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 World
Squash Federation
INSTANT UPDATE |
Ramachandran
is
WSF President
Cyrus Poncha reports
An historic day for not only Indian Squash but possibly Indian
sports as well when Mr. N. Ramachandran, Secretary General of
the Squash Rackets Federation of India and President of the Asian
Squash Federation was elected as President of the World Squash
Federation at the Annual General Meeting held today at Manchester.
Mr. Ramachandran takes over from Jahangir Khan.
N. Ramachandran becomes the first Indian to be a President of a
Federation which features in major games such as the Commonwealth
Games and Asian Games.
Chris Stahl of England the other nominee for the post of President
withdrew stating that Mr. N. Ramachandran was the man best suited
for the job, particularly in this crucial period where squash is
making a bid to be part of the Olympics. Mr. Ramachandran he said
had the quality and contacts to take squash to greater heights. Mr.
Stahl was later elected as vice president of WSF.
Mr. Ramachandran was understandably delighted and said that this was
a happy moment for him and his association and will strive to ensure
that squash is included in the Olympics.
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the new management committee of WSF- Mr.
Chris Stahl (VP), Ms. Heather Deayton (VP), Mr. N. Ramachandran
(President), Mr. Gerard Decourcy (VP)
'PRO'
Scoring
becomes Standard
It is also understood that after much discussion the WSF AGM voted
overwhelmingly for 'Pro Scoring' (PAR to 11) to become the new
standard scoring method for squash.
The current 'Hand-in to 9' remains an option, just as PAR is an
option in the current rules.
Details to follow ... |
Issue 21, July 2008
- WSF meets the
IOC
- Jahangir &
Tunku Imran honoured
- Sport accord
meetings
- Record world
junior entry
- Tour news
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Instant Update #20 |
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Instant Update #19 |
Issue 20,
June 2008
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Olympic strategy planned in KL
- Three
referees for all ...
- Award
for Simcock
- Mak's
earthquake victim support
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Federation news
- Tour
news
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Congratulations ...
- Upcoming
events
- WSF
moving to new temporary home
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Issue 19, May 2008
- Olympic Shortlist & Torch
Relay
- World Squash Day 2009
- Unified Scoring
- Prime Time in Germany
- Tour News
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Instant Update #18 |
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Instant Update 17
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
30 April - 03 May
European Team Championships,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
24-31 May
Pan American Championships,
Cuenca, Ecuador
03-07 June
European Individual Championship,
Bratislava, Slovakia
14-18 July
Oceania Masters Championships,
Norfolk Island
27 July - 08 August
World Junior Men's Championship,
Zurich, Switzerland
22-28 August
World University Squash Championships,
Cairo, Egypt
13-19 October
Hi-Tec Men's & Women's World Opens,
Manchester, England
17-25 October
World Masters Championships,
Christchurch, New Zealand
30 Nov - 06 December
World Women's Team Championships,
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OLYMPIC LATEST
 Our next
milestone is in April 2008 when the IOC announces the shortlist for
the Olympic Programme Review 2008/09.
We must then extend the successful campaign which saw Squash come
out on top of the five sports on the 2005 shortlist.
The good news now is that only a simple majority vote is required -
rather than the two thirds needed then!
Furthermore, we have made significant progress against the Programme
Commission's report for Squash in 2005 - in areas such as
Popularity, Development and Presentation.
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DOUBLES
After exhaustive analysis and trialling of various options by Squash
New Zealand, a proposal to increase the width of the Doubles court
for the elite game was approved by the WSF AGM in Bermuda.
Thus, whilst the current official doubles court (width 7.62m) will
continue to be used at all other events and for recreational play, a
court that is 0.8m wider (ie. 8.42m) will now be used for all
World events that include elite athletes - the intention being to
make elite doubles more exciting to play and watch.
Some of the events that will use the wider court include the World
Doubles Championships Chennai 2008 and the Commonwealth Games Delhi
2010.
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CONGRATULATIONS:
Nicol David - who was voted 'Asian Sportswoman of the Year'
in December, and in February won her sixth Asian Championship title
since 1998
Samantha Teran - who in February became the first Mexican to
enter the women's world top 20, thereby taking the number of
countries represented in the top 20 to an all-time high of 11.
Bermuda - for attracting a capacity crowd of some 1,400
enthusiasts to the final of the Men's World Open in December - more
than 2% of the island's total population!
Amr Shabana - for winning his third World title in Bermuda,
then in March celebrating his second complete year as world number
one
Camille Serme - who won the women's European Junior U19 title
in March, becoming the first player ever to win the title three
times!
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