The
upcoming Canary Wharf Classic will mark the 2018 International Women’s
Day on March 8th by hosting a challenge match featuring English duo
Sarah-Jane Perry and Alison Waters before the tournament’s semi-final
matches at London’s East Wintergarden.
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural
and political achievements of women across the globe and this year’s
theme is #PressforProgress, which is a call-to-action to press forward
and progress gender parity.
Perry, the World No.8 from Birmingham who reached the Windy City
Open semi-finals earlier this week, and London-born Waters, ranked No.10
in the world, will go head-to-head in the Rackets Cubed Cup at 17:15
local time (GMT), with the semi-finals of the
Canary Wharf Classic - a PSA M100 tournament - set to follow at 18:30.
The challenge match will be shown live on SQUASHTV.
"Canary Wharf is always a favourite event amongst the men, so I'm
really looking forward to playing in such a fantastic venue," said
Perry.
"Squash is a sport that is pushing equality, particularly in the
professional game, which makes it even more fitting that we will be
showcasing women's squash on International Women’s Day."
Waters said: "I’m really looking forward to playing the challenge
match with SJ at Canary Wharf this year to coincide with International
Women’s Day. It’s an amazing location and it’s always a fantastic event,
so I’m excited to be a part of it this year.
"Thank you to Rackets Cubed, who are supporting our challenge match. It should be a great evening of squash."
As well as sponsoring the challenge match, Rackets Cubed have been
named as the tournament’s Official Charity for the second year running
and will run a clinic throughout the day on Wednesday March 7 for
children from the Sacred Heart school in Roehampton.
Rackets Cubed are a UK-registered charity and provide inner-city
children with significant extra-curricular support through an integrated
sports, educational and nutrition programme and are partnered with both
the PSA Foundation - the charitable arm of
the Professional Squash Association - and England Squash in enhancing
grassroots participation in squash throughout the United Kingdom.
"Alison has been a great patron and role model for the children and
we are delighted to see that SJ has joined her in supporting this
fantastic cause," said Rackets Cubed Founder & Chairman Michael
Hill.
"The women’s tour has never been stronger, seeing elite women’s
squash not only inspires the next generation of female players, but also
brings all of the health benefits associated with the game."
Tournament Director Tim Garner, of Eventis Sports Marketing, said:
"Rackets Cubed are a fantastic charity which do a lot of good for
children in deprived areas and we are pleased to feature them as the
tournament’s Official Partner once more.
"Their clinic at last year’s Canary Wharf Classic was a complete
success and provided children from the Sacred Heart School in Roehampton
with an unforgettable experience."
The 2018 Canary Wharf Classic takes place between March 5-9 and
features stars such as World Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy, World No.3 Ali
Farag, three-time World Champion Nick Matthew and four-time winner
James Willstrop.
This year’s instalment will become the first ranking PSA World Tour
event to be played using a best-of-three games scoring format up until
the semi-finals and final, where it will revert to the traditional
best-of-five scoring.
Live coverage from the tournament will be shown on SQUASHTV (Rest
of World) and Eurosport Player (Europe only), while the semi-finals and
final will also be shown live on mainstream broadcasters such as BT
Sport, beIN Sports, Fox Sports Australia, Astro
and more.
Tickets for the 2018 Canary Wharf Classic are sold out, but squash fans can join the waiting list here: cw@eventis-sports.com
More information on the tournament can be found on the Canary Wharf Classic website:
www.canarywharfsquash.com
Further information on Rackets Cubed can be located here:
www.racketscubed.com
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About Rackets Cubed
Rackets Cubed is a UK-registered charity providing an after-school
enrichment program running at the Roehampton Club in South West London.
Founded in late 2016, Rackets Cubed currently serves 60 primary school
children from Sacred Heart School and strives
to provide them with significant extra-curricular support through an
integrated sports, educational and nutrition programme.
Website:
www.racketscubed.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/racketscubed
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/RacketsCubed
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