The DELL Munster Junior Open takes place in Cork on January 15th & 16th.
ENTER NOW (Entry closes on Sunday January 9th @ 11.45pm)
The Ulster Senior Open will take place from January 14th – 16th. Due to unforeseen corcumstances the tournament
will not be held in Belfast Boat Club. It will be held in Sutton LTC this year. Thanks to the Sutton LTC committee for agreeing to hold the event.
To protect everyone and ensure the tournament is run in a safe manner the following conditions are in place for the tournament. Please read them carefully before you enter the tournament.
*All players, coaches and officials and anyone attending the event must take a antigen test at the venue, which will be supplied and administered by Irish Squash.
*The use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (vaccine or recovery certificate) or the NI Covid Cert will be required for all players as per government guidelines. NI Covid Certs can be applied for at https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/coronavirus-covid-19-covid-certificate-ni-residents
*Masks must be worn at all times around the facility, unless playing or eating in the restaurant.
*There are no spectators allowed at the tournament.
*As per current Government regulations the tournament must finish by 20.00hrs each day.
*Players must arrive 30 minutes in advance of their match to allow for antigen testing.
*The two conditions re no spectators and coaches & officials being antigen tested are conditions of the host club.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, both the Connacht & Leinster Junior Closed events have been postponed. Provisional new dates, Connacht – February 12/13th/Leinster – February 19/20th – Both TBC
For the attention of all Squash Clubs and Players
A number of new public health measures were announced on December 17th effective today December 20th 2021 through January 30th 2022.
Full details of the announcement can be found here – gov.ie – New public health measures announced – Friday 17 December (www.gov.ie)
In relation to organised sporting events the following apply:
Indoor Sport
Outdoor Sport
Sports should also monitor the various updates in relation to close contacts and international travel with a number of changes having come into effect.
Rosie Barry
President
All players must provide proof of immunity to Covid-19 infection in order to enter the competition – online entry form to include statement that this criterion is met by the player and that their Digital Covid Cert (DCC) will be shown to the Tournament Director (TD) on arrival at the venue. TD to keep spreadsheet updated of DCC viewed & approved for all entrants
In addition, any players travelling from abroad (Europe only) must:
Irish Squash reserve the right to introduce antigen testing on all competitors and officials on each day of a tournament – advance notice will be provided and testing kits also for each person
Rosie Barry
Presdent
The Leinster Open is being held in Fitzwilliam LTC, next weekend December 17th – 19th.
Both the Men’s A and Women’s A events are PSA satelite tournaments.
ULSTER JUNIOR OPEN 
The Ulster Junior Open takes place in Belfast Boat Club from December 11th – 12th.
Good luck to all the players.
The Connacht Open was run in Galway the weekend of December 3rd – 5th.
Both the Men’s A and Women’s A events were PSA satelite tournaments, open to Irish players only. Congratulations to Breanne Flynn and Sam Buckley winners of the 2 PSA events.
WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championships Cancelled
29 November 2021 — The World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia
(SRAM) regret to announce that the 2021 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship – which was scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur between December 7-12 – has been cancelled.
The WSF believes in an open and inclusive Men’s World Team Squash Championships and the possibility that some nations would be unable to compete due to the lack of confirmation over the issuing of visas and travel authorisations by the National Authorities has led SRAM to inform the WSF of the decision to cancel.
In addition, the WSF and SRAM both have concerns surrounding the new COVID-19 variant – Omicron – which has been reported in multiple countries around the world and could have a big impact on the ability of certain teams to travel to Malaysia for the event.
“We’re extremely disappointed to announce that this year’s WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship has been cancelled. Together with SRAM, we have worked very hard to put the event on against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which had already caused us to move the event from Tauranga in New Zealand,” said WSF President Zena Wooldridge.
“I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Malaysia for their unwavering efforts to influence the highest authorities of Malaysia to ensure the ability of all participating teams including Israel to enter Malaysia and compete, without any political discrimination, in accordance with the principles and rules of the Olympic Charter. It is important to WSF that no nation who wishes to compete misses out on the event.
“I’d like to thank SRAM and its President Gerard Monteiro for the hard work they had put into planning the event prior to this decision. Our focus now turns towards 2022 and we will work closely with our Member Nation Federations as we look to put a robust calendar of events in place next year.”
