Facility Spotlight: Nerang Squash Centre

The Nerang Squash and Fitness Centre was originally built in the 1970s, but has recently undergone major renovations due to flood damage. Located on the banks of the Nerang River, on the outskirts of the Gold Coast, the building was subject to flooding under the floorboards after decent rainfall in the area.

Squash Australia Partners with ACHPER to Boost National Participation

Squash Australia is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) South Australia, to develop a new National Participation Program. The new look program will be delivered through Clubs and Schools and designed to engage new audiences and attract more participants to the sport. The first phase of the project is the development of the Sporting Schools element of the program through this partnership.

Australia secures 2023 World Junior Championships

The World Squash Federation (WSF) board has awarded the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships to Squash Australia (SqA), with the event to feature junior men’s and women’s individual tournaments and the women’s junior team championships. The 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships will begin an exciting decade of sport for Australia, which will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.

2022 World Junior Championships Daily Review

The 2022 World Junior Championships are underway in Nancy, France. The singles event takes place from 11-16 August before the Men’s Team event runs from 17-21 August.

Squash Australia welcomes the squash community to join Wear It Purple Day celebrations

Squash Australia welcomes the wider Australian squash community to join in celebrating Wear It Purple Day (WIPD) on Friday 26 August. Founded in 2010, Wear It Purple Day is about showing LGBTIQ+ young people that they have the right to be proud of who they are by creating safe spaces in schools, universities, workplaces and public places.

World Junior Squash Championships to begin Thursday

The 2022 World Junior Squash Championships will get underway on Thursday 11 August in Nancy, France from 11-21 August with the singles competition. It is the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that the event will take place after the cancellation of both the 2020 and 2021 editions set to be held in Australia and Egypt, respectively.

India deny Australia bronze in the mixed doubles

Australia’s Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley have gone down in the mixed doubles bronze medal match against Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal of India. In a re-match of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, where Lobban and Pilley won gold, the Indian pairing flipped the result on its head with a 2-0 victory.

Australia to play for bronze in mixed doubles at Birmingham 2022

Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley will play for bronze in the mixed doubles at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. In a fast-paced and exciting semi-final match, the defending gold medallists went down to England’s Alison Waters and Adrian Waller 2-0 on Sunday morning (AEST).

Bronze medal up for grabs in mixed doubles for Australia

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is getting to the pointy end of the competition with a podium finish up for grabs. Up first on court will be Alex Haydon and Jess Turnbull in the women’s doubles plate semifinal, where they’ll face Botswana’s Naomi Neo Phatsima and Leungo Katse.

Lobban and Pilley bound of semi-finals at Birmingham 2022

Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley are on the path to defend their Commonwealth Games crown after securing a semi-final spot at Birmingham 2022. In a highly anticipated match, the stands were full to watch Lobban and Pilley beat Scotland’s Lisa Aitken and Greg Lobban 2-1.

Mixed doubles semi-final headlines squash at Birmingham 2022

There will be plenty of Australians in action at the University of Birmingham Squash Centre as mixed doubles semi-final and men’s doubles quarter-final matches get underway. Rhys Dowling and Cameron Pilley will kick things off when they go head-to-head with England’s James Willstrop and Declan James.

Doubles domination for Aussies

Australia’s doubles pairings were impressive at the University of Birmingham Squash Centre on day six of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Ryan Cuskelly and Zac Alexander opened the day in the men’s doubles, matching up against Jake Kelly and Jace Jervis of the Cayman Islands.

Aussies prepare for Birmingham 2022 doubles quarterfinals

Three Aussie pairings will feature in doubles quarterfinals action at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday. It’s getting to the business end of competition at the University of Birmingham Squash Centre after an impressive day on court which saw five doubles pairings advance to the next round.

Aussies advance to mixed doubles round of 16

Donna Lobban/Cameron Pilley and Zac Alexander/Rachael Grinham opened up their mixed doubles campaign on a strong note, recording two wins on the first day of the mixed doubles competition. Team Australia flagbearer Rachael Grinham and Zac Alexander matched up against Jade Pitcairn and Jake Kelly of Cayman Islands, making an early mark on the competition.

Squash galore in Birmingham as women's and men's doubles commence

It will be a massive day for Australia’s squash team at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with the women’s and men’s doubles getting underway on Thursday. Nearly all the Aussies will be in action across the three doubles events at the University of Birmingham.

Mixed doubles to begin on Wednesday at Birmingham 2022

Two Australian pairs are set to headline the mixed doubles competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games which gets underway on Wednesday 3 August. Gold Coast 2018 gold medalists, and cousins, Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley will team up in the green and gold, while flagbearer Rachael Grinham and Zac Alexander will pair for the first time at the Commonwealth Games.

Cameron Pilley: “You pinch yourself at how good it is to be at the Commonwealth Games”

Being back at the Commonwealth Games is still as exciting as it was the first time for three-time gold medallist Cameron Pilley. “As soon as you get to your room and find a tonne of Australian gear to put on, it still gives you that little buzz and feels like Christmas when you’re a kid,” said Pilley who is set to participate in his fourth Games.
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