within 50 miles of Drexel University • 2 U.S. PSA players who do not automatically make the main or qualifying draw, selected in order of PSA ranking WISPA Women’s Event: • 1 Women’s College Squash Association player, determined by being a U.S. Citizen and highest ranked in 2010-11 End-of-Season CSA Individual Rankings • 1 U.S. Junior Player, determined by U.S. GU19 Rankings as of March 21, 2011 • 1 Local player determined in a pre-qualifier tournament, who must reside within 50 miles of Drexel University • 1 U.S. WIPSA players who does not automatically make the main or qualifying draw, selected in order of WISPA ranking Play in the Local Pre-Qualifier tournaments has been underway throughout the past several weeks, and final qualifying positions will be released later in August. U.S. SQUASH would like to thank all players for their participation. Women’s Pre-Qualifying Players: Alexandra Clark Niki Clement Olivia Fiechter Amy Gross Carrie Hastings Tina Rix Men’s Pre-Qualifying Players: Mike Bull Greg Clement Iago Cornes Alex Domenick Matt Domenick Paul Frank Sunny Hunt Imran Khan Jamie Macauley Thomas Mattsson Trevor McGuinness Joe Millman Lyall Patterson Joe Russell Todd Ruth Dent Wilkens To purchase tickets for the 2011 U.S. Open Championships, please click here.

Tickets for the 2011 U.S. Open Squash Championships, being held September 30th-October 6th, at Drexel University in Philadelpia, PA, are on sale now. The most prestigious squash tournament in the country, the U.S. Open will offer $175,000 in combined Men's and Women's prize money, attracting the best squash players in the world to the newly renovated Daskalakis Athletic Center in downtown Philadelphia. If you buy your Daily Tickets before July 31st, you will receive a 50% discount! There are two ticketing options for fans to enjoy the U.S. Open. Patron Packages, perfect for individuals, families or groups who want preferred seating for the full week, while enoying the hospitality areas and supporting the event financially or Daily Tickets, either on a general admission or "Plus" seating (closer to the court) basis. Either option will put you in the middle of alll the thrilling world class squash action! For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here.  

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