The World Squash Championships are squash events for men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association.The men's event was first held in 1976, and the women's was inaugurated in 1979.
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA World Tour involves over 200 tournaments annually all over the globe. Over 800 players from all the 5 continents are registered with the PSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.
The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Singapore from 12 to 20 June 1993 with 29 sports featured in the games. The games were opened by Wee Kim Wee, the President of Singapore. This was the third time Singapore hosted the games and its first since 1983. Previously, Singapore also hosted the games for the first time in 1973. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by Thailand, the Philippines and host Singapore.
The Asian Squash Federation was formed on November 29, 1980, at the suggestion of Pakistan and the "First Meeting of Squash Playing Nations of Asia", held in Karachi. The founder members were Bahrain, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player, currently ranked world number 6. Beginning in August 2006, David was the world number one for a record-breaking 108 consecutive months, finally ceding the ranking in September 2015 to Raneem El Weleily. She has won the World Open title a record 8 times in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, as well as the British Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. In July 2016, she reached her 151st successive month in the top 10, breaking the record in both men's and women's categories. She surpassed Peter Nicol's previous records of 150 months.
Madeline Perry is a professional squash player from Northern Ireland. She was raised in Northern Ireland and lives in Halifax.
The Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) was the governing body for the women's professional squash circuit between 1983 and 2011. The WISPA World Tour involved over 80 tournaments annually worldwide. Over 200 players were registered with the WISPA.
Squash New Zealand is the governing body of squash in New Zealand. Founded in 1932, it is affiliated to both the World Squash Federation and Oceania Squash. Squash NZ has 11 geographically divided regional Districts.
Scottish Squash is recognised by Sport England as the Scottish national governing body of the sport of Squash.
The Singapore Women's Masters is an annual women's squash tournament that takes place in Singapore in July. It is part of the WSA World Tour.
The Women's Squash Association (WSA) was the governing body for the women's professional squash circuit between 2011 and 2014. It was based in London, England. The body operates in a similar fashion to the WTA for tennis. The WSA World Tour involved over 100 tournaments annually all over the globe. Over 250 players were registered with the WSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.
The WSA World Tour 2011 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2011 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments. The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
The WISPA World Tour 2010 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) for the 2010 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.
The Philippine Squash Academy (PSA) is the governing body of squash in the Philippines.
Squash at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kallang Squash Centre, in Kallang, Singapore from 9 to 15 June 2015.
The 1987 Men's ICI Perspex World Team Squash Championships were held in London, England and took place from October 17 until October 31, 1987. A record twenty-seven countries entered.
The 1989 Men's Singapore Airlines & Ascot Sport World Team Squash Championships were held in Singapore and took place from October 09 until October 16, 1989.
Ming Hong Tang, also known as Cheuk Yan Tang is a Hong Kong professional squash player.
