Professional squash to be run by unified body

October 30, 2014 08:22 pm | Updated May 23, 2016 04:45 pm IST - London:

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) and Women’s Squash Association (WSA) are set to join forces in a historic merger that will see the sport being run by a unified governing body for the first time ever.

Following a lengthy consultation process involving the sport’s major stakeholders over the past 10 months, which included inviting both memberships of the PSA and WSA to vote on the proposed merger, a decision was reached on October 28 that will see the PSA operate as the governing body for both the women’s and men’s ranks from January 1, 2015.

Continuing to operate under the existing PSA name, the re-formed organisation will be responsible for running the professional game with the strategic aim of increasing the level of equality and parity in prize money and playing opportunities.

As a result of the merger the WSA will now begin a wind-down process, set to be completed by December 31, 2014. — PTI

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