In a bid to help its younger members gain valuable world ranking points, the Professional squash Association (PSA) is introducing a new category of Closed Satellite events that will cover National Junior Open tournaments.
The new initiative has evolved following discussions between the PSA and the European squash Federation. The ESF will coordinate the registration of the National Junior Open events in their region, which are expected to number more than 20.
“There have always been incredibly competitive juniors in squash, ever since the days of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan through to James Willstrop and Ramy Ashour,” commented PSA CEO Alex Gough. “But we now want to encourage a broader base of juniors to kick start a potential professional career in the sport.
“By having a presence at the top level junior events around the globe, there will now be valuable world ranking points available to the junior players, and they will then obtain that all-important world ranking,” added the former World No. 5. The new initiative went into effect from 1st July 2012. Tournaments will need to be fully registered at least one month in advance of the start date of the event.
Full details for registration can be obtained from PSA tour Executive sheila Cooksley (sheila@psa-squash.com).
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