WSF World Squash Team Championships open with spectacular ceremony
The 2024 WSF World Squash Team Championships are officially open following a spectacular opening ceremony at Hong Kong Football Club, the host venue for the championships.
This year’s World Squash Team Championships is the first to feature the men’s and women’s competitions together, leading to a record 195 players taking part in the annual event.
Those players, as well as members of the public and special guests including squash legends Sarah Fitz-Gerald, Jahangir Khan and Geoff Hunt, were treated to a fantastic curtain raiser, which featured an athlete’s parade, drum ceremony, lion dance and dragon dance.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, WSF President Zena Wooldridge and Hong Kong Football Club President Nick Hunsworth welcomed everyone in attendance and thanked all who had made the historic championships possible.
The first ties of the 2024 WSF World Squash Team Championships take place at 10:00 (GMT+8) tomorrow, 9 December.
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About the WSF World Squash Team Championships
The WSF World Squash Team Championships are contested annually and pit National Federation squads of four players against each other as they compete for the title of World Champions. The 2024 edition, which is taking place in Hong Kong, China, from 09-15 December 2024 and will be hosted at the Hong Kong Football Club, with the support of the Squash Association of Hong Kong, China.
This year’s championships will be the first to feature concurrent men’s and women’s events, with previous editions alternating between the two annually.
The WSF World Squash Team Championships is proud of being an “M” Mark event that helps
enhance the image of Hong Kong as Asia’s sports event capital. The “M” Mark awarded by the Major Sports Events Committee, symbolising intense, spectacular and signature event in the territory sports calendar.
About the World Squash Federation
The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognised International Federation for squash. It is a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) and from 1 January 2025 an associate member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
**About Hong Kong Football Club
**Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) was founded in 1886 with a mission to facilitate the development of sporting activities in Hong Kong. It has followed a vision to be one of the leading not-for-profit sports clubs in the world.
Regarded as one of the finest sporting clubs in Asia, the 64,000-square-metre building offers the largest range of facilities among all the sports clubs in Hong Kong. HKFC not only provides Hong Kong with a world-class venue for many major international sports events, but also plays a key role in Hong Kong’s thriving sporting and social community.