With less than three weeks to go before the staging of the richest ever event in world squash, organisers of the Kuwait Men’s World Open 2009 have announced the appointment of World Squash Media Director Howard Harding as the championship’s Press Officer.
The Kuwait Men’s World Open 2009 – the premier event on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour - will be staged at the Salmiya Club and Green Island Resort in Kuwait from 1-7 November in the memory of His Highness Sheikh Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah The Patriarch Amir, in whose name the trophy shall be presented.
In his position as on-site Press Officer, Howard Harding will post daily reports from the event onto the event's Official Website www.kuwaitworldopen2009.com - which will be the focus for all event media activity, showing not only the colour and excitement of the world’s leading squash championship but also providing international viewers a second by second account of all of the action as well as an inside view of Kuwait as the host country.
With the world’s leading players from 24 nations due to arrive in Kuwait before the end of the month, interest in the championship is starting to build. The dynamic and informative bespoke website, which has been created by award-winning design company MDB Consulting in England, is packed full of fascinating information and is a must visit site for all squash fans.
As well as details on the world’s most important squash championship, the official website www.kuwaitworldopen2009.com also features articles on the history of the sport and the Men’s World Open Championships, as well as profiles on the world’s top players who will be battling it out in Kuwait next month.
Harding, the World Media Director for the Professional Squash Association (PSA), the World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) since 1996, has attended numerous world championships - and will work closely with the championship’s Press & Media Manager Peter Schmidl.
The Kuwait Men's World Open 2009 will include a spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremony as well as hosting an Official Championship Gala Dinner. The event also boasts a prize-fund of US$277,500 - the largest ever offered by any World Open or World Tour event.
For further information, visit the Kuwait Men’s World Open 2009 Official Website www.kuwaitworldopen2009.com