Highlight DVD now available

10/02/2011
    2010 Women’s World Teams Squash Championships. HIGHLIGHTS DVD PACKAGE – Only $30 A one hour highlights TV package is available to relive the memories of the 17th World Women’s Teams Squash Championships, hosted in early December by the SquashGym Club & IPC C

Streaming Coverage now available

15/12/2010
The webstreaming coverage is now available to view again.   Relive all the magic!   http://www.r2.co.nz/20101202/

TV Highlights next week & available for purchase

09/12/2010
Screening 3 times on Sky sport next week on wil be a 1hr highlights package as follows: Thurs 16th Dec 5pm on Sky Sport 1. Fri 17th 12pm on Sky Sport 3. and finally Fri 17th 1.30pm on Sky Sport 2. The footage will be going to WSF and they are currently dealing with STAR TV Asia and ESPN to have the coverage shown in near future

Thank you and safe travels

05/12/2010
The orgsnising committee would like to congratulate all the teams and players that competed and wish then safe travels after a wonderful week of world class squash. Everyone involved enjoyed the week and appreciated the skills on offer. Congratulations to Australia for reclaimimg the title. A big part  of the success of the week were the over 130 volunteers involved and we would li

Australia are the champions.

05/12/2010
RESULTS: Women's World Team Squash Championship, Palmerston North, New Zealand Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand After last winning the title in 2004 - and finishing in 10th place two years later - Australia re-established their authority in women's world squash by beating England in today's

England and Australia to battle out Final

04/12/2010
Draws for Saturday Final (1) England vs (2) Australia 4:00pm 3rd & 4th (4) Malaysia vs (5) New Zealand 1:30pm 5th & 6th (3) Egypt vs (6) France 11:00am 7th & 8th (7) Ireland vs (9) USA 12:30pm 9th & 10th (8) Netherlands vs (11) South Africa 12:30pm 11th & 12th (10) India vs (13) Hong Kong China 12:30pm  13th &

Heartbreak for home team

04/12/2010
Heartbreak for New Zealand at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North. The fifth seeded Kiwis have missed out on a spot in the final, after going down 2-1 to England in a dramatic semifinal at the IPC The home side looked to have all but booked a spot in the title decider, with the two teams all square at 1-all and New Zealand's golden girl Joelle King winning the f

VIEW THE ACTION LIVE

29/11/2010
CLICK HERE http://www.r2.co.nz/20101202/   We are pleased to announce, in association with InspireNet, WSF, Squash NZ and r2.co.nz, we will be webstreaming the quarter finals onwards from IPC. This will provide further exposure of this fantastic event.

Malaysia shock defending champions

03/12/2010
An early exit for Egypt at the 2010 Women’s World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North. The defending champions have crashed out at the quarterfinal stage, after a 2-1 loss to Malaysia. Raneem El Weleily had given Egypt the perfect start, with a straight games win over Low Wee Wern. However, world number one Nicol David squared the ledger with an 11-9, 11-3, 8-11, 11-4 victory ov

England through to semifinals in Palmerston North

03/12/2010
England has joined New Zealand and Australia in the semifinals of the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North. The top seeds have won the first two matches of their quarterfinal against Ireland, meaning the third and final match is a dead rubber.  Ireland's chances weren't helped by the absence of their top player Madeline Perry, who sat out the clash with

Australia first thru to Semis

02/12/2010
Australia is the first team through to the semi-finals at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North. However, the second seeds have had to work hard for the berth in the last four, edging to a 2-1 win over USA. Kasey Brown notched up a quick 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 win over Latasha Khan to give Australia a 1-0 lead, but there was nothing straight forward abou

Stage 2 draw finalised

02/12/2010
The draw has now been released, with the quarterfinals to start two hours later than originally planned. Organisers have pushed the start time out to give USA a chance to practice on the glass court, with the Americans yet to play a match at the IPC.   The quarter-final draw is IPC 12:30pm 2. Australia vs 9. USA 3:00pm 5. New Zealand

Big Win For New Zealand in Palmerston North

01/12/2010
A crucial win for New Zealand on day three of the Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North. The fifth seeded Kiwis have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead over fourth seed Malaysia, which sees them finish top of Group D. It means the home team will avoid playing one of the top three seeds in the quarterfinals. Commonwealth Games star Joelle King was first on court, taking on

Preview Day 3 - Afternoon

01/12/2010
Pool A (1) England vs (16) Austria After a shaky win over USA, , England hit their straps in the second round against the Netherlands and there’s little doubt the top seeds will complete pool play with a resounding win against the Austrians. Prediction: England 3-0  (8) Netherlands vs (9) USA U

A happy birthday for Fitz-Gerald

01/12/2010
Australian Sarah Fitz-Gerald has celebrated her birthday in style at the Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North, New Zealand.   The five times world champion turns 42 today, but age proved no barrier as she crushed Ireland's Zoe Barr 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 in the final round of pool play.  It was the first of three comfortable wins for the second seeded

Ireland put to the test by school children

01/12/2010
A tough assignment for the Ireland women's squash team in Palmerston North. Madeline Perry, Aisling Blake, Laura Mylotte and Zoe Barr visited Our Lady of Lourdes school yesterday, to meet the students who are their adopted fans for the Women's World Team Squash Championships this week.  All 16 nations competing at the tournament have been adopted by a local school, an initiative wh

Preview Day 3 - Morning

01/12/2010
  A tough assignment for the Ireland women's squash team in Palmerston North.   Madeline Perry, Aisling Blake, Laura Mylotte and Zoe Barr visited Our Lady of Lourdes school yesterday, to meet the students who are their adopted fans for the Women's World Team Squash Championships this week.  All 16 nations competing at the tournament have been adopted by a

Ireland go back to school

01/12/2010
Palmerston Notrh school, Our Lady of Lourdes, welcomed the Irish team with open arms when they visited on Tuesday.   From the feedback we've had from the team, they loved it and were amazed at the effort put in by the school. And the kids and staff loved having them there. The linking of schools and teams has proved very popular with many teams being met at the airport by t