World Squash Doubles Championships

World Squash Doubles Championships
World Squash Doubles Championships
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