Eventis Sports Marketing has announced that the Legends of Squash Tour will officially launch with the 9 Telecom Legends of Squash at St George’s Hill in Weybridge, Surrey.
The Gold Tour event will take place from 3-6 September and will coincide with the club’s grand opening of its brand new all-glass McWIL squash court in St George’s fantastic new auditorium.
Headlining the event will be arch rivals Jonathon Power and Peter Nicol, who will go up against each other in a competitive event for the first time in nearly five years. Power and Nicol dominated the world rankings and major championships for over a decade in the late 90s, but will be severely tested in the form of ex-world no.1 and the world’s hardest hitter John White, and ex-world no.3 Simon Parke. The exciting line-up of Legends will be completed by ex-world no.2 Peter Marshall and the former British Open Champion David Evans.
Peter Nicol, director of Eventis, promoted the Legends of Squash Tour with exhibition matches against Power in Grand Central Station in New York in January, and then Parke at the East Wintergarden (Canary Wharf) in London in March. However, there will be a much more competitive edge to proceedings this time around. As Nicol points out: “Everyone who is competing on the tour has kept themselves in reasonable shape and this will simply motivate them to get ready for a very competitive opening event. Most of the guys are still playing in the Premier Squash League and Jonathon even represented Canada at last year’s World Team Championships, so I will have to be ready!”
He also highlighted why St George’s was chosen as the first port of call on the new tour: “St George’s Hill was the ideal venue for the first full tour event, given their forward thinking approach to the sport, and we are delighted that the event can form a pivotal part in the opening of the stunning all-glass court. The support of the Nine Telecom Group has enabled us to kick things off with a truly world class field.”
Miles Hill, Club Manager, welcomed the chance to host such an exciting event – explaining: “It made perfect sense when Head Squash Professional Danny Lee highlighted the opportunity to host a Legends event here and to build it into the court opening. The club has always prided itself on being one of the best at what it does and the 9 Telecom Legends event along with the fact that we now have a state-of-the-art court, will continue to build on this reputation.
“The all-glass court also boasts the ability to be expanded into the larger version that is used in international doubles competitions, and we are hoping that it will be utilised by the players who will be competing in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.”
Tickets, priced from £10-£30 for the 9 Telecom Legends event, are now on sale from the St George’s Hill Club:
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9Telecom Legends of Squash – St George’s Hill
Group A
1. Jonathon Power
2. Simon Parke
3. David Evans
4. Tim Garner (w/card)
Group B
1. Peter Nicol
2. John White
3. Peter Marshall
4. Stacey Ross (w/card)
Friday 3rdSeptember
5.00pm: Parke v Garner
5.45pm: White v Ross
7.00pm Ribbon cutting to mark opening of new court.
7.15pm: Power v Evans
8.00pm: Nicol v Marshall
8.45pm Opening Dinner
Auction in for Sports Aid
Saturday 4th September
4.00pm: Parke v Evans
4.45pm: Power v Garner
6.00pm: Nicol v Ross
6.45pm: White v Marshall
Sunday 5th September
4.00pm: Evans v Garner
4.45pm: Marshall v Ross
6.00pm: Power v Parke
6.45pm: Nicol v White
Monday 6th September
7.00pm Doubles
7.30pm 3/4th
8.15pm Grand Final
9.15pm Presentation
Pool matches and 3/4th Best of 3
Grand Final Best of 5