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Serme Survives Fernandes Swiss Comeback

Guardian Wealth Management Swiss Open Squash Championships, Geneva, Switzerland Quarter-finals: [Q] Carla Khan (PAK) bt [1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) 5-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9 [3] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [7] Maud Duplomb (FRA) 12-10, 11-3, 11-4 [Q] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) bt [4] Celia Allamargot (FRA)...

Naude Nets Netherlands Success

Dutch squash star Annelize Naude claimed the fifth Tour title of her career when she beat England’s Victoria Lust in the final of the Women’s Forexx Eindhoven Open, the $4,000 WISPA World Tour event at Squashtime in the Netherlands city of Eindhoven.Image by michaelstrevens via Flickr The...

Stoehr becomes first French to reach top 10

LONDON: While Nicol David extends her reign at the top of the new February Women’s World Squash Rankings, published on Thursday by the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA), it is Isabelle Stoehr who grabs the headlines after becoming the first French player to claim a place...

World Open Venue Announced

Amsterdam Frans Otten Stadion To Host 2009 Women’s World OpenThe Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009, the most prestigious event on the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) World Tour, will be staged in the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam. The championship will take...

Botwright lets her squash do the talking at UK’s richest competition

Image via WikipediaONE can only imagine the raised eyebrows over the breakfast table this morning if in the cosy confines of a Morningside kitchen, an otherwise respectable Edinburgh gent had informed his wife that he had indeed spent the evening at his club watching a certain Ms Lust get a good thrashing...

30 Months Notched Up for Nicol David

Nicol David Strengthens Grip On World Number One RankingWith an unprecedented lead over her nearest rival, Nicol David tops the January 2009 Women’s World Squash Rankings, published today (Wednesday) by the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) – thus moving into...

WorldSquash.org Unveils Free WWT Streaming

Live coverage of the Women’s World Team Squash Championship, which gets underway today in Cairo, will be available free to enthusiasts worldwide following an agreement reached between the World Squash Federation and 247.tv “This will be the biggest ever live webcast of a squash tournament...

Perry powers her way back to the top

IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FOR OCTOBER: Madeline Perry Some familiar names to our sportswomen awards were amongst our contenders again in October, including Jessica Kürten, winner of one of the richest prizes in her sport at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Cora Staunton, outstanding once again...

Nicol David Stretches World Number One Lead

Successes in last month’s Hi-Tec World Open in England and the Qatar Classic in Doha have stretched Nicol David’s lead as world number one in the new November Women’s World Squash Rankings published by the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA). The 25-year-old...

WISPA Reveals Its Calendar Girls

The top stars on the WISPA World Tour will be revealed like never before in the 2009 WISPA Calendar which is launched today by the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association. Set to become a collectors’ item, the inaugural WISPA Calendar features a number of top stars - led...

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