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04/04/2020
Psa Suspension News
PSA Announce Tour Suspension Extended Until July Due
to COVID-19
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The Professional Squash Association (PSA) can confirm that the
suspension of the PSA Tour put in place following the global outbreak of
COVID-19 has been extended and all World Tour, Challenger Tour and WSF &
PSA Satellite Tour events originally scheduled for May and June have
been postponed.
On March 13, the PSA initially suspended both the PSA World Tour and PSA
Challenger Tour until the end of April, but following regular
communication with tournament organisers and players, and in line with
health and safety recommendations being put in place by governments
across the globe, a decision has been made to extend this suspension
until July.
Two PSA Challenger Tour events currently scheduled for July - the
Victoria Open and the Noida Leg of the HCL SRFI Indian Tour - are
expected to go ahead as planned, while the PSA World Tour is expected to
resume in August. The PSA will continue to review the situation over the
coming weeks.
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
Garavans 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
"We have worked tirelessly and assessed all available options with
regards to preserving the PSA Tour calendar, but have been left with no
choice to make the decision to extend the suspension of the tour until
July," said PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough.
"We have given a lot of consideration to the health and wellbeing of our
players, promoters, fans and staff and this decision has not been made
lightly. Plans are already being put in place to ensure that affected
tournaments are being rescheduled for later on in the year where
possible.
"I would like to thank our players and tournament promoters for their
cooperation and patience at what has been a difficult time for all
involved. We will stay vigilant and keep abreast of further directives
from governmental health authorities across the world as we look to come
through this period. In the meantime, our best wishes and thoughts are
with everyone affected by this virus."
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