Rollits Extends Partnership with Allam British Open

Laura Massaro in action against Sarah-Jane Perry at last year's British Open

Leading Yorkshire-based law firm Rollits will be an official event partner of squash’s longest-running tournament – the Allam British Open – for the sixth year in succession when the PSA World Series tournament takes place between May 15-20 inside Hull’s Airco Arena.
With offices in Hull and York, Rollits have established themselves as a highly regarded commercial practice with an extensive list of clients that includes national and international business.
Rollits has expertise in areas such as Agriculture, Charities and Social Enterprise, Education, Family Business, Food, Construction and Development, Renewables and Social Housing and they have held the Lexcel accreditation – the Law Society's international practice management standard – since 1999.
“We are pleased to bring Rollits on board as an Official Event Partner,” said PSA Events Director Tim Garner.
“Rollits has been involved with the British Open since 2013 and we are delighted that we will have the opportunity to work with them again this year.
“The British Open has become synonymous with Hull in recent years and we are pleased to be working with local businesses as we strive to put on a truly world-class tournament.”
Rollits Managing Partner Ralph Gilbert said: “We are excited to have the opportunity to work with PSA and England Squash again by becoming an event partner for the Allam British Open Squash Championships when it is staged in Hull for a sixth year in succession.
“The firm is keen to be involved with many different initiatives within the community, and this is yet another fantastic opportunity to showcase Hull on the world’s stage following on from our success last year as UK City of Culture.”
The Allam British Open is the most prestigious tournament in squash outside of the PSA World Championships and features a world-class draw which includes the likes of English duo Nick Matthew – making his last ever British Open appearance – and defending women’s champion Laura Massaro.
The likes of World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy, men’s defending champion Gregory Gaultier, women’s World No.1 Nour El Sherbini and Raneem El Welily – the reigning women’s World Champion – are also involved.
Qualifying for the tournament takes place between May 13-14 at University of Hull Sports and Fitness Centre, while the main draw will take place at the Airco Arena between May 15-20 with the exception of 23 of the 32 first round matches on May 15, which will be staged at the university.
Matches held on the glass court at Airco Arena will be shown on SQUASHTV (Rest of World) and Eurosport Player (Europe only) while the semi-finals and finals will be shown live on mainstream broadcast channels around the world, such as BT Sport, beIN Sports, Fox Sports Australia and Astro.
For more information on Rollits, please visit their website: www.rollits.com
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