07-Oct:
World Open Finals SOLD OUT ...
Tickets for the men’s and women’s finals of The Hi-Tec World
Squash Championships - Manchester 2008 on Sunday 19th October have
sold out with only limited numbers of seats still available for the
semi-finals.
Demand for tickets to the Championships, which get underway this
Saturday (11th October) with the qualifying rounds which are free to
the public, have also resulted in all hospitality packages for the
finals being sold out.
With both the men’s and women’s World Opens running concurrently at
the National Squash Centre in Manchester’s Sportcity, the nine day
tournament will see the leading 64 men and top 32 women in action in
what promises to be the biggest squash tournament ever staged.
Amr Shabana of Egypt and Nicol David of Malaysia will
be favourites to retain their titles but there will be no shortage
of home grown players on show with no fewer than 17 British players
guaranteed to line up for the knock out stages, and tickets are
still available to see all the action up to and including the
semi-finals but fans are advised to purchase soon as numbers are
becoming limited.
There will also be a strong presence of players from the north west,
including National Squash Centre coach and world number 12 Vicky
Botwright, who will be retiring from the elite level after the
Championships and Cheshire’s Sarah Kippax, the official
ambassador of The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships.
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 "It’s
fantastic that we’ve had such a positive demand for tickets and such
has been the demand for the finals that we’ve even had to extend the
number of hospitality packages.
"It’s been a busy year for Manchester hosting a series of world
class sporting events and it’s a great reflection on the popularity
of squash that we are attracting such large ticket sales.
"There are still seats available for all rounds up to and including
the semi-finals and with so many top British players in action it’s
a great opportunity to come and cheer them along."
Head of Major Sports Events and Partnerships, Manchester City
Council
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