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Nov 2022
International squash tournament to be held in Harrogate
An international squash tournament featuring many of the world's top players is set to come to Harrogate.
The Harrogate Squash Open 2022 tournament will be held at Harrogate Sports and Fitness Centre, Hookstone Wood Road, on December 8.
It forms part of the PSA World Tour and Challenge Tour, which sees competitions held across the world.
The tournament will see an array of international squash players come to the town to compete, including top ranked New Zealand brothers Lwamba and Temwa Chileshe.
Local player Josh Rowley will also compete as a wildcard.
The event is free to attend and the final will be held on December 11.
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Harrogate Sports and Fitness Centre, which had to pay about £5,000 to host the event, is a hub for squash, attracting many top players and coaches, including former world champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist James Willstrop.
The club has increased membership from fewer than 300 to more than 1,000 in recent years, helped by the new padel tennis courts.
James Gaston, general manager of the club, said:
For more information on the tournament, visit the PSA World Tour website here.
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