Egyptian Squash Club Championship 2017

11/10/2017

In order to encourage the distinguished youth of Egypt's athletes, The United Bank sponsors the Egyptian Squash Club Championship 2017.

In a national initiative for the welfare of Egyptian youth, the United Bank sponsored the Egyptian Squash Club Championship, which will be held from 4 to 10 October 2017 at the Egyptian Fishing Club - 6th of October branch with the participation of 1000 players in the Republic. In order to support the distinguished Egyptian players in various games, whether individual or collective.

The United Bank sponsors the distinguished athletes.

Deputy Managing Director of Business of The United Bank, Neven Keshmiri, said that the Bank's role comes from a belief in the need to support young people distinguished by sport, and direct contact with this broad audience. As well as providing all aspects of cooperation, to raise the efficiency of all sports activities that preserve, and develop the capabilities of Egyptian youth to raise the name of Egypt high in all international forums.

The reason for choosing squash

On the choice of squash sport, Nefin Kashmiri points out that this sport has become a major popular base in Egypt, especially after Egypt has managed to win many titles both locally and internationally over the past years.

The last was 2016, when Noor Al Sherbini won the Women's World Championship for the first time in England, and was named Cleopatra Squash. Karim Abdel Gawad won the Men's World Championship in Egypt. Amr Shabana won the world squash championship in 2003 and in 2005. Also Ahmed Barada, who reached the finals of the World Squash Championship in 2002.

6 Egyptian players among the top 10 players in the world

Neven Kashmiri added that there are 6 Egyptian players among the top 10 squash players in the world, both men and women. Egypt has also adopted a global campaign to include squash in the Olympic Games to enter the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

She explained that the Egyptian Squash Club Championship 2017 is just the beginning of more cooperation between the United Bank and the Egyptian clubs at the level of the Republic.

The 2017 Squash Club Championship is one of the biggest tournaments in Egypt. For the first time this year, a giant glass stadium will be set up in the club, as well as other facilities for 10 world-class stadiums.

History of squash sport

The squash game originated in England, specifically in the British capital of London in the mid-18th century. And was a new innovation for the game of tennis for the great similarity between them in the game tools, despite the difference in the area of ​​the stadium and the size of the ball used.

The game began to spread since the late 19th century, and was the first European Squash Championship in 1920 in France and America. And then moved to the rest of the world. One of the most famous competitions in Egypt for squash is the Al Ahram Squash Championship, and the El Gouna Men's Championship.