World Squash Doubles Championships
World Squash Doubles Championships | |
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Location | Carrara, Australia (2019) |
Venue | Carrara Squash Centre |
Date(s) | ISDA (1981–1987/1994–present) WSF (1997–present) |
Website Official website (WSF) Official website (SDA) |
The World Squash Doubles Championship has been held in North America since 1981 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It has been held bi-annually since 1994 where it has alternated with the World Softball Doubles. Under the WSF rules, double pairs must be made up of two players from the same country. The WSF event has been held since 1997, being Australia 2019 last edition.
Format[]
In its most recent format, teams enter through their national governing body and the event is sanctioned by the WSF.
The championships are played on courts measuring 32 feet (9.75 metres) by 25 feet – a court size approved by the World Squash Federation in 1992 for the international doubles game. This court size is the same depth as courts for the singles game, but appears to be slightly wider (singles courts are 21 feet wide).
A separate world championship event, known as the World Hardball Doubles Squash Championships (organised by the Squash Doubles Association), is also held once every two years for players of the hardball version of doubles squash (which is played with a different type of ball, on courts measuring 45 feet by 25 feet).
Competitors[]
Countries who have competed include Australia, Canada, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland and U.S.A.
Past Winners[]
Under ISRF & ISDA[]
Year | Men's | Women's | Mixed | Location |
1981 | Mo Khan & Clive Caldwell | Toronto | ||
1982 | Michael Desaulniers & Maurice Heckscher, II | Toronto | ||
1983 | Michael Desaulniers & Maurice Heckscher, II | Toronto | ||
1986 | Todd Binns & Gordon Anderson | Buffalo | ||
1987 | Todd Binns & Thomas E. Page | Buffalo |
Under ISDA[]
Year | Men's | Women's | Mixed | Location |
1994 | Jamie Bentley & Kenton Jernigan | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Toronto | |
1996 | Jamie Bentley & | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Demmer Holleran & Keen Butcher | Philadelphia |
1998 | Gary Waite & Mark Talbott | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Jessie Chai & Gary Waite | Toronto |
2000 | Jamie Bentley & Willie Hosie | Karen Jerome & Jessie Chai | Jessie Chai & Gary Waite | Philadelphia |
2002 | Gary Waite & Damien Mudge | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Jessie Chai & Gary Waite | Toronto |
2004 | Gary Waite & Damien Mudge | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Jessie Chai & Viktor Berg | Philadelphia |
2006 | Preston Quick & Chris Deratney | Narelle Krizek & Stephanie Hewitt | Preston Quick & Narelle Krizek | Toronto |
2009 | Ben Gould & Paul Price | Jessica Dimauro & Stephanie Hewitt | San Francisco | |
2011 | Ben Gould & Damien Mudge | Stephanie Hewitt & Seanna Keating | Toronto | |
2013 | Ben Gould & Damien Mudge | Natalie Grainger & Amanda Sobhy | Narelle Krizek & Paul Price | New York City |
2015 | John Russell & Clive Leach | Suzie Pierrepont & Carrie Hastings | Stephanie Hewitt & Viktor Berg | Chicago |
2017 | John Russell & Clive Leach | Georgina Stoker & Suzie Pierrepont | Natalie Grainger & Chris Callis | St. Louis |
Under WSF[]
Year | Men's | Women's | Mixed | Location |
1997 | England Chris Walker/Mark Cairns |
New Zealand Leilani Rorani/Philippa Beams |
Australia Liz Irving/Dan Jenson |
Hong Kong |
2004 | Australia Byron Davis/Cameron White |
Australia Natalie Grinham/Rachael Grinham |
Australia Rachael Grinham/David Palmer |
Chennai |
2006 | Australia Anthony Ricketts/Stewart Boswell |
New Zealand Shelley Kitchen/Tamsyn Leevey |
Australia Rachael Grinham/Joseph Kneipp |
Melbourne |
2016 | Scotland Alan Clyne/Greg Lobban |
New Zealand Joelle King/Amanda Landers-Murphy |
New Zealand Joelle King/Paul Coll |
Darwin |
2017 | Australia Ryan Cuskelly/Cameron Pilley |
New Zealand Joelle King/Amanda Landers-Murphy |
New Zealand Joelle King/Paul Coll |
Manchester |
2019 | Australia Ryan Cuskelly/Cameron Pilley |
Australia Donna Lobban/Christine Nunn |
Australia Donna Lobban/Cameron Pilley |
Carrara |
External links[]
- Squash tournaments