Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
The World Squash Championships are squash events, which since the early 1990s have been held annually for both men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia.
The World Squash Federation is the international federation for squash, an indoor racket sport. The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the International Federation for squash, and is also a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations and the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.
Natalie Marie Grinham is an Australian former professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games gold medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached her highest career ranking in 2007 when she became the World No. 2. She represented Australia in international squash competitions up to 2006. She is married to the Dutch squash player Tommy Berden, and took up Dutch citizenship in February 2008. Both Tommy and Natalie became the first husband and wife team to win a joint championship in squash after winning the respective trophies at the inaugural edition of the Tranzparanz Open in June 2006 which was held in Almere, Netherlands.
Dipika Pallikal is an Indian professional squash player. She is the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women's rankings.
The 2006 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2006 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event was held at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from September 24 to 30, 2006. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and Squash Canada. The England team won their sixth World Team Championships, beating the Egyptian team in the final.
The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond (NHV).
The 2011 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2011 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Paderborn, Germany and took place from August 21 to August 27, 2011. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the German Squash Association. The Egypt team won his third World Team Championships beating the English team in the final.
Dutch Squash Federation is the national organisation for squash in the Netherlands. The organisation was founded in 1938 and is a member of the European Squash Federation and the World Squash Federation.
The 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2012 World Team Squash Championships, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event was held in Nîmes, France from November 12 to 17, 2012. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the French Squash Federation. The Egypt team won their second World Team Championships, beating the English team in the final.
The 2009 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2009 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Odense, Denmark and took place from September 27 to October 3, 2009. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Danish Squash Federation. The Egypt team won his second World Team Championships beating the French team in the final.
The Netherlands women's national squash team represents the Netherlands in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Dutch Squash Federation.
The 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2010 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and Squash New Zealand. The tournament was held in Palmerston North, New Zealand from November 28 to December 4, 2010. The Australia team won their ninth World Team Championships, beating the English team in the final.
The 2007 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2007 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Chennai, India and took place from 6–12 December 2007. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Squash Rackets Federation of India. The England team won his fourth World Team Championships beating the Australian team in the final.
The World University Squash Championship is the official international college competition in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation (WSF), which was first held in 1996 in Maastricht in Netherlands.
The 2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2008 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event was held in Cairo, Egypt from November 30 to December 6, 2008. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Egyptian Squash Association. The Egypt team won their first World Team Championships, beating the English team in the final.
The 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2005 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Islamabad, Pakistan and took place from December 8 to December 14, 2005. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Pakistan Squash Federation. The England team won his third World Team Championships beating the Egyptian team in the final.
The 1989 Women's NCM World Team Squash Championships were held in Warmond, in the Netherlands from March 14 until March 19, 1989. The England team became champions for the third consecutive time, defeating the previous edition's runners-up Australia 3-0 in the final.
The 1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships were held in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey and took place from October 10 until October 16, 1994.
The 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2004 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from September 26 until October 2, 2004.
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