PSA Announce Tour Suspension Extended Until Mid-August Due to COVID-19
PSA can confirm that the suspension of the PSA Tour following the global COVID-19 pandemic has been extended and all World Tour, Challenger Tour and WSF & PSA Satellite Tour events originally planned to take place in July and at the start of August have been postponed.
The suspension will be extended until August 16 and the PSA will continue to review the situation over the coming weeks.
The following is a list of affected tournaments:
Victoria Open in Melbourne, Australia
HCL SRFI Indian Tour – Noida Leg in Greater Noida, India
City of Greater Shepparton International in Shepparton, Australia
Kingston City Council Squash Melbourne Open in Melbourne, Australia
“There are a number of uncertainties surrounding international travel, social distancing guidelines and potential quarantine measures for players and staff travelling internationally, which means that resuming the tour in the next six to eight weeks isn’t feasible at present,” said PSA Tour Director Hannah Ridgard-Mason.
“This is a difficult, but necessary, decision and we are naturally disappointed that we are not yet in a position to resume the PSA Tour following this global pandemic.
“However, the health and safety of all of our players and everyone involved in running an event is paramount. We continue to explore all available options as we look to outline a roadmap for the return of professional squash.”
2 April 2020
The 2020 WSF Junior World Championships, which should have taken place on the Australian Gold Coast from 19th to 24th July (individual) and July 25th to 30th (teams), have been cancelled – not by the World Squash Federation, but from the host Squash Australia.
Richard Vaughan, CEO of Squash Australia, writes :
“I would like to inform you that the WSF Junior World Championship 2020, which was due to take place on the Australian Gold Coast in July, was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“The pandemic is an event beyond everyone’s control and I thank you all for your current support.”
13th March – PSA Cancels the Tour till July
The following is a list of affected tournaments:
HCL SRFI Indian Tour – Trivandrum Leg in Trivandrum, India
Open International des Volcans in Clermont-Ferrand, France
City View Open in Long Island City, United States
Manchester Open in Manchester, England
Garavan’s West of Ireland Open in Galway, Ireland
Open de Mulhouse in Mulhouse, France
Courtcare Northern Open in Manchester, England
Allam British Open in Hull, England
Anyospark Open in La Massana, Andorra
Gobierno de la Provincia del Chaco Regatas Resistencia Open – X Edicion in Resistencia, Argentina
City of Kalgoorlie Boulder Golden Open in Kalgoorlie, Australia
Tuanku Muhriz Trophy SRAM PSA 2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Trident Machines Colin Payne Kent Open in Tunbridge Wells, England
Necker Mauritius Open presented by Beachcomber in Grand Bay, Mauritius
HCL SRFI Indian Tour – Pune Leg in Pune, India
Austrian Open in Salzburg, Austria
MSquash Open in Port Chester, United States
City of Greater Bendigo International in Bendigo, Australia
