The World Cup, which was restarted in 2023, will be held in the city after the signing of a multi-year agreement with the Squash Rackets Federation of India.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the WSF convention and the Annual General Meeting (AGM) here, Wooldridge said the World Cup, which has not taken place since 2011, could possibly be a mixed team event.
“We’ve got support to bring a new World Cup in Chennai. We had it (WC) earlier, it hasn’t happened since 2011. It will be a facelift… There are plans to make it a mixed team event. We have not decided on the eligibility criteria,” she said.
Wooldridge said that in addition to the World Cup, the WSF wants to host a world doubles event in the city in 2024.
“India is an important region and important partner for the World Squash Federation, which has a strong track record of supporting WSF and delivering some memorable world events.
“After a three-year break in our conference due to Covid, this conference and the AGM have been critically important and extremely successful in bringing the WSF family back together individually; and we are most grateful for the hospitality and generous support.” Appreciate SRFI for hosting us in Chennai.
“We look forward to our renewed collaboration to support the transformation of our game over the next few years,” she said.
The WSF chief expressed optimism about efforts to become an Olympic sport in 2028 (at the Los Angeles Games), with previous efforts failing.
He said, “We are one of the shortlist of 9. We have a chance. We have made a good submission. Being in the shortlist of 9 is an achievement in itself.”
New board members were elected at the WSF’s three-day conference and AGM. It elected two vice-presidents, with Debendranath Sarangi, the current president of the Squash Racket Federation of India, re-elected for a second term.
He is now also on the WSF board and has been joined by new New Zealand member Susan Devoy, a former world No.
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