Aussies get behind World Squash Day

Aussie squash fans across the country, from players to volunteers to clubs and State Associations, all marked the 20th anniversary of World Squash Day over the weekend. 

Becoming part of the global conversation, World Squash connected fans across the world to showcase the sport and share how people enjoy squash… regardless of where they are from. 

In Queensland, Daisy Hill Squash Club has continued their excitement of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games on the horizon in their home state, with the 2032 minute of continuous squash play. 

“It was a really good event, it was 2032 minutes and the court was played on for the entire time,” said Daisy Hill Squash Club Manager, Bryan Lim Manager

“In the 34 hours there were probably over 30 different people on the court, from the ladies fixtures on Friday morning, Brisbane junior league on Saturday morning and all the families and athletes who joined in for the marathon.

“Over $2,700 has been raised so far, and the money will help support Queensland junior development and back into the Daisy Hill local community.

“We were lucky because we are in Queensland and we don’t have the same sort of restrictions that others around the country have at the moment.

“One of the biggest things was that throughout the entire event there were different people playing, from high performance athletes, juniors, beginners, families and it really proves that squash is for everyone and that everyone is a player no matter their ability.” 

“The MP for Springwood Mick de Brenni closed the event at 3:52pm on Saturday, and he made a donation to the event as well. It was really good that we had the support from the local MP as well as the community, the club and the pro players who came out.” 

“The 2032 minutes was symbolic of the announcement that Brisbane will host the Olympics and it is the start of the campaign to have squash included,” he said.

On the other side of the country in Perth, a different marathon was happening with the Mirrabooka Junior Squashathon.

“We had 44 kids participate from the ages of 8-19. Six to seven clubs from the Perth Metro area were represented at the event and we had two children accompany friends to fill spots of kids who were sick on the day and they have both filled out registration forms to continue playing squash,” said Serena Richardson.

“We raised just shy of $4000, the intention was to raise money for junior programs at a club.

“Erin and Dylan Glasson, Oscar Curtis and Mikayla Pratt who are some of WA’s top juniors came to the event and stayed for the whole 24 hours and the kids were able to challenge them on court and play doubles against them throughout the event.  To the juniors these players are like superstars.” 

“We ran a junior squashathon in 2019 and were unable to hold one last year but we have committed to hosting one every World Squash Day and we look forward to it growing and being bigger and better every year,” she said.

Thanks to all those who supported #WorldSquashDay and we look forward to seeing everyone back on the courts soon, regardless of where you live.