TOP REFEREES APPOINTED FOR THE HI-TEC WORLD SQUASH
CHAMPIONSHIPS – MANCHESTER 2008
England’s Wendy Danzey has been
appointed Tournament Referee for The Hi-Tec World Squash
Championships – Manchester 2008 and will lead a team of World,
International and a group of English National Grade referees, for
the nine day tournament which gets under way on Saturday
11th October.
Danzey will be supported by
John Masarella (England), the Assistant Tournament
Referee, while Ian Allanach (Scotland),
Roy Gingell (Wales), Mike Riley
(USA) and Graham Waters (Canada) will serve as
World Referees. David Atkins (England) and
Dean Clayton (England) complete the line up as the
International Referees, while a group of English National Grade
referees will be on hand to give their support during the opening
rounds.
Danzey has vast experience of
serving as a Tournament Referee at the highest level having held
the post at one of squash’s largest tournaments, The European Team
Championships at Nottingham in 2003. She also has the distinction
of having served as Tournament Referee at the Dunlop British Open
for the past six years, the past two Super Series Finals and was
the match referee at last year’s Women’s World Open in Madrid.
A county league player herself for Trent
Bridge SC, Danzey will be responsible for the
playing conditions of the courts, selection and allocation of
matches, supervision of match officials and act as The World Squash
Federation’s representative on rules and refereeing matters.
Event Director, Paul Walters
said, “We’re delighted to have such an experienced team of
referees for The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships – Manchester
2008. Wendy has the respect of all the world’s leading players and
will bring a huge amount of experience and strong leadership to the
Championships. Our aim is to make these Championships the best ever
staged and that runs right through from the playing conditions to
the spectator experience, and we’re confident we have the right
team of referees in place to ensure a superb tournament.”
Speaking about her appointment Wendy
Danzey said, ”With the men’s and women’s Opens being
combined at The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships – Manchester 2008
it promises to be one of the biggest tournaments ever staged and
it’s a huge honour to have been appointed Tournament
Referee.”
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Notes to Editors:
About the Hi-Tec World Squash
Championships - Manchester 2008
The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships -
Manchester 2008 will be held at the world renowned National Squash
Centre (NSC) at Sportcity in Manchester, from
11th-19th October 2008. Information
about the event can be found at http://www.worldsquash2008.com/
.
About the World Squash Federation
(WSF) & the Professional Squash Association (PSA)
The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the
international federation governing the sport of Squash. It
was founded in 1967 and is recognised by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), the General Assembly of International Sports
Federations (GAISF) and the Association of IOC Recognised
International Sports Federations (ARISF).
The WSF has an affiliation of 140 Member
National Federations spread over five continents with some 50,000
courts. Its mission is to develop Squash’s visibility and
profile via World Championships and Major Games and provide aid to
its members in grass roots development.
The World Squash Federation owns and sanctions
all World Squash Championships. It works closely with the
Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Women's International
Squash Players Association (WISPA) in organising the Men's and
Women's World Squash Open Championships. The WSF also
organises World Championships for Teams (Nations), Juniors and
Masters.
The Professional Squash Association is the
governing body for the men’s world professional circuit. From its
head office in Cardiff, the Association coordinates and
promotes the international tournament calendar and issues
the monthly Dunlop World Rankings, as well as providing
licences for specific high profile tournaments. Such an event is
the Men’s World Open, the largest and most prestigious tournament
on the world circuit which, in 2008, has been awarded to Manchester
City Council as the Hi-Tec World Squash Championships - Manchester
2008. The Hi-Tec Men’s World Open 2008 will receive PSA's
full international television and internet broadcast coverage to
squash audiences around the world.
About Hi-Tec Sports
HI-TEC SPORTS was founded in the UK in 1974 and has since become
a global brand with presence in over 90 countries worldwide.
Cementing the importance of the sport of Squash to the brand, the
original success of the company can be attributed to Hi-Tec’s (and
the sport’s) first ever shoe, THE HI-TEC SQUASH. Specifically
designed for the then fast growing game of squash it is an industry
benchmark then and now, in fact few shoes in athletic footwear
history have recorded unit sales of over 18 million pairs worldwide
to date. The Hi-Tec Squash remains Britain’s all time best
selling sports shoe model to this day.
About Manchester City
Council
As host of the Hi-Tec World Squash
Championships 2008, Manchester continues to strengthen its
impressive reputation for successfully hosting major international
sports championships. 2008 will see Manchester host five other
World Class events including World Championships in Swimming and
Track Cycling. These events raise the City's global profile
as a sporting 'Mecca' whilst bringing long-term social and economic
benefits to Manchester and its residents. The City's
excellent range of accessible sports venues and facilities,
combined with its school and community sports development
programmes, provide the springboard for Manchester's sporting stars
of the future.
About England Squash
England Squash is the governing body for
squash in England and is responsible for the organisation and
promotion of the sport. It comprises 38 County Associations,
approximately 1,000 Clubs and 50,000 Individual members aged from 8
to 80. England Squash develops programmes and resources
across the whole spectrum of the sport, from grassroots
development, through coaching and competitions for all ages and
abilities, to producing World, European and Commonwealth champions
on a regular basis.
About UK Sport
The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships –
Manchester 2008 has been part funded by UK Sport’s National
Lottery-funded World Class Events Programme, which aims to secure
events of strategic importance that deliver a range of lasting
benefits. These include economic, social and cultural benefits as
well as improving sporting performance by home athletes,
encouraging participation and leaving a legacy of facilities and
development initiatives. Over 120 sporting events have been staged
in the UK through the programme since 1997. More at http://www.uksport.gov.uk/.
About the NWDA
Major events make an important contribution to
the economic development of the region, as well as helping to
project the Northwest on the world stage. Over the last two years,
events supported by the NWDA have resulted in 1.2 million visitors,
180,000 bed nights and a £40 million contribution to regional
economy - as well as 32 hours of national television coverage.
Through its Major Events Strategy the NWDA will continue to attract
and support events such as the Hi-Tec World Squash Championships –
Manchester 2008 and will work hard to capitalise on the economic,
tourism, and image benefits that can be achieved through hosting of
events of this nature.
About Dunlop Sport
Dunlop, the number one brand in squash
equipment, is committed to sport at all levels from grass roots to
elite play. Within squash Dunlop dominates the racket and ball
market as the No.1 choice for discerning players worldwide.
On the Professional World Tour Dunlop is the most used racket and
also the choice of World No.1 Amr Shabana. Dunlop squash
balls are used at all major squash events as the Official Ball of
the World Squash Federation, Professional Squash Association and
the Women's International Squash Players Association. As
market leaders Dunlop is also at the forefront of new product
development and has recently launched Aerogel as the next
generation in high performance racket technology. For more
information visit http://www.dunlopsport.com/.
About Manchester Evening
News
The Manchester Evening News is the UK’s
highest circulating and most widely read regional daily
newspaper. It is part of the M.E.N. media portfolio of
companies in Greater Manchester. M.E.N. Media is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Guardian Media Group plc. Along with the
Manchester Evening News, the M.E.N. Media portfolio includes more
than 20 daily and weekly paid and free newspapers, Channel M
Television, the UK’s most successful city TV station, available via
a free to air terrestrial analogue signal on channel 39, Virgin
Media, channel 878 and on the SKY platform, EPG Guide No. 203 and a
large number of local and regional websites which serve the whole
of the Greater Manchester region and beyond. As the best
source of sporting information for the region, the Manchester
Evening News is delighted to be a Media Sponsor for the Hi-Tec
World Squash Championships – Manchester 2008.
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